The Winning Season is a 2009 American sports comedy film written and directed by James C. Strouse, and starring Sam Rockwell. It premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and had a limited theatrical release on September 3, 2010.[1] The film was distributed by Lionsgate in the United Kingdom, and the United States after they brought the rights to the film at Sundance. Plum Pictures and Gigi Films produced the film.[2]
| The Winning Season | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | James C. Strouse |
| Written by | James C. Strouse |
| Produced by | Kara Baker Jana Daniela Taplin Lundberg Galt Niederhoffer Celine Rattray Gia Walsh |
| Starring | Sam Rockwell Shareeka Epps Emily Rios Rooney Mara Emma Roberts |
| Cinematography | Frank G. DeMarco |
| Edited by | Joe Klotz |
| Music by | Edward Shearmur |
Production companies | Plum Pictures Gigi Films |
| Distributed by | Lionsgate |
Release dates |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editBill Greaves, a divorced deadbeat dad, is estranged from his teenage daughter Molly. His friend Terry is a high school principal who gives him a job as the coach for the girls' varsity basketball team. Bill begins to regret his decision when he meets the girls on the team: Abbie Miller, Tamra Schemerhorn, Mindy, Wendy Webber, Lisa Robinson, and Kathy Reyes. They improve under Bill's coaching and advise him on his relationship with his daughter, but their winning season does not protect the girls from their real world difficulties.[3]
Cast
edit- Sam Rockwell as Bill Greaves
- Emma Roberts as Abbie Miller
- Rooney Mara as Wendy Webber
- Emily Rios as Kathy Reyes
- Shareeka Epps as Lisa Robinson
- Meaghan Witri as Tamra Schemerhorn
- Melanie Hinkle as Mindy
- Margo Martindale as Donna
- Rob Corddry as Terry
- Jessica Hecht as Stacey
- Shana Dowdeswell as Molly Greaves
- Caitlin Colford as Trish
- Connor Paolo as Damon
- Devin Ratray as Buzz
Reception
editOn review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes, The Winning Season has an 52% approval rating based on 23 reviews.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Honeycutt, Kirk (October 14, 2010). "The Winning Season - Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ Zeitchik, Steven; Fernandez, Jay A. (January 20, 2009). "'Winning Season' for Lionsgate". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 22, 2009. Retrieved January 21, 2009.
- ^ Chang, Justin (January 21, 2009). "The Winning Season". Variety. Archived from the original on January 30, 2009. Retrieved January 21, 2009.
- ^ "The Winning Season". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
