Coach Carter

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Coach Carter: Trailer 1

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Coach Carter: Official Clip - The Final Shot

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Coach Carter: Official Clip - Push-Ups and Suicides

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Coach Carter: Official Clip - Richmond vs. Bay Hill

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Coach Carter: Official Clip - Not Your Storybook Ending

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Coach Carter: Official Clip - Timeout Pep Talk

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Coach Carter: Official Clip - Come-from-Behind Win

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Coach Carter: Official Clip - Our Deepest Fear

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Coach Carter: Official Clip - First Practice

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Coach Carter: Official Clip - A Better Life

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Cast & Crew

Samuel L. Jackson
Coach Ken Carter

Robert Ri'chard
Damien Carter

Rob Brown
Kenyon Stone

Ashanti
Kyra

Debbi Morgan
Tonya

Rick Gonzalez
Timo Cruz

Antwon Tanner
Worm

Nana Gbewonyo
Junior Battle

Channing Tatum
Jason Lyle

Texas Battle
Maddux

Denise Dowse
Principal Garrison

Adrienne Bailon-Houghton
Dominique

Lacey Beeman
Susan

Roger Lim
Benson Chiu

Michelle Boehle
St. Francis Cheerleader

Thomas Carter
Director

Brian Robbins
Producer

Michael Tollin
Producer

Mark Schwahn
Screenwriter

Carlos Barbosa
Production Design

Thomas Carter
Executive Producer

Sharone Meir
Cinematography

Peter Berger
Film Editing

Sarah Halley Finn
Casting

Randi Hiller
Casting

Nancy Nye
Set Decoration

Debraé Little
Costume Design

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Audience Reviews for Coach Carter

• Aug 05, 2013

  It's a cliche storyline, but it's captivating, heartfelt and inspirational to some degree. Coach Carter is great blend of basketball and drama and coming-of-age. Lead by the charismatic Samuel L. Jackson, the film's young cast and fluid chemistry makes it a slam dunk. 4.5/5
  

  Eugene B Super Reviewer
• Jan 30, 2012

  First, I want to give credit where credit is due. "Coach Carter" benefits in large part from a strong, if very preachy, performance from Samuel L. Jackson, a movie star who takes his simmering discipline in Laurence Fishburne territory as a former All-American coaching at his alma mater and determined to produce upstanding, academically-sound young men on top of a good basketball team. However, the movie falls off a steep precipice after its star. The script, filled with every sports movie cliche there is, takes too long to bring about what is supposed to be an emotional payoff. There are too many scenes and subplots we don't care about, namely because the supporting characters (i.e. - the players and their families) are cut from too familiar a cloth to seem interesting. Rob Brown (from "Finding Forrester") is the strongest of that lackluster group, but he has little chemistry with pop star Ashanti, who gives a wooden performance as his supposedly headstrong girlfriend. It tries to be inspirational, but in the end perhaps it tries a little too hard. A close call but, as LeBron did with Cleveland, take a pass on "Coach Carter".
  

  Matt F Super Reviewer
• Jan 09, 2012

  Average sports drama that is predictable, Coach Carter doesn't do anything new or original. I felt that Coach Carter though good, was nothing great, and it was nothing new to the sports genre. The film is the same old, predictable formula. Everything you'd expect happens, despite this; the film manages to be good entertainment. However, the fact that the sports drama genre seems to be comprised of the same old ideas, is a tad annoying. There are good performances here, nothing ever great, but for what it is, it's pretty entertaining. Coach Carter is no different than every other sports drama, and relies on the usual plot elements that you'd expect. The film is average, and if you've seen plenty of sports dramas, its pretty predictable. Nonetheless I liked the film The cast did a good job here, and it had a good plot despite the fact that it's nothing really new. This film will appeal to sports film fans. Coach Carter is entertaining, but like I said, it's the same old tired formula, luckily the cast keeps this film entertaining and watchable. The film relies on cliches but overall it remains constantly dramatic and entertaining like every other sports drama. A good cast, and good plot keeps this film rolling and fun.
  Alex r Super Reviewer
• Dec 02, 2011

  Another great basketball movie. Samuel L. Jackson and the teenagers are great, really believable. The plot was okay, predictable and cliche at times, but it had very good moments. In the end, Coach Carter is a great movie, but a lot of cliche moments and the Hoosiers feel keep it from being perfect.
  Bradley W Super Reviewer

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