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Overview

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Director:
John Lee Hancock
Writers (WGA):
John Lee Hancock (written by)
Michael Lewis (book)
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Release Date:
20 November 2009 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Sport more
Plot:
A poor, oversized and under-educated teenager is recruited by a major college football program where... more | add synopsis
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NewsDesk:
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User Comments:
Fantastic, heartwarming, fun and emotional. more (23 total)
US Showtimes:
The Bridge: Cinema de lux 11:20am | 1:00pm | 2:00 | 3:55 | 4:55 | 6:50 | 7:50 | 9:45 | 10:45 (personalize) more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Sandra Bullock ... Leigh Anne Touhy

Tim McGraw ... Sean Tuohy

Quinton Aaron ... Michael Oher

Jae Head ... S.J. Tuohy

Lily Collins ... Collins Tuohy

Ray McKinnon ... Coach Cotton

Kim Dickens ... Mrs. Boswell
Adriane Lenox ... Denise Oher

Kathy Bates ... Miss Sue

Catherine Dyer ... Mrs. Smith

Andy Stahl ... Principal Sandstrom

Tom Nowicki ... Literature Teacher
Libby Whittemore ... Sarcastic Teacher
Brian Hollan ... Jay Collins

Melody Weintraub ... History Teacher
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for one scene involving brief violence, drug and sexual references.
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Runtime:
USA:128 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
USA:PG-13 (certificate #45677)
Filming Locations:
Agnes Scott College - 141 E. College Avenue, Decatur, Georgia, USA more
Company:
Alcon Entertainment more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Many real college football coaches played themselves but at former schools: Phillip Fulmer (was Tennessee head coach, now out of football), Lou Holtz (was South Carolina head coach, now does TV), Houston Nutt (was Arkansas head coach, now Ole Miss head coach), Ed Orgeron (was Ole Miss head coach, now assistant at Tennessee), Nick Saban (was LSU head coach, now Alabama head coach), Tommy Tuberville (was Auburn head coach, now out of football). more
Goofs:
Factual errors: The Touhy's are shown watching an Egg Bowl game (Mississippi State vs. Ole Miss), before having Thanksgiving dinner during the daytime. The game displayed was the 2003 Egg Bowl at Mississippi State as evidenced by Eli Manning at QB for Ole Miss, Ole Miss wearing white jerseys on the road, Mississippi State's white helmets with maroon numbers (worn during the 2003 season finale), shots of fans at the game wearing rain gear (the game was played in a downpour), and that the game was televised by ESPN (who last televised the Egg Bowl in 2003). This particular game kicked off at 6:30 PM CST on Thanksgiving night, not during the day as shown in the movie. more
Movie Connections:
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7 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
Fantastic, heartwarming, fun and emotional., 21 November 2009
Author: dbutrfli from United States

I just saw The Blind Side last night. As I have read even if you are not a football fan you'll like this movie. I am not a football fan (baseball is my sport) but I loved it!!! So many great performances by the actors. A charming story with laughs and tears. How nice to have a positive movie this time of the year especially. Everybody MUST see this movie. Quinton Aaron does a fantastic job of playing Michael Oher. In the early scenes he has no dialog, but expresses so much just with is eyes and facial expressions. Jae Head is charming as the young "brother" S.J. Camped up I am sure, but I go to the movies to entertained which the movie does in spades! Sandra Bullock as I have never seen her before, does a wonderful job, so different that the other roles she has had in the past. And Ray McKinnon as the coach has some expressions that John Lee Hancock should be awarded for his direction.

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