When The Game Stands Tall-Kids Movie Review

It doesn’t matter if you win or lose, it’s how you play the game. That’s what legendary football coach Bob Ladouceur (Jim Caviezel) truly believed. Bob Ladouceur coached the De La Salle High School football team, from Concordia, California, to win 151 consecutive games, breaking all records for any American sport. Inspired by a true story, When The Game Stands Tall is an inspirational sports drama about a coach who taught his players valuable life lessons about character, conviction, faith and humility.

Rating: 4 and 1/2 out of 5 buckets
Release Date: December 9, 2014
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 10+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent Content: Moderate
Crude or Profane Language: None
Drugs and Alcohol: Mild
Will it Appeal to kids/ teens? Yes

Talking Points:

This is a sports movie, but it’s not all about sports. Coach Ladouceur’s goal is to shape his players to be young men of character, with conviction and faith. He wants to be a positive impact on and off the field. Great parent/child conversations.

Coach Lad doesn’t expect his players to play perfect, but to give a perfect effort.

Sexual Content: Mild

A high school boy and his girlfriend kiss.

Violent Content: Moderate

Two teammates get into a brawl.
A character is shot and murdered. We hear four gun shots, then we see his body on the ground.
A player’s father grabs and shakes his son, he even punches him in the stomach.
The players visit a VA hospital, we see soldiers without limbs.

Crude or Profane Language: None

Drugs and Alcohol: Mild