Semi-Pro

R

Released Feb 29, 2008

1 hr. 31 min.

Comedy

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23%

162 Reviews

Tomatometer

39%

250,000+ Ratings

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In 1976, singer Jackie Moon (Will Ferrell) uses the profits from his only hit single to fulfill a longtime dream of owning a basketball team. His team, the Flint Michigan Tropics, is the worst team in the league, and what's more, the franchise may fold when the ABA and NBA announce plans to merge. It's up to Jackie and the Tropics to turn their game around and slam-dunk their chance for survival.

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Critics Consensus

Semi-Pro is an intermittently funny, half-hearted attempt at sports satire, and one of Will Ferrell's weaker cinematic efforts.

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Audience Member

Classic Will Ferrell Movie

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/02/24

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Jan S

Best Will Ferrell movie. Best Basketball movie. And pretty darn funny!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/24/23

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Michael L

This movie is just lovable. Instant classic. My mom truthfully doesn't like Will Ferrell (idk how or why) and I've never seen her laugh harder at a movie before.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/09/23

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Andy H

Has ridiculous humor of most Will Ferrell movies but overall I liked the premise and found myself laughing plenty.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/17/23

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Joey O

I am a huge basketball fan, if you love basketball and/or historical fiction or even comedies you will love this movie. It is not a movie for general audiences because I feel like too much of the humor will go over your head however, if you love basketball, watch this movie, it is one of the better basketball movies ever made with a prime Will Ferrell

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/24/23

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Oskar

james is the best character, i want more of buzz.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/17/23

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Kent Alterman

Director

Will Ferrell

Jackie Moon

Woody Harrelson

Monix

André Benjamin

Clarence

Maura Tierney

Lynn

Will Arnett

Lou Redwood

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David Fear

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Rated: 2/5

Nov 18, 2011

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Alonso Duralde

MSNBC

No more can filmmakers get instant laughs with Pong, ascots, eight-tracks and lava lamps. It's just no longer funny. And for 95 percent of its running time, neither is Semi-Pro.

Rated: 2/5

May 1, 2008

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David Ansen

Newsweek

The semifunny Semi-Pro is amiable enough, but you never feel there's much at stake.

Mar 31, 2008

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Never quite reaches its maximum potential in spoofing an era and attitude long gone from professional sports.

Rated: 2.5/4.0

Sep 22, 2020

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Micheal Compton

Bowling Green Daily News

"Pro" proves to be more miss than hit, with some spotty comedic moments and a story that is really nothing more than spare parts of much better films in the same genre.

Rated: C

Oct 29, 2019

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Brian D. Johnson

Maclean's Magazine

Semi-Pro is, to put it charitably, semi-good. And I'm sure it will make a load of money.

Nov 30, 2017

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Synopsis

In 1976, singer Jackie Moon (Will Ferrell) uses the profits from his only hit single to fulfill a longtime dream of owning a basketball team. His team, the Flint Michigan Tropics, is the worst team in the league, and what's more, the franchise may fold when the ABA and NBA announce plans to merge. It's up to Jackie and the Tropics to turn their game around and slam-dunk their chance for survival.

Director: Kent Alterman
Executive Producer: David B. Householter, Kent Alterman, Lauren Shuler Donner, Michael Aguilar
Screenwriter: Scot Armstrong
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Production Co: Mosaic Media Group
Rating: R (Some Sexual Content|Language)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 29, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 1, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $33.5M
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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