Gracie (2007)

Directed by

Davis Guggenheim

Genre

drama film, association football film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 96 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1978 New Jersey, a teenage girl fights to play soccer on an all-boys team after her brother dies. She works to convince her family and school that she belongs on the field.

inspiringemotionalupliftingdeterminedsincerenostalgicfamily-focusedmoderate-paced

What happens

Gracie is a 2007 American sports drama film directed by Davis Guggenheim. It stars Carly Schroeder as Gracie Bowen, Dermot Mulroney as Bryan Bowen, Elisabeth Shue as Lindsay Bowen, Jesse Lee Soffer as Johnny Bowen, and Andrew Shue as Coach Owen Clark. Gracie takes place in New Jersey in 1978, before 1972's Title IX had taken much effect in women's college sports and when organized women's soccer was still very rare in the United States. Gracie, the film's central protagonist, overcomes the loss of her brother by convincing her family and school to allow her to play varsity soccer on an all-boys team. The story is partially based on the childhood experiences of Elisabeth Shue, who was one of the producers in addition to being the wife of Davis Guggenheim, the director, as well as a cast member. The novelization of Gracie, written by Suzanne Weyn, was released in June 2007. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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