Remember the Titans

"History is written by the winners."

2000 1h 53m EN

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7.7

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72%

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7.8

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★7.7TMDB · 3,097🍅72%Rotten Tomatoes●48Metacritic★7.8IMDB · 246,651

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Synopsis

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After leading his football team to 15 winning seasons, coach Bill Yoast is demoted and replaced by Herman Boone – tough, opinionated and as different from the beloved Yoast as he could be. The two men learn to overcome their differences and turn a group of hostile young men into champions.

“History is written by the winners.”

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Cast

Denzel Washington
Coach Herman Boone
Will Patton
Coach Bill Yoast
Wood Harris
Julius Campbell
Ryan Hurst
Gerry Bertier
Donald Faison
Petey Jones
Craig Kirkwood
Jerry 'Rev' Harris
Ethan Suplee
Louie Lastik
Kip Pardue
Ronnie 'Sunshine' Bass

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Boaz Yakin
Writers: Gregory Allen Howard
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.6× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Boaz Yakin, shot by Philippe Rousselot. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Trevor Rabin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Michael Tronick shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Denzel Washington and Will Patton and Wood Harris carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "History is written by the winners.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0210945 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Boaz Yakin directs. Philippe Rousselot behind the camera. Trevor Rabin scores. Michael Tronick cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Made its money back 4.6× over at the box office.
226 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Boaz Yakin, shot by Philippe Rousselot. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Trevor Rabin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Michael Tronick shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Denzel Washington and Will Patton and Wood Harris carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "History is written by the winners.".
8IMDB entry: tt0210945 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 21 themes, including "high school", "friendship", "sports", "ku klux klan".

The technical file

Cinematography: Philippe Rousselot
Original score: Trevor Rabin
Editing: Michael Tronick
Production design: Deborah Evans
Costume design: Judy L. Ruskin
Makeup / hair: Emanuel Millar
Stunt coordinator: Gerard 'Gus' Williams
Runtime: 113 min · 1h 53m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $30,000,000
Box office: $136,700,000
Return: 456% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Remember the Titans (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes: 72% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 48/100
IMDB rating: 7.8/10 · 246,651 votes
MPAA: PG

Awards

8 wins & 17 nominations total

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Motion Picture
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture

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John Chard2015-08-02
★ 8.5/10
In Greek mythology, the Titans were greater even than the gods. Based on real events in 1971, where T.C. Williams High School, a now hot bed integrated school, becomes a beacon of unification via their mixed race football team. As is normally the case with films of this ilk, it quickly comes to pass that certain artistic licence has been taken with the truth. In reality the issues of race, integration and the near powder-keg atmosphere portrayed in the picture, were long past their worst in Virginia 1971. However, that should in no way detract from the thematics and truthful aspects of this Disney production. As is told in the film, the Titans did have what became known as the perfect season, whilst the bond formed between the black and white members most definitely existed. All told, the film soars high as an inspirational piece, not only for the mixed race community coming together plot's essential being, but in the crucial tale of one Gerry Bertier. That this film urged me to seek out the story of Bertier is a testament to the power of film, regardless of any sort of sentimental prodding from the film makers. It's hoped that this film also prompts newcomers to research further the topics within the story. The cast list is impressive, Denzel Washington and Will Patton find instant chemistry as the head coaches thrust together by outside influences, with both guys beautifully doing credit to the real life friendship that would be born from the situation. Ryan Hurst, Wood Harris, Ethan Suplee, Donald Faison, Kip Pardue, Craig Kirkwood and a pre-fame Ryan Gosling fill out the integrated football team. While two important female family roles are nicely portrayed by Hayden Panettiere and Nicole Ari Parker. The soundtrack is nicely put together, with the core offering of Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell's thumping rendition of "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" particularly potent and uplifting. Though not primarily offering up anything new in the pantheon of race and sport related movies, Remember The Titans does have so much good going for it. It's hard to be picky, even churlish about the little faults (are these actors really the age of high schoolers for example?), so hopefully come the end, after the credits roll, you will be suitably inspired and perhaps a touch more better off for having spent time with this particular football team. 8.5/10
Wong2016-02-05
Denzel Washington leads the team on a charge until the final whistle in Remember the Titans, a grand and inspirational football film. This Walt Disney classic is a primitive display of adversity and courage. The amount of chemistry from the then-segregated gridiron warriors was remarkable and helped propel this film as a truly great and heartfelt sports movie for every generation to experience. 5/5
GenerationofSwine2023-01-12
★ 10/10
OK, well, reading through the bad reviews there are some grudges here based on, well, how the other teams were depicted because 1971 wasn't long enough for some of the people that played them to pass on their mortal coils. I can relate to that. I grew up countryfied and have tasted the salt of playing against a school that was three or four times our size, schools that could afford to cherry-pick who played. Schools where the defense could rest when the offense was on the field...apparently T.C. Williams was one of those giant schools. I can sympathize with some of the negative reviews here...because, honestly, if they made a movie like this about Woodstock, I'd give it 1 star out of principal. Seriously, no, we might be hicks, but we rotate from linebacker to offensive tackle. When you faced off against schools that had an actual student body, you knew you were going to lose, the only question was how hard were you going to make their victory. Sounds like T.C. Williams was one of those giant schools. OK, rant done. I caught this on TNT and the music drew me in right away. Hear a good song it catches your ear and drags you in. And this has the acting to back it up. It's very... nice seeing Washington NOT playing the smart-cop role or a variation there of. He can act, he can act well, and this is one of the movies where he's not playing the same role over and over again. So, when he comes out of that shell and gets a gig playing a role he doesn't always play... it's kind of a treat isn't it? Of course the highlight was really Hayden Panettiere, not because she was absolutely adorable in the film (which she was), but more because she did a great job of turning a little girl into that parent, on the sidelines, that thinks he's Ditka, so she was not only adorable but hysterical. The Hippie, Ryan Gosling?, was another little gem, not because he did a particularly good job acting, though it was fair enough. No, he stood out because anyone that's payed football knew someone like him. It gave it a bit of an authentic feel. The only real downside was that, by 1971, schools were integrated and been for a while. It kind of lost that authenticity when they went that route. But, you know what, who cares, it was entertaining enough despite that. It was a solid football movie. And for all the 1 star reviews, particularly those written by people from the smaller schools that had to go up against the Titans... I feel for you. I remember being in that situation and I'd be bitter too if the giant school had a movie made about them that suggested they were in anyway the under-dog.