Archive for the ‘Sport’ Category
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
All Genres:
Biography, Drama, History, Sport
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 133 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: His people needed a leader. He gave them a champion.
Cast: Morgan Freeman … Nelson Mandela
Matt Damon … Francois Pienaar
Tony Kgoroge … Jason Tshabalala
Patrick Mofokeng … Linga Moonsamy
Matt Stern … Hendrick Booyens
Julian Lewis Jones … Etienne Feyder
Adjoa Andoh … Brenda Mazibuko
Marguerite Wheatley … Nerine
Leleti Khumalo … Mary
Patrick Lyster … Mr. Pienaar
Penny Downie … Mrs. Pinnear
Sibongile Nojila … Eunice
Bonnie Henna … Zindzi
Shakes Myeko … Minister of Sport
Louis Minnaar … Springbok Coach
Plot: Nelson Mandela, in his first term as the South African President, initiates a unique venture to unite the apartheid-torn land: enlist the national rugby team on a mission to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup. add synopsis
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 17 nominations
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Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama, Sport
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:128 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Sandra Bullock … Leigh Anne Tuohy
Tim McGraw … Sean Tuohy
Quinton Aaron … Michael Oher
Jae Head … S.J. Tuohy
Lily Collins … Collins Tuohy
Ray McKinnon … Coach Burt Cotton
Kim Dickens … Mrs. Boswell
Adriane Lenox … Denise Oher
Kathy Bates … Miss Sue
Catherine Dyer … Mrs. Smith
Andy Stahl … Principal Sandstrom
Tom Nowicki … Literature Teacher
Libby Whittemore … Sarcastic Teacher
Brian Hollan … Jay Collins
Melody Weintraub … History Teacher
Plot: The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All American football player and first round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family. add synopsis
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 11 nominations
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Sunday, September 13th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Sport
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 111 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Be Your Own Hero
Cast: Sarah Habel … Corbi
Ellen Page … Bliss Cavendar
Shannon Eagen … Amber
Marcia Gay Harden … Brooke Cavendar
Edward Austin Austin … Pageant Coordinator
Mary Callaghan Lynch … Val
Alia Shawkat … Pash
Barbara Coven … Pagent Mother
Eulala Scheel … Shania Cavendar
Nina Kircher … Trudy
Daniel Stern … Earl Cavendar
Mark Boyd … Ronny
Carlo Alban … Birdman
Doug Minckiewicz … Colby
Michael Petrillo … Poindexter
Plot: In Bodeen, Texas, an indie-rock loving misfit finds a way of dealing with her small-town misery after she discovers a roller derby league in nearby Austin.
Awards: 1 nomination
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Friday, August 21st, 2009
All Genres:
Documentary, Sport
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:92 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Writers: Greg Jennings (writer) Steve Lawrence (writer)
Cast: Shaun White … Himself
Travis Pastrana … Himself
Ricky Carmichael … Himself
Danny Way … Himself
Bob Burnquist … Himself
Kyle Loza … Himself rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jake Brown … Himself
Brian Deegan … Himself
Tony Hawk … Himself (archive footage)
Emile Hirsch … Narrator
Mat Hoffman … Himself (archive footage)
Bucky Lasek … Himself
Sal Masekela … Himself
Dave Mirra … Himself
Paul Page … Himself
Plot:
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Friday, April 24th, 2009
All Genres:
Action, Drama, Sport
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 105 min
Languages: English | Russian
Director:
Tagline: Some dreams are worth the fight.
Cast: Channing Tatum … Shawn MacArthur
Terrence Howard … Harvey Boarden
Zulay Henao … Zulay Velez
Michael Rivera … Ajax
Flaco Navaja … Ray Ray
Peter Anthony Tambakis … Z (as Peter Tambakis)
Luis Guzmán … Martinez
Anthony DeSando … Christopher Anthony
Roger Guenveur Smith … Jack Dancing
Brian J. White … Evan Hailey (as Brian White)
Ivan Martin … Stockbroker Jerry
Danny Mastrogiorgio … Trader Jim
Altagracia Guzman … Alba Guzmán
Gabrielle Pelucco … Lila
Angelic Zambrana … Kimo's Girl
Plot: In New York City, a young counterfeiter is introduced to the world of underground street fighting by a seasoned scam artist, who becomes his manager on the bare-knuckling brawling circuit.
