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Critic M.N. Miller
rated 6

National Champions is tailor-made for Simmons. Along with Stephen James, they both give knockout turns. National Champions is far from a perfect movie, but it’s one hell of an entertaining one.

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Cast & Crew

Ric Roman Waugh
Director
J.K. Simmons
As Coach James Lazor
Tim Blake Nelson
As Rodger Cummings
David Koechner
As Richard Everly
Kristin Chenoweth
As Bailey Lazor
Lil Rel Howery
As Coach Dunn
Timothy Olyphant
As Elliott Schmidt
Jeffrey Donovan
As Mark Titus

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"National Champions" tells the story of a star quarterback who sparks a players' strike just hours before the biggest game of the year in order to fight for fair compensation, equality, and respect for college athletes. As tensions rise and loyalties are tested, a college coach must struggle to keep his life and team together in the face of this unprecedented challenge. Will the quarterback's bold move lead to victory, or will it ultimately destroy everything they've worked for?

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You can stream National Champions on: Amazon Store Fandango at Home

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as National Champions include Train Dreams, Goodbye June, Sentimental Value, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, The Brutalist, Manchester by the Sea.

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National Champions was released in theaters on December 10, 2021.

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National Champions was released for streaming on December 28, 2021.