We Are Marshall (2006)

Rating: PG

Summary

After a plane crash takes the lives of most of Marshall University's football team, new coach Jack Lengyel (Matthew McConaughey) must rally the surviving players and a grieving community to victory. Based on true events, this inspiring drama follows Lengyel and his assistant coach (Matthew Fox) as they try to renew Marshall's football program and help the close-knit West Virginia town find new hope. David Strathairn and Anthony Mackie co-star.

Bob’s Review

This is not your typical sports film.  It's focuses more on the pressures brought on relationships in the aftermath of a deep tragedy.  The filmmaker does a good job weaving through the complexities and interaction of the characters of the town in it's painful rise from the devastating blow it was dealt with.