12 Mighty Orphans

2021
PG-13
1h 58m

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

9.3K

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Martin Sheen and Luke Wilson in 12 Mighty Orphans (2021)

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Haunted by his mysterious past, a devoted high-school football coach leads a scrawny team of orphans to the state championship during the Great Depression and inspires a broken nation along ... Read allHaunted by his mysterious past, a devoted high-school football coach leads a scrawny team of orphans to the state championship during the Great Depression and inspires a broken nation along the way.Haunted by his mysterious past, a devoted high-school football coach leads a scrawny team of orphans to the state championship during the Great Depression and inspires a broken nation along the way.

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

9.3K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 nominations

Trivia
Bailey Roberts' character, Miller, wrote a book about his experience being an orphan and being a part of the iconic team.

Goofs
During the UIL hearing scenes, the flag of Texas is hung upside down. The red portion of the flag should be at the bottom, not white.

Quotes
Rusty Russell: So let's buck up and let's bear down and let's get back to work.

Connections
References It Happened One Night (1934)

Soundtracks
Do Re Mi
Written by Woody Guthrie
Performed by Luke Wilson and Martin Sheen
Published by Ludlow Music Inc./Woody Guthrie Publications, Inc.

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Review

Featured review

7/10

Entertaining even for non football fans.

12 Mighty Orphans is inspired by true events. I don't know if it was accurate or not but the movie is certainly entertaining and enjoyable to watch. You don't necessarily have to be a football (American Football that is) fan to appreciate this movie, although it helps. The cast was well chosen, they all did a good job playing their characters. It's an inspiring story that will touch a fair part of the audience. Not a bad movie on this subject.