Greater
Directed by David Hunt, the movie centers on Brandon Burlsworth, who was told he wasn't good enough to play Division I football, but still took a risk walking on in 1994, and became the most respected player in the history of the program.
26 December 1924, Decatur, Georgia, USA
29 May 1958, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
14 January 1947, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
29 July 1949, Los Angeles, California, USA
29 October 1957
9 August 1976, Houston, Texas, USA
15 August 1984, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
3 February 1959, Buffalo, New York, USA
August 26, 2016
Had the filmmakers not repeatedly returned to the "doubting Thomases" and instead just played the film out chronologically, it would have had more of an emotional impact. (Full Content Review for Parents - Profanity, Bullying, etc. - also Available)
August 24, 2016
Just sweet enough and slick enough to appeal to pigskin fans and Christian family audiences.
August 28, 2016
A movie that has some undeniable inspirational appeal, but also one that's so sluggishly told that the appeal is moderately blunted.
August 26, 2016
While Brandon's own faith never wavers, the film cross-examines Christian pieties and even faith itself to a greater degree than any other faith-based film I can think of.
August 26, 2016
Moving, faith-based tale of football star's unexpected rise.
December 19, 2016
Yes, Burlsworth was truly an angel among us, but Greater takes the audience through some heavy-handed hell.
August 24, 2016
The life and untimely death of Arkansas football player Brandon Burlsworth is turned into a one-note sermon in David Hunt's leaden biopic.
August 26, 2016
... not a movie for people who look to movies for something more than uplift or assurance, but that's all right.
August 25, 2016
It' s not a big biopic about a big football star. It's an inspirational film about a life well-lived that ended too soon.
August 30, 2016
A faith-based football weeper that fails on almost every level.
August 26, 2016
An inspirational sports drama that dares to ask difficult questions about faith.
September 08, 2016
As a basic football film Greater is perfectly adequate, but it could have truly lived up to its title with stronger convictions on its faith component.
