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      The Winning Season

      PG-13 Released Sep 3, 2010 1h 46m Comedy Drama List
      52% Tomatometer 23 Reviews 54% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings Increasingly estranged from his own daughter, a boozy busboy (Sam Rockwell) gets a shot at redemption when an old friend (Rob Corddry) hires him to coach a varsity girls basketball team. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Buy Now

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      Stephen Holden New York Times In its final lap The Winning Season collapses into a sentimental farce that even Mr. Rockwell, now playing the clown, cannot redeem from cringe-inducing hokum. Rated: 2.5/5 Sep 3, 2010 Full Review Lou Lumenick New York Post Rockwell does a typically fine job -- he's funny, touching and appalling -- as an alcoholic mess of a former high school basketball coach who's been reduced to washing dishes in a restaurant. Rated: 3/4 Sep 3, 2010 Full Review Sheri Linden Los Angeles Times The story deepens through the clownish, heartbreaking exertions of Rockwell's gruff misfit, still working things out at the final buzzer. Rated: 3/5 Sep 2, 2010 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Here’s a movie that employs all your standard, overused sports movie formulas—everything from the obligatory training montage to rousing Big Game suspense—and makes it work with strong writing and fine performances. Rated: 3/4 Aug 9, 2023 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Mediocre, predictable underdog sports film. Rated: C Jan 30, 2018 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: C Feb 4, 2013 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Anthony J Very predicable story of loveable looser makes good. Without Sam Rockwell's quirkiness it would be an average made for TV movie. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/20/23 Full Review Avalon T I enjoyed this movie. Sam Rockwell, as usual, is a great actor, in this heartwarming movie. Had a few good laughs in it. Yes, it is a bit cheesy,I guess, but I thought it was great, If you want a light movie that will bring a smile to your face, this feel good movie is it. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 05/23/23 Full Review Sean S A solid cast with a good concept, but just doesn't deliver its full potential. Mr. Rockwell does his best to carry this movie but with a simple character arc and simple plot it falls short. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 05/15/23 Full Review Milo M The Winning Season is about a screwup being given a life line by a principal and is told to coach girls basketball. At first he doesn't like but eventually cannot leave them. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/20/20 Full Review Audience Member Better than you'd think. Recommend. Foul language though. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review steve d Funny, odd, different and Rockwell is great. I also love women's basketball which makes it even better. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      (Top Row L-R) Sam Rockwell as Bill, Rooney Mara as Wendy, Emily Rios as Kathy, Meaghan Witri as Tamra, Margo Martindale as Donna. (Bottom Row L-R) Shareeka Epps as Lisa, Emma Roberts as Abbie and Melanie Hinkle as Mindy in "The Winning Season." (L-R) Filmmaker James C. Strouse and Sam Rockwell on the set of "The Winning Season." Rob Corddry as Terry in "The Winning Season." (L-R) Sam Rockwell as Bill and Emma Roberts as Abbie in "The Winning Season." Sam Rockwell as Bill in "The Winning Season." Emma Roberts as Abbie in "The Winning Season." (L-R) Rob Corddry as Terry and Sam Rockwell as Bill in "The Winning Season." View more photos

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Increasingly estranged from his own daughter, a boozy busboy (Sam Rockwell) gets a shot at redemption when an old friend (Rob Corddry) hires him to coach a varsity girls basketball team.
      Director
      James C. Strouse
      Producer
      Gia Walsh, Kara Baker, Celine Rattray, Galt Niederhoffer, Daniela Taplin Lundberg
      Screenwriter
      James C. Strouse
      Distributor
      Lionsgate Films
      Production Co
      Gigi Films, Gigi Productions, Plum Pictures
      Rating
      PG-13 (Smoking|Language|Alcohol Abuse|Some Sexual References|Some Thematic Elements)
      Genre
      Comedy, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Sep 3, 2010, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      May 8, 2015
      Runtime
      1h 46m
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