When the Game Stands Tall
2014
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- A fitting tribute to an outstanding young man, this drama tells Burlsworth's story in a clear-eyed, respectful way that both entertains and inspires. Though it's a low-budget film, Greater has been graced with some outstanding supporting performances and an able production.
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Parents need to know that Greater is an inspirational sports drama about real-life hero Brandon Burlsworth, who's possibly the most successful "walk-on" (un-recruited) football player in the history of the University of Arkansas. Because the movie is framed by a funeral and family members'…
- David Hunt
- Renee Schonfeld
- Hammond Entertainment
Aug 26, 2016 · 69% Tomatometer 16 Reviews 86% Audience Score 2,500+ Ratings Told he wasn't good enough to play Division I football, Brandon Burlsworth took a risk and walked on in 1994, and he became the most...
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- David Hunt
- PG
- Christopher Severio
All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Hosea Rupprecht Pauline Center for Media Studies. There have been inspirational football movies in the past, such as Rudy, but what sets...
Aug 26, 2016 · December 20, 2016. Director. David Hunt. Distributor. Hammond Entertainment. Reviewer. Adam R. Holz. Movie Review. “Character is what you do when nobody is looking.” So says Arkansas Razorbacks coach Houston Nutt when he finds starting lineman Brandon Burlsworth working out alone in the team gym.
- David Hunt
Some critics categorized the film as primarily a faith-based movie rather than a sports movie, with Nick Schager of Variety magazine describing it as: "An insistent, clunky sermon about triumph through faith, David Hunt's film is so determined to turn its subject into a Christ-like saint that it loses any sense of him as an actual flesh-and ...
Aug 24, 2016 · Film Review: ‘Greater’. The life and untimely death of Arkansas football player Brandon Burlsworth is turned into a one-note sermon in David Hunt’s leaden biopic. By Nick Schager.
Nov 8, 2023 · 95 User reviews. 15 Critic reviews. 35 Metascore. Videos 2. Trailer 2:32.
