Coach Carter

Coach Carter (2005) is a sports drama you can watch online on iFILM. Directed by Thomas Carter, it stars Samuel L. Jackson as a hard-nosed high-school basketball coach who refuses to bend.

It draws on what the real Ken Carter did in Richmond, California, as the 1990s closed out. His players were unbeaten on the court and failing in the classroom. So he padlocked the gym: no passing grades, no games. The team forfeits two matches, parents revolt, and the school board demands he back down. For the first time, the kids start asking what happens to them after the final buzzer. Rob Brown, Rick Gonzalez, Channing Tatum and Ashanti round out the locker room.

The film rests on one uncomfortable idea: a winning scoreboard means nothing if there's no future behind it. It runs past two hours and takes its time getting there. Stream Coach Carter (2005) online on iFILM.