Awards: 1 nomination
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Thursday, January 1st, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Crime, Drama, Sport
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:86 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Patton Oswalt … Paul Aufiero
Kevin Corrigan … Sal
Michael Rapaport … Philadelphia Phil
Marcia Jean Kurtz … Paul's Mom
Gino Cafarelli … Jeff
Matt Servitto … Detective Velarde
Serafina Fiore … Gina
Polly Humphreys … Christine
Joe Garden … Dennis
Jonathan Hamm … Quantrell Bishop
Sidné Anderson … Dr. Parker rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joe Caniano … Driver #3
Tom Epstein … Reporter
Miranda Rhyne … Strip Club Greeter
Bobby Rickert … Eagles Fan
Annette Santrello … Corrections Officer
Plot: Paul Aufiero, a hardcore New York Giants football fan, struggles to deal with the consequences when he is beaten up by his favorite player.
Awards: 1 win & 4 nominations
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Friday, December 19th, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Sport
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | Mexico
Runtime: Netherlands:103 min | USA:103 min | Argentina:103 min
Languages: Spanish
Director:
Tagline: La Vida es Un Volado
Cast: Gael García Bernal … Tato
Diego Luna … Beto
Guillermo Francella … Batuta
Dolores Heredia … Elvira
Adriana Paz … Toña
Jessica Mas … Maya
Salvador Zerboni … Jorge W
Tania Esmeralda Aguilar … Nadia
Joaquín Cosio … Arnulfo
Alfredo Alfonso … Don Casimiro
Fermín Martínez … DT. Obdulio
Eduardo Von … DT. Bruno Lopéz
Jorge Zárate … Voz Bruno López
Axel Ricco … Mena
Harold Torres … Trompo Tovar
Plot: Two siblings rival each other inside the world of professional soccer.
Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations
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Friday, September 26th, 2008
All Genres:
Drama, Sport
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:112 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: The Greatest Victories are Born in the Heart
Cast: Gary Cole … Coach Larry Gelwix
Sean Astin … Marcus Tate
Neal McDonough … Coach Richard Penning
Sean Faris … Rick Penning
Julie Warner … Natalie Penning
Penn Badgley … Lars
Eliot Benjamin … Marty
Michael J. Pagan … Kurt
Nathan West … Quentin
Max Kasch … Griggs
Arielle Kebbel … Emily
John Kepa Kruse … Tumo
Junior Salt … Peeta
Jeremy Earl … Sanchez
Larry Bagby … Coach Cal
Plot: A talented-but-troubled rugby player must play against the team his father coaches at the national championship.
Awards: 1 win
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Saturday, September 6th, 2008
All Genres:
Documentary, Sport
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:105 min | Canada:105 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: The incredible true story of LeBron James and the Akron Fab Five
Writers: Kristopher Belman (written by) Brad Hogan (written by)
Cast: LeBron James … Himself
Dru Joyce … Himself
Romeo Travis … Himself
Sian Cotton … Himself
Willie McGee … Himself
Plot: This documentary follows NBA superstar LeBron James and four of his talented teammates through the trials and tribulations of high school basketball in Ohio and James’ journey to fame. add synopsis
Awards: 2 nominations
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Friday, September 5th, 2008
All Genres:
Drama, Sport
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | France
Runtime: 109 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Love. Pain. Glory.
Cast: Mickey Rourke … Randy
Marisa Tomei … Cassidy
Evan Rachel Wood … Stephanie
Mark Margolis … Lenny
Todd Barry … Wayne
Wass Stevens … Nick Volpe
Judah Friedlander … Scott Brumberg
Ernest Miller … The Ayatollah
Dylan Keith Summers … Necro Butcher (as Dylan Summers)
Tommy Farra … Tommy Rotten
Mike Miller … Lex Lethal
Marcia Jean Kurtz … Admissions Desk Woman
John D'Leo … Adam
Ajay Naidu … Medic
Gregg Bello … JAPW Promoter Larry Cohen
Plot: A faded professional wrestler must retire, but finds his quest for a new life outside the ring a dispiriting struggle.
