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National Champions

National Champions

How much is one player worth in an $18 billion game?

20216.41h 56m

Overview

A star quarterback ignites a players’ strike hours before the biggest game of the year in order to fight for fair compensation, equality, and respect for the athletes who put their bodies and health on the line for their schools.

Directed by Ric Roman Waugh
Written by Adam Mervis
Produced by Basil Iwanyk, Brendon Boyea, Greg Economou
Box OfficeBudget: $8.0MRevenue: $475K

Top Cast

Stephan James

Stephan James

LeMarcus James

J.K. Simmons

J.K. Simmons

Coach James Lazor

Alexander Ludwig

Alexander Ludwig

Emmett Sunday

Lil Rel Howery

Lil Rel Howery

Coach Dunn

Tim Blake Nelson

Tim Blake Nelson

Rodger Cummings

Andrew Bachelor

Andrew Bachelor

Taylor Sheridan

David Koechner

David Koechner

Richard Everly

Jeffrey Donovan

Jeffrey Donovan

Mark Titus

Kristin Chenoweth

Kristin Chenoweth

Bailey Lazor

Timothy Olyphant

Timothy Olyphant

Elliott Schmidt

Themes & Keywords

sportsamerican footballcollege sportscollege american football

About National Champions

National Champions is a drama film released in 2021 exploring themes of sports, american football, college sports, college american football. Directed by Ric Roman Waugh, it stars Stephan James, J.K. Simmons, Alexander Ludwig. A star quarterback ignites a players’ strike hours before the biggest game of the year in order to fight for fair compensation, equality, and respect for the athletes who put their bodies and health on the line for their schools.

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