McFarland USA

2015

129 mins

Niki Caro (Whale Rider, North Country) directs this sports drama inspired by a 1987 true story. A group of Latino... More

Niki Caro (Whale Rider, North Country) directs this sports drama inspired by a 1987 true story. A group of Latino teens in an economically challenged town go against the odds to build a team and compete in high school cross-country races. Kevin Costner plays Jim White, the couch who guides them and their exceptional running abilities.

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McFarland USA | Ratings & Reviews

80_%130 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes® rating
88_%26,737 reviews
Audience score rating

"McFarland, USA feels at once mildly progressive and unavoidably retrograde."

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Variety

"Whatever the film’s virtues, subtlety was never going to be one of them."

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Time Out

"There’s more to this movie than sweeping music and celebrating in slow motion."

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The Guardian

"Ekes out a victory in the margins, proving that a little openness and a little self-awareness can do wonders."

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The Dissolve

"Thanks to the fleet direction of Niki Caro and no-bull performances by the boys... McFarland, USA gives us a vital sense of hardscrabble lives and dreams of glory deferred."

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Rolling Stone

"While the beats of the story are often stock, the picture benefits from sensitive direction by New Zealander Niki Caro (Whale Rider, North Country)..."

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