Top billed cast

1. 

   Samuel L. Jackson

   Ken Carter

2. 

   Rob Brown

   Kenyon Stone

3. 

   Robert Ri'chard

   Damien Carter

4. 

   Rick Gonzalez

   Timo Cruz

5. 

   Nana Gbewonyo

   Junior Battle

6. 

   Antwon Tanner

   Worm

7. 

   Channing Tatum

   Jason Lyle

8. 

   Ashanti

   Kyra

9. 

   Texas Battle

   Maddux

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-11-17

When the eponymous coach (Samuel L. Jackson) arrives at Richmond High School, he inherits a disparate group of guys who play basketball as they take life - casually with little responsibility. Their grades are low and so their futures unlikely to break the cycle of poverty and lack off opportunity. He decides to try and break that by insisting that they sign contracts before they can play. These require perfect attendance, no late-coming and grade averages that will ensure they graduate. There's resistance from the team and from their parents, but thanks to a bit of help from the principal (De...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$30,000,000.00

Revenue
$76,669,554.00

Keywords

• high school
• scholarship
• sports
• violence in schools
• authoritarian education
• based on true story
• basketball
• teacher
• teachers and students