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We Are Marshall (2006)
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Reviews Counted: 123
Fresh: 59
Rotten:64
Average Rating: 5.7/10
Consensus: Matthew McConaughey almost runs We Are Marshall to the end zone, but can't stop it from taking the easy, feel-good route in memorializing this historic event in American sports.
Runtime: 2 hrs 11 mins
Genre: Dramas
Theatrical Release: Dec 22, 2006 Wide
Box Office: $43,532,294
Synopsis: In November 1970, a plane carrying almost the entire Marshall University football team, its staff and fans crashed, killing 75 people in all and devastating the small town of Huntington, West Virginia. WE ARE MARSHALL, directed by McG... [More]
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Fox, David Strathairn, Huntley Ritter
Director: McG
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Reviews for We Are Marshall
...would've benefited from the presence of virtually any other actor in the central role...
11/20/07
We Are Marshall is not a bad movie; it is a potentially nice, familiar movie unfortunately marred by the unspeakably awful performance of Matthew McConaughey.
09/28/07
A sentimental, simplistically inspiring movie that leans heavily on Matthew McConaughey's substantial energy and charisma for its success.
09/17/07
Despite its best intentions, there is much in We Are Marshall that holds it back from being the best it can be.
09/08/07
What allows We Are Marshall to stand above many of the other 2006 sports movies is both the undeniable power of the story itself and the strong ensemble McG gathered to tell it.
03/24/07
We Are Marshall is the kind of movie that not only believes in the goodness of humankind, but makes you believe it, too.
03/21/07
That McG makes it vital and energetic, and not morose or preachy, shows a director on top of his game.
03/01/07
'We Are Marshall' is both better than it has a right to be and still feels somewhat disappointing.
01/18/07
As exciting and well staged as the on-field action is (finally, a football movie gives the field goal kicker the respect he's due!), I was more taken by what was happening off the field.
01/18/07
You'd think with this set up that Annie's experience would be complex and sustained in We Are Marshall, but no. This is a men's story.
01/05/07
...sincere performances help to put over some of the inspirational cliches...
01/04/07
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