12 Mighty Orphans
Based on the true story of the team that inspired a nation.
Haunted by his mysterious past, a devoted high school football coach leads a scrawny team of orphans to the state championship during the Great Depression and inspires a broken nation along the way.
- Genre: History, Drama, Action
- Studio: Greenbelt Films, Santa Rita Film Co., Sony Pictures Classics
- Keyword: underdog, based on novel or book, sports, war veteran, american football, orphanage, american football coach, great depression, based on true story, flashback, orphan, child labor, inspiring story, dust bowl, aftercreditsstinger, 1940s, 1930s, group home
- Cast: Luke Wilson, Vinessa Shaw, Wayne Knight, Martin Sheen, Jake Austin Walker, Scott Haze