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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Won't_Back_Down_(film)Won't Back Down (film) - Wikipedia

    Won't Back Down is a 2012 American drama film directed by Daniel Barnz and starring Maggie Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis and Holly Hunter. Premise [ edit ] Two determined mothers, a car dealer/bartender ( Maggie Gyllenhaal ) and a teacher ( Viola Davis ), look to transform their children's failing inner-city school in Pittsburgh .

  2. fansided.com › 2021/09/18 › tom-petty-traditionFlorida football: Why do Gator fans sing Tom Petty ... - FanSided

    Sep 18, 2021 · Florida football fans have started a new tradition of singing Tom Petty’s “I Won’t’ Back Down.”. In the years since his passing, Florida football fans have honored one of their own by ...

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  3. www.imdb.com › title › tt1870529Won't Back Down (2012) - IMDb

    Sep 28, 2012 · Won't Back Down: Directed by Daniel Barnz. With Maggie Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Oscar Isaac, Holly Hunter. Two determined mothers­, one a teacher, look to transform their children's failing inner city school.

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    • Drama
    • Daniel Barnz
    • 2012-09-28

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  5. www.nytimes.com › 2012/09/28 › movies‘Won’t Back Down,’ With Maggie Gyllenhaal and Viola Davis ...

    Sep 27, 2012 · Won't Back Down. Directed by Daniel Barnz. Drama. PG. 2h 1m. By A.O. Scott. Sept. 27, 2012. If “The Simpsons” has taught us anything, it is that pious expressions of concern for “the ...

    • Daniel Barnz
    • 4 min

  6. ideas.time.com › 2012/09/28 › wont-back-down-the‘Won’t Back Down’: Why This Education Movie Matters

    Sep 28, 2012 · Gyllenhaal plays Jamie Fitzpatrick, a mom struggling to help her daughter while juggling all the other balls a single mom must keep in the air — work, life, flickering hope of romance. Her daughter’s dysfunctional school is a roadblock to a better future for her, and Fitzpatrick is determined to fix that. She enlists the help of a ...

  7. www.rogerebert.com › reviews › wont-back-down-2012Won't Back Down movie review & film summary (2012) - Roger Ebert

    Sep 26, 2012 · The failing primary school in "Won't Back Down" succeeds in teaching only seventy percent of its graduates to read. The American public education system seems to be in meltdown, producing high school graduates less literate and numerate than the grade school graduates of a few generations ago."Won't Back Down" blames this failure on teachers' unions and bureaucracy. It embraces a slowly ...

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    Won't Back Down on DVD January 15, 2013 starring Maggie Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Oscar Isaac, Holly Hunter. Maggie Gyllenhaal and Viola Davis play two determined mothers, one a teacher, who will stop at nothing to transform their children's failing

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