Official Website MPAA Rating: PG-13 Theater Release: 12/25/2007 Video Release: 5/13/2008 Buy it from Amazon: DVDVHS
Predictable but Sturdy - By Jeffrey Chen Nothing will likely surprise you about The Great Debaters, which features a sports movie plot as applied to the trials of a college debating team. The main concept point here is that it's an all-black team from Wiley College that rises to prominence when it eventually takes... MORE >>
Resolved: 'The Great Debaters' Is a Winner - By Diana Saenger I admit being a sucker for a movie full of emotion. If, like The Great Debaters, it’s also based on a true story, deals with racial injustice, and teaches young people how to dream for the impossible, I’m definitely on board. This film had me hooked when Professor Melvin... MORE >>
