
Coach Carter
Taste attributes: dramahistorybiographyhistoricalteensportsslowheavyrealisticlineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcoming of agecomplex relationshipgame/competition
"It begins on the street. It ends here."
Boxlist takeA grounded, weighty historical drama: stirring and slow-burning. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
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Synopsis
Based on a true story, in which Richmond High School head basketball coach Ken Carter made headlines in 1999 for benching his undefeated team due to poor academic results.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2005
- Runtime
- 136 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Paramount
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