Opening this weekend amidst the Shrek and Pirates sequels is a little movie called Gracie, about a New Jersey girl in 1978 who fights to be allowed to play on her high school's boys soccer team after her brother dies (this was only a few years after Title IX passed, and the school doesn't have a girl's team).

First, how much do you love this poster?

Nobody puts Gracie in a corner! Unless it's for a corner kick ... (couldn't resist at least one soccer joke!)

Interestingly, the movie — produced by Andrew Shue (Melrose Place) and directed by Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth) — is loosely based on the experiences of actress Elisabeth Shue (Adventures in Babysitting, Leaving Las Vegas), who grew up playing soccer with her brothers. … continue reading