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Theatrical Release Date:
10/08/2004
DVD Release Date:
01/18/2005
Run Time:
117min.
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Director(s):
Distributor(s):
Universal
MPAA Rating:
PG-13 for thematic issues, sexual content, language, some teen drinking and rough sports action.
Genre(s):
Action,Drama
Plot: H.G. Bissinger's best-selling true-life account of a few months in the life of a high-school football team comes to the screen in this adaptation written and directed by Peter Berg. Read More
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