Hoosiers (1986)
Directed by David Anspaugh · 114 min · Drama, Family
62.2 TOPICAL score · #1,159 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Hoosiers (1986, directed by David Anspaugh) has a TOPICAL score of 62.2 - ranked 1,159 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and cast, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 0 awards from 2 nominations. Critics: 91% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.6/10 critics' average · Metacritic 77. Audiences: TMDB 7/10 (619 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 29 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics91% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.6/10 critics' average · Metacritic 77
- AudienceTMDB 7/10 (619 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 2 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 29 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read21,568 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Gene Hackman (actor #44), Barbara Hershey (actor #312), Dennis Hopper (actor #276), Sheb Wooley