Breaking Glass: The Pat Summitt Story
A poignant sports documentary honoring Pat Summitt's transformative coaching career and enduring influence on women's basketball.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- inspirational
- reflective
- celebratory
- sports documentary night
- women's history viewing
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Pat Summitt appears through archive footage while colleagues and public figures assess how her coaching changed women's basketball.
The overview explicitly emphasizes Summitt's boundary-breaking career and influence beyond the court.
Interviews with Peyton Manning, Tamika Catchings, Billie Jean King, and Dawn Staley provide distinct perspectives on Summitt's significance.
The film combines named interview subjects with Pat Summitt's archive footage to revisit her coaching career.
Films like Breaking Glass: The Pat Summitt Story, and why
Hoop Dreams
shared sports documentary form, basketball focus, and portrait of institutional change through personal testimony
The Last Dance
shared archival sports storytelling, iconic coach or athlete legacy, and reflective treatment of competition
Battle of the Sexes
shared inspirational sports biography, gender and social barriers, and emotionally resonant legacy portrait
Movie Details
- Director
- Dawn Porter
- Release Date
- 2026-03-25
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Rating
- 9.0 / 10 (1)
Cast
- Pat Summitt
- Peyton Manning
- Tamika Catchings
- Billie Jean King
- Dawn Staley
Common questions
- What is Breaking Glass: The Pat Summitt Story about?
- A poignant sports documentary honoring Pat Summitt's transformative coaching career and enduring influence on women's basketball.
- What is Breaking Glass: The Pat Summitt Story like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Breaking Glass: The Pat Summitt Story as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Breaking Glass: The Pat Summitt Story violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Breaking Glass: The Pat Summitt Story.
- Which films are like Breaking Glass: The Pat Summitt Story?
- Films with a similar feel include Hoop Dreams, The Last Dance, and Battle of the Sexes.
- How long is Breaking Glass: The Pat Summitt Story?
- Breaking Glass: The Pat Summitt Story runs 82 minutes.
