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** In Japanese, it is known as しあわせの隠れ場所 ("The Hiding Place of Happiness").
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* DisownedAdaptation: Michael Oher always hated how the film depicted him as a passive, unskilled big guy who had to learn how to play football; his preexisting talents on the football field were the reason he even attended the Tuohy children's school and met the family in the first place, and he complained about this adaptation choice even before the film's release. Still, at the time of said release he was generally happy with the film and its depiction of his relationship with the Tuohys, though he later felt that the added attention led to people having unrealistic expectations for his performance and hurt his football career. He fully turned against the film in 2023, when it [[https://sports.yahoo.com/michael-oher-the-blind-side-money-adoption-conservatorship-140719821.html was revealed]] that the Tuohys never legally adopted Michael, only putting him under a conservatorship that ensured he never got any money from the movie, while family made millions in royalties.

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* DisownedAdaptation: Michael Oher always hated how the film depicted him as a passive, unskilled big guy who had to learn how to play football; his preexisting talents on the football field were the reason he even attended the Tuohy children's school and met the family in the first place, and he complained about this adaptation choice even before the film's release. Still, at the time of said release he was generally happy with the film and its depiction of his relationship with the Tuohys, though he later felt that the added attention led to people having unrealistic expectations for his performance and hurt his football career. He fully turned against the film in 2023, when it [[https://sports.yahoo.com/michael-oher-the-blind-side-money-adoption-conservatorship-140719821.html it was revealed]] that the Tuohys [[BasedOnAGreatBigLie never legally adopted Michael, Michael]], only putting him under a conservatorship that ensured he never got any money from the movie, while the family made millions in royalties.
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* DisownedAdaptation: Michael Oher always hated how the film depicted him as a passive, unskilled big guy who had to learn how to play football; his preexisting talents on the football field were the reason he even attended the Tuohy children's school and met the family in the first place, and he complained about this adaptation choice even before the film's release. Still, at the time of said release he was generally happy with the film and its depiction of his relationship with the Tuohys, though he later felt that the added attention led to people having unrealistic expectations for his performance and hurt his football career. He fully turned against the film in 2023, when it [[https://sports.yahoo.com/michael-oher-the-blind-side-money-adoption-conservatorship-140719821.html was revealed]] that the Tuohys never even adopted Michael, only putting him under a conservatorship that ensured he never even got any money from the movie, while family made millions in royalties.

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* DisownedAdaptation: Michael Oher always hated how the film depicted him as a passive, unskilled big guy who had to learn how to play football; his preexisting talents on the football field were the reason he even attended the Tuohy children's school and met the family in the first place, and he complained about this adaptation choice even before the film's release. Still, at the time of said release he was generally happy with the film and its depiction of his relationship with the Tuohys, though he later felt that the added attention led to people having unrealistic expectations for his performance and hurt his football career. He fully turned against the film in 2023, when it [[https://sports.yahoo.com/michael-oher-the-blind-side-money-adoption-conservatorship-140719821.html was revealed]] that the Tuohys never even legally adopted Michael, only putting him under a conservatorship that ensured he never even got any money from the movie, while family made millions in royalties.
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* DisownedAdaptation: Michael Oher always hated how the film depicted him as a passive, unskilled big guy who had to learn how to play football; his preexisting talents on the football field were the reason he even attended the Tuohy children's school and met the family in the first place, and he complained about this adapatation choice even before the film's release. Still, at the time of said release he was generally happy with the film and its depiction of his relationship with the Tuohys, though he later felt that the added attention led to people having unrealistic expectations for his performance and hurt his football career. He fully turned against the film in 2023, when it [[https://sports.yahoo.com/michael-oher-the-blind-side-money-adoption-conservatorship-140719821.html was revealed]] that the Tuohys never even adopted Michael, only putting him under a conservatorship that ensured he never even got any money from the movie.

