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- Rated: 2.5/4 • Feb 18, 2023 Despite the attraction of fluently filmed basketball sequences, director Thomas Carter's simplistic approach to the social and educational issues involved makes this vacuous MTV-produced movie fall well short of the basket.
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Rated: 2.5/4 • Feb 18, 2023. Despite the attraction of fluently filmed basketball sequences, director Thomas Carter's simplistic approach to the social and educational issues involved makes...
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Samuel Jackson returns to form behind a long string of...
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In 1999, Ken Carter (Samuel L. Jackson) returns to his old...
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Samuel Jackson returns to form behind a long string of disappointing performances as an ethically minded basketball coach at a tough inner city high school in Richmond, California. Full Review...
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 64% based on 149 reviews, with an average rating of 6.1/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Even though it's based on a true story, Coach Carter is pretty formulaic stuff, but it's effective and energetic, thanks to a strong central performance from Samuel L. Jackson."
Feb 2, 2005 · Director: Thomas Carter. Writer: Mark Schwahn, John Gatins. Stars: Samuel L Jackson, Robert Ri'chard, Rob Brown, Ashanti , Debbi Morgan, Rick Gonzalez. Genre: Drama. Length: 136 minutes....
Jan 14, 2005 · Inspirational, entertaining and gripping, Coach Carter is the first great movie of 2005, a memorable star vehicle for Samuel L. Jackson that may just go down in history as one of the best...
- Larry Carroll
Jan 14, 2005 · 0 /10. Leave a Review. Coach Carter, directed by Thomas Carter, is a sports drama based on the true story of Ken Carter, the head basketball coach at Richmond High School. In 1999, Carter made headlines by benching his undefeated team due to their poor academic performance, emphasizing education over athletics.
Jan 9, 2005 · By Robert Koehler. Embracing the story of a tough high school basketball coach who pushes young men to their limits, “Coach Carter” is both an inspirational sports movie and an unexpected...
