If you can't beat the system... change it
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
Maggie Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Oscar Isaac, Holly Hunter, Rosie Perez, Emily Alyn Lind, Dante Brown, Lance Reddick, Ving Rhames |
Director |
Daniel Barnz |
Screenplay | Brin Hill, Daniel Barnz |
Music | Marcelo Zarvos |
Cinematography | Roman Osin |
Editing | Kristina Boden |
Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, Datasat |
Made in | 2012 |
Produced by | Walden Media, Gran Via Productions |
Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report
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Genre | Drama |
Language | Mild, infrequent, may pose harm. Parental accompaniment necessary |
Nudity | None |
Sex | None |
Violence | None |
Prejudice | None |
Blasphemy | None |
Drug abuse | None |
Comments | A concerned parent with a child whose learning disability can be overcome through better education facilities and programmes teams up with a teacher to turn a failing school around. |
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Blood / Gore / Gross |
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Alcohol / Drugs |
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Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
Imitative Behaviour |
Frightening / Tense Scenes |
Jump Scenes |
Tense Family Scenes |
Music (Scary/Tense) |
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Topics to talk about |
Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
Cape Argus / The Star Helen Herimbi Old-school triumph over trouble. | 10 | |
Die Burger Rozanne Els Clichés keer nie daai warm gevoel. | 10 | |
Cape Times David Rooney A lumbering movie that skims issues. | 1- | |
Box Office Amy Nicholson Fight for your right to study | 10 | |
ScreenIt C. Fuchs There is a lot to admire here. | 12 | |
Metacritic.com 34 critics | 8 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 96 critics | 10 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Despite the best efforts of its talented leads, Won't Back Down fails to lend sufficient dramatic heft or sophistication to the hot-button issue of education reform. | 8 | |
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics | 11 | |
Movie Review Intelligence 42 critics | 9 | |
What the People say | ||
Internet 1980 Netizens It's a Battle for Education in 'Won't Back Down' | 11 | |
Average .. 45% | 9 |