Forever Strong

Forever Strong (2008)

  • 29% of critics liked it
    (21 reviews)

  • 76% of users liked it
    (9,367 ratings)

A talented but troubled high-school rugby star gets a second shot at redemption after being sentenced to serve time in a Salt Lake City boys' home and landing a coveted spot on the famed Highland High School rugby team in this inspirational sports drama from director Ryan Little (Saints and… More

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PG-13,
Directed By
Written By
David Pliler
Genres
Drama
In Theaters
Sep 26, 2008 Wide
Crane Movie Company

Critic Reviews

  • Joe Leydon, Variety

    This earnest indie production comes across like formulaic fiction while taking cues (and recycling cliches) from the 'inspirational sports drama' playbook.

  • V.A. Musetto, New York Post

    As directed by Ryan Little and written by David Pliler, Forever Strong dredges up every sports movie cliché and stereotype ever invented. (Cue the slow-mo in the rain.)

  • Michael Ordońa, Los Angeles Times

    The movie is well shot and edited, the rugby scenes are enjoyable (if likely puzzling to the uninitiated) and Strong's earnestness excuses at least some of its predictability.

  • Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

    The whole package here is warmed-over mush from a hundred other sports movies, a tale padded out with game footage, training sequences, absurd coincidences, life lessons that teach nothing and wasted casting.

  • Adam Markovitz, Entertainment Weekly

    Shares the secret sin of many a pigskin pic: Despite all the macho posturing, the corny story is just as sappy as anything on Lifetime.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • EightThirty .


    18/01/2012 (PS3, NETFLIX)

  • J P


    It's a pretty decent film. There's a lot of cliches and the classic father-son relationship issue that we all see in sports films, but it wasn't too bad. Rick Penning had a pretty bad attitude for most of the film, but somehow I managed to like his character near the… More

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    Cast: Gary Cole, Sean Faris, Neal McDonough, Sean Astin, Arielle Kebbel, Penn Badgley, Olesya Rulin, Julie Warner, Nathan West, Max Kasch Director: Ryan Little Summary: Rick (Sean Faris) is a star player on his dad's rugby team until a DUI lands him in a reformatory.… More

  • KJ P


    During the trailer, I was like: no no no no no no no! But during the movie I was like: yes yes yes yes yes yes! This was actually a really good sports drama!

  • Nani V


    My neices are in love with these young boys, so they made me watch it with them. I have to say it was a pretty decent movie, a little touching. The main character plays rugby for his high school and gets into some trouble. He is sent to juvi where he starts playing rugby for another… More

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