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* DisownedAdaptation: Michael Oher always hated how the film depicted him as a passive, unskilled big guy who had to learn how to play football; his preexisting talents on the football field were the reason he even attended the Tuohy children's school and met the family in the first place, and he complained about this adapatation adaptation choice even before the film's release. Still, at the time of said release he was generally happy with the film and its depiction of his relationship with the Tuohys, though he later felt that the added attention led to people having unrealistic expectations for his performance and hurt his football career. He fully turned against the film in 2023, when it [[https://sports.yahoo.com/michael-oher-the-blind-side-money-adoption-conservatorship-140719821.html was revealed]] that the Tuohys never even adopted Michael, only putting him under a conservatorship that ensured he never even got any money from the movie.movie, while family made millions in royalties.
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* ActorSharedBackground: Creator/SandraBullock plays the adoptive mother of Michael Oher. And Bullock herself, also has adopted children.
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* DisownedAdaptation: Michael Oher always hated how the film depicted him as a passive, unskilled big guy who had to learn how to play football; his preexisting talents on the football field were the reason he even attended the Tuohy children's school and met the family in the first place, and he complained about this adapatation choice even before the film's release. Still, at at the time of said release he was generally happy with the film and its depiction of his relationship with the Tuohys, though he later felt that the added attention led to people having unrealistic expectations for his performance and hurt his football career. He fully turned against the film in 2023, when it [[https://sports.yahoo.com/michael-oher-the-blind-side-money-adoption-conservatorship-140719821.html was revealed]] that the Tuohys never even adopted Michael, only putting him under a conservatorship that ensured he never even got any money from the movie.

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* DisownedAdaptation: Michael Oher always hated how the film depicted him as a passive, unskilled big guy who had to learn how to play football; his preexisting talents on the football field were the reason he even attended the Tuohy children's school and met the family in the first place, and he complained about this adapatation choice even before the film's release. Still, at at the time of said release he was generally happy with the film and its depiction of his relationship with the Tuohys, though he later felt that the added attention led to people having unrealistic expectations for his performance and hurt his football career. He fully turned against the film in 2023, when it [[https://sports.yahoo.com/michael-oher-the-blind-side-money-adoption-conservatorship-140719821.html was revealed]] that the Tuohys never even adopted Michael, only putting him under a conservatorship that ensured he never even got any money from the movie.
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* DisownedAdaptation: Michael Oher hates how the film depicted him as a passive, unskilled big guy who had to learn how to play football who became unstoppable after doing so. Though he was at the time of release happier with the end result especially the depiction of his relationship with the Tuohys. However he later felt that the latter aspect led to people having unrealistic expectations for his performance and hurt his football career, which has since caused him to completely disregard the film altogether. It gets even worse with this [[https://sports.yahoo.com/michael-oher-the-blind-side-money-adoption-conservatorship-140719821.html article]] where it’s revealed that the Tuohys only put Oher under a conservatorship and he never got any money from the movie.

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* DisownedAdaptation: Michael Oher hates always hated how the film depicted him as a passive, unskilled big guy who had to learn how to play football; his preexisting talents on the football who became unstoppable after doing so. Though field were the reason he was even attended the Tuohy children's school and met the family in the first place, and he complained about this adapatation choice even before the film's release. Still, at at the time of said release happier he was generally happy with the end result especially the film and its depiction of his relationship with the Tuohys. However Tuohys, though he later felt that the latter aspect added attention led to people having unrealistic expectations for his performance and hurt his football career, which has since caused him to completely disregard career. He fully turned against the film altogether. It gets even worse with this in 2023, when it [[https://sports.yahoo.com/michael-oher-the-blind-side-money-adoption-conservatorship-140719821.html article]] where it’s revealed was revealed]] that the Tuohys never even adopted Michael, only put Oher putting him under a conservatorship and that ensured he never even got any money from the movie.
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* DisownedAdaptation: Michael Oher hates how the film depicted him as a passive, unskilled big guy who had to learn how to play football who became unstoppable after doing so. Though he was at the time of release happier with the end result especially the depiction of his relationship with the Tuohys. However he later felt that the latter aspect led to people having unrealistic expectations for his performance and hurt his football career, which has since caused him to completely disregard the film altogether. It gets even worse with this [[https://sports.yahoo.com/michael-oher-the-blind-side-money-adoption-conservatorship-140719821.html article]] where its revealed that the Tuohys only put Oher under a conservatorship and he never got any money from the movie.

