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They needed a second chance to finish first.
They needed a second chance to finish first.
Drama, Family - 1986
7.5
91%
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High school basketball is king in small-town Indiana, and the 1954 Hickory Huskers are all hope and no talent. But their new coach -- abrasive, unlikable Norman Dale -- whips the team into shape ... while also inciting controversy.
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Rated:
PG
Runtime:
114 min
Release date:
14 Nov 1986
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$9,000,000
Revenue:
$28,607,524
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. 3 wins & 5 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
Cloyingly nostalgic.
– Derek Adams,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
fresh:
Basketball movies don't get any better.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
21 Mar 2007
rotten:
Bobby Knight would not be amused, though Tark the Shark might've had a good laugh at the naive masquerade.
– Pat Graham,
Chicago Reader,
21 Mar 2007
fresh:
Shameless, yes, but open your eyes, close your mind, sit back and enjoy.
– Rick Groen,
Globe and Mail,
21 Mar 2007
fresh:
Hackman is wonderful as an inarticulate man tense with the struggle to curb a flaring, mysterious anger.
– Richard Schickel,
TIME Magazine,
1 Aug 2008
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