Won't Back Down

2012
PG
2h 1m

IMDb RATING

6.4/10

YOUR RATING

Two determined mothersÂ look to transform their children's failing inner city school. Facing a powerful and entrenched bureaucracy, they risk everything to make a difference in the education and future of their children.

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Two determined mothers, one a teacher, look to transform their children's failing inner city school. Facing a powerful and entrenched bureaucracy, they risk everything to make a difference ... Read allTwo determined mothers, one a teacher, look to transform their children's failing inner city school. Facing a powerful and entrenched bureaucracy, they risk everything to make a difference in the education and future of their children.Two determined mothers, one a teacher, look to transform their children's failing inner city school. Facing a powerful and entrenched bureaucracy, they risk everything to make a difference in the education and future of their children.

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IMDb RATING

6.4/10

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations total

Videos12

Trailer 2:32

No. 1

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Won't Back Down: Want To Start A School With Me?

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Won't Back Down: Want To Start A School With Me?

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Won't Back Down: Change The School, Change The Neighborhood

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Won't Back Down: Hands Off Our Kids

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Won't Back Down: Phone Call From Tyler

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Won't Back Down: I Just Want To Teach

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Trivia
Last film of Bill Nunn.

Quotes
Michael Perry: When I drink, I ask nosey questions.
Jamie Fitzpatrick: When I drink, I marry losers.

Connections
Featured in The Big Review: Fall Trailer Park (2012)

Soundtracks
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Written and Performed by Shelly Speck

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Featured review

5/10

Mostly a Political Polemic

Won't Back Down is less a movie about living, breathing characters (with one exception) and more a political polemic about bad schools and bad unions. Viola Davis manages, as usual, to rise above surprisingly simplistic material and give a fine performance. But most of the characters were reduced to giving talking points, and some usually good actors gave surprisingly bad performances as a result. I know people worked very hard on this movie, and I'd like to be able to give it a more positive review...but I just can't.

This movie also made pretty good use of its Pittsburgh location, particularly nice use of the the incline. Points for the many sports-related T-shirts and the Giant Eagle bread.