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Any Given Sunday

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Four years ago, DAmato's (Al Pacino) Miami Sharks were at the top. Now, his team is struggling with three consecutive losses, sliding attendance, and aging heroes, particularly 39-year-old quarterback Jack Cap Rooney (Dennis Quaid). Off the field, DAmato is struggling with a failed marriage and estranged children, and is on a collision course with Christina Pagniacci (Cameron Diaz), the young president/co-owner of the Sharks organization.
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Sometimes entertaining, but overall Any Given Sunday is a disappointment coming from Oliver Stone.

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Sam Adams The Dissolve Stone's blend of mayhem and sensuality-which doesn't shy away from the eroticism of athletes-is a refreshing alternative to the solemnity of most sports dramas. Rated: 3/5 Sep 17, 2014 Full Review Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Rated: B Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Richard Schickel TIME Magazine Almost three hours of this jitter deteriorates from bravura filmmaking to annoying mannerism, and Any Given Sunday ends up less than the sum of its many, often interesting parts. Aug 22, 2008 Full Review Cory Woodroof For the Win (USA Today) Any Given Sunday is the best-ever football movie because it’s actually about football, and not the other way around. It’s decorated with a black eye and grass stains, but it’s never afraid to get back in the huddle. Jun 15, 2022 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Makes me feel as if I was concussed. Rated: C+ Mar 26, 2022 Full Review Alistair Lawrence Common Sense Media Hard-hitting football drama has strong language, sex, drugs. Rated: 4/5 Sep 25, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Doug R I am surprised by the poor ratings from both professional critics and viewers, and agree with one of the positive critics that this by far the best football movie ever. It is not the typical rah rah sports movie by any means. Rather, it captures the entire NFL experience and culture perfectly - including all the good, the bad, and the ugly - which is why the NFL was very unhappy with it. The cast is star-studded, including some high profile ex-players (Jim Brown, Lawrence Taylor), and the performances are all fabulous. The strained relationships between Al Pacino (head coach) Cameron Diaz (team owner), and Jamie Fox (new upstart quarterback) are masterfully developed. Similar to Oliver Stone’s “JFK” this movie presents the viewer with a firehose of characters and scenes, but all are cohesive and coherent, and the surprise ending, revealed during the movie credits, ties it all up perfectly. Highly recommended!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/28/25 Full Review chris h Average football movie with some great moments.Sometimes alittle too much flair...but pays tribute to players past. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/12/25 Full Review Jack M Its not just a film about football but of life itself Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/19/25 Full Review Larry H My favorite football movie. The playing sequences are as real as you can get without being on the field. The blurring and stuttering reminded me of what it was like trying to follow the motion, do a job, and smash into someone at great speed. Why did I think that was fun? The storyline is passable, the actors enjoyable, but for my money the winner is the camera work. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/09/25 Full Review cesar c This movie screams Oliver Stone and not in a very good way Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/26/24 Full Review Audience Member There's an human eye on the field Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/15/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Four years ago, DAmato's (Al Pacino) Miami Sharks were at the top. Now, his team is struggling with three consecutive losses, sliding attendance, and aging heroes, particularly 39-year-old quarterback Jack Cap Rooney (Dennis Quaid). Off the field, DAmato is struggling with a failed marriage and estranged children, and is on a collision course with Christina Pagniacci (Cameron Diaz), the young president/co-owner of the Sharks organization.
Director
Oliver Stone
Producer
Dan Halsted, Lauren Shuler Donner, Clayton Townsend
Screenwriter
Oliver Stone, Daniel Pyne, John Logan, John Logan
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Donners' Company, Warner Brothers, Illusion Entertainment, Ixtlan Corporation
Rating
R (Language|Nudity|Drug Content|Sexuality)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 22, 1999, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 27, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA)
$75.5M
Runtime
2h 42m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital, SDDS, Surround, DTS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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