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10/29/08
Hoosiers (1987)
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Reviews Counted:41
Fresh:37
Rotten:4
Average Rating:7.4/10
Consensus: It may adhere to the sports underdog formula, but Hoosiers has been made with such loving craft, and features such excellent performances, that it’s hard to resist.
Synopsis: Based on the incredible true story of how a small-town high school's basketball team became Indiana State Champs in 1954. This film follows the controversial outsider who came to town to teach high... [More]
Starring: Gene Hackman, Dennis Hopper, Barbara Hershey, David Neidorf
Director: David Anspaugh
Reviews for Hoosiers
[A] compelling, enjoyable yarn.
08/05/08
Hackman is wonderful as an inarticulate man tense with the struggle to curb a flaring, mysterious anger.
08/01/08
An inspiring documentary that follows an eccentric basketball coach and his ferociously talented girls' team as they battle to overcome adversity and kick the ass of gender stereotypes.
03/24/08
The setting in early 1950s Indiana adds nice texture to the story, but the endless games with the usual ups and downs outstay their welcome.
03/24/08
Top CriticShameless, yes, but open your eyes, close your mind, sit back and enjoy.
03/21/07
Bobby Knight would not be amused, though Tark the Shark might've had a good laugh at the naive masquerade.
03/21/07
Basketball movies don't get any better.
03/21/07
It should come as little surprise that this solid, sentimental movie about basketball is set in Indiana, where babies are given roundballs before they get rattles.
03/21/07
Top CriticPic belongs to Hackman, but Dennis Hopper gets another opportunity to put in a showy turn as a local misfit.
03/21/07
Top CriticBarely a single frame of this movie is less than compelling.
05/26/06
Cloyingly nostalgic.
02/09/06
...it's easy enough to see why Hoosiers has become one of the most endearing sports movies in cinematic history.
10/22/05
No review available.
10/09/05
No review available.
06/27/05
No review available.
06/03/05
Why fight it?
04/21/05
Not a false note and a great performance by Hackman.
04/15/05
One of the greatest sports movies ever made!
04/12/05
Works the underdog formula so expertly that it's no surprise the film still has the ability to uplift audiences nearly 20 years later.
03/18/05
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