Brian Banks

2018
PG-13
1h 39m

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

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Football Biography Drama Sport

A football player's dreams to play in the NFL are halted when he is wrongly convicted and sent to prison. Years later, he fights to clear his name within an unjust system.A football player's dreams to play in the NFL are halted when he is wrongly convicted and sent to prison. Years later, he fights to clear his name within an unjust system.A football player's dreams to play in the NFL are halted when he is wrongly convicted and sent to prison. Years later, he fights to clear his name within an unjust system.

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

10K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 wins & 2 nominations total

Videos23

Brian Banks - Official Trailer

Photos20

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Trivia
Brian Banks, the subject of this movie, went to Long Beach Poly High School and was a part of the prestigious Jackrabbit football team. Brian was also a part of the team that played against De La Salle. This game was featured in the movie When the Game Stands Tall (2014).

Goofs
Brian Banks did, in fact, play for the Atlanta Falcons in 2013. However, he did not make the final 53-man roster and was released before the regular season began.

Quotes
Justin Brooks: Brian, I want to help you. I do. And in a perfect world you and I would just waltz into the court, you tell them what Shayla said and they'd reopen your case. But that is not the world we live in. The system is broken. It's what I'm trying to tell you. It just doesn't care.
Brian Banks: I'm just suppose to accept that? That the system is broken? You know what I say to that? Fuck the system. No, for real, man. Why can't we at least try? What is the system? It's people. yeah, It's cops, lawyers, judges. If one of them ha just cared enough to even go down that hallway Kennisha said I dragged her, listened to how the tiniest little noise echoes, I wouldn't have this damn thing on my leg... Mr. Brook.
Justin Brooks: Justin...
Brian Banks: Justin. I know the system doesn't care about me. I've known that my whole life. The question is, do you?

Soundtracks
I'm Free
Written by Brandon Stewart, Cheapshot (as Colton Fisher), Jason Rabinowitz, Cameron Marygold, Jordyn Shankle, Brayden Deskins, and Isaac D Lucas
Performed by Taylor Hill feat. Jordyn Kane
Courtesy of The Math Club

User reviews70

Featured review

7/10

Maybe a better tear jerker if I did not know the outcome of this.

It's cool. I still had a few tears cause it's not just about a innocent man finding justice it's about a young black man who had the world turn against him and he kept his head up. That's important. It's also about a lawyer who seeks justice for those who cannot get it themselves, using the system to fight the system. Two really good reasons to shed a tear over this film. It's definitely inspiring but I did not fully feel the emotion I was expecting to get from it.

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