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The Longest Yard

Play trailer 2:24 Poster for The Longest Yard PG-13 Released May 27, 2005 1h 53m Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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Disgraced pro football quarterback Paul Crewe (Adam Sandler) lands in jail, where manipulative Warden Hazen (James Cromwell) recruits him to advise the institution's team. This turns into a lead role quarterbacking a crew of inmates in a game against a team of prison guards. Aided by incarcerated ex-NFL coach Nate Scarborough (Burt Reynolds), Crewe and his team must overcome not only the bloodthirstiness of the opposition, but also the corrupt officials trying to fix the game against them.
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This Yard has some laughs but missing from this remake is the edginess of the original.

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Time Out Everyone involved with this remake claims the utmost respect for Robert Aldrich's raucously funny 1974 original. So you have to wonder why they crapped all over it, starting with the casting. Jun 24, 2006 Full Review Ian Nathan Empire Magazine Homophobia, sexism, racism, ageism and OJ-ism pound against genre clich (C)s as weathered as Reynolds' skin, bludgeoning you into submission. Rated: 2/5 Sep 9, 2005 Full Review Paul Arendt BBC.com Adam Sandler, of course, is no Burt Reynolds. But then neither is Burt Reynolds these days, judging by his performance as the team's crusty mentor. Rated: 2/5 Sep 6, 2005 Full Review James Croot Stuff.co.nz Populated by one-note stereotypes and reliant on one-dimensional action. Rated: 2.5/5 Feb 2, 2021 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Won't win any awards but it's another growth film for Sandler. Rated: 2.5/4.0 Sep 14, 2020 Full Review Leigh Paatsch Herald Sun (Australia) This remake of the 1974 sports comedy-drama The Longest Yard is hardly a classic. But then again, neither was the original Burt Reynolds-starring version. Rated: 2/5 Apr 17, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Rollinsfan 5 This is one of those movies that critics love to hate on, because it has Adam Sandler in it. It’s perhaps the best Adam Sandler classic of all time. It will make you laugh and cry, and it will excite you for the final scene(s) which is obviously the game. An emotional roller coaster, this movie at times is hilarious, at times it also will have you feeling like crying your eyes out at what happens to Caretaker. Finally, what happens to Caretaker will have you angry, yet pumped for the ultimate revenge. The game. Which in itself, is a great mini-movie within the movie. Best Sandler film ever with a star studded cast. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/07/24 Full Review River P I don’t outright hate the longest yard remake, but I wouldn’t say I like it either. It’s kind of “meh.” It’s not a good movie. I will say there are moments where I can see Adam Sandler and Chris Rock having some decent chemistry with each other. They bounce off each other decently well. I can see why people wanted to put those 2 folks together. It’s the remake based on the original 1974 film. There is some humor in it where I’m like “that was dumb.” If there is a better script then the film would be funnier. There is some fat jokes which I’m like “really?” Some of the jokes don’t work comedic wise. The longest yard remake is not even close to being one of the worse movies ever. There are moments that make me chuckle, but it’s not a hilarious movie. There are a lot of flaws. It’s got a neat concept where Adam is a quarterback and assembles a team in training. He’s got to get a team together before the big game. Adam and Chris are good friends throughout most of the film and Burt Reynolds is the coach of the team. There are some positives, but it has lots of problems. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/09/24 Full Review Rich S A copy of the original in many ways, the final game between the Guards and the Inmates comes down to the same schtick. And even ends with the same score (I think) ... except on my scorecard where it comes up 1 point shy of the original. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/02/24 Full Review Hailee B Man, this movie has so many jokes and man amazing actors through the whole thing. Not going lie Chris Rock scene in the cell oh my gosh gets me everytime damn time another good ass movie love the football and always a mc double we need lol Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/15/24 Full Review Audience Member Great comedy, seen it a few times and I think it’s a good one to watch when bored. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/30/24 Full Review Romario M It’s a movie you can watch with the family to enjoy a couple of times! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/26/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Disgraced pro football quarterback Paul Crewe (Adam Sandler) lands in jail, where manipulative Warden Hazen (James Cromwell) recruits him to advise the institution's team. This turns into a lead role quarterbacking a crew of inmates in a game against a team of prison guards. Aided by incarcerated ex-NFL coach Nate Scarborough (Burt Reynolds), Crewe and his team must overcome not only the bloodthirstiness of the opposition, but also the corrupt officials trying to fix the game against them.
Director
Peter Segal
Producer
Jack Giarraputo, Barry Sandler
Screenwriter
Sheldon Turner
Distributor
Sony Pictures Entertainment, Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Paramount Pictures, Happy Madison Productions, MTV Films
Rating
PG-13 (Drug References|Crude and Sexual Humor|Language|Violence)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 27, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 6, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$158.1M
Runtime
1h 53m
Sound Mix
Surround, DTS, Dolby SRD
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.37:1), Scope (2.35:1)
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