12 Mighty Orphans (2021)

Directed by

Ty Roberts

Genre

American football film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 58m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 254 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A coach takes charge of a football team at a Texas orphanage during the Great Depression. The boys face tough odds but bond and fight to compete against bigger schools.

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What happens

12 Mighty Orphans is a 2021 American sports film which was directed by Ty Roberts from a screenplay by Roberts, Lane Garrison and Kevin Meyer. It is based upon the non-fiction book Twelve Mighty Orphans: The Inspiring True Story of the Mighty Mites Who Ruled Texas Football by Jim Dent. The book is based on the Masonic School for Orphans in Fort Worth, Texas. The film stars Luke Wilson, Vinessa Shaw, Wayne Knight, Jake Austin Walker, Jacob Lofland, Levi Dylan, Robert Duvall and Martin Sheen. The film was released in the United States on June 11, 2021 by Sony Pictures Classics. It received mixed reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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