National Champions (2021)

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

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.

• Released: 2021-12-10
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 1h 56m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.4/10 from 85 votes

Directed by Ric Roman Waugh.

Top cast

• Stephan James as LeMarcus James
• J.K. Simmons as Coach James Lazor
• Alexander Ludwig as Emmett Sunday
• Lil Rel Howery as Coach Dunn
• Tim Blake Nelson as Rodger Cummings
• Andrew Bachelor as Taylor Sheridan
• David Koechner as Richard Everly
• Jeffrey Donovan as Mark Titus
• Kristin Chenoweth as Bailey Lazor
• Timothy Olyphant as Elliott Schmidt

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Where to watch National Champions

• United States: watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video

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