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The Blind Side

2009 · Movie · 147 min

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Scores

  • Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer66%as of 2026-01-15
  • Rotten Tomatoes average6.3/10as of 2022-04-30
  • Metacritic53/100as of 2026-01-15

What it is

The Blind Side is a 2009 American biographical sports drama film written and directed by John Lee Hancock. Based on the 2006 book of the same name by Michael Lewis, the film tells the story of Michael Oher, a football offensive lineman who overcame an impoverished upbringing to play in the National Football League (NFL) with the help of Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy.

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Genres
Comedy / Drama
Original language
English

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