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The Longshots (2008)

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Curtis Plummer -- a down-on-his-luck former high school football star -- turns his niece, Jasmine, into the quarterback of the local team, the Minden Browns, and gets his stride back when he becomes the team coach. With Curtis as their new leader and their pigtail-wearing star player, this team of misfits wins its way to the Pop Warner Super Bowl and the small city of Minden, Illinois, is ignited with... See Full Description
Genres: Drama and Sports
Running Time: 1 hr. 34 min.
Release Date: August 22nd. 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating: PG for some thematic elements, mild language and brief rude humor.
Distributors:
Dimension Films, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM)
U.S. Box Office: $11,508,423
Cast and Credits
Starring: Ice Cube , Keke Palmer, Tasha Smith, Jill Marie Jones, Dash Mihok
Directed by: Fred Durst
Produced by: Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Andrew LaMarca
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Critical Consensus
Critics Reviews Average Grade:   C+   
Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"It's not all pumped up with flash and phoniness." more...
B
E! Online, Chris Farnsworth
"...too sloppy to even get the clichés right." more...
D
filmcritic.com, Sean O'Connell
"Durst makes the most of his leads, and largely avoids the clichés that usually choke these well-meaning productions." more...
B-
Hollywood Reporter, Sheri Linden
"The film's crucial weakness... is a script that too dutifully hits every standard plot point of the genre to deliver the intended inspirational impact." more...
C+
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