Title: McFarland, USA Year: 2015 Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport Plot Summary: McFarland, USA is inspired by the true story of Jim White (Kevin Costner), a high school coach who moves with his family to the small, mostly Latino town of McFarland, California, after losing his previous job. While working as a physical education teacher, he discovers that several of his students possess exceptional running ability — shaped by their daily routines of working in the fields and running long distances.