SummaryGlory Road tells the inspiring story of the underdog Texas Western basketball team, with history's first all African American starting lineup of players, who took the country by storm, surprisingly winning the 1966 NCAA tournament title. Josh Lucas stars as Hall of Famer Don Haskins, the passionately dedicated college basketball coach that change... Read More
Directed By:James Gartner
Written By:Christopher Cleveland, Bettina Gilois
Glory Road
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Mixed or Average
58
User score
Generally Favorable
7.6
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
58
48% Positive
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
48% Mixed
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From its sepia-toned palette to the Motown hits that drive its terrific soundtrack, Glory Road is utterly authentic. But most astonishing is an unrecognizable Jon Voight as Adolph Rupp.
75
Where it succeeds is as the story of a chapter in history, the story of how one coach at one school arrived at an obvious conclusion and acted on it, and helped open college sports in the South to generations of African Americans.
67
Heart and verve in surfeit makes the film rise above its flaws often enough to win you over.
60
Ripped directly from Disney's playbook of inspirational sports movies, it's devoid of any original elements that might deter it from that successful formula, hewing closer to the sentimental cliches of "Remember the Titans" than the much better "Miracle" or "The Rookie."
50
If the facts of the story are essentially true, their presentation is as formulaic as ever.
50
A formulaic and fuzzy feel-good movie.
30
First-time director James Gartner has managed to whittle away whatever was compelling about the 1966 Miners championship run.
User score
Generally Favorable
7.6
71% Positive
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Mar 20, 2015
8
To all my baller homies, yall need to watch this movie as it is both historically groundbreaking and purely inspirational. To give the basic summary before you watch, it is about an underdog in the Texas Western (now UTEP) basketball team in the 60s that overcame all odds to achieve the unbelievable. I first watched it in seventh grade but I have watched it two more times after that because it was really thrilling to watch. Ignore the haters because those guys really don't understand the message of the movie. That message, hopefully yall will find out really speaks out to any man or woman regardless of background. Now I will say the storytelling is bland but as formulaic as it is, how else would you really capture the journey of Don Haskin's team? Musicwise, it all fits and there weren't any problems in the acting. You'll wanna watch this with a friends and if you're really a fan, get the war paint ready because you're about to be part of the Texas Western basketball team. Word to describe: legendary. the main character is a fore figure of the game of basketball and this movie does just enough to make his story known.
Production Company:
- Walt Disney Pictures
- Jerry Bruckheimer Films
- Texas Western Productions
- Glory Road Productions
- Talent One
Release Date:Jan 13, 2006
Duration:1 h 58 m
Rating:PG
Tagline:Winning changes everything.
Awards
Black Reel Awards
• 2 Nominations
ESPY Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Hollywood Film Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
