Top 20 Movies Based on True Stories

Titans

7. Remember the Titans

This story depicts the life of African-American football coach Herman Boone and his coaching experience at T.C. Williams High School in Washington D.C.

The trials and struggle of connecting youth and adults alike who are strongly divided in their racial differences makes a dramatic and heartwarming story.

With a strong character cast (including Denzel Washington) and humorous moments, Remember the Titans will not be easily forgotten.

Who doesn’t love a good American football sports movie?

The divide between whites and blacks is deep at T.C. Williams High School and Herman Boone is just the man the school needs to close the divide. Full of racial tension, the boys learn that in order to be a team, they must work as a team and that if another team picks on one of their players, they are all in this together.

The team learns the importance of loyalty and true friendship in this unforgettable movie. This gives us a look into what life was like for young black football players in 1971.

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1971 was the first year T.C.Williams had a racially integrated football team. The boys learn how to work together, despite their differences and the heckling they get from other teams. It isn’t easy, but in the end the team succeeds in being a unified front.