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Coach Carter (2005)

★ 7.6 · 3,263 ratings on TMDB

It begins on the streets. It ends here.

Coach Carter poster★ 7.6

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.

DirectorThomas Carter
CastAntwon Tanner, Ashanti, Channing Tatum, Lacey Beeman, Nana Gbewonyo, Rick Gonzalez
GenresDrama, History
The emergence reading

Coach Carter keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E10 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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Same subject, different rung

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Shared director or cast.

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