Rebound

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Rebound

PG

Released Jul 1, 2005

1h 23m

Kids & Family

Comedy

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Roy McCormick (Martin Lawrence) is a college basketball coach more famous for his temper than for his coaching ability. After one of his rages gets him banned from the sport, Roy takes a job coaching basketball at a middle school in an attempt to repair his reputation. Amazingly, what Roy began as a show of rehabilitation begins to genuinely change him, and he learns to care for his team. His relationship with local mom Jeanie (Wendy Raquel Robinson) is a good influence as well.

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Critics Consensus

Rebound ought to entertain its target audience, but there's nothing here for those who've seen The Bad News Bears or its countless derivatives.

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Joshua Land

Village Voice

Lawrence coasts on star power, genially sending up his bad-boy persona.

Jul 6, 2005

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Daniel Fienberg

Zap2it.com

An underdog sports saga that skips nary a cliche on its nearly laughless journey.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jul 5, 2005

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Don't misunderstand me. This isn't a very good picture by any stretch of the imagination. All I'm saying is that it isn't a bad one, Carr and Lawrence keeping things relatively bouncy and benignly innocuous...

Rated: 2.5/4

Jul 5, 2005

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Micheal Compton

Bowling Green Daily News

A lazy, half-hearted attempt at comedy that gets the award for being the most predictable film of 2005.

Nov 18, 2019

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

Even the teenaged misfit audiences to whom "Rebound" is targeted will lose patience with the film's uninspired gags and lazy writing.

Rated: D

Apr 16, 2009

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Ethan Alter

Film Journal International

An adequate video babysitter, but kids and parents alike would have a better time simply rewatching The Bad News Bears.

Mar 1, 2007

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KerryWhite's S

Rating: 6/10. 63/100

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/01/24

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StephenPaul C

LOL, the funniest 01 hour: and 23 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/11/23

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Audience Member

Lawrence anchors a basketball version of "Bad News Bears" early 2000s style.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Audience Member

It's not at all an original concept, but this rag tag group provides enough joy to make it worth a watch

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Audience Member

A funny movie that I enjoy watching I’m a basketball fan!! My favorite characters where Coach Roy, Keith and Jeanie. So I don’t understand how this movie got bad readings! Did any one think that this movie could motivate somebody to play basketball!! or any sports!!!! Think on that. But all together sweet family movie. I’m giving this movie a 85%OK!!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/08/18

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Audience Member

Sad attempt at sports comedy.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/22/17

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Steve Carr

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Martin Lawrence

Roy McCormick

Wendy Raquel Robinson

Jeanie Ellis

Breckin Meyer

Tim Fink

Horatio Sanz

Otis

Oren Williams

Keith Ellis

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Synopsis

Roy McCormick (Martin Lawrence) is a college basketball coach more famous for his temper than for his coaching ability. After one of his rages gets him banned from the sport, Roy takes a job coaching basketball at a middle school in an attempt to repair his reputation. Amazingly, what Roy began as a show of rehabilitation begins to genuinely change him, and he learns to care for his team. His relationship with local mom Jeanie (Wendy Raquel Robinson) is a good influence as well.

Director: Steve Carr
Producer: Robert Simonds
Screenwriter: Jon Lucas, Scott Moore
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Robert Simonds Productions
Rating: PG (Thematic Elements|Mild Language)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 1, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $16.8M
Runtime: 1h 23m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.37:1)

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