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* DisownedAdaptation: Michael Oher hates how the film depicted him as a passive, unskilled big guy who had to learn how to play football who became unstoppable after doing so. Though he was at the time of release happier with the end result especially the depiction of his relationship with the Tuohys. However he later felt that the latter aspect led to people having unrealistic expectations for his performance and hurt his football career, which has since caused him to completely disregard the film altogether. It gets even worse with this [[https://sports.yahoo.com/michael-oher-the-blind-side-money-adoption-conservatorship-140719821.html article]] where its it’s revealed that the Tuohys only put Oher under a conservatorship and he never got any money from the movie.
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* DisownedAdaptation: Michael Oher hates how the film depicted him as a passive, unskilled big guy who had to learn how to play football who became unstoppable after doing so. Though he was at the time of release happier with the end result especially the depiction of his relationship with the Tuohys. However he later felt that the latter aspect led to people having unrealistic expectations for his performance and hurt his football career, which has since caused him to completely disregard the film altogether.

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* DisownedAdaptation: Michael Oher hates how the film depicted him as a passive, unskilled big guy who had to learn how to play football who became unstoppable after doing so. Though he was at the time of release happier with the end result especially the depiction of his relationship with the Tuohys. However he later felt that the latter aspect led to people having unrealistic expectations for his performance and hurt his football career, which has since caused him to completely disregard the film altogether. It gets even worse with this [[https://sports.yahoo.com/michael-oher-the-blind-side-money-adoption-conservatorship-140719821.html article]] where its revealed that the Tuohys only put Oher under a conservatorship and he never got any money from the movie.
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* CompletelyDifferentTitle: ''L'Éveil d'un champion'' (Awakening of a Champion) in Canadian French, but untranslated in European French.
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* TheDanza: A strange version because Collins is played by an actress whose last name is Collins.

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* TheDanza: A strange version because Collins is played by an actress whose last name is Collins.[[Creator/LilyCollins Collins]].
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* DoingItForTheArt: Sandra Bullock took a pay cut to make this film because she knew how hard John Lee Hancock was working on it.

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* DoingItForTheArt: Sandra Bullock Creator/SandraBullock took a pay cut to make this film because she knew how hard John Lee Hancock was working on it.



* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The producers were so intent on casting Creator/JuliaRoberts as Leigh Anne Tuohy that if they couldn't get her they would either rewrite the film as a father-son story or scrap it altogether. Fortunately Sandra Bullock was up to the challenge.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The producers were so intent on casting Creator/JuliaRoberts as Leigh Anne Tuohy that if they couldn't get her they would either rewrite the film as a father-son story or scrap it altogether. Fortunately Sandra Bullock Creator/SandraBullock was up to the challenge.
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* DisownedAdaptation: Michael Oher hates how the film depicted him as a passive, unskilled big guy who had to learn how to play football who became unstoppable after doing so. Though he was at the time of release happier with the end result however he later felt that the latter aspect led to people having unrealistic expectations for his performance and hurt his football career, which has since caused him to completely disregard the film.

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* DisownedAdaptation: Michael Oher hates how the film depicted him as a passive, unskilled big guy who had to learn how to play football who became unstoppable after doing so. Though he was at the time of release happier with the end result however especially the depiction of his relationship with the Tuohys. However he later felt that the latter aspect led to people having unrealistic expectations for his performance and hurt his football career, which has since caused him to completely disregard the film.film altogether.
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* DisownedAdaptation: Michael Oher hates how the film depicted him as a passive, unskilled big guy who had to learn how to play football who became unstoppable after doing so. He feels that the latter aspect led to people having unrealistic expectations for his performance and hurt his football career.

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* DisownedAdaptation: Michael Oher hates how the film depicted him as a passive, unskilled big guy who had to learn how to play football who became unstoppable after doing so. He feels Though he was at the time of release happier with the end result however he later felt that the latter aspect led to people having unrealistic expectations for his performance and hurt his football career.career, which has since caused him to completely disregard the film.
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* DoingItForTheArt: Sandra Bullock took a pay cut to make this film because she knew how hard John Lee Hancock was working on it.

