Champions can come from anywhere
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
| Cast |
Kevin Costner, Ramiro Rodrigues, Carlos Pratts, Johnny Ortiz, Rafael Martinez, Hector Duran, Sergio Avelar |
| Director |
Niki Caro |
| Screenplay | Christopher Cleveland, Bettina Gilois, Grant Thompson |
| Music | Antonio Pinto |
| Cinematography | Adam Arkapaw, Terry Stacey |
| Editing | David Coulson |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Datasat |
| Soundtrack | Available |
| Made in | 2015 |
| Produced by | Mayhem Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures |
IMDB page | ScreenIt Report | CommonSenseMedia Report
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| Genre | Sports, family |
| Language | Low impact, infrequent |
| Nudity | None |
| Sex | None |
| Violence | Low to mild impact, infrequent |
| Prejudice | Low impact, resolved, infrequent |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | None |
| Comments | |
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| PG: Parental Guidance Suggested | Rated PG for thematic material, some violence and language |
| Runtime | 129 |
| USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ. | |
| Suggested age limit 10 + |
Positive messages |
Positive role models |
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Drinking, drugs, smoking |
| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Times Stephen Farber  Root for the underdogs. | 10 |  |
| ReelViews James Berardinelli It has heart and is inspirational and, although those may be corny admissions, this is Disney and the film works as solid family entertainment. | 15 |  |
| ScreenIt C. Fuchs While there's really not much new here -- aside from playing in a sport that rarely gets the time of day in Hollywood -- McFarland, USA hits enough of a decent stride to go the distance and deliver enough of a winning edge. | 12 |  |
| Metacritic.com 32 critics | 12 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 104 critics | 14 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Disney's inspirational sports drama formula might be old hat, but McFarland, USA proves it still works -- especially with a talented director and eminently likable star in the mix. | 16 | |
| Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics   | 13 | |
| CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation Poignant story about Latino runners a winner for families. | 15 | |
What the People say | ||
| Metacritic.com users 26 users | 13 | |
| Rottentomatoes users 14762 users | 18 | |
| Internet 2203 Netizens A good movie for Mexican Americans! | 16 | |
Average .. 70% | 14 | |