Coach Carter

2005
PG-13
2h 16m

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7.3/10

177K

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Basketball Biography Drama Sport

Controversy surrounds high school basketball coach Ken Carter after he benches his entire team for breaking their academic contract with him.Controversy surrounds high school basketball coach Ken Carter after he benches his entire team for breaking their academic contract with him.Controversy surrounds high school basketball coach Ken Carter after he benches his entire team for breaking their academic contract with him.

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IMDb RATING

7.3/10

177K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

2,801

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Awards
- 3 wins & 15 nominations total

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Trivia
When Ken Carter was asked who should play him in the movie, he wrote down one name: Samuel L. Jackson.

Goofs
The movie is set in 1999, yet when the reporter calls over Ty Crane, he asks him what it is like to be seen as the "next LeBron James". LeBron James was not drafted into the NBA until 2003.

Quotes
Timo Cruz: Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. - This quote is originally from the book A return to love: Reflections on the principles of a course in miracles by Ms Marianne Williamson.

Crazy credits
The Paramount logo flickers and for a brief moment, you see the logo as drawn with a pencil in a notebook.

Connections
Featured in Hollywood's Top Ten: Shootin' Hoops (2011)

Soundtracks
Untouchable
by DMX (as Earl Simmons), Tony Pizarro, Sheek Louch (as Sean D. Jacobs), Shandel Green, Shawn Martin, J. Lucien, Drag-On (as Melvin Smalls), Denzil Foster, Jay A. King & Thomas McElroy
Performed by DMX featuring Sheek Louch (as Sheek), Syleena Johnson, Infa-Red & Cross and Drag-On (as Drag On)
Courtesy of Island Def Jam Music Group
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Sheek performs courtesy of D-Block / Universal Records
Infa-Red & Cross perform courtesy of Ruff Ryders / Def Jam Records
Drag-on performs courtesy of Ruff Ryders / Virgin Records
Syleena Johnson performs courtesy of Jive Records
Contains a sample of "Why You Treat Me So Bad"
by Denzil Foster, Jay A. King & Thomas McElroy

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Coach Carter was the best show i have seen in awhile.

This show was more then a show. It was long but you don't realize it. its one of those movies that you watch and say "its already over". IT was a positive influence for young kids to watch. I was so impressed with this movie that i cant say enough good things about it. I think some of the professional ball players could take some lessons from this high school coach. We could all be so lucky to have a man like this in our kids lives that actually cares for each and every child. The show is based on the real coach carter, so i looked up some of his internet pages. I think you will be impressed as well if you do some research after seeing the movie, Deborah