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Touchback (2011) — Stream on Prime Video · CriticCrunch

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Touchback

Movie2011·118 min

Touchback

Directed by Don Handfield

Drama Family Fantasy

A drama family film directed by Don Handfield.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 58%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.6/10

120 ratings

About Touchback

A former high-school football star loses his shot at a college scholarship due to a devastating gridiron injury, but gets a second chance at living his dream.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Hopeful (7 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Cozy, Contemplative
Story Tags: fate destiny, redemption, coming of age, late 20th century, sports, american regional, high school campus, small town, group found family, underdog, everyman, time manipulation, fish out of water

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Details

Director: Don Handfield
Language: English

Cast

Brian Presley, Kurt Russell, Melanie Lynskey

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How Touchback Ranks

All movies

Top 58%

2010s movies

Top 51%

Drama movies

Top 60%

Top 58% All movies.

the vibe

Touchback Vibe

What it feels like

measuredhopefulmoderateapproachablelight-touchpersonalheartfeltcozycontemplative

What it's about

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

texture

cozycozy

time manipulation

fish out of water

fate destiny

redemption

coming of age

underdog

everyman

group found family

sports

american regional

high school

small town

late 20th century

hopeful 7/9hopeful 7/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9