The Express (2008)

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The true story of Ernie Davis, two-time All-American running back for Syracuse University who led his team to the national championship in 1960. In 1961, he became the first black man to win the Heisman Trophy. Later that year, he was the first pick in the NFL draft. But Davis never got the chance to play professional football, he was diagnosed with leukemia during the summer of 1962 and died nearly... See Full Description

Genres: Drama, Adaptation, Biopic and Sports

Running Time: 2 hr. 10 min.

Release Date: October 10th, 2008 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG for thematic content, violence and language involving racism, and for brief sensuality.

Distributors: Universal Pictures

U.S. Box Office: $4,562,675


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Starring: Dennis Quaid, Rob Brown, Nelsan Ellis, Kris Wolff, Darrin DeWitt Henson
Directed by: Gary Fleder
Produced by: Derek Dauchy, Arne L. Schmidt, Ryan Kavanaugh
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Critics Reviews Average Grade: B-

Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"...involving and inspiring in the way a good movie about sports almost always is." more... B
E! Online, Chris Farnsworth
"...the audience never gets any traction with the story." more... C
Entertainment Weekly, Gregory Kirschling
"...Quaid delivers..." more... B-
filmcritic.com, Sean O'Connell
"...a commendable biopic that drags slightly but remains reverent to Davis' remarkable skills and undeniable legacy." more... B-

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