Based on the extraordinary true story
| Cast |
Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Quinton Aaron, Jae Head, Lily Collins, Ray McKinnon, Kim Dickens, Adriane Lenox, Kathy Bates |
| Director |
John Lee Hancock |
| Screenplay | John Lee Hancock, from the book by Michael Lewis |
| Music | Carter Burwell |
| Cinematography | Alar Kivilo |
| Editing | Mark Livolsi |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS |
| SA distributor | Nu Metro |
| Made in | 2009 |
| Produced by | Alcon Entertainment, Zucker/Netter Productions |
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| Genre | Sports, drama |
| Language | Mild to moderate and infrequent |
| Nudity | None |
| Sex | Some sexual innuendo and an extremely brief, mild sex scene |
| Violence | Mild violence, occasional |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | Mild and infrequent |
| Comments | Some mild threat and menace |
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| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Associated Press  Blind Side's rose tinted view | 10 |  |
| Die Burger Jeanne Calitz Wie gee om wie red wie? Sy nuwe kans is fantastiese nuus | 15 |  |
| Cape Times Betsy Sharkey Bullock stars as smart, sassy spitfire | 15 | |
| Box Office Pete Hammond Could be Bullock’s Erin Brokovich | 15 | |
| eye Weekly Eleni Deacon Though Hancock tries to force some conflict in the film’s last third, The Blind Side is ultimately more about the merits of white paternalism than a child’s struggle to overcome his trying circumstances. | 5 |  |
| ScreenIt C. Fuchs Good in the first half and rote in the second, but still likely an overall crowd pleaser for many a viewer. | 10 | |
| Metacritic.com 28 critics | 11 |  |
| Rottentomatoes critics 144 critics | 12 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer It might strike some viewers as a little too pat, but The Blind Side has the benefit of strong source material and a strong performance from Sandra Bullock. | 14 | |
What the People say | ||
| Internet 19380 Netizens Fantastic, heartwarming, fun and emotional. | 15 | |
Average .. 61% | 12 | |