Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 136 min
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English
- Country
- Germany, United States
Why tonight?
- Reviewed better than most films in the catalogue.
The story
Based on a true story, in which Richmond High School head basketball coach Ken Carter made headlines in 1999 for benching his undefeated team due to poor academic results.
- high school
- scholarship
- sports
- violence in schools
- authoritarian education
- based on true story
- basketball
- teacher
- teachers and students
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Nana Gbewonyo — Junior Battle
- Antwon Tanner — Worm
- Channing Tatum — Jason Lyle
- Ashanti — Kyra
- Texas Battle — Maddux
- Denise Dowse — Principal Garrison
- Debbi Morgan — Tonya
- Mel Winkler — Coach White
- Vincent Laresca — Renny
- Sidney Faison — Ty Crane
- Octavia Spencer — Mrs. Battle
- Directed
- Thomas Carter
- Written
- John Gatins, Mark Schwahn
Production
- Rating
- 7.6 / 10 · 3,357 ratings
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures, MTV Films, Tollin/Robbins Productions
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
