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Won't Back Down

Release Date: Sep 28, 2012
Rated: Thematic elements and language
Runtime: 2 hr. 1 min.
Genres: Drama
Director:Daniel Barnz
Cast:Maggie Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Oscar Isaac, Holly Hunter, Rosie Perez. Full cast + crew

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Two headstrong mothers (Maggie Gyllenhaal and Viola Davis) wage a valiant struggle to save their children's troubled inner-city school, but find their forward-thinking efforts hampered at every turn by apathy and systematic bureaucracy. Holly Hunter, Rosie Perez, and Ving Rhames co-star. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Won't Back Down by wgm
is definetly academy award material. Excellent casting, excellent directiing and a plot that hits home for a lot of people. Inspiring and dramatic, it left me...

Won't Back Down by sherrij421
All parents, teacher and those without children should go and see this heart felt movie. Two parents and a teacher to reach out and fix something that is so...

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