About this movie
- Genres:
- Drama
- Language:
- English
- Running time:
- 2:01:07
- Partner rating:
- Released:
- 2012
Cast & Crew
Cast
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Maggie Gyllenhaal
Jamie Fitzpatrick
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Viola Davis
Nona Alberts
- Oscar Isacc
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Rosie Perez
Breena Harper
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Holly Hunter
Evelyn Riske
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Oscar Isaac
Michael Perry
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Emily Alyn Lind
Malia Fitzpatrick
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Dante Brown
Cody Alberts
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Lance Reddick
Charles Alberts
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Ving Rhames
Principal Thompson
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Bill Nunn
Principal Holland
Directors
- Daniel Barnz
Producers
- Tom Williams
- Amanda Morgan Palmer
- Micheal Flaherty
- Ron Schmidt
- Mark Johnson
Writers
- Daniel Barnz
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Won't Back Down
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Trailer for Won't Back Down
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.
Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes
32%
percent positive reviews
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Peter Bradshaw, Guardian [UK]
It is well meant, undoubtedly about something that matters, and it bends over backwards not to trash the teachers' unions gratuitously, but amid the attempts at gritty reality, I found the...
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Tim Robey, Daily Telegraph
The forces of unionism are mainly pilloried as lazy sell-outs, which is a pity, because a lot of other tangy issues come into play here.
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Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
Social-issue movies can have real societal impact. That's why Won't Back Down, which presses a lot of hot buttons, deserves to be taken seriously, and criticized seriously, on its own terms.
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Bruce Demara, Toronto Star
Won't Back Down doesn't wholly make the grade.
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