The Big Green

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The Big Green

PG

Released Sep 29, 1995

1h 39m

Kids & Family

Comedy

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Fresh from England on a foreign exchange program, teacher Miss Anna (Olivia d'Abo) arrives in a small Texas town where the local students don't have much to be happy about. Determined to boost their spirits, Anna forms a soccer team, hoping the sport will help them out of their funk. But, since they've never played before, she has her work cut out for her. She hopes that, with her assistant coach, Sheriff Tom (Steve Guttenberg), she might have a chance to turn their lives around.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

In the right role, Olivia d'Abo would be irreplaceable. She has never found that role. Here, struggling gamely with the hopelessly predictable Big Green, she shows a quality that in another role, in another picture, could be luminous.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Todd James

Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Alberta)

Disney should be embarrassed, but since they own nearly every entertainment outlet known to man, who is to tell them?

Mar 29, 2024

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Sep 14, 2005

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Jeanne Aufmuth

Palo Alto Weekly

Rated: 1/4

May 14, 2003

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Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

Exactly what you'd expect from a kid's soccer flick: lots of balls being kicked.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 26, 2002

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Ben S.

Fire movie one of my favorites

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/17/25

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Wesley H.

Why do people not love this

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/18/25

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Stephen C

Funny in 1 hour and 39 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $17,700,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/20/25

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Ed R

Cute and fun for the whole family.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/06/25

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Jacob B

This movie is a childhood classic. The underdog story is a common one, but this movie tells it again in a fun and heartwarming way that leaves you laughing and smiling!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/19/25

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Dale R

The underdog team must come together to win and learn some life lessons along the way. This type of movie has been done a few too many times, and this one is good, not great, just good. A teacher from England is teaching in a small Texas town for a semester and to motivate her students she forms them into a soccer team. Steve Guttenberg plays the county deputy sheriff that helps co-coach the soccer team. There is a love story between him and the teacher and also a love story between two of the students and neither is fleshed out very well. The DVD box cover and thumbnail for this movie is a little misleading as I thought it was going to be a screwball comedy, but there really isn't any screwball comedy in the film and it has some serious dramatic moments. I felt there were too many background stories of the characters that prevented any of them from developing into real story arcs. However, what was presented was interesting and well done. The reaction shots for the coaches and crowds felt generic and randomly added throughout the movie, like they weren’t really watching the game. I think there is enough good stuff here to recommend a single viewing.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/07/24

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Holly Goldberg Sloan

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Sheriff Tom Palmer

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Synopsis

Fresh from England on a foreign exchange program, teacher Miss Anna (Olivia d'Abo) arrives in a small Texas town where the local students don't have much to be happy about. Determined to boost their spirits, Anna forms a soccer team, hoping the sport will help them out of their funk. But, since they've never played before, she has her work cut out for her. She hopes that, with her assistant coach, Sheriff Tom (Steve Guttenberg), she might have a chance to turn their lives around.

Director: Holly Goldberg Sloan
Producer: Roger Birnbaum
Screenwriter: Holly Goldberg Sloan
Production Co: Caravan Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures
Rating: PG
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 29, 1995, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 16, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $17.7M
Runtime: 1h 39m
Sound Mix: Surround

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