Won't Back Down (2012)

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Cast: Viola Davis, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Lance Reddick, Rosie Perez, Holly Hunter, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Ving Rhames, Oscar Isaac

Director: Daniel Barnz

Rating: PG

Running Time: 121 min.

Synopsis: Two headstrong mothers (Maggie Gyllenhaal and Viola Davis) wage a valiant struggle to save their children's troubled inner-city school, but find their forward-thinking efforts hampered at every turn by apathy and systematic bureaucracy. Holly Hunter, Rosie Perez, and Ving Rhames co-star.

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  • Oct 05, 2012 11:35 pm

    Peneflix said: C

    WILL HAVE YOU CHEERING AND ENJOYING TWO PERFORMANCES WORTH THE PRICE OF ADMISSION. TWO WOMEN FIGHTING THE "SYSTEM" TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION!

  • May 06, 2013 05:59 am

    Howard said: F

    While this "inspired by true events" story is absorbing, albeit manipulative, a little research reveals that the only thing true is that a company that owns charter schools has sponsored a couple failed parent trigger takeovers.

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