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 30 wins & 25 nominations
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Saturday, August 9th, 2008
All Genres:
Adventure, Drama, History, Sport
Release Year: 2008
Country: Germany | Austria | Switzerland
Runtime: 126 min
Languages: German | Swiss German | French | Italian
Director:
Tagline:
Writers: Christoph Silber (writer) and Philipp Stölzl (writer) …
Cast: Benno Fürmann … Toni Kurz
Florian Lukas … Andreas Hinterstoisser
Johanna Wokalek … Luise Fellner
Georg Friedrich … Edi Rainer
Simon Schwarz … Willy Angerer
Ulrich Tukur … Henry Arau
Erwin Steinhauer … Emil Landauer
Branko Samarovski … Albert von Allmen
Petra Morzé … Elisabeth Landauer
Hanspeter Müller … Schlunegger
Peter Zumstein … Adolf Rubi
Martin Schick … Christian Rubi
Erni Mangold … Großmutter Kurz
Johannes Thanheiser … Großvater Kurz
Arnd Schimkat … Hotelbesitzer
Plot:
Awards: 4 wins & 1 nomination
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Friday, June 20th, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy, Romance, Sport
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | UK | Germany
Runtime: 87 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: His Karma is Huge
Cast: Mike Myers … Maurice / Guru Pitka / Young Pitka / Teenage Pitka / Himself
Jessica Alba … Jane Bullard
Justin Timberlake … Jacques 'Le Coq' Grande
Romany Malco … Darren Roanoke
Meagan Good … Prudence Roanoke
Ben Kingsley … Guru Tugginmypudha
Verne Troyer … Coach Punch Cherkov
Jessica Simpson … Herself
Kanye West … Himself
Deepak Chopra … Himself
Rob Blake … Himself
Manu Narayan … Rajneesh
John Oliver … Dick Pants
Stephen Colbert … Jay Kell
Jim Gaffigan … Trent Lueders
Plot: Pitka an American raised outside of his country by gurus, returns to the States in order to break into the self-help business. His first challenge: To settle the romantic troubles and subsequent professional skid of a star hockey player whose wife left him for a rival athlete.
Awards: 3 wins & 7 nominations
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
All Genres:
Documentary, Sport
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:90 min | France:90 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: The man. The legend. The truth.
Cast: Trevor Berbick … Himself (archive footage)
William Cayton … Himself (archive footage)
Cus D'Amato … Himself (archive footage)
James 'Buster' Douglas … Himself (archive footage)
Robin Givens … Herself (archive footage)
Evander Holyfield … Himself (archive footage)
Jim Jacobs … Himself (archive footage)
Don King … Himself (archive footage)
Monica Turner … Herself
Mike Tyson … Himself
Desiree Washington … Herself (archive footage)
Plot: A mixture of original interviews and archival footage and photographs sheds light on the life experiences of Mike Tyson.
Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations
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Monday, April 28th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Family, Sport
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | Australia | Germany
Runtime: 135 min
Languages: English
Director: Andy Wachowski
Lana Wachowski
Tagline: Go
Cast: Emile Hirsch … Speed Racer
Nicholas Elia … Young Speed
Susan Sarandon … Mom Racer
Melissa Holroyd … Speed's Teacher
Ariel Winter … Young Trixie
Scott Porter … Rex
Gian Ganziano … Everyman Announcer
Peter Fernandez … Local Announcer
Harvey Friedman … Harold Ledermann Announcer
Sadao Ueda … Japanese Announcer
Valery Tscheplanowa … Russian Announcer
Sami Loris … Italian Announcer
Olivier Marlo … French Announcer
Sean McDonagh … Celtic Announcer
Kick Gurry … Sparky
Plot: The story begins with Speed Racer who is a young man with natural racing instincts whose goal is to win The Crucible…
Awards: 8 nominations
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Monday, April 7th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Drama, Sport
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 99 min
Languages: English | Portuguese | Japanese
Director:
Tagline: There's always a way out. You just have to find it.
Cast: Max Martini … Joe Collins
Matt Cable … Academy Fighter
Chiwetel Ejiofor … Mike Terry
Alice Braga … Sondra Terry
Jose Pablo Cantillo … Snowflake
Emily Mortimer … Laura Black
Cathy Cahlin Ryan … Gini Collins
Luciana Souza … Singer in Bar
Cyril Takayama … The Magician (as Cyril Takata)
Scott Barry … Billy the Bartender
Ricky Jay … Marty Brown
Randy Couture … Dylan Flynn
John Machado … Ricardo Silva
Rodrigo Santoro … Bruno Silva
Ricardo Wilke … Eduardo
Plot: A fateful event leads to a job in the film business for top mixed-martial arts instructor Mike Terry. Though he refuses to participate in prize bouts, circumstances conspire to force him to consider entering such a competition.
