Both football and non-football fans will be compelled by this fascinating (if predictable) look behind the curtain.

Like Moneyball was to baseball, Draft Day is about how a team's general managers, coaches, and owners (not to mention the players) have competing interests that make their sport much more complicated than what the fans see on any given Sunday. If you've never watched or paid attention to the NFL's annual Draft Day, it would be easy to dismiss this sports drama as likely to be uninteresting but that's not the truth. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly If the language isn't an issue for you, and your teen can handle that this football movie takes place mostly in an office (with general managers on the phone!), Draft Day is fine sports drama. There are some references to sex, some kisses, and a brief shot of a woman's back as she's showering at her boyfriend's house, but nothing too risque. The movie, which was originally rated R until the MPAA overturned its decision on appeal, features lots of strong language (particularly 's-t,' 'a-hole,' and 'bitch,' but also 'f-k' a time or two). Although the movie is all about football, hardly any scenes actually take place on the field, so it will primarily appeal to die-hard NFL fans who know or are curious about the inner workings (however fictional) about the draft process. Parents need to know that Draft Day is a drama about the behind-the-scenes negotiations that go into football's annual big recruitment day.

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