Movie · 126 min · drm, rma
The true story of a brilliant but politically radical debate team coach who uses the power of words to transform a group of underdog African-American college students into a historical powerhouse that took on the Harvard elite.
Where to watch The Great Debaters
Available on 8 platforms across 2 countries.
Chart positions today
Currently charting in 3 countries, best placed at #454 in Germany.
Available languages
Audio: Czech, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish
Subtitles: Czech, Danish, English, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Swedish
Chart history
The Great Debaters has spent 0 days in a top 3, 0 days in a top 10 and 4 days in a top 100 across the markets we track. Its best position anywhere is #40.
Seasons
7 seasons, 92 episodes in total.
- Season 1 (2009) — 14 episodes
- Season 2 (2010) — 13 episodes
- Season 3 (2012) — 13 episodes
- Season 4 (2013) — 13 episodes
- Season 5 (2014) — 13 episodes
- Season 6 (2019) — 13 episodes
- Season 7 (2020) — 13 episodes
Cast
Denzel Whitaker, Denzel Washington, Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollett, Forest Whitaker, Kimberly Elise, Jermaine Williams, Gina Ravera, John Heard, Devyn A. Tyler, Trenton McClain Boyd, Ritchie Montgomery, Jackson Walker, Tim Parati, Robert X. Golphin, Justice Leak, Glen Powell, Brad Watkins
Crew
Denzel Washington (director), Joe Roth (producer), Kate Forte (producer), Todd Black (producer), Oprah Winfrey (producer)
Awards
1 wins from 1 nominations.
- Producers Guild Stanley Kramer Award 2008 — won