Hoosiers
3.5
(3.5K)
Drama
Family
1986
114 min
PG
Failed college coach Norman Dale gets a chance at redemption when he is hired to coach a high school basketball team in a tiny Indiana town. After a teacher persuades star player Jimmy Chitwood to quit and focus on his long-neglected studies, Dale struggles to develop a winning team in the face of community criticism for his temper and his unconventional choice of assistant coach: Shooter, a notorious alcoholic.
Starring:
Gene Hackman
,
Barbara Hershey
,
Dennis Hopper
,
Sheb Wooley
,
Fern Persons
,
Chelcie Ross
,
Robert Swan
Drama
Sports
Basketball
High School
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Community ReviewsSee all
"Awesome"
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Elizabeth Sanders
"This is close to a perfect film. A great sports film."
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Linda Kelly
"Wonderful small movie about a disgraced coach who finds redemption in a small town!"
Anita Skop
"Has a 1950s small town autumn vibe. Super good fall back to school type movie. It is a sports film, however it’s more about character development rather than the sport itself."
bre
"Maybe the greatest basketball movie ever made, a rare jewel that will have you wondering with the production problems turned out so well."
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Brian White
"My favorite movie"
Roger Boothe
"An absolutely terrific movie. Sorry and directed by Denis Hopper."
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Susan
"Great movie "
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Dana Hodge
