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The film tells the story of Michael Oher, a football player who overcame poverty and was adopted by the Tuohy family. It stars Sandra Bullock, who won an Oscar for her role, and was based on a book by Michael Lewis.
Nov 20, 2009 · The Blind Side is a 2009 film based on the true story of Michael Oher, a homeless African-American who became an NFL star with the help of a white family. The film stars Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, and Quinton Aaron, and won an Oscar for Best Actress.
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- Biography, Drama, Sport
- John Lee Hancock
- 2009-11-20
Aug 15, 2023 · The movie, written and directed by John Lee Hancock, traces Oher’s journey from homeless teenager to Division I All-American left tackle for Ole Miss. Bullock won an Oscar...
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Watch the official trailer of The Blind Side, a 2009 drama film based on a true story of an NFL player and his adoptive family.
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Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron), a homeless black teen, has drifted in and out of the school system for years. Then Leigh Anne Tuohy (Sandra Bullock) and her husband, Sean (Tim McGraw), take him in...
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- John Lee Hancock
- PG-13
- Sandra Bullock
Newcomer Quinton Aaron portrays the oversized teenager transformed from a homeless street kid to a star athlete through the kindness and charity of a dynamic woman (Bullock--Gravity) who offe ...
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Seventeen year old Michael Oher, an extremely large, physically imposing black youth, grew up in the projects in Memphis. He no longer lives with his drug addicted mother, but is in foster care when he isn't running away to sleep wherever else he can find.