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National Champions · LeviOsa

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How much is one player worth in an $18 billion game?

Drama1h 56m

🍅65%

🍅

65%

Tomatometer

🍿

79%

Popcornmeter

6.4

TMDB

Storyline

A star quarterback ignites a players’ strike hours before the biggest game of the year in order to fight for fair compensation, equality, and respect for the athletes who put their bodies and health on the line for their schools.

Trailers

2 videos

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Official Trailer

Strike Starts Hours Before The Big Game | Extended Preview

Strike Starts Hours Before The Big Game | Extended Preview

Details

DirectorRic Roman Waugh

ReleasedDec 10, 2021

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

$8M

Revenue

$475.5K

Parental guideRUS

Studios

STXfilms

Thunder Road

BondIt Media Capital

game1Amet EntertainmentWhy Not You Productions

Cast

Stephan James

Stephan James

LeMarcus James

J.K. Simmons

J.K. Simmons

Coach James Lazor

Alexander Ludwig

Alexander Ludwig

Emmett Sunday

Lil Rel Howery

Lil Rel Howery

Coach Dunn

Tim Blake Nelson

Tim Blake Nelson

Rodger Cummings

Andrew Bachelor

Andrew Bachelor

Taylor Sheridan

David Koechner

David Koechner

Richard Everly

Jeffrey Donovan

Jeffrey Donovan

Mark Titus

Kristin Chenoweth

Kristin Chenoweth

Bailey Lazor

Timothy Olyphant

Timothy Olyphant

Elliott Schmidt

Uzo Aduba

Uzo Aduba

Katherine Poe

Russell Wilson

Russell Wilson

Russell Wilson

Stickers

Where to watch(NG)

Rent / Buy

Amazon Video

Apple TV Store

Google Play Movies

YouTube

Fandango At Home

Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

6 fresh · 1 rotten

Critics consensus

“National Champions is well-acted and timely, even if it undercuts its own effectiveness with cheesy dialogue and gimmicky plot twists.”

65% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

T

Tim Cogshell

RTFilmWeek (LAist)Dec 24, 2021

It's very intense, very present day, and I liked it a lot.

A

Adam Mullins-Khatib

RTChicago ReaderDec 18, 2021

While not a perfect film, National Champions does express the discourse around an important issue in a compelling way.

B

Brian Lowry

RTCNN.comDec 11, 2021

The message is still worth contemplating, but lacking a better vehicle to convey it, feels more deserving of analysis on sports pages than the entertainment space.

M

M.N. Miller

RTReady Steady CutOct 21, 2022

National Champions is far from a perfect movie, but it’s one hell of an entertaining one.

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Information

Title

National Champions

Released

Dec 10, 2021

Rated

R

Region of Origin

United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 56m

Status

Released

Studios

STXfilms, Thunder Road

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