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Coach Carter
2005
· Movie
· 136 min
B
MEANRANK
75/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1463
- IMDb #1242
- Google retired #143
- Rotten Tomatoes #2101
- Metacritic #1917
- Letterboxd #883
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #3162
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1075
- Metacritic Critics #2720
- Metacritic Audience #657
- Criticker #2000
- Douban #266
- Kinopoisk #179
- AlloCiné #1527
- Trakt #460
Every rating
46–96
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 46, highest is Google on 96. Critics average 60, everyone else 78.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A high school basketball coach takes over the team at his old, struggling school. He institutes a strict contract requiring good grades and respectful behavior, locking the gym when the players fail to meet his standards. He faces intense pressure from the community to prioritize winning over education.
Details
- Director
- Thomas Carter
- Writers
- John Gatins, Mark Schwahn
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures, MTV Films, Tollin/Robbins Productions, Munich Movie Development & Production & Company (MMDP) Projekt 1
- Released
- 14 January 2005
- Country
- Germany, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 136 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $30.0M
- Box office
- $76.7M
- Awards
- 3 wins, 15 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 18 →3 wins from 18 nominations across 8 ceremonies
| 2006 32nd People's Choice Awards 2006 | Favorite Movie Drama | Nominee | |
| Black Reel Awards of 2006 2006 | Best Actor | Samuel L. Jackson | Nominee |
| Black Reel Awards of 2006 2006 | Best Breakthrough Performance | Ashanti | Nominee |
| Black Reel Awards of 2006 2006 | Best Film | David Gale, Brian Robbins, Michael Tollin | Nominee |
| Black Reel Awards of 2006 2006 | Best Director | Thomas Carter | Winner |
| 2005 37th NAACP Image Awards 2005 | Outstanding Directing in a Feature Film/Television Movie | Thomas Carter | Nominee |
| 2005 37th NAACP Image Awards 2005 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Ashanti | Nominee |
| 2005 37th NAACP Image Awards 2005 | Outstanding Motion Picture | Nominee |
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2005 37th NAACP Image Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Samuel L. Jackson | Winner |
| Outstanding Directing in a Feature Film/Television Movie | Thomas Carter | Nominee |
| Outstanding Motion Picture | Nominee | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Ashanti | Nominee |
Black Reel Awards of 2006
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Director | Thomas Carter | Winner |
| Best Actor | Samuel L. Jackson | Nominee |
| Best Breakthrough Performance | Ashanti | Nominee |
| Best Film | David Gale, Brian Robbins, Michael Tollin | Nominee |
2005 Black Movie Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Achievement in Directing | Thomas Carter | Winner |
| Outstanding Motion Picture | David Gale, Brian Robbins, Michael Tollin | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Samuel L. Jackson | Nominee |
2005 Teen Choice Awards
3 nominations
| Choice Movie Actor: Drama | Samuel L. Jackson | Nominee |
| Choice Movie Breakout Performance - Female | Ashanti | Nominee |
| Choice Movie: Drama | Nominee |
2005 BET Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Samuel L. Jackson | Nominee |
2005 MTV Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Breakthrough Female | Ashanti | Nominee |
2006 32nd People's Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Favorite Movie Drama | Nominee |
ESPY Awards 2005
1 nomination
| Best Sports Movie | Nominee |