Mystery, Alaska

R

Released Oct 1, 1999

1 hr. 58 min.

Comedy

List

37%

82 Reviews

Tomatometer

66%

25,000+ Ratings

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A publicity stunt turns into the ultimate lopsided competition, when the world famous New York Rangers face off against the team from Mystery, Alaska -- a hockey-loving town of only 633 people. Team Mystery is a rag-tag collection of eccentric locals including the towns sheriff, its grocer, a deliveryman and a high school senior who play for the love of the game, not fame or big money.

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Critics Consensus

The lack of hockey action and authenticity left critics cold.

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Casa N

It's a great movie would have been much better and done better if it actually was a true story though whatever you do don't believe the critics ever who give them the right to be a critic nobody that's why they're always wrong and nobody ever agrees with them and the viewer reviews are never the same as the critic reviews the viewers are the ones you should quote the viewers are the ones you should post on reviews not critics all critics and moderators should be removed from society yeah I know what I just said and I mean it they're useless but it's a good movie don't believe the critics again

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/07/23

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Travis L. M

Nice Film with a lot of heart ❤❤❤

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/12/23

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Ed W

I read the other reviews and they keep calling this a hockey movie. I never saw it as a hockey movie. Hockey was just an elemen in a story of community. I love this movie, but if I thought I was going to watch a hockey movie, I would hate it. That's not what it is or intended to be in my mind. It's got interesting characters, it moves along quickly, and has a satisfying ending. It's a feel-good movie. I like feel good movies when they're done well as this one is.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/20/23

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corkball

Your typical rousing, dig-deep sportsball movie. Featuring the usual cartoon characters so you can keep them all separate in your mind. Mystery is a small town in Alaska that gets to play hockey with the NY rangers. Hilarity ensues. They will have to dig deep and bury grudges (I guess). The scenery and casting puts this a notch above the typical sportsball movie.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Best hockey movie right ? 3.7

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/01/22

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Audience Member

It's a fairly fun film about community, but for a hockey film, it is sorely lacking in hockey action... As such, it just ends up being pretty run of the mill.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

12/30/20

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Jay Roach

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John Biebe

Hank Azaria

Charles Danner

Mary McCormack

Donna Biebe

Burt Reynolds

Judge Walter Burns

Colm Meaney

Mayor Scott Pitcher

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La preuve qu'il est encore possible de produire de belles choses lorsque la passion est au rendez-vous, mme si cela signifie parfois travailler avec des matriaux uss...

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With so many characters and plotlines, it seems that TV king Kelley mistook this big-screen assignment for another network pilot.

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Synopsis

A publicity stunt turns into the ultimate lopsided competition, when the world famous New York Rangers face off against the team from Mystery, Alaska -- a hockey-loving town of only 633 people. Team Mystery is a rag-tag collection of eccentric locals including the towns sheriff, its grocer, a deliveryman and a high school senior who play for the love of the game, not fame or big money.

Director: Jay Roach
Executive Producer: Dan Kolsrud
Screenwriter: David E. Kelley, Sean O'Byrne
Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co: Hollywood Pictures, Rocking Chair Productions, Baldwin/Cohen Productions
Rating: R (Sexuality|Language)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 1, 1999, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $8.9M
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, DTS, Dolby SR

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