National Champions

2021, Drama, 1h 56m

57 Reviews Fewer than 50 Verified Ratings

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National Champions is well-acted and timely, even if it undercuts its own effectiveness with cheesy dialogue and gimmicky plot twists. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

Three days before the college football national championship game, star quarterback LeMarcus James (Stephan James) and teammate Emmett Sunday (Alexander Ludwig) ignite a player's strike declaring they won't compete until all student-athletes are fairly compensated. With billions of dollars at risk and legacies on the line, the stakes could not be higher. Now, with only hours until kickoff, the head coach (J.K. Simmons) and various power brokers (Lil Rel Howery, Tim Blake Nelson, Andrew Bachelor, Jeffrey Donovan, David Koechner, Kristin Chenoweth, Timothy Olyphant, Uzo Aduba) must race against the clock to protect or destroy the prevailing collegiate athletics system.
  • Rating:
    R (Language Throughout|Sexual References)
  • Genre:
    Drama
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Ric Roman Waugh
  • Producer:
    Basil Iwanyk, Brendon Boyea, Greg Economou
  • Writer:
    Adam Mervis
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     wide
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  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $455.5K
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  • Distributor:
    STX Films

Cast & Crew

Stephan James
LeMarcus James
J.K. Simmons
Coach James Lazor
Alexander Ludwig
Emmett Sunday
Lil Rel Howery
Coach Ronnie Dunn
Tim Blake Nelson
Rodger Cummings
Russell Wilson
Self
King Bach
Taylor Sheridan
Jeffrey Donovan
Mark Titus
David Koechner
Richard Everly
Kristin Chenoweth
Bailey Lazor
Timothy Olyphant
Elliott Schmidt
Uzo Aduba
Katherine Poe
Russell Wilson
Ric Roman Waugh
Director
Adam Mervis
Screenwriter
Basil Iwanyk
Producer
Brendon Boyea
Producer
Greg Economou
Producer
Russell Wilson
Executive Producer
Jonathan Fuhrman
Executive Producer
Matthew Helderman
Executive Producer
Christian Mercuri
Executive Producer
Adam Mervis
Executive Producer
Khalid Mohtaseb
Cinematographer
Gabriel Fleming
Film Editor
Jonathan Sanford
Original Music
Clay A. Griffith
Production Design
Mary Vernieu
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