Gracie

Gracie (2007) is a sports drama you can watch online on iFILM, directed by Davis Guggenheim. New Jersey, 1978: fifteen-year-old Gracie idolizes her older brother Johnny, the star of the school soccer team.

When Johnny dies suddenly, the family goes numb. Gracie grieves her own way — she sets out to take his spot on the field. But nobody wants a girl on the boys' team: not the coaches, not the school, not even her father, who can't bear to risk another child. And Gracie can barely play. Stubbornness, though, she has in spades.

The story grew out of Elisabeth Shue's own youth; she plays the mother here, and her brother Andrew Shue produced it. No miracle finish — just drills, scraped knees, and the slow work of being taken seriously. A warm pick for a family night. Stream Gracie (2007) online on iFILM.