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Released 17 years ago.
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The Winning Season
"It took a bunch of girls to make him man up."
2009 1h 59m EN
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6.3
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52%
ROTTEN
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53
METACRITIC
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6.5
IMDB
★6.3TMDB · 165🥫52%Rotten Tomatoes●53Metacritic★6.5IMDB · 7,613
ComedyDrama
Synopsis
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A comedy centered on a has-been coach who is given a shot at redemption when he's asked to run his local high school's girls basketball team
“It took a bunch of girls to make him man up.”
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Sam Rockwell
Bill
Emma Roberts
Abby
Rob Corddry
Terry
Emily Rios
Kathy
Rooney Mara
Wendy
Jessica Hecht
Stacey
Connor Paolo
Damon
Meaghan Witri
Tamra
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Jim Strouse
- Writers
- Jim Strouse
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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Fun facts 🍿
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Jim Strouse, shot by Frankie DeMarco. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Edward Shearmur. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Joe Klotz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Sam Rockwell and Emma Roberts and Rob Corddry carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "It took a bunch of girls to make him man up.".
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IMDB entry: tt1293842 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Jim Strouse directs. Frankie DeMarco behind the camera. Edward Shearmur scores. Joe Klotz cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 17 years ago.
- 2Directed by Jim Strouse, shot by Frankie DeMarco. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Edward Shearmur. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Joe Klotz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Sam Rockwell and Emma Roberts and Rob Corddry carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "It took a bunch of girls to make him man up.".
- 7IMDB entry: tt1293842 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Classified under 13 themes, including "immigrant", "sports", "alcohol", "bus ride".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Frankie DeMarco
- Original score
- Edward Shearmur
- Editing
- Joe Klotz
- Production design
- Stephen Beatrice
- Costume design
- Vicki Farrell
- Runtime
- 119 min · 1h 59m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- PG-13
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 52% 🥫 Rotten
- Metacritic
- 53/100
- IMDB rating
- 6.5/10 · 7,613 votes
- MPAA
- PG-13
Also by
Jim Strouse
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Gigi Films
US
- SN
Sneaky Pete Productions
Key crew
- ProducerKara Baker
- Executive ProducerJeanne O'Brien-Ebiri
- Associate ProducerMikki Rosenberg
- Art DirectionMatthew Munn
- Executive ProducerErick Kwak
- Executive ProducerDavid Sweeney
- Co-ProducerGeorge Paaswell
- ProducerGia Walsh
- EditorJoe Klotz
- Executive ProducerJamie Carmichael
- CastingPaul Schnee
- ProducerGalt Niederhoffer
- Executive ProducerReagan Silber
- Executive ProducerDaniel Crown
- ProducerCeline Rattray
- Executive ProducerSam Rockwell
- Production DesignStephen Beatrice
- Set DecorationCristina Casanas
- ProducerDaniela Taplin Lundberg
- Costume DesignVicki Farrell
- Co-ProducerJoy Goodwin
- Co-ProducerRiva Marker
- Executive ProducerPamela Hirsch
- Executive ProducerNick Quested
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- immigrant
- sports
- alcohol
- bus ride
- restaurant
- beer
- defeat
- bicycle
- birthday party
- basketball
- coach
- loneliness
- duringcreditsstinger
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2009-01-19PG-13
Also known as
International titles
- Um Por Todas e Todas Por UmBR
