The Great Debaters (2007)
"When the nation was in need, he inspired them to give us hope."
Critics Score
🎬 72%
(RT: 80%, MC: 65) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Jermaine Williams as Hamilton Burgess
Gina Ravera as Ruth Tolson
Is The Great Debaters good?
Yes. 86% of real audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics gave it 72%.
Where it ranks on ThumbScore
By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.
Overview
The true story of a brilliant but politically radical debate team coach who uses the power of words to transform a group of underdog African-American college students into a historical powerhouse that took on the Harvard elite. Wikipedia ↗
