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The Blind Side (movie)

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The Blind Side
Michael Oher at the Baltimore Ravens training camp in 2009
Directed byJohn Lee Hancock
Screenplay byJohn Lee Hancock
Based onThe Blind Side: Evolution of a Game
by Michael Lewis
Produced by
  • Broderick Johnson
  • Andrew Kosove
  • Gil Netter
Starring
CinematographyAlar Kivilo
Edited byMark Livolsi
Music byCarter Burwell
Production
company
Alcon Entertainment
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • November 20, 2009 (2009-11-20)
Running time
128 minutes[1][2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$29 million[3]
Box office$309.2 million[3]

The Blind Side is a 2009 American biographical sports drama movie written and directed by John Lee Hancock. It is based on the novel The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game, which was written by Michael Lewis. The movie stars Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Quinton Aaron, and Kathy Bates.

The movie is based on a true story. The story follows football player Michael Oher's life, from growing up in a very poor neighborhood, to being adopted by a rich family, and then going to play for Ole Miss and eventually the Baltimore Ravens.

Bullock won an Academy Award for Best Actress, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role. The movie was released on November 20, 2009 in the United States.

References

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  1. The Blind Side – DVD Sales. The Numbers. Retrieved on July 9, 2013
  2. "The Blind Side". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved January 15, 2026. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. 1 2 "The Blind Side Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 5, 2010.

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