The true story of a brilliant but politically radical debate team coach who uses the power of words to transform a group of underdog African-American college students into a historical powerhouse that took on the Harvard elite.
| Writing | Robert Eisele | Writer |
| Directing | Denzel Washington | Director |
| Production | Joe Roth | Producer |
| Production | Harvey Weinstein | Executive Producer |
| Production | David Crockett | Executive Producer |
| Production | Kate Forte | Producer |
| Production | Melody Fowler | Associate Producer |
| Production | Bob Weinstein | Executive Producer |
| Production | Todd Black | Producer |
| Editing | John Breinholt | Editorial Coordinator |
| Production | Molly Allen | Co-Producer |
| Production | Valeria Scoon | Associate Producer |
| Production | Oprah Winfrey | Producer |
| Writing | Jeffrey Porro | Story |
| Editing | Hughes Winborne | Editor |
| Directing | Karen Golden | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Denise Chamian | Casting |
| Art | John R. Jensen | Art Direction |
| Art | David J. Bomba | Production Design |
| Art | Patrick Cassidy | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sharen Davis | Costume Design |
| Sound | James Newton Howard | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Philippe Rousselot | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Peter Golub | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Austin Anderson | Animal Coordinator |
| Production | Patrick Tendai Pfupajena | Production Assistant |
| Directing | Jono Oliver | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Greg Hale | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Steven Ritzi | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Kevin Beard | Stunts |
| Crew | Bobby Beckles | Stunts |
| Crew | Gregg Brazzel | Stunts |
| Crew | Lex D. Geddings | Stunts |
| Crew | Thirl Haston | Stunts |
| Crew | Jim Henry | Stunts |
| Crew | Eric Norris | Stunts |
| Crew | Stephen A. Pope | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Robert Powell | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Russell Towery | Stunts |
| Crew | Gus Williams | Stunts |
| Crew | Joe Nin Williams | Stunts |
| Sound | G. Marq Roswell | Music Supervisor |
| Production | David Crockett | Unit Production Manager |
| Editing | John Breinholt | Co-Editor |
| Production | Valerie Bleth Sharp | Production Supervisor |
| Crew | Brian McNulty | Post Production Supervisor |
| Art | Rob Simons | Assistant Art Director |
| Camera | Mark La Bonge | "A" Camera Operator |
| Camera | Mark La Bonge | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Pamela Rittelmeyer | "B" Camera Operator |
| Camera | Pamela Rittelmeyer | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Camera | Xiomara Comrie | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Camera | Xiomara Comrie | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Camera | Sean J. O'Shea | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Camera | Tiffani L. Stephenson | Camera Loader |
| Camera | Gary Tolbert | Aerial Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dana Kay Hart | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jodie Stern | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Diah Wymont | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frank Perry Rose | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Riki Lin Sabusawa | Key Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yvonne Bastidos | Set Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mitzi Haralson | Set Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Giselle Spence | Seamstress |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frances Jacques-LeCompte | Seamstress |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carl Fullerton | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Matiki Anoff | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Denise Pugh-Ruiz | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Linda Lazar | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | LaToya Henderson | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nikki I Brown | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kenneth Walker | Hair Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Larry M. Cherry | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Belinda Anderson | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Valerie Gladstone-Appel | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Andrea Young | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Andrea Bowman | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Janice Hudson | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Willie D. Burton | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Gary A. Theard | Boom Operator |
| Production | Jeff Valeri | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Nicki Johnson | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Production | Natalia Anderson | Production Secretary |
| Crew | Cid Swank | Unit Publicist |
| Camera | David Lee | Still Photographer |
| Production | Alison Cannon | Production Accountant |
| Production | Anne Scott | First Assistant Accountant |
| Production | Frederick Shear | Assistant Accountant |
| Production | Jamie Horwitz | Assistant Accountant |
| Production | David Hickey | Payroll Accountant |
| Directing | Kali R. Harrison | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | George Bott | Additional Second Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Jack English | Gaffer |
| Lighting | James Babineaux | Best Boy Electric |
| Lighting | Stephen Beasley | Rigging Gaffer |
| Camera | C. Alan Rawlins Sr. | Key Grip |
| Camera | Riko Schatke | Best Boy Grip |
| Lighting | Ted Sapp | Key Rigging Grip |
| Camera | Jacob Ross | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | Darryl Humber | Dolly Grip |
| Production | Kei Rowan-Young | Location Manager |
| Production | Alex Borys | Assistant Location Manager |
| Production | Christina DeCharles | Assistant Location Manager |
| Production | Angela Demo | Casting Associate |
| Production | Natalie Ballesteros | Casting Assistant |
| Production | Christopher Gray | Extras Casting |
| Production | Christian Juneau | Extras Casting Assistant |
| Art | John Bankson | Property Master |
| Art | Virle S. Reid | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | C. Alan Berry | Props |
| Art | Tommy Samona | Leadman |
| Art | Helen Britten | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Art | Gary Damian Thomas | Storyboard Artist |
| Art | Shellie Gillespie | Art Department Coordinator |
| Art | Dillon Jim Breithaupt | Art Department Assistant |
| Visual Effects | Jack Lynch | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Jeffery D. Woodrel | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Editing | Geraud Brisson | Additional Editor |
| Production | Ian Crockett | Post Production Coordinator |
| Sound | Tateum Kohut | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Greg Orloff | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Rick Kline | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Kami Asgar | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Sean McCormack | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Kim Drummond | ADR Supervisor |
| Sound | Jonathan Klein | Foley Supervisor |
| Sound | Scott G.G. Haller | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Erin Oakley | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Dorian Cheah | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Jon Wakeham | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | John Marquis | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Herwig Maurer | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Tim Tuchrello | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Michael Dressel | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Amy Kane | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Elizabeth Rainey | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Anita Cannella | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Carmine Rubino | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Jacob Riehle | First Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Eryne Prine | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Todd Kasow | Music Editor |
| Sound | Barbara McDermott | Music Editor |
| Sound | Fred Peck III | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Brian Smith | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Howard London | ADR Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Greg Nicotero | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Howard Berger | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Art | Jerry G. Henery | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | Dean Allison | Construction Foreman |
| Art | Scott Childers | Construction Foreman |
| Art | James Passanante | Paint Coordinator |
| Art | Larry Misselhorn | Greensman |
| Art | Ryan Misselhorn | Greensman |
| Crew | Nannette Palmer | Set Medic |
| Crew | Ted Moser | Transportation Coordinator |
| Crew | Richard A. Davis | Transportation Captain |
| Crew | Justin Nance | Transportation Co-Captain |
| Crew | Lois Yaroshefsky | Studio Teacher |
