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Draft Day

PG-13

Released Apr 11, 2014

1 hr. 49 min.

Drama

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Sonny Weaver Jr. is the general manager of the Cleveland Browns. One of pro football's most important days, NFL draft day, is drawing near, but Sonny has much more on his mind than just which players to recruit. His lover is pregnant, and the team's owner wants to fire him. After Sonny accepts a deal with Seattle that nets him that team's first-round pick, he immediately wonders if he has made the right choice for himself and the Browns.

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Critics Consensus

It's perfectly pleasant for sports buffs and Costner fans, but overall, Draft Day lives down to its title by relying too heavily on the sort of by-the-numbers storytelling that only a statistician could love.

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Richard W

I was somewhat engaged for most of the movie but the ending was very hard to decifer I'm sure you can find something better to watch

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/12/24

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Fred P

I can't explain it but I love this movie! It's far from perfect but Costner is just damn good.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/03/24

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Bronco 1

Pretty good movie about a sports general manager I found it very entertaining.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/24

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Miranda M

A stoic general manager of the Cleveland Browns refuses to be a team player nor listen to the advice of any of his coworkers. But he stays true to his goal, silently without revealing any of his genius ideas to anyone, and he prevails and wins in the end. He even managed to impregnate a much younger coworker to the delight of his grieving mother. A seriously predictable and basic movie with a boring performance by Kevin Costner and a script that's worth the price of a used Samuel French play.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

12/21/23

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Alex R

Draft Day is such a interesting movie. Some of the shots and directed and edited in strange ways during phone call scenes. The story is kind of weird with its sub plots about Sonny's father and pregnant girlfriend, but when it focuses on the NFL draft, this movie is epic. The trading scene with Seattle at the end is actually one of the most badass scenes ever. Overall, a solid film that shows what some people are willing to do to change their life forever. Some kids in the draft are willing to lie, and others want to make their loved ones happy. A nice, lighthearted football movie is always great. 6/10

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/28/23

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Sean i

I'm an NFL fan and that was the dumbest movie ever.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/09/23

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Plays like Moneyball-lite ...

Rated: 2/5

Oct 5, 2014

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David Jenkins

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Air-punch inducing drama with Kevin Costner about the surprisingly fascinating sport of American Football player trading.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 3, 2014

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Quarterback scrambles forever muscle centre stage, leaving the human element scrimmaging on the sidelines.

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Don Shanahan

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Rest assured, thanks to his endless versatility and charm, Costner proves again that he is a comfortable and lifting presence to any sports film.

Rated: 3/5

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Keith Garlington

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The story is crisp and exciting...

Rated: 4/5

Aug 20, 2022

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Robert Sims

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While Ivan Reitman's a master of comedy, he fails to bring the necessary sense of urgency to a ticking-tock drama that's already hurt by a predictable script that lacks the thoughtfulness of Moneyball.

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Synopsis

Sonny Weaver Jr. is the general manager of the Cleveland Browns. One of pro football's most important days, NFL draft day, is drawing near, but Sonny has much more on his mind than just which players to recruit. His lover is pregnant, and the team's owner wants to fire him. After Sonny accepts a deal with Seattle that nets him that team's first-round pick, he immediately wonders if he has made the right choice for himself and the Browns.

Director: Ivan Reitman
Executive Producer: Tom Pollock, Michael Beugg, Gigi Pritzker, Bill Lischak
Screenwriter: Rajiv Joseph, Scott Rothman
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Montecito Picture Company, Odd Lot Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Sexual References|Brief Strong Language)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 11, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 19, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $28.8M
Sound Mix: Datasat, Dolby Digital

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