The Winning Season
September 2010
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Stephen Holden
In its final lap The Winning Season collapses into a sentimental farce that even Mr. Rockwell, now playing the clown, cannot redeem from cringe-inducing hokum.
Lou Lumenick
Rockwell does a typically fine job -- he's funny, touching and appalling -- as an alcoholic mess of a former high school basketball coach who's been reduced to washing dishes in a restaurant.
Sheri Linden
The story deepens through the clownish, heartbreaking exertions of Rockwell's gruff misfit, still working things out at the final buzzer.
Kirk Honeycutt
A predictable and cliched dramady.
Eric Hynes
Forget AA; according to the movies, there's no better cure for alcoholism or depression than good ol' precollegiate athletic coaching.
Melissa Anderson
The Winning Season respects its misfits (and its audience) by not stripping away their foibles in the service of sports-movie clichés.
Critic reviews
Stephen Holden
In its final lap The Winning Season collapses into a sentimental farce that even Mr. Rockwell, now playing the clown, cannot redeem from cringe-inducing hokum.
Lou Lumenick
Rockwell does a typically fine job -- he's funny, touching and appalling -- as an alcoholic mess of a former high school basketball coach who's been reduced to washing dishes in a restaurant.
Sheri Linden
The story deepens through the clownish, heartbreaking exertions of Rockwell's gruff misfit, still working things out at the final buzzer.
Eric Hynes
Forget AA; according to the movies, there's no better cure for alcoholism or depression than good ol' precollegiate athletic coaching.
Melissa Anderson
The Winning Season respects its misfits (and its audience) by not stripping away their foibles in the service of sports-movie clichés.
Cast and credits
Actors | Sam Rockwell, Emma Roberts, Rob Corddry, Emily Rios, Rooney Mara |
Producers | Gia Walsh, Kara Baker, Daniela Taplin Lundberg, Celine Rattray, Galt Niederhoffer |
Director | James C. Strouse |
Writers | James C. Strouse |
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English
Rental period
Start within 30 days, finish within 48 hours.
Run time
103 minutes
Rating
PG-13
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