Jim Dent

Legendary Texas A&M football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant (played here by Tom Berenger) had an interesting recipe for molding stellar football players: Test their commitment and talent for the sport by working them under the intense heat of the Texas sun at a grueling, competitive training camp. That's exactly what he did in 1954, and viewers will learn that the oft-quoted statement is true: Only the strong survive.

Freddie Steinmark, an underdog on the gridiron, faces the toughest challenge of his life after leading his team to a championship season.

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.