McFarland, USA (2015)

After being fired from his job, football coach Jim White takes the only position he can find: assistant coach at a school in a very poor California town. The culture shock for his family is severe and he doesn't last long as assistant coach since he's not used to being second-in-command. But, by keeping his eyes open, he sees that some of the kids in his PE class have real speed from which he might be able to construct a cross-country team.

It's got inspiration to spare. Seeing the family become part of the community when their initial reaction was to leave as soon as possible was downright heartwarming. I came away lifted and hopeful -- this just really worked on me.

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