12 Mighty Orphans
Seen it?2021 | 118 min | History, Drama, Action
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and middling reviews (63% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for action fans and history buffs. If you loved We Were Soldiers, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 58 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13: a parent's death or loss and peril. Probably too much for younger kids.
Haunted by his mysterious past, a devoted high school football coach leads a scrawny team of orphans to the state championship during the Great Depression and inspires a broken nation along the way.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
63% on Rotten Tomatoes, 44 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$4 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 58K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ty Roberts
- Luke WilsonRusty Russell
- Vinessa ShawJuanita Russell
- Wayne KnightFrank Wynn
- Martin SheenDoc Hall
- Jake Austin WalkerHardy Brown
- Scott HazeRodney Kidd
- Levi DylanFairbanks
- Jacob LoflandSnoggs
- Rooster McConaugheyPop Boone
- King OrbaRemmert