![]() Though the coach has worked hard to get the team where it is, his goal has never been to keep the streak alive. The opening montage informs viewers of how the De La Salle Spartans, a high school football team, has remained undefeated for many years through hard work and discipline. WHEN THE GAME STANDS TALL tells the true story of a high school football team that had a 151 game winning streak under coach Bob Ladouceur. (CCC, BBB, H, L, V, N, A, DD, M) Very strong Christian, biblical, moral worldview with openly stated themes about humility and the importance of more than just winning, frequent reference to Bible verses and teamwork, the players often pray the Lord’s Prayer before games, a Christian funeral at a church three minor obscenities and one questionable profanity, a person feeling nervous kneels in front of a toilet though no vomit is shown general football violence with players being tackled and hit on the field, this sometimes leads to mild injuries like a bloody nose, some shoving not related to game play, a character is shot off screen (but no blood) no sexual immorality but a husband and wife kiss sometimes, teenagers sometimes kiss, and a boy says he took a purity pledge upper male nudity a brief party scene depicts young people with red solo cups one main character is shown smoking once, and this incident leads to a heart attack, plus no drug use depicted but one character asks another if he is high and, one father is verbally and sometimes physically abusive to his son. WHEN THE GAME STANDS TALL is a moving story that will inspire families with older children and teenagers. It overtly highlights Christian, biblical principles to instill humility and love for one another. Overall, WHEN THE GAME STANDS TALL is a movie that goes against a culture that is all about personal fulfillment. The story is both compelling and realistic, though the first half starts off weak and disjointed. Many of the young men who star in the movie are sure to have bright futures. ![]() ![]() The acting in WHEN THE GAME STANDS TALL is top notch. It takes Coach Bob everything he knows and believes to inspire faith, values and integrity into his students to make them a winning team again. ![]() As the team struggles to continue, they end up losing their first game in years, breaking the streak. Then, one of the students is tragically killed on the street. WHEN THE GAME STANDS TALL tells the story of a high school football team that has kept up a 151 game winning streak under coach Bob Ladouceur. ![]()
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