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Draft Day

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Sonny Weaver Jr. is the general manager of the Cleveland Browns. One of pro football's most important days, NFL draft day, is drawing near, but Sonny has much more on his mind than just which players to recruit. His lover is pregnant, and the team's owner wants to fire him. After Sonny accepts a deal with Seattle that nets him that team's first-round pick, he immediately wonders if he has made the right choice for himself and the Browns.
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It's perfectly pleasant for sports buffs and Costner fans, but overall, Draft Day lives down to its title by relying too heavily on the sort of by-the-numbers storytelling that only a statistician could love.

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Mark Kermode Observer (UK) 10/05/2014
2/5
Plays like Moneyball-lite ... Go to Full Review
David Jenkins Little White Lies 10/03/2014
3/5
Air-punch inducing drama with Kevin Costner about the surprisingly fascinating sport of American Football player trading. Go to Full Review
Catherine Shoard Guardian 10/02/2014
3/5
Quarterback scrambles forever muscle centre stage, leaving the human element scrimmaging on the sidelines. Go to Full Review
Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson 04/07/2024
3/5
Rest assured, thanks to his endless versatility and charm, Costner proves again that he is a comfortable and lifting presence to any sports film. Go to Full Review
Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies 08/20/2022
4/5
The story is crisp and exciting... Go to Full Review
Robert Sims Lights Camera Austin 01/22/2022
While Ivan Reitman's a master of comedy, he fails to bring the necessary sense of urgency to a ticking-tock drama that's already hurt by a predictable script that lacks the thoughtfulness of Moneyball. Go to Full Review
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Victor O Dec 14 I’m not the biggest fan of Kevin Costner, but I do enjoy an all-star cast, and this movie appeared to have it in spades with great men and women from film and TV. Plus, a movie about the comings and goings of the NFL draft season does make for a cool story if it is told right and I was ready to watch. I like football but I’m not the most observant in the comings and goings of the sport, but this was pretty cool. Costner was fine, but its everyone else that does a great job in making this movie work. Jennifer Garner, Dennis Leary, Frank Langella, Ellen Burnstyn, and so many others make this movie so well. See more tommy J Nov 30 A pretty boring movie. A star studded cast of familar faces, interesting subject matter, seems like a huge waste to do a movoe over the Browns... maybe do it over the Cowboys when they traded herschel walker in 1989 for picks they won the superbowl with the very next season and created a dynasty. See more Frans B @FransB Aug 9 Loved it. Unrealistic sometimes, but hey movies are supposed to be hey? Kevin Costner convincing in character, as is whole cast. Some of the real life trading in players like commodities is not far off. Lots of twists, action, intrigue, suspense and drama. Good cinematography and manages to capture the narrative quite effectively See more Corey R @Battaglia173 Apr 11 Pretty lame movie, and yet somehow I wanted to finish it. It seems like whoever wrote it wanted it to be a gritty, "Ballers" realistic style movie with hard nosed businessmen trading in flesh for high stakes under the biggest spotlight, but it ended up feeling like a VERY PG-13 compromise. I guess that was necessary if it were to be done with a Roger Goodell cameo and the NFL's blessing. It's also a touch off-putting to see Jennifer Garner's by this time increasingly "worked on" face struggling to emote. The whole thing felt like a bowling game with bumpers on. See more Kyle G Apr 8 Chemistry between Costner and Jennifer Garner was non-existent, lots of cheesy moments with humor falling flat, and the stakes felt inflated. See more Jedi D Apr 4 Sure, it's unrealistic, but it's a damn fun movie to watch if you're a sports fan. I would've given it 4 stars, but P Diddy is in it. See more Read all reviews
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Draft Day: Official Clip - If I Trade You, I Trade You Draft Day: Official Clip - If I Trade You, I Trade You 1:52 Draft Day: Official Clip - We Have First Pick Draft Day: Official Clip - We Have First Pick 2:35 Draft Day: Official Clip - Burning the Draft Analysis Draft Day: Official Clip - Burning the Draft Analysis 2:49 Draft Day: Official Clip - Nothing Into Something Draft Day: Official Clip - Nothing Into Something 2:59 Draft Day: Official Clip - Why Did You Hate Your Father? Draft Day: Official Clip - Why Did You Hate Your Father? 2:44 Draft Day: Official Clip - I Have the Pick Draft Day: Official Clip - I Have the Pick 2:33 Draft Day: Official Clip - Bo vs. Mack Draft Day: Official Clip - Bo vs. Mack 2:40 Draft Day: Official Clip - I Want My Picks Back Draft Day: Official Clip - I Want My Picks Back 3:00 Draft Day: Official Clip - Trading With the Jaguars Draft Day: Official Clip - Trading With the Jaguars 2:57 Draft Day: Official Clip - The NFL Draft Draft Day: Official Clip - The NFL Draft 2:54 View more videos
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Synopsis Sonny Weaver Jr. is the general manager of the Cleveland Browns. One of pro football's most important days, NFL draft day, is drawing near, but Sonny has much more on his mind than just which players to recruit. His lover is pregnant, and the team's owner wants to fire him. After Sonny accepts a deal with Seattle that nets him that team's first-round pick, he immediately wonders if he has made the right choice for himself and the Browns.
Director
Ivan Reitman
Producer
Ivan Reitman, Ali Bell, Joe Medjuck
Screenwriter
Rajiv Joseph, Scott Rothman
Distributor
Lionsgate Films
Production Co
Odd Lot Entertainment, Montecito Picture Company
Rating
PG-13 (Sexual References|Brief Strong Language)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 11, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 19, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$28.8M
Runtime
1h 49m
Sound Mix
Datasat, Dolby Digital
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