SummaryThe Mighty Macs is based on the incredible true story of the 1971-72 Immaculata College team that started in obscurity but became the original Cinderella story in women's basketball. This team of pioneers went from barely making that inaugural tournament to the first dynasty in their game. And Cathy Rush, the woman that was ahead of her time, bec... Read More
Directed By:Tim Chambers
Written By:Tim Chambers, Anthony Gargano
The Mighty Macs
Metascore
Mixed or Average
49
User score
Generally Favorable
6.3
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
37% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
53% Mixed
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11% Negative
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Oct 20, 2011
70
Sometimes a film feels a bit too pat and yet is impossible to resist. The Mighty Macs, based on the national championship run of the 1972 women's basketball team at Immaculata College near Philadelphia, is such a film: lots of button pushing, but in the end you're glad you saw it.
Oct 21, 2011
63
This true story fills a needed niche, spotlighting women's basketball in the era before Title IX promoted equal treatment.
User score
Generally Favorable
64% Positive
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
9% Mixed
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27% Negative
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
Oct 25, 2011
10
This movie was awesome!! i could watch this a thousand times. I never thought that i would be promoting the WNBA but this movie had it all and i would recommend for anyone that want to watch a quality movie.
Oct 21, 2011
10
A mesmerising and heartwarming film from start to finish. I thoroughly enjoyed the movie! I was completely captivated by the story. Great movie. Touching story. Fantastic acting. joy to watch. Must see for movie lovers.
Oct 16, 2011
63
This tiny Catholic school for women dominated the sport at a turning point in history, and this plucky, old-fashioned sports drama sets the scene and tells the tale with a lot of heart and a dash of wit.
Oct 21, 2011
50
Everything plays out exactly as you'd expect in a cheerful, well-meaning movie in the style of something made for the Disney channel.
Oct 19, 2011
50
There is nothing to complain about except the film's deadening predictability and the bland, shallow characters.
Oct 18, 2011
40
Appears to have been made on a budget equivalent to the cost of a WNBA fleece hoodie. But even at that price, the first feature by Tim Chambers is profligate with sports-movie clichés.
Oct 17, 2011
12
The Mighty Macs is a film from another planet, where stories are told, obliviously, in cryptic, nonsensical code, and people talk to each other in sugarplum proverbs no earthbound adult would ever inflict on another, not even on the set of a Hallmark Original Movie.
Oct 23, 2011
7
I went into this movie looking forward to just the popcorn and previews alone but left surprised and energized, not because it was the weekend and had a few days off but because the story was inspirational and enjoyable. Although most of the basketball team required some young actresses, the main actors delivered their roles more than adequately and the movie over all came together nicely for it's genre.
Oct 21, 2011
1
Skip-it - I never thought I could recommend watching the WNBA but it truly is more entertaining than this formulaic Cinderella sports story about the 1971-72 Immaculata College women's basketball team.
Production Company:
- Quaker Media
Release Date:Oct 21, 2011
Duration:1 h 42 m
Rating:G
Tagline:She dared to dream. They dared to believe.
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