National Champions (2021)

Directed by

Ric Roman Waugh

Genre

drama film, American football film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 56m

Rated

R

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 85 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A star college quarterback leads a player boycott before a big game to protest unfair treatment. The team and coaches are forced to confront the conflict just hours before kickoff.

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What happens

National champions is a 2021 American sports drama film directed by Ric Roman Waugh, based on the play of the same name by Adam Mervis. The film stars Stephan James, J. K. Simmons, Alexander Ludwig, Lil Rel Howery, Tim Blake Nelson, Andrew Bachelor, Jeffrey Donovan, David Koechner, Kristin Chenoweth, Timothy Olyphant, and Uzo Aduba. National Champions was released in the United States on December 10, 2021, by STX Entertainment. The film received generally mixed reviews from critics and underperformed at the box office, grossing less than $500,000 against its $8 million budget. It was also the last film released by STX as STX restructured its operations and transitioned to a distribution deal with Lionsgate. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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