Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- earnest
- melancholic
- hopeful
- sports movie night
- inspirational viewing
What critics said
Critics found Matthew McConaughey’s performance compelling but viewed the direction and easy feel-good treatment of the tragedy as shortcomings.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Marshall students, university leaders, surviving players, and bereaved families use the 1971 football season to process the plane-crash loss.
President Don Dedman must preserve Marshall football by finding a coach, assembling a roster, and securing NCAA permission for freshmen to play.
Jack Lengyel reexamines the Lombardi creed that winning is the only thing while guiding inexperienced players through a painful season.
The Marshall Thundering Herd functions as a central symbol of Huntington, West Virginia, after the tragedy.
Films like We Are Marshall, and why
Remember the Titans
shared true-story sports drama, community grief, interracial college athletics, and uplifting team rebuilding
Friday Night Lights
shared college football setting, reflective sports drama, small-town atmosphere, and emotionally earnest coaching narrative
The Express
shared memorial sports story, institutional rebuilding, inspirational coaching, and feel-good historical drama
Movie Details
- Director
- McG
- Release Date
- 2006-12-12
- Runtime
- 131 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (827)
Cast
- Matthew McConaughey
- Matthew Fox
- Anthony Mackie
- David Strathairn
- Ian McShane
- Kate Mara
- January Jones
- Kate Kneeland
- Wes Brown
- L. Warren Young
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is We Are Marshall about?
- After a devastating plane crash decimates Marshall University’s football program, a new coach and a grieving community fight to bring the team back to the field.
- What is We Are Marshall like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of We Are Marshall as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is We Are Marshall violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in We Are Marshall as mild.
- What did critics think of We Are Marshall?
- Critics found Matthew McConaughey’s performance compelling but viewed the direction and easy feel-good treatment of the tragedy as shortcomings.
- Which films are like We Are Marshall?
- Films with a similar feel include Remember the Titans, Friday Night Lights, and The Express.
- How long is We Are Marshall?
- We Are Marshall runs 131 minutes.
- Where can I watch We Are Marshall?
- In United States, We Are Marshall is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand.