Awards: 1 nomination
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Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
All Genres:
Documentary, Sport
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 105 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: The side effects of being American.
Cast: Chris Bell … Himself – Host (also archive footage) rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hank Aaron … Himself (archive footage)
Lyle Alzado … Himself (archive footage)
Joshua Amsden … Himself
Ben Aukes … Himself
Kelly Beecher … Himself
Mark Bell … Himself (also archive footage)
Mike Bell … Himself (also archive footage)
Rosemary Bell … Herself (also archive footage)
Sheldon Bell … Himself (also archive footage)
Joe Biden … Himself (archive footage) (as Sen. Joseph Biden)
Mike Blanton … Himself
Christian Boeving … Himself
Barry Bonds … Himself (archive footage)
Jim Bunning … Himself (archive footage)
George Bush … Himself (archive footage)
George W. Bush … Himself (archive footage)
Jose Canseco … Himself (archive footage)
Jeff Carwile … Himself
Dr. Carlon Colker … Himself
Rick Collins … Himself
Meave Cox … Herself
Jay Cutler … Himself
Dr. Eric Dodson … Himself
Jason Ellis … Himself
Wade Exum … Himself (as Dr. Wade Exum)
Dr. Norm Fost … Himself
Dr. Mark Gordon … Himself
Gene Haislip … Himself
Orrin G. Hatch … Himself (archive footage)
Hulk Hogan … Himself (archive footage)
Donald Hooton … Himself
Rehan Jalali … Himself
Ben Johnson … Himself (also archive footage)
Marion Jones … Herself (archive footage)
John F. Kennedy … Himself (archive footage)
Johnny Knox … Himself
Floyd Landis … Himself (also archive footage)
Stan Lee … Himself
Carl Lewis … Himself (also archive footage)
Willie Litvack … Himself
Timea Majorova … Herself
Mickey Mantle … Himself (archive footage)
Roger Maris … Himself (archive footage)
Mark McGwire … Himself (archive footage)
Marilyn Monroe … Herself (archive footage)
Tony Mulhare … Himself
Mike Nelson … Himself (as Major Mike Nelson)
Joe Niekro … Himself (archive footage)
Jackie Ochoa … Himself
Jack Owoc … Himself
Rafael Palmeiro … Himself (archive footage)
Joel Paredes … Himself
Stephen Paulson … Himself
Craig Phillips … Himself
Harrison Pope … Himself (as Dr. Harrison Pope)
Lauren Powers … Herself
Ronald Reagan … Himself (archive footage)
Scott Reid … Himself
John Romano … Himself
Giovanni Roselli … Romeo Roselli
Rosie Ruiz … Herself (archive footage)
Babe Ruth … Himself (archive footage)
Rick Schaff … Himself
Arnold Schwarzenegger … Himself (also archive footage)
Maria Shriver … Herself (archive footage)
Louis Simmons … Himself
Aubrey Smith … Herself
Bee Smith … Herself
Dick 'Smitty' Smith … Himself
Sammy Sosa … Himself (archive footage)
Sylvester Stallone … Himself (archive footage)
Paul Sullivan … Himself
Major Travis Swan … Himself
Dr. Lee Sweeney … Himself
John Sweeney … Himself (as Rep. John Sweeney)
Jeff Taylor … Himself
Josh Robert Thompson … Arnold Schwarzenegger (voice)
Tim Urban … Himself
Gregg Valentino … Himself
Chuck Vogelpohl … Himself
Gary Wadler … Himself (as Dr. Gary Wadler)
Diane Watson … Herself (as Rep. Diane Watson)
Henry Waxman … Himself (also archive footage) (as Rep. Henry Waxman)
Tiger Woods … Himself (archive footage)
Dr. Charles Yesalis … Himself
Plot: In America, we define ourselves in the superlative: we are the biggest, strongest, fastest country in the world…
Awards: 1 win & 2 nominations
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Monday, March 24th, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | Germany
Runtime: 114 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: In the beginning, the rules were simple. There weren't any.
