CinemaOSMovie · 2026 · 1h 38m · NR

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An underdog sports documentary about a long suffering high school football program and their turnaround when a former player comes back as the head coach.

Directed byBrantley Palmer

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Status: Released
Runtime: 1h 38m
Language: EN
Released: June 11, 2026

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MMD ProductionsFixer Upper Films

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10 credited

Starring

Orion Binney

Self

James Tremblay

Self

Bill Allen

Self

Gideon Cavallo

Self

Jerry Cray

Self

Bob Hingston

Self

Matt Jurkoic

Self

Stan Jurkoic

Self

Jeff Lessells

Self

John Luopa

Self

Creative team

Directed by: Brantley Palmer
Produced by: Stephen Parkhurst
Oriana Schwindt

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