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Inspired by a true story, "The Great Debaters" chronicles the journey of Professor Melvin Tolson, a brilliant but volatile debate team coach who uses the power of words to shape a group of underdog students from a small African American college in the deep south into a historically elite debate team. A controversial figure, Professor Tolson challenged the social mores of the time and was under constant... See Full Description
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Drama |
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| Running Time: |
2 hrs. 7 min. |
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| Release Date: |
December 25th, 2007 (limited) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 for depiction of strong thematic material including violence and disturbing images, and for language and brief sexuality. |
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| Distributors: |
MGM Distribution Company
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$30,226,144 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B
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Boston Globe, Wesley Morris
"Passion of both actors and their characters makes 'Debaters' a winner" more...
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B- |
Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"... a powerful and impassioned story. ... One of the year's best films." more...
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A |
Chicago Tribune, Michael Phillips
"... pure Hollywood, not without its share of storytelling cliches and golden-toned inspirational teaching moments." more...
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B |
Filmcritic.com, Sean O'Connell
"Washington's direction is pedestrian, but his fiery performance injects spitfire into the conventional teacher-student formula." more...
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C |
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