Bad News Bears

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Bad News Bears

PG-13

Released Jul 22, 2005

1h 48m

Comedy

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Morris Buttermaker (Billy Bob Thornton) is a burned-out minor league baseball player who loves to drink and can't keep his hands to himself. His long-suffering lawyer (Marcia Gay Harden) arranges for him to manage a local Little League team, and Buttermaker soon finds himself the head of a rag-tag group of misfit players. Through unconventional team-building exercises and his offbeat coaching style, Buttermaker helps his hapless Bears prepare to meet their rivals, the Yankees.

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Critics Consensus

This too-faithful remake aims low for laughs, turning off the easily offendable; despite another lovably irascible contribution by Thornton, it lacks the ensemble strength and originality of the 1976 version.

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David Edelstein

Slate

The best reason to see Richard Linklater's wholly unnecessary but highly enjoyable remake of The Bad News Bears is Billy Bob Thornton, who's doing a PG-13 version of his Bad Santa.

May 13, 2014

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

Fortunately almost everyone acquits himself coolly and admirably.

May 13, 2014

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Christy Lemire

Associated Press

Billy Bob Thornton has proven he can do pretty much anything, but he simply does not look haggard, washed-up or miserable enough to be a believable Morris Buttermaker, the role Walter Matthau immortalized.

May 13, 2014

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Paul Emmanuel Enicola

The Movie Buff

“Bad News Bears,” for all its intents, is just another example of an all-too-faithful remake of a classic. Unfortunately, with the filmmaker’s effort to capture the heart of the original, the film sputters to find its own soul.

Rated: C

Jul 4, 2024

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

Delights in confronting - and stomping on - the kind of political correctness that simply didn't exist in 1976 when the first one was made

Rated: 2.5/5

Jan 31, 2021

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Michael Guarnieri

The Spool

[W]hen one character looks down at a can of beer and remarks, 'Non-alcoholic? What's the point?' it feels a bit like the film is unknowingly judging itself.

Jan 20, 2020

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steve d

Can't hold a candle to the original.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Alright sports movie. Not great acting

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

12/12/22

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Andre G

Good movie. Billy Bob Thornton doing what he does best being an a-hole. More coaches need to be like this guy lol.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/25/23

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william k

Slight feel-good comedy is a remake obviously less entertaining than the original, but does has its moments and some laughs; Billy Bob Thornton is good no matter what.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Unnecessary remake, original is great!

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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robert p

What a horrible remake of the original movie "The Bad New Bears" which is a far better movie in that its become a cult classic.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Richard Linklater

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Billy Bob Thornton

Morris Buttermaker

Greg Kinnear

Roy Bullock

Marcia Gay Harden

Liz Whitewood

Sammi Kane Kraft

Amanda Whurlitzer

Ridge Canipe

Toby Whitewood

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Synopsis

Morris Buttermaker (Billy Bob Thornton) is a burned-out minor league baseball player who loves to drink and can't keep his hands to himself. His long-suffering lawyer (Marcia Gay Harden) arranges for him to manage a local Little League team, and Buttermaker soon finds himself the head of a rag-tag group of misfit players. Through unconventional team-building exercises and his offbeat coaching style, Buttermaker helps his hapless Bears prepare to meet their rivals, the Yankees.

Director: Richard Linklater
Producer: J. Geyer Kosinski
Screenwriter: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Media Talent Group, Paramount Pictures International
Rating: PG-13 (Rude Behavior|Language Throughout|Some Sexuality|Thematic Elements)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 22, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $32.9M
Runtime: 1h 48m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.37:1)

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