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We Are Marshall (2006) -- When a plane crash claims the lives of members of the Marshall University football team and some of its fans, the team's new coach (McConaughey) and his surviving players try to keep the football program alive.
We Are Marshall (2006) -- Clip: This is about what happened to this town
We Are Marshall (2006) -- Interview: Matthew McConaughey "The Theme of the Movie"
We Are Marshall (2006) -- Open-ended Trailer from Warner Brothers Pictures
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Overview

User Rating:
7.1/10   13,417 votes
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Director:
McG
Writers (WGA):
Jamie Linden (screenplay)
Cory Helms (story) ...
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Release Date:
22 December 2006 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Sport more
Tagline:
From the ashes we rose more
Plot:
When a plane crash claims the lives of members of the Marshall University football team and some of its fans, the team's new coach and his surviving players try to keep the football program alive. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
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(134 articles)
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User Comments:
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Untitled Marshall University Football Project (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for emotional thematic material, a crash scene, and mild language.
Runtime:
131 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital
Certification:
Singapore:PG | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Netherlands:6 | South Korea:All | USA:PG (certificate #43100) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Germany:6
Filming Locations:
Atlanta, Georgia, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In the large stadium crowd scenes, hundreds local extras were used to fill the stands along with thousands of blow up dummies and thousands of CG Extras, to make the crowds appear larger. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: In the scene showing a crowd of people walking past a residence to the first football game (1971 season), one woman has a tattoo on her left ankle. A woman wearing a visible tattoo was highly improbable during that era, especially in an ultra-conservative town like Huntington, W.Va. more
Quotes:
Jack Lengyel: One day, not today, not tomorrow, not this season, probably not next season either but one day, you and I are gonna wake up and suddenly we're gonna be like every other team in every other sport where winning is everything and nothing else matters. And when that day comes, well thats, thats when we'll honor them. more
Movie Connections:
Features "The Newlywed Game" (1966) more
Soundtrack:
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly more

FAQ

Marshall played Xavier University in 1971. Did Xavier have a football team then?
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98 out of 116 people found the following comment useful.
Very Surprising, 16 December 2006
9/10
Author: ccxjw from United States

Wow...I just got back from a preview showing of "We Are Marshall," and I am still in shock I'll admit it, I originally only went to see this movie to see Matthew Fox. I mean I like football, but normally I wouldn't go to the theaters to see a movie on it. I expected it to be like a lot of sports movies--good, but repetitive and forgettable. However, I was completely wrong. The movie is excellent on so many levels. The acting is extremely good. Matthew Mcconaughey is extremely likable as the head coach, Matthew Fox is incredible as the assistant coach (especially his emotional scenes), and so is the supporting cast. The film itself is just extremely well-made as a whole, and extremely touching and moving.

Right now, I feel really bad that the movie hasn't gotten more buzz than it has. It was one of the best movies i've seen in a long time. I am surprised that it didn't get nominated for any Golden Globes because it really is probably better than a lot of the movies that got nominated. But really, it is an extremely good movie, and not just your typical, cliché, sports movie. It was such a nice surprise, and I am really glad i decided to see it.

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