Forever Strong (2008)

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The greatest victories are born in the heart.

Hotshot rugby player Rick Penning was the star player of his Arizona high school team until a fateful brush with the law forces him to ponder the consequences of his actions in a Salt Lake City juvenile detention center.

• Released: 2008-09-26
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 1h 52m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.1/10 from 226 votes

Directed by Ryan Little.

Top cast

• Sean Faris as Rick Penning
• Gary Cole as Coach Larry Gelwix
• Sean Astin as Marcus Tate
• Neal McDonough as Coach Richard Penning
• Julie Warner as Natalie Penning
• Penn Badgley as Lars
• Eliot Schwartz as Marty
• Michael J. Pagan as Kurt
• Nathan West as Quentin
• Max Kasch as Griggs

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Forever Strong

• United States: stream on fuboTV, Dove Amazon Channel, Cineverse Amazon Channel; watch free on The CW, Hoopla, Fawesome, Fandango at Home Free, Pluto TV, YouTube Free, Plex, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Cineverse, Xumo Play, Amazon MX Player; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
• Canada: stream on fuboTV; watch free on Hoopla, Plex, Cineverse
• Australia: watch free on Hoopla

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