Cast: John Krasinski … Carter Rutherford
David de Vries … Princeton Reporter #1 (as David DeVries)
Rick Forrester … Princeton Reporter #2
Craig S. Harper … Princeton Reporter #3 (as Craig Harper)
George Clooney … Jimmy 'Dodge' Connelly
Malcolm Goodwin … Bakes
Matt Bushell … Curly
Tommy Hinkley … Hardleg
Tim Griffin … Ralph
Robert Baker … Stump
Nick Paonessa … Zoom
Lance Barber … Toledo Referee
Wayne Duvall … Coach Frank Ferguson
Nicholas Bourdages … Bug
Jason Drago … Toledo Player
Plot: A romantic comedy set in the world of 1920s football, where the owner of a professional team drafts a strait-laced college sensation, only to watch his new coach fall for his fianc
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
All Genres:
Comedy, Sport
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 91 min | 98 min (unrated DVD version) | 99 min (unrated version)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: The Greatest Fro on Earth
Cast: Will Ferrell … Jackie Moon
Woody Harrelson … Monix
André Benjamin … Clarence
Maura Tierney … Lynn
Andrew Daly … Dick Pepperfield
Will Arnett … Lou Redwood
Andy Richter … Bobby Dee
David Koechner … Commissioner
Rob Corddry … Kyle
Matt Walsh … Father Pat the Ref
Jackie Earle Haley … Dukes
DeRay Davis … Bee Bee Ellis
Josh Braaten … Twiggy Munson
Jay Phillips … Scootsie Double Day
Peter Cornell … Vakidis
Plot: Jackie Moon, the owner-coach-player of the American Basketball Association’s Flint Michigan Tropics, rallies his teammates to make their NBA dreams come true
Awards: 1 win & 4 nominations
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Monday, January 21st, 2008
All Genres:
Drama, Sport
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 120 min
Languages: English | Spanish
Director: Anna Boden
Ryan Fleck
Tagline:
Cast: Algenis Perez Soto … Miguel 'Sugar' Santos
Rayniel Rufino … Jorge Ramirez
Andre Holland … Johnson
Ann Whitney … Helen Higgins
Ellary Porterfield … Anne Higgins
Jaime Tirelli … Osvaldo
Jose Rijo … Alvarez
Michael Gaston … Stu Sutton
Alina Vargas … Reyna
Richard Bull … Earl Higgins
Kelvin Leonardo Garcia … Salvador
Joendy Pena Brown … Marcos rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Karl Bury … Rudy Hubbard
Greg D'Agostino … Gregory the Delivery Man
Larry E. Donaldson … Michael Higgins
Barbara P. Engstrom … Hilary Higgins
Brandon Gorrell … Randy
Chris Harkins … Batter – Fight Scene
Taylor Hogue … Baseball Fan
Rita Kurtz … Dominican Baseball Fan
Eddie Martinez … Rafael
Cesar Minaya … Pedro
Sabien Minteer … Hardy / Team Mascot
Antonia Molina … Wife
Alyssa Simmons … Baseball fan
Issac Thomas Richer Smith … Clubby
Tom Sponberg … Baseball Fan
Randolph Wehofer … Jack Jeffries
Michael Robert Yeager … Fan at spring training game
Chelsea Zeleny … Baseball Fan
Plot: Dominican baseball star Miguel “Sugar” Santos is recruited to play in the U.S. minor-leagues.
Awards: 5 nominations
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Friday, October 19th, 2007
All Genres:
Comedy, Sport
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:84 min | Germany:88 min | 107 min (unrated version)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Keep your eye on the ball.
Cast: David Koechner … Lambeau "Coach" Fields
Carl Weathers … Freddie Wiseman
Melora Hardin … Barb Fields
Matthew Lawrence … Lance Truman
Brooke Nevin … Michelle Fields
Nick Searcy … Mr. Truman
George Back … Buddy Boy
Noureen DeWulf … Jizminder Featherfoot
Jesse Garcia … Jorge Juanson
Jackie Long … Trotter
Robert Ri'chard … Aseel Tare
Martin Spanjers … Randy Randinger
Jermaine Williams … IPod
Finesse Mitchell … Titans Coach
Will Arnett … Mailman
Plot: A comedy that spoofs the inspirational sports movies, The Comebacks tells the story of an out-of-luck coach, Lambeau Fields, who takes a rag-tag bunch of college misfits and drives them towards the football championships. In the process, this life-long loser discovers that he is a winner after all by redeeming himself, saving his relationship with his family and friends, and finding that there is indeed, no “I” in “team”! add synopsis
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