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As darkness descends over the flatlands of West Texas, every Friday EVENING, from September through December, a dazzling, disorienting glow, visible on the stark horizon for miles around, ignites the blackened sky. Looming over the landscape, Ratliff Stadium, the country's biggest high school football field, overflows with 20,000 spectators, their voices raised in the trademark chant: "MO-JO!... See Full Description
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Comedy, Drama, Adaptation and Sports |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 57 min. |
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| Release Date: |
October 8, 2004 (nationwide) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 for thematic issues, sexual content, language, some teen drinking and rough sports action. |
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| Distributors: |
Universal Pictures
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$61,188,085 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B+
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
"If you're not a football fan, you'll be surprised -- and thrilled -- by how completely this film engages you." more...
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A- |
Boston Globe,
"...bears something you rarely experience in a football movie. Friday Night Lights has a soul." more...
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B |
Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"The movie demonstrates the power of sports to involve us; we don't live in Odessa and are watching a game played 16 years ago, and we get all wound up." more...
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A- |
Chicago Tribune, Allison Benedikt
"There isn't a bad performance here..." more...
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A |
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