Touchback

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Touchback

PG-13

2012

1h 58m

Drama

Fantasy

Adventure

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A man (Brian Presley) seeks counsel from his longtime mentor (Kurt Russell) when he gets a unique opportunity to revisit his youth and the injury that ended his promising football career.

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Bill Goodykoontz

Arizona Republic

Apr 19, 2012

3/5

Earnestness and obviousness compete for supremacy early on in Don Handfield's film, with the latter fully in front; happily, earnestness stages a comeback by the end.

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Joe Leydon

Variety

Apr 16, 2012

A lightweight and overlong feel-good drama that plays like a mashup of It's a Wonderful Life and Friday Night Lights.

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William Goss

Film.com

Apr 13, 2012

Are any of them alone reason enough to sit through two hours of warmed-over life lessons? Not particularly, but it should be said that the cast and crew have made a fair stride towards redeeming earnest low-budget filmmaking of this ilk...

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Jeff Beck

We Got This Covered

Jan 16, 2013

6/10

Touchback is a sweet family film that ultimately lacks enough insight into the main character's thought process as he struggles to make a decision that could change his life.

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William Bibbiani

CraveOnline

Sep 7, 2012

5/10

Touchback isn't a bad movie, aside from the makeup effects that look like someone just shoved a pillow down Bryan Presley's shirt. It's just an unconvincing one.

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S. Jhoanna Robledo

Common Sense Media

Apr 16, 2012

3/5

Former jock gets second chance in uplifting (albeit cliched) sports drama.

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Roger F

@Rfilips Aug 15, 2026

Good story Great message I loved it

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John K

@RT35475321 Jul 27, 2026

Great movie not sure why the ratings are so low? This is not only a sports movie but an uplifting film about family and community coming together during adverse struggles. The film has a spiritual feeling on the human spirit. This should hit the spot in particular for those former athletes. Not sure if the rotten tomato critics have ever related or experienced to these challenges.

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Janice B

@RT76191886 Jul 26, 2026

Very sweet movie with a surprising, sneaky message re: the sovereignty of God. If you struggle watching movies because of inappropriate content and zero reason to spend 2 hours sitting in front of a screen, this will be a lovely surprise to your heart. I’m going to purchase this for my very limited movie library. This is entertainment worthy of 2 hours of your life.

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thiago S

@Thiagostone Mar 31, 2026

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Matt M

@Cjsheehj Jan 25, 2026

Perhaps one of the most painfully dumb endings I’ve ever seen in my entire life. He really ruins his entire life, his entire future, his mobility, and almost everything for a meaningless game of high school football. He could’ve still married the nice girl, he could’ve done that and been successful, could’ve gotten a free college education at the bare minimum instead of being a dirt poor farmer with no will to live. Yet, he doesn’t, he willingly ruins his life during his second chance, and because of it, makes everyone he cares about life worse too

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Brian b

@Brian249 Jan 22, 2026

In my opinion one of the better football movies. It was just an all-around great feel good movie. Good for everyone

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Synopsis

A man (Brian Presley) seeks counsel from his longtime mentor (Kurt Russell) when he gets a unique opportunity to revisit his youth and the injury that ended his promising football career.

Director: Don Handfield
Producer: Brian Presley, Kevin Matusow, Carissa Buffel, Lisa Kearns
Screenwriter: Don Handfield
Distributor: Anchor Bay
Production Co: Freedom Films, Emmett/Furla Oasis Films
Rating: PG-13 (Some Mature Thematic Elements)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 13, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 31, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $204.1K
Runtime: 1h 58m

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