Tag Archives: american football

The Pursuit of Happyness

IMDB Rating: 7.40
21312 votes

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In 1981, Chris Gardner was a struggling salesman in little needed medical bone density scanners while his wife toiled in double shifts to support the family including their young son, Christopher. In the face of this difficult life, Chris has the desperate inspiration to try for a stockbroker internship where one in twenty has a chance of a lucrative full time career. Even when his wife leaves him because of this choice, Chris clings to this dream with his son even when the odds become more daunting by the day. Together, father and son struggle through homelessness, jail time, tax seizure and the overall punishing despair in a quest that would make Gardner a respected millionaire.
Actors
Chris GardnerWill Smith
ChristopherJaden Smith
LindaThandie Newton
Also posted in 2006, Biography, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

The Longest Yard

IMDB Rating: 6.20
16771 votes

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Paul "Wrecking" Crewe was a revered football superstar back in his day, but that time has since faded. But when a messy drunk driving incident lands him in jail, Paul finds he was specifically requested by Warden Hazen (James Cromwell), a duplicitous prison official well aware of Paul's athletic skills. Paul has been assigned the task of assembling a team of convicts, to square off in a big football game against the sadistic guards. With the help of fellow convict Caretaker, and an old legend named Nate Scarborough to coach, Crewe is ready for what promises to be a very interesting game. It's only the warden and the guards who have no idea who or what they're up against, with Paul the driving force behind the new team.
Actors
Courteney Cox
Rob Schneider
James Cromwell
Also posted in 2005, Action, Comedy, Drama, High IMDB rating, Sport | Comments (0)

Just Married

IMDB Rating: 5.00
7189 votes

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A happy young couple, Sarah and Tom (Brittany Murphy and Ashton Kutcher) marry against the wishes of Sarah's friends and family and go to Europe for their Honeymoon. Unfortunately for them, Sarah's parents send Sarah's ex-boyfriend Peter Prentis (played by Christian Kane) to break up the happy marriage.
Actors
Tom LeezakAshton Kutcher
Sarah McNerneyBrittany Murphy
Peter PrentissChristian Kane
Also posted in 2003, Comedy, Romance | Comments (4)

Cheaper by the Dozen

IMDB Rating: 5.70
12338 votes

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The Bakers, a family of 12, move from small-town Illinois to the big city after Tom Baker (Martin) gets his dream job to coach his alma mater's football team. Meanwhile, his wife (Hunt) also gets her dream of getting her book published. While she's away promoting the book, Tom has a hard time keeping the house in order while at the same time coaching his football team, as the once happy family starts falling apart.
Actors
Tom BakerSteve Martin
Kate BakerBonnie Hunt
Nora BakerPiper Perabo
Also posted in 2003, Comedy, Family | Comments (0)

The New Guy

IMDB Rating: 5.30
7072 votes

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Dizzy Harrison is an unpopular, high school geek going through a hellish senior year. In an attempt to make a new identity for himself, Dizzy gets himself expelled from his high school, learns the technics of being cool from a prison inmate, and enrolls at a new high school under the alias Gil Harris, to make new friends where he soon gains respect from the jocks and geeks alike. Dizzy then gets noticed by the head cheerleader, Danielle, and helps the school football team gain self-respect to win games. But things unknowingly begin to turn sour when Danielle's disgruntled boyfriend begins investigating into "Gil Harris'" past to uncover any dirt on him.
Actors
Dizzy Harrison/Gil HarrisDJ Qualls
DanielleEliza Dushku
NoraZooey Deschanel
Also posted in 2002, Comedy | Comments (5)

Second String

IMDB Rating: 5.60
264 votes

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American football coach Chuck Dichter has worked wonders with the Buffalo Bills, and is even confident to crown his career with a Super Bowl victory, but before the play-offs an oyster food-poisoning wipes out his first team for a month. Dan Heller, an insurance salesman and former college quarterback, who was hired -relactantly, but his wife twisted his arm- just for practice, now has to captain and train a bunch of rookies and old-timers against the hardest adversaries. Dichter decides to sign up triple Super Bowl-winner Tommy Baker in Dan's place...
Actors
Coach Chuck DichterJon Voight
Dan HellerGil Bellows
Connie HellerTeri Polo
Also posted in 2002, Comedy, Drama, Sport | Comments (0)

The Santa Clause 2

IMDB Rating: 5.70
4548 votes

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Scott Calvin (Tim Allen) has been Santa Claus for the past eight years, and his loyal elves consider him the best Santa ever. But Santa's got problems (he's even mysteriously losing weight) and things quickly go south when he finds out that his son, Charlie, has landed on this year's "naughty" list. Desperate to help his son, Scott heads back home, leaving a substitute Claus to watch over things at the Pole. But when the substitute institutes some strange redefinitions of naughty and nice, putting Christmas at risk, it's up to Scott to return with a new bag of magic to try to save Christmas.
Actors
Scott Calvin/Santa ClausTim Allen
Laura MillerWendy Crewson
Dr. Neal MillerJudge Reinhold
Also posted in 2002, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance | Comments (3)

Donnie Darko

IMDB Rating: 8.30
103769 votes

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Donnie Darko gets along badly with his family, with his teachers and with his classmates; but he does manage to find a sympathetic friend in Gretchen, who agrees to date him; and he has a compassionate psychiatrist, who discovers hypnosis is the means to unlock hidden secrets. His other companion may not be a true ally. Donnie has a friend named Frank, who is either a large purple bunny, or man in a large purple bunny costume. Either way, Donnie is the only one who can see him. When an engine falls off a plane and destroys his room, Donnie is not there. Both the event, and Donnie's escape, seem to have been caused by supernatural events. Donnie's mental illness, if such it is, may never allow him to find out for sure.
Actors
Drew Barrymore
Jena Malone
Donnie DarkoJake Gyllenhaal
Also posted in 2001, Drama, High IMDB rating, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Comments (0)

Titan A.E.

IMDB Rating: 6.30
13318 votes

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One thousand years from now, aliens destroy Earth in fear of the Titan project. Some humans escape, becoming a downtrodden Diaspora, living in impoverished settlements. The mysterious Titan spacecraft also escapes, and its inventor has hidden it before dying. A spacecraft captain and its pilot, Korso and Akima, two humans, seek out Cale, the youthful son of the dead scientist and explain that he must help them find the Titan, which holds a mechanism to unite and save humanity. Cale refuses, but the arrival of the killer aliens persuades him to join Korso. Can he avoid his pursuers, know friend from foe, find the Titan, and embrace his humanity, a nature he has despised until now?
Actors
Cale TuckerMatt Damon
Capt. Joseph KorsoBill Pullman
GuneJohn Leguizamo
Also posted in 2000, Action, Adventure, Animation, High IMDB rating, Sci-Fi | Comments (15)

The Replacements

IMDB Rating: 6.10
11774 votes

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A comedy based on the 1987 professional football players' strike. Gene Hackman plays the coach of the team, Jack Warden is the owner, Brett Cullen is the All-Pro quarterback that goes on strike and Keanu Reeves is the "scab" who replaces the star QB.
Actors
Shane FalcoKeanu Reeves
Jimmy McGintyGene Hackman
Annabelle FarrellBrooke Langton
Also posted in 2000, Comedy, High IMDB rating, Sport | Comments (18)
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