Woodlawn, 2015, PG, 2 hr 4 min
Woodlawn Age Rating: PG Runtime: 124 minutes Studio: Pure Flix Entertainment Franchise: Standalone Franchise Position: N/A A powerful true story about faith, forgiveness, racial reconciliation, and how one spiritual awakening helped transform a football team, a school, and a community during a time of deep division in America. Ratings My Rating: 7.0/10 The Dove Foundation: PG IMDb: 6.5/10 Rotten Tomatoes: 79% Metacritic: 57/100 TMDb: 6.9/10 (approximate average user rating) Plot Summary Set in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1973, Woodlawn follows the true story of Tony Nathan, a talented African American football player who joins Woodlawn High School during the turbulent period of school desegregation. Racial tensions are high both on and off the football field, and conflict threatens to divide the team and the community. When a visiting sports chaplain shares the Gospel message with the football team, many players commit their lives to Christ. Their newfound faith begins to change their...