Reach for it with everything you’ve got.
Based on true events, Pride is the inspiring story of Jim Ellis, a charismatic schoolteacher in the 1970s who changed lives forever when he founded an African-American swim team in one of Philadelphia’s roughest neighborhoods. This film shows how one ordinary person can change an entire community by instilling a sense of hope and purpose within the lives of the neighborhood kids.
MPAA: Rated PG
Principle Cast: Terrence Howard, Bernie, Mac, Kimberly Elise, and Evan Ross
Director: Sunu Gonera

After Jim Ellis offers Andre some tips on swimming, Andre insults Jim and challenges him to a race.
Themes: Pride, Arrogance, Competition, Defeat, Foolishness, Winning, Stubborn, Coaching, Race
2:36
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During the swim meet, a rival swimmer kicks Andre in order to secure his team’s victory.
Themes: Respect, Cheating, Failure, Giving Up, Competition, Race, Quitting, Sportsmanship
1:31
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After an apathetic and humiliating loss in their first swim meet, Coach Ellis challenges his team to take swimming seriously.
Themes: Opportunity, Regret, Carpe Diem, Criticism, Wisdom, Instruction, Disappointment, Motivation, Candor
2:28
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When Andre shows up late to practice, Coach Ellis makes his other teammates swim laps for his tardiness.
Themes: Teamwork, Potential, Teaching, Coaching, Consequences, Training, Responsibility, Atonement, Sportsmanship
1:39
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Coach Ellis tells his team the meaning of the letters that they represent.
Themes: Dreams, Pride, Carpe Diem, Determination, Opportunity, Self-Esteem, Self-Confidence, Dignity, Proud
1:27
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Coach Ellis shows his team the new uniforms that they must wear during their swim meets
Themes: Vanity, Unity, Embarrassment, Appearances, Self-Conscience, Pride, Preparing, Machismo
1:32
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An African-American swim coach resurrects an inner-city public pool and recruits troubled neighborhood teens to join his swim team.
Themes: Choices, Challenges, Ambition, Dreams, Second Chance, Opportunity
2:31
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