National Champions
STX Films | Release Date: December 10, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
52
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
7
Negative:
1
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50
CNNBrian LowryDec 10, 2021
At its best, National Champions feels calibrated to provoke a conversation about the flawed framework of college sports, which is talked about plenty and still not enough. Then again, TV networks and sports-related media outlets benefit from the existing system, and many fans would rather just hear about wins and losses. Read full review
50
Washington PostThomas FloydDec 10, 2021
As an attempt to expose college athletics for what it is — a laughably lucrative hierarchy that relies on free labor by student-athletes to line the pockets of coaches, commissioners and other bigwigs — National Champions gets a notch in the win column. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comOdie HendersonDec 10, 2021
You need a blackboard full of X’s and O’s to keep track of the petty plays this movie's running. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperDec 9, 2021
The ruling on the field is this is an incomplete pass. Read full review
50
Screen RantRachel LaBonteDec 9, 2021
Aided by solid performances, National Champions has a great story, but ultimately its individual parts aren't enough to score the winning touchdown. Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayDec 8, 2021
This movie is all talk and no action. It’s a two-hour pregame show, with no game. Read full review
40
The New York TimesGlenn KennyDec 9, 2021
The movie dilutes its impact with lackluster direction of samey scenes — people in hotel rooms speechifying — and a distracting nighttime soap subplot. Read full review
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