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* CreatorDisownedAdaptation: Michael Oher hates how the film depicted him as a passive, unskilled big guy who had to learn how to play football who became unstoppable after doing so. He feels that the latter aspect led to people having unrealistic expectations for his performance and hurt his football career.


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* DisownedAdaptation: Michael Oher hates how the film depicted him as a passive, unskilled big guy who had to learn how to play football who became unstoppable after doing so. He feels that the latter aspect led to people having unrealistic expectations for his performance and hurt his football career.
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* CreatorBacklash: Michael Oher hates how the film depicted him as a passive, unskilled big guy who had to learn how to play football who became unstoppable after doing so. He feels that the latter aspect led to people having unrealistic expectations for his performance and hurt his football career.

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* CreatorBacklash: CreatorDisownedAdaptation: Michael Oher hates how the film depicted him as a passive, unskilled big guy who had to learn how to play football who became unstoppable after doing so. He feels that the latter aspect led to people having unrealistic expectations for his performance and hurt his football career.
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* WriteWhoYouKnow: Michael Lewis was initially reluctant to mine his friends' story for a book; he had been close to Sean for many years as a child, though at the time of the book they hadn't seen each other in a quarter-century.

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* WriteWhoYouKnow: Michael Lewis was initially reluctant to mine his friends' story for a book; he had been close to Sean for many years as a child, though at the time of the book they hadn't seen each other in a quarter-century.quarter-century.
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* CaliforniaDoubling: The movie was filmed in Atlanta.
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* HeyItsThatGuy:
** Miss Sue also has a son that loves [[Film/TheWaterBoy foozball]].
** We also see what [[Series/TheWalkingDead T-Dog]] was doing before heading for Atlanta.
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* CreatorBacklash: Michael Oher hates how the film depicted him as a passive, unskilled big guy who had to learn how to play football who became unstoppable after doing so. He feels that the latter aspect led to people having unrealistic expectations for his performance and hurt his football career.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The producers were so intent on casting JuliaRoberts as Leigh Anne Tuohy that if they couldn't get her they would either rewrite the film as a father-son story or scrap it altogether. Fortunately Sandra Bullock was up to the challenge.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The producers were so intent on casting JuliaRoberts Creator/JuliaRoberts as Leigh Anne Tuohy that if they couldn't get her they would either rewrite the film as a father-son story or scrap it altogether. Fortunately Sandra Bullock was up to the challenge.
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* DawsonCasting: Quinton Aaron is two years older than the real Michael, despite playing the teen version of him.



* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The producers were so intent on casting JuliaRoberts as Leigh Anne Tuohy that if they couldn't get her they would either rewrite the film as a father-son story or scrap it altogether. Fortunately Sandra Bullock was up to the challenge.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The producers were so intent on casting JuliaRoberts as Leigh Anne Tuohy that if they couldn't get her they would either rewrite the film as a father-son story or scrap it altogether. Fortunately Sandra Bullock was up to the challenge.challenge.
* WriteWhoYouKnow: Michael Lewis was initially reluctant to mine his friends' story for a book; he had been close to Sean for many years as a child, though at the time of the book they hadn't seen each other in a quarter-century.
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** We also see what [[Series/TheWalkingDead T-Dog]] was doing before heading for Atlanta.

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** We also see what [[Series/TheWalkingDead T-Dog]] was doing before heading for Atlanta.Atlanta.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The producers were so intent on casting JuliaRoberts as Leigh Anne Tuohy that if they couldn't get her they would either rewrite the film as a father-son story or scrap it altogether. Fortunately Sandra Bullock was up to the challenge.
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* TheDanza: A strange version because Collins is played by an actress whose last name is Collins.

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* TheDanza: A strange version because Collins is played by an actress whose last name is Collins.Collins.
* HeyItsThatGuy:
** Miss Sue also has a son that loves [[Film/TheWaterBoy foozball]].
** We also see what [[Series/TheWalkingDead T-Dog]] was doing before heading for Atlanta.
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* TheDanza: A strange version because Collins is played by an actress whose last name is Collins.

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