Hoosiers
Recommended. Age: 10+. A Catholic review of this movie for parents.
Our review
A coach with a troubled past comes to a tiny town in Indiana to lead its high school basketball team. He works the boys hard and gives a drunk father a second chance as his helper. The little team goes all the way to the state championship. It is a warm story about second chances and teamwork, with some mild swearing and a few on-court fights. The one age is 10, set by Common Sense Media; the Church rates it A-I and the MPAA PG.
For parents
One age: 10, set by Common Sense Media. The Catholic classification is A-I (all ages, per OSV News via The Boston Pilot) and the MPAA rating is PG (per Plugged In). Common Sense lists several sports brawls, including a bench-clearing fight and a bloody injury that needs stitches; a character fires a gun into the air to threaten an approaching visitor; the coach forcefully dunks a man's head underwater to try to sober him up; some swearing (s--t, ass, damn, hell) and "Jesus" and "oh God" used as exclamations; and a player's father who comes to games drunk, plus some smoking. Plugged In notes the team prays before games and a player's Christian faith is treated with respect. Talk about it: Why does the coach give Shooter a second chance, and what does staying sober cost him? When is a coach being tough for your good, and when is he just being harsh? How do the players stand by each other?