Movies and TvShows featuring "debate-team" theme.

Set in the 1930s, 'The Great Debaters' follows the journey of a debate team from a small African-American college challenging the racially segregated debate teams of larger and predominantly white universities. Inspired by the true story of Melvin B. Tolson and his Wiley College debate team, the film chronicles their struggle for recognition and equality in a divided society.

Candy Jar is a comedy-drama movie about a high school debate team dealing with various personal issues while preparing for an important competition. The story revolves around the rivalry between two teenage debaters, their interracial romance, and the guidance they receive from their debate coach. The movie explores themes of family, love, and ambition.

A high school student with a stutter joins the debate team and forms an unlikely friendship with a rebellious classmate. Together, they navigate the challenges of love, school, and the pressure to win the debate championship.

Thumbsucker is a comedic drama that follows the story of a teenager named Justin Cobb who struggles with an embarrassing thumb sucking habit. As he navigates through high school, Justin must confront various challenges and life lessons, including his relationship with his parents, his first love, and his search for identity and purpose. With the help of a quirky orthodontist and a hypnotist, Justin embarks on a journey of self-discovery and growth.

A group of jaded high school students sign up for a debate class taught by a tough, combative teacher from the Georgia Military Academy who teaches them that life is debate and DEBATE IS WAR.

Love, Fall & Order is a heartwarming romantic comedy set in a small town. When a New York City lawyer is sent to Provo, Utah to settle a property dispute, she finds unexpected love and learns the true meaning of compromise.

96 Minutes follows four young people caught up in a carjacking. The story builds to a pulse-pounding climax as it intercuts between the tense situation on the highway and the various flashbacks that reveal how they got there.

Listen to Me is a drama/romance movie set in Washington, D.C. It revolves around a group of college students on the debate team who face various challenges such as unwanted pregnancies, date rape, and domineering fathers. The film explores themes of love, friendship, and the pursuit of justice. It also delves into the complexities of college life and the class differences that exist within society.

Katrien (Cherié van der Merwe) is dumped by her boyfriend, high school rugby star Werner (Altus Theart), so he can focus his energy on the sport. To get even, she makes a bet with her friends that she can make a star out of the school's dorkiest boy, 'Wimpie' Koekemoer (Ivan Botha), by pretending to be his girlfriend. The awkward Koekemoer rises to the challenge but Katrien finds herself falling unexpectedly in love with him, until he realizes she is merely using him.

A girl goes to Harvard and joins the debate team. She has to deal with a ton of issues, from boyfriends, to ethnicity, to religion, to sexual assault.

The fascinating complexity of high school debate gives way to a portrait of the equally complex racial and class bias of American education in Greg Whiteley's riveting documentary.

Margie, a small-town girl in the 1920s, navigates through love, ambition, and high school life. She competes in a singing competition, deals with teen angst, and reminisces about her high school friends. Her relationships with her father, teacher, and football coach shape her journey towards graduation and finding her place in the world.

Set in the cutthroat, boy-dominated world of high school debate where tomorrow’s leaders are groomed, GIRL TALK tells the timely story of five girls on a diverse, top-ranked Massachusetts high school debate team as they strive to become the best debaters in the United States on their own terms.

Five high school debate team students go on an overnight school trip at a hotel, chaperoned by their teacher. When love triangles, friendship quarrels, and secrets are revealed, the team begins to fall apart. In the heat of an argument, a bagel is thrown out of the hotel window and hits somebody on the street below. How will this band of misfits get away with their rule-breaking shenanigans?

This documentary follows a college debate team as they prepare for and compete in various debate competitions. It explores the challenges they face and the friendships they form along the way.