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Glory Road

"The incredible story of the team that changed the game forever."

In 1966, Texas Western coach Don Haskins led the first all-black starting line-up for a college basketball team to the NCAA national championship.

Top Cast

  • Josh Lucas

    Josh Lucas

    Don Haskins

  • Derek Luke

    Derek Luke

    Bobby Joe Hill

  • Jon Voight

    Jon Voight

    Adolph Rupp

  • Austin Nichols

    Austin Nichols

    Jerry Armstrong

  • Evan Jones

    Evan Jones

    Moe Iba

  • Mehcad Brooks

    Mehcad Brooks

    Harry Flournoy

  • Damaine Radcliff

    Damaine Radcliff

    Willie 'Scoops' Cager

  • Alphonso McAuley

    Alphonso McAuley

    Orsten Artis

  • Emily Deschanel

    Emily Deschanel

    Mary Haskins

Overview

In 1966, Texas Western coach Don Haskins led the first all-black starting line-up for a college basketball team to the NCAA national championship.

Rating

7.4 / 10
804 Reviews
3 Popular

2 Reviews

  • r96sk
    r96sk
    9 Nov 4, 2020

    Mid-00s Disney really knocking it out the park. 'Glory Road' is another top film from this period from them. Early on this feels like a 'Remember the Titans', even a 'Coach Carter', copycat but it actually ends up creating its own thing. Those two films are also great, but I felt this one nailed the emotion and rawness of events just that little bit better - the sports action also feels more real, at least to me. Josh Lucas is very good as Don. I don't necessarily think he gives an outstanding performance in the grand scheme of things, but it's a perfect performance for the role itself. Elsewhere, Damaine Radcliff (Cager), Al Shearer (Shed) and Mehcad Brooks (Flournoy) are all good too. Enthralling plot, well written dialogue, terrific score, an important message and a cast that seemed to gave their all. A quality film, even with the usual Disney slant/tendencies. My only criticism? That fake nose on Jon Voight, wow!

  • The Movie Mob
    The Movie Mob
    7 Oct 17, 2022

    **Glory Road shares the incredible true story of the determination and bravery of Texas Western's 1966 basketball team, but the script falls short of capturing its full potential.** Glory Road retells the inspiring story of 1966's first all-African American starting line-up in college basketball. The adversity these young men overcame and the courage to rise above the hatred and prejudice was genuinely inspiring. The cast, led by Josh Lucas, did a great job embodying the boldness and grit of each man. Unfortunately, the screenplay was fairly derivative and formulaic, even with a compelling true story. The movie is enjoyable but feels overdone and unoriginal, which takes away from the power of the story. Glory Road is not a bad movie by any means, but it could have been much better.

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