Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story
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Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story (2005)
Based on a true story, former parole officer Marilyn Gambrell and a colleague set up a pioneer trial-based program in one of America's toughest high schools to help the children of incarcerated parents regain control of their own lives and not expect the same thing to happen as it did to their parents. To the surprise of everyone, the program works, but the administration warns the duo that it will not last unless every senior student is able to pass his or her final exams and graduate with the class. As the end of the school year approaches, Gambrell faces a crisis to save everything she believes in or lose it all.Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story featuring Jami Gertz and Eugene A. Clark is streaming with subscription on Peacock Premium, streaming with subscription on Philo, streaming with subscription on fuboTV, and 8 others. It's a biography and drama movie with an average IMDb audience rating of 6.6 (394 votes).
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Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story has an average IMDb audience rating of 6.6 (394 votes). The movie is somewhat popular with Reelgood users lately.
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Based on a true story, former parole officer Marilyn Gambrell and a colleague set up a pioneer trial-based program in one of America's toughest high schools to help the children of incarcerated parents regain control of their own lives and not expect the same thing to happen as it did to their parents. To the surprise of everyone, the program works, but the administration warns the duo that it will not last unless every senior student is able to pass his or her final exams and graduate with the class. As the end of the school year approaches, Gambrell faces a crisis to save everything she believes in or lose it all.