The Longshots

PG

Released Aug 22, 2008

1 hr. 34 min.

Drama

Comedy

List

41%

71 Reviews

Tomatometer

61%

10,000+ Ratings

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Curtis Plummer (Ice Cube), a down-on-his-luck former football player, becomes the new coach of the Minden, Illinois, Pop Warner football team. With his niece Jasmine (Keke Palmer) installed as the team's quarterback and secret weapon, Curtis has a chance to turn his life around, while the residents of Minden have a chance to recapture their team spirit and civic pride.

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Critics Consensus

The Longshots means well, but it's a largely formulaic affair, rarely deviating from the inspirational sports movie playbook.

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martin a

A terrible film with awful acting and cheesy lines, Ice Cube is just awful and his acting is painful to watch

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

It was actually pretty good

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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farah r

With a good intention and an inspirational story, The Longshots delivers a great moral. Unfortunately though, it still lacks the appalling action it needs to captivate.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

heerlijk luchtig als je ziek in bed ligt :-)

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Audience Member

With deft direction and a script that never forgets it's characters humanity Fred Durst has created the perfect family film

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Audience Member

It helps that it is a true story otherwise The Longshots would just be another family friendly money grabber from Ice Cube. Nothing is great about The Longshots but the family friendly true story of the first girl quarterback to play in the little league super bowl has enough drama to keep viewers interested.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Fred Durst

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Ice Cube

Uncle Curtis

Keke Palmer

Jasmine Plummer

Tasha Smith

Claire

Jill Marie Jones

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Dash Mihok

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Rated: B+

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Rated: 2/4

Nov 24, 2011

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Drew Toal

Time Out

Rated: 2/5

Nov 16, 2011

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Neil Pond

American Profile

Despite its roots in real life, much of The Longshots feels like Hollywood stirring the pot.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 28, 2011

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Mark Bazer

Boston Phoenix

The script may have taken an hour to write, and I hope they got a bulk rate on generic inspirational music, but Cube and his young co-star, Keke Palmer, are plenty charismatic, and Durst doesn't knock over the camera.

Rated: 1.5/4

Apr 23, 2009

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Chris Bumbray

JoBlo's Movie Network

It has a nice message, and despite the fact that I feel he's been totally emasculated over the years, Cube remains a solid actor.

Rated: 6/10

Feb 27, 2009

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Synopsis

Curtis Plummer (Ice Cube), a down-on-his-luck former football player, becomes the new coach of the Minden, Illinois, Pop Warner football team. With his niece Jasmine (Keke Palmer) installed as the team's quarterback and secret weapon, Curtis has a chance to turn his life around, while the residents of Minden have a chance to recapture their team spirit and civic pride.

Director: Fred Durst
Executive Producer: Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein
Screenwriter: Nick Santora, Doug Atchison
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Dimension Films, Cubevision
Rating: PG (Some Thematic Elements|Mild Language|Brief Rude Humor)
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 22, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 14, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $11.5M

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