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The year is 1973, and Jim Ellis (Academy Award Nominee*, Terrence Howard), a college-educated African-American, can't find a job. Driven by his love of competitive swimming, Jim converts an abandoned recreational pool in a Philadelphia slum with the help of Elston (Bernie Mac), a local janitor. But when city officials mark the Philadelphia Department of Recreation for demolition, Jim fights back - by starting the city's first African-American swim team. Recruiting troubled teens from the streets, Jim struggles to transform a motley team of novices into capable swimmers - all in time for the upcoming state championships. But as racism, violence and an unsympathetic city official threaten to tear the team apart, Jim must do everything he can to convince his swimmers that victory, both in and out of the pool, is within their reach...

2007 · 1h 48m
Director Sunu Gonera

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The year is 1973, and Jim Ellis (Academy Award Nominee*, Terrence Howard), a college-educated African-American, can't find a job. Driven by his love of competitive swimming, Jim converts an abandoned recreational pool in a Philadelphia slum with the help of Elston (Bernie Mac), a local janitor. But when city officials mark the Philadelphia Department of Recreation for demolition, Jim fights back - by starting the city's first African-American swim team. Recruiting troubled teens from the streets, Jim struggles to transform a motley team of novices into capable swimmers - all in time for the upcoming state championships. But as racism, violence and an unsympathetic city official threaten to tear the team apart, Jim must do everything he can to convince his swimmers that victory, both in and out of the pool, is within their reach...

COMMON SENSE

Inspiring sports tale takes on racism; cursing, drugs.

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Average 5.5
Reviews 110
Fresh 52
Rotten 58

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Studio
Lionsgate
Released
2007
Run Time
1 hr 48 min
Rated
PG For thematic material, language including some racial epithets, and violence.
Region of Origin
United States
© 2006 Cinered Internationale Filmproduktionsgesellschaft mbH & Co. 1 Beteiligungs KG. All Rights Reserved.

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Original Audio
English
Audio

English (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, AAC)

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English (CC)

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Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.