<P> The Blind Side is a 2009 American biographical sports drama film written and directed by John Lee Hancock , based on the 2006 book The Blind Side : Evolution of a Game by Michael Lewis . The storyline features Michael Oher , an offensive lineman who was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens of the NFL . The film follows Oher from his impoverished upbringing , through his years at Wingate Christian School ( a fictional representation of Briarcrest Christian School in Memphis , Tennessee ) , his adoption by Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy , to his position as one of the most highly coveted prospects in college football , then finally becoming a first - round pick of the Ravens . </P>
<P> The Blind Side is a 2009 American biographical sports drama film written and directed by John Lee Hancock , based on the 2006 book The Blind Side : Evolution of a Game by Michael Lewis . The storyline features Michael Oher , an offensive lineman who was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens of the NFL . The film follows Oher from his impoverished upbringing , through his years at Wingate Christian School ( a fictional representation of Briarcrest Christian School in Memphis , Tennessee ) , his adoption by Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy , to his position as one of the most highly coveted prospects in college football , then finally becoming a first - round pick of the Ravens . </P>
where was the movie the blind side based on
where was the movie the blind side based on
the 2006 book The Blind Side : Evolution of a Game by Michael Lewis
the 2006 book The Blind Side : Evolution of a Game by Michael Lewis