Undefeated

Director: Dan Lindsay, TJ Martin
Theatrical Release Date: February 17, 2012
Distributor: The Weinstein Co.
Awards: Winner: 2012 Academy Awards Best Documentary Feature

Synopsis: A high school football team in inner-city Memphis gains an inspirational coach and aspires to win the first playoff game in the school's 110-year history. [Synopsis courtesy of TIFF]

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The Playlist News

Watch: Trailer For The Academy Award Nominated Football Documentary 'Undefeated'

16 Oscar nominations. That's how many nods Harvey Weinstein conjured up for The Weinstein Company this year, another testament to the mega-producer's grip on the awards season and further evidence that nobody can rep a movie quite like Harv. And while his stable of "The Artist," &q...
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The Playlist News

Wim Wenders' 'Pina,' 'Buck,' 'Paradise Lost 3,' 'Project Nim' & More Make Oscar Documentary Shortlist

...and then there were 15. Just like that, the field for the films battling for the five slots at the Oscars for Best Documentary just got a lot smaller. The Academy Of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences announced the shortlist for the award and once again, there is no love for Werner Herzog.
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Leonard Maltin Reviews

Undefeated—movie review

This year’s Oscar winner for Best Documentary Feature seems almost too good to be true…but that’s what makes it so effective. Directed, photographed and edited by Daniel Lindsay and T.J. Martin, it profiles a most unusual fellow: a volunteer football coach for a Memphis high school that most people ...
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Indiewire Reviews

Criticwire Picks: From Football Triumphs to Crime and Kisses, Critics Look at New Releases

While the first two months of the year may be the critical dumping ground for some of the major studios, it’s a time when many smaller films finally fulfill their year-long path to distribution. We looked through the Criticwire responses for this week’s releases to see what recommendations we could ...
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Spout Reviews

"Undefeated" is a Good But Not Great Underdog Sports Film

It’s very hard not to like “Undefeated,” the underdog sports film that is currently also considered the underdog among the 2012 Oscar nominees in the feature documentary category. I’m not exactly sure why it’s thought to be a long shot, though, since it is a gorgeously shot, expertly edited and very...
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The Playlist Reviews

Review: Inspirational Football Documentary 'Undefeated' Scores A Touchdown

Watching inspirational movies is often like eating ice cream. While you're taking it in, it's sweet and immensely pleasurable, but as soon as you've reached the end, all that's left is an empty carton. Maybe we won't go as far as saying this kind of cinema is empty, but those swooned by "The Blind S...
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