
In 1965, the coach of the high school girl basketball team Don Haskins is invited by the Texas Western Miners to be their coach. Despite the lack of budget, Haskins sees the chance to dispute the NCAA and moves with his wife and children to the college dormitory. He recruits seven talented and rejected black players to play with five Caucasian players and formed a legendary team that won the 1966 national championship against the powerful Kentucky.... (Full plot summary below)
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In 1965, the coach of the high school girl basketball team Don Haskins is invited by the Texas Western Miners to be their coach. Despite the lack of budget, Haskins sees the chance to dispute the NCAA and moves with his wife and children to the college dormitory. He recruits seven talented and rejected black players to play with five Caucasian players and formed a legendary team that won the 1966 national championship against the powerful Kentucky.
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| Old School ReviewsJohn A. Nesbitwhen dealing with the blatant racism depicted here, a film should be held to a higher standard |
| WaffleMovies.comWillie Wafflea classic crowd pleasing movie full of predictability, but it comes with some good acting, a little humor and a touching story as well. |
| Supercala.comJohn VenableUntil inspirational sports films stop making us feel good, expect several more. This is a fun ride that will make you smile. |
| Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)Jeffrey WesthoffFor all its faults, the film brings back a forgotten moment in racial equality more vividly than a documentary on ESPN Classic. |
| Los Angeles Daily NewsBob StraussGlory Road's greatest strength is that it's just a great story, acted well. |
| UGOBrian TallericoTrying to make a sports movie for the entire family is understandable, but it makes a complicated story like Glory Road feel more like Disney than reality. |
| Film BlatherEugene NovikovThis film fails not because it is conventional, but because it is lazy and dumb -- unworthy of its subject matter. |
| Kalamazoo GazetteJames Sanfordthe story is convincingly told, and first-time director James Gartner builds it into a crowd-pleaser that belongs in a league with 'Remember the Titans' and 'Coach Carter.' |
| San Diego Union-TribuneDavid ElliottThe basketball drama Glory Road is about as smoothly predictable as a well-aimed ball arching from a hand toward a net, but is, still, inspiring. |
| Filmcritic.comSean O'Connella tepid, artificial, and cliché-ridden carbon copy of Coach Carter, Friday Night Lights, and Remember the Titans. |