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The Express
2008 2h 10m PG
Drama
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Biography
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Sport
7.2
62%
75%
71%
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A drama based on the life of college football hero Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy.
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Directed By
Gary Fleder
Written By
Charles Leavitt
Studio
Davis Entertainment
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Cast of The Express
Rob Brown
Ernie Davis
Dennis Quaid
Ben Schwartzwalder
Darrin Henson
Jim Brown
Omar Benson Miller
Jack Buckley
Nelsan Ellis
Will Davis, Jr.
Charles S. Dutton
Willie 'Pops' Davis
Justin Martin
Young Ernie
Justin Jones
Young Will
Nicole Beharie
Sarah Ward
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Marie Davis
Elizabeth Shivers
Elizabeth Davis
Clancy Brown
Roy Simmons
Danny McCarthy
Bill Bell
Regina Hoyles
Sister
Chelcie Ross
Lew Andreas
Saul Rubinek
Art Modell
Craig Hawksley
George Marshall
Jeff Still
Al Malette
Geoff Stults
Bob Lundy
Derek Graf
Maury Youmans
Evan Jones
Roger 'Hound Dog' Davis
Maximilian Osinski
Gerhard Schwedes
Enver Gjokaj
Dave Sarette
LaRoyce Hawkins
Art Baker
Lucas Ellman
Squirrel
Josh Odor
Darrell Royal
Matt Trissel
Clay Taylor
Chad L. Stevens
Peter Logan
Keir Thirus
Bob Ferguson
Chaz Black
Jimmy Saxton
Garth Gelker
Holy Cross Linebacker
David Darlow
Cotton Bowl Official
Michael Skewes
Cotton Bowl Referee
Gary Houston
Marty Harrigan
Ned Schmidtke
Bill Clark
Keith Kupferer
Small Fry Coach
Christopher Sullivan
Assistant All-Star Coach
Aaron Roman Weiner
Opposing Coach
Tim Grimm
W. Virginia Coach
Matthew Settle
President Kennedy
Stu Lisson
Man in a Suit
Lance Baker
Reporter
Christian Stolte
Dan Boyle
Mike Bradecich
Tom Martin
Chris Farrell
W. Virginia Sportswriter
Doug James
CBS Announcer
Ron Hawking
Syracuse Announcer
Linara Washington
Gloria Baker
Chadwick Boseman
Floyd Little
Kevin R. Kelly
Man in Dark Suit
Bruce Jarchow
Dr. Hewlett
Ridge Canipe
Gang Leader
Stephen Louis Grush
Gang Member
Louie Cesario
Gang Member
Paul Turner
Longhorn Scout
Rick Uecker
Middle-Aged Man
Kris Wolff
Grounds Keeper
Jeffrey Zabrin
Small Fry QB
Darryl Warren
Heisman Official
Brian Mahoney
Buffalo Doctor
Philip Rayburn Smith
Business Lawyer
Laurie Larson
Proprietor
Will Zahrn
Doctor
Phillip Edward Van Lear
NAACP Member
Michael Hargrove
Arthur
F. David Roth
Photographer
Richard Henzel
W. Virginia Booster
Howie Johnson
W. Virginia Heckler
James Anthony Zoccoli
W. Virginia Heckler
Eddie Bo Smith Jr.
Dallas Bellhop
Jeff Christian
Syracuse Trainer
Victor Cole
Hotel Worker
William Dick
Heisman Man in Suit
Sam Derence
Sports Reporter
Brian Boland
Cleveland Browns Asst. Coach
Walker Howard
Robert Field
Leonard House
Alan Touissant
Allan Graf
W. Virginia Referee
Kevin Stark
Reporter (Team Bus)
Kurt Naebig
Reporter (Team Bus)
Ernest Perry Jr.
Preacher
Ed Smaron
Play-by-Play Announcer
Dan Flannery
Hot Shot
Chet Coppock
PA Announcer
Robert Cullent
Petie
Guy Klinzing
Chancellor Tully
Barry Tolli
Elmira Free Academy Quarterback
Chris Cowan
Boston College Linebacker
Michael Malczyk
Penn State Linebacker
Torrey Vogel
Brokaw
Kenya Drew
Pretty Girl
John Anderson
Cotton Bowl Referee
Jeff Welsh
Texas Quarterback
Michael Labus
Cleveland Browns Quarterback
Mike Ullrich
Franklin
Lonnie Brooks
Singer
Angelina Lyubomirova
Band Member (uncredited)
The Express Reviews
Seattle Times
John Hartl
No matter what the very capable actors do to shake up the characters, they stubbornly remain types.
USA Today
Mike Clark
Despite appealing performances and kinetic football scenes, the storytelling is mostly conventional, except for two outstanding set pieces.
Christian Science Monitor
Peter Rainer
The Express may prove valuable to movie historians since it's a compendium of virtually every sports movie cliché ever contrived.
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips
The film does the job, in its conventional way. But it's geared to throw the prime screen time in the direction of the guy playing the guy coaching the guy who's supposed to be running the movie.
New York Daily News
Joe Neumaier
Sadly, however, this is all too familiar, which is something nobody could say about the real Ernie Davis.
San Francisco Chronicle
Peter Hartlaub
The player, coach and even the wise grandfather figure played by Charles S. Dutton have at least one more dimension than the typical sports-movie stereotypes.
New York Times
A.O. Scott
Packages a real-life story of athletic triumph and social progress into an accessible, rousing melodrama that is no less potent for being almost entirely predictable.
Newsday
John Anderson
A far more intelligent movie than the ads might make it seem.
Decent Films
Steven D. Greydanus
As a sports non-fan, my definition of a good sports film is one that my dad and I both enjoy. The Express has the goods.
At the Movies
Ben Mankiewicz
Rob Brown did a nice job.
At the Movies
Ben Lyons
Football fan or not, definitely be sure to see it.
New York Post
Kyle Smith
The movie might be a bit more interesting if Davis had more to him than simply graceful gumption and victimhood, and if the spaces around him could be filled with something.
Los Angeles Times
Mark Olsen
At times stirring, inspiring and thoughtful.
MovieFreak.com
Sara Michelle Fetters
I just wish so much of it didn't feel like high-gloss paint-by-numbers, and as good as some of the dramatics get the over-familiarity of it all can't help but dilute the emotional payoffs to the point of insignificance.
Houston Chronicle
Amy Biancolli
The Express plays for our sympathy -- and wins.
Detroit News
Tom Long
The Express is a somewhat ordinary movie about an extraordinary life.
Denver Post
Lisa Kennedy
The Express delivers visceral gridiron energy. Fleder and his crew capture the moments so many athletes refer to as 'being in the zone.'
Dallas Morning News
Michael Granberry
Davis is played winningly, without a single false note, by Rob Brown. His coach, the irascible but decent Ben Schwartzwalder, is brought home beautifully by Dennis Quaid, who has quietly become one of America's finest actors.
Chicago Reader
Andrea Gronvall
Director Gary Fleder does an end run around the genre's cliches, and cinematographer Kramer Morgenthau plays with desaturated color and highlights for a rich period feel.
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris
Aside from managing to get made at all, the movie doesn't do Davis's legacy any favors by giving us the store-brand version of his life.
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The Express: Ernie Apologizes
The Express: Ernie Questions Coach
The Express: Coach's Halftime Speech
The Express: The Team Is Greeted By A Mob
The Express: Coach And Jim Go See Ernie Play
The Express: Ernie's First Syracuse Practice
The Express: Ernie Has Dinner With Pops And Will
The Express: Ernie Scores A Touchdown Against Kansas
The Express: Jb Introduces Himself And Ernie To The Girls
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