The Express

Name: The Express
Released: 2008-10-10
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Rob Brown, Omar Benson Miller, Aunjanue Ellis, Clancy Brown

PG
2h 10m
2008

61%

age 12+

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Witness the inspirational true story of a real American hero. Rising from the humblest of beginnings, Ernie Davis (Rob Brown) overcame impossible odds to become the first African-American to win college football’s greatest honor – the Heisman Trophy. Starring Dennis Quaid as the hard-nosed coach that helped drive him to greatness, The Express is a powerful story of triumph on and off the field that will have you cheering again and again!

Director:

Gary Fleder

Producer:

John Davis

Writer:

Charles Leavitt

Cast:

Dennis Quaid, Rob Brown, Omar Benson Miller, Aunjanue Ellis, Clancy Brown, Darrin Dewitt Henson, Saul Rubinek, Nelsan Ellis, Charles S. Dutton

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

61%

Critics Consensus: The Express crosses the goal line as an inspirational sports drama, although fans of the genre will recognize many -- if not most -- of its clichés.

Reviews

Entertainment Weekly

June 21, 2017

Time Out

Wally Hammond

The sports-movie template is capable of absorbing any story and delivering the same uplift.

June 21, 2017

At the Movies

Ben Mankiewicz

Rob Brown did a nice job.

March 3, 2019

At the Movies

Ben Lyons

Football fan or not, definitely be sure to see it.

August 20, 2018

Chicago Tribune

Michael Phillips

The film does the job, in its conventional way. But it's geared to throw the prime screen time in...

March 3, 2019

Common Sense Media

age 12+

Common Sense Says

Inspirational true story tackles race, football.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that this film -- which was originally rated PG-13 and was re-edited to earn its PG -- revolves around the issue of race in America in the '50s and '60s and is fraught with racial epithets and racist attitudes. There's also a certain amount of violence -- including hard-hitting football action and also dirty tricks like a coach directing his players to hit an opponent at the site of an injury. There's also some salty tough-talk from a football coach and depictions of the segregation and racial divides in the American South in the '50s and '60s.