The Winning Season is a 2009 American sports comedy film written and directed by James C. Strouse, and starring Sam Rockwell. It premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and had a limited theatrical release on September 3, 2010.[1] The film was distributed by Lionsgate in the United Kingdom, and the United States after they brought the rights to the film at Sundance. Plum Pictures and Gigi Films produced the film.[2]

The Winning Season
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJames C. Strouse
Written byJames C. Strouse
Produced byKara Baker
Jana Daniela
Taplin Lundberg
Galt Niederhoffer
Celine Rattray
Gia Walsh
StarringSam Rockwell
Shareeka Epps
Emily Rios
Rooney Mara
Emma Roberts
CinematographyFrank G. DeMarco
Edited byJoe Klotz
Music byEdward Shearmur
Production
companies
Plum Pictures
Gigi Films
Distributed byLionsgate
Release dates
  • January 19, 2009 (2009-01-19) (Sundance)
  • September 3, 2010 (2010-09-03) (United States)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot edit

Bill Greaves, a divorced deadbeat dad, is estranged from his teenage daughter Molly. His friend Terry is a high school principal who gives him a job as the coach for the girls' varsity basketball team. Bill begins to regret his decision when he meets the girls on the team: Abbie Miller, Tamra Schemerhorn, Mindy, Wendy Webber, Lisa Robinson, and Kathy Reyes. They improve under Bill's coaching and advise him on his relationship with his daughter, but their winning season does not protect the girls from their real world difficulties.[3]

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Reception edit

On review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes, The Winning Season has an 52% approval rating based on 23 reviews.[4]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Honeycutt, Kirk (October 14, 2010). "The Winning Season - Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  2. ^ Zeitchik, Steven; Fernandez, Jay A. (January 20, 2009). "'Winning Season' for Lionsgate". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 22, 2009. Retrieved January 21, 2009.
  3. ^ Chang, Justin (January 21, 2009). "The Winning Season". Variety. Archived from the original on January 30, 2009. Retrieved January 21, 2009.
  4. ^ "The Winning Season". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 9 September 2023.

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