The Longest Yard (1974)
Directed by Robert Aldrich · 121 min · Comedy, Drama, Crime
28.7 TOPICAL score · #3,665 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →A football player-turned-convict organizes a team of inmates to play against a team of prison guards. His dilemma is that the warden asks him to throw the game in return for an early release, but he is also concerned about the inmates' lack of self-esteem.
The Longest Yard (1974, directed by Robert Aldrich) has a TOPICAL score of 28.7 - ranked 3,665 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and awards, and lowest on historical impact. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Critics: 79% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.9/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.7/10 (341 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 24 languages.
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- Critics79% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.9/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 6.7/10 (341 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 1 nomination
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 24 languages
- Still read39,095 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Burt Reynolds (actor #943), Eddie Albert (actor #808), Ed Lauter, Michael Conrad