Facing the Giants
Film2006111 min

Facing the Giants

Taste attributes: dramasportsfantasyfresh & originalwholesomeheavyimaginarylinearemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipgame/competitionhuman spirit/resilience/survivalunderdog triumphs

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"Never give up. Never back down. Never lose faith."

Boxlist takeA larger-than-life, warm-hearted drama: inventive and emotional. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Quality rating

7.4 /10

TMDB · 279 votes

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What lines up

  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury
  • Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

A losing coach with an underdog football team faces their giants of fear and failure on and off the field to surprising results.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Directed by

  • Alex Kendrick

Cast

  • Erin Bethea
  • James Blackwell
  • Bailey Cave
  • Shannen Fields
  • Tracy Goode

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2006
Runtime
111 min
Status
Released
Studio
Carmel Entertainment Group
Taste scores
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