Movie

Radio

“His courage made them champions.”

★ 7.3(840)20031h 49m

Radio is streaming on Netflix in Italy, and available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store and Amazon Video. Availability checked 15 June 2026.

Where to watch Radio

🇮🇹 Italy

Good to know

Director: Michael Tollin
Release date: 2003-10-24
Runtime: 1h 49m
Language: English
Box office: $53,293,628
Budget: $35,000,000
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Studio: Tollin/Robbins Productions

Radio — trailer

About Radio

Radio is a 2003 movie in the Drama genre, directed by Michael Tollin, starring Cuba Gooding Jr., Ed Harris and Alfre Woodard. It has a runtime of 1 hour 49 minutes. It holds an average rating of 7.3/10 from 840 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Radio in Italy — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

In the racially divided town of Anderson, South Carolina in 1976, football coach Harold Jones spots a mentally disabled African-American young man nicknamed Radio near his practice field and is inspired to befriend him. Soon, Radio is Jones' loyal assistant, and he becomes a student at T.L. Hanna High School. But things start to sour when Coach Jones begins taking guff from parents and fans who feel that his devotion to Radio is getting in the way of the team's quest for a championship.

Cast

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Radio

Ed Harris

Coach Jones

Alfre Woodard

Principal Daniels

S. Epatha Merkerson

Maggie

Debra Winger

Linda Jones

Chris Mulkey

Frank

Sarah Drew

Mary Helen Jones

Brent Sexton

Honeycutt

Riley Smith

Johnny

Patrick Breen

Tucker

Bill Roberson

Del

Michael Harding

Irv the Cop

Themes & keywords

mentally disabledhigh schoolfriendshipsportsamerican football1970samerican football coachbiographybased on true storyinspirationkindnessinspiring storyteenage daughterdisabilityschoolteacher