Maverick old-guard coach Jimmy McGinty is hired in the wake of a players' strike to help the Washington Sentinels advance to the playoffs. But that impossible dream hinges on whether his replacements can hunker down and do the job. So, McGinty dusts off his secret dossier of ex-players who never got a chance (or screwed up the one they were given) and knits together a bad-dream team of guys who just may give the Sentinels their title shot.
Directed by Howard Deutch
strike
sports
american football
coach
misfit
nfl (national football league)
Rank
#84 in 2000·#5183 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.2 / 5
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Cast
Keanu Reeves
Shane Falco
Gene Hackman
Jimmy McGinty
Brooke Langton
Annabelle Farrell
Orlando Jones
Clifford Franklin
Faizon Love
Jamal Jackson
Jon Favreau
Daniel Bateman
Rhys Ifans
Nigel 'The Leg' Gruff
Keith David
Lindell
Troy Winbush
Walter Cochran
David Denman
Brian Murphy
Michael Jace
Earl Wilkinson / Ray Smith
Gailard Sartain
Pilachowski
Crew
Howard Deutch
Director
John Debney
Original Music Composer
Tak Fujimoto
Director of Photography
Erwin Stoff
Executive Producer
Christopher Boyes
Sound Designer
Allan Graf
Stunt Coordinator
Allan Graf
Second Unit Director
Joe Bucaro III
Stunts
Steve Kelso
Stunt Driver
Alisa Christensen
Stunts
Chad Stahelski
Stunt Double
Bruce Paul Barbour
Stunts
Popular Reviews
156 reviews
Amina Iqbal
4.0★ · 03/22/26
This film was stupidly funny 😭
This film was stupidly funny 😭
Misa Amane
6.0★ · 03/21/26
A movie is good when it ends with heroes by david bowie
A movie is good when it ends with heroes by david bowie
Aidan Chiott
6.0★ · 03/10/26
Gene Hackman was born to play a coach
Gene Hackman was born to play a coach
Adam
7.0★ · 02/01/26
Sensational. I recommend if you have two hours to kill
Sensational. I recommend if you have two hours to kill