IGN Entertainment called it "Inspiring, captivating and entertaining." The Movie Guide summed it up as "an entertaining morality lesson." Six years later, Coach Carter is still captivating audiences' minds as an underdog movie favorite and joining the top 10 films. Winning 3 awards and receiving 10 nominations for Best Director, Leading Actor and Best Female Performance, was an incredible story that touched the emotions of the audience and evoked the feeling of the victims and heroes of the story as than parents. The award-winning film has an ability to stimulate audiences through a unique and original message; unpredictable ending; and a dramatic change of characters, based on a true and gripping story. Coach Carter deserves at least a mention among the best films. The intense plot, with added internal conflicts between the protagonists and antagonists, had taken the audience on a roller coaster ride and adventure of a lifetime. Director Thomas Carter and Samuel Jackson worked together at Paramount Productions in 2005 to fully capture the highs and lows of Richmond High School's special season. Coach Ken Carter, played by Samuel L. Jackson, accepts a part-time, very low-budget coaching offer. at his old high school. As he begins his work, he discovers that the athletes are disrespectful and disobedient, to put it mildly. Coach Carter, in an effort to save these student-athletes' futures from drug dealing and incarceration, takes this position "by the horns" and enforces very strict rules. These rules include requiring student-athletes to: Sign a contract stating that they will maintain their GPA above 2.3; always attend classes while sitting in the front rows; and t...... middle of paper ...... new things, you tend to miss things that are right in front of you. With Coach Carter's very versatile message, its inspiring and unpredictable conclusion, and its dramatic change in the attitudes of its players, this is what Coach Carter is an award-winning and deserving film. Coach Carter should be placed among the best films of the last decade. He inspired so many people without needing too many big-name actors, directors or producers, while revealing the talent of the young cast and crew to the world. Works Cited by Coach Carter. Real. Thomas Carter. Perf. Samuel L. Jackson. Paramount Productions, 2005. DVD. “Coach Carter Movie Quotes.” Subtitles - DivX Movies. Subtitles, Podnapisi, Legendas, Subtitrari. Internet. March 12. 2011..