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Woodlawn

Woodlawn

Drama · 2015

Love and unity in a school torn by racism and hate in the 1970s. A gifted high school football player must learn to embrace his talent and his faith as he battles racial tensions on and off the field.

Movie details

Woodlawn

“One Hope. One Truth. One Way (John 14:6)”

2015 Drama 2h 3m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.5 / 10

8.2K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

79 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

57 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.8 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

Love and unity in a school torn by racism and hate in the 1970s. A gifted high school football player must learn to embrace his talent and his faith as he battles racial tensions on and off the field.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Woodlawn?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Jon Erwin · Andrew Erwin

Written by

Jon Erwin · Quinton Peeples

C. Thomas Howell

C. Thomas Howell

George 'Shorty' White

Sean Astin

Sean Astin

Hank

Jon Voight

Jon Voight

Paul Bryant

Virginia Williams

Virginia Williams

Debbie

Brando Eaton

Brando Eaton

Mike Morton

Sherri Shepherd

Sherri Shepherd

Momma Nathan

Nic Bishop

Nic Bishop

Tandy Gerelds

Court is in session

Put Woodlawn on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.