Hoosiers (1986)
medium uplifting high_energy full_attention polarizing
77
GoodScore
Directed by David Anspaugh
Starring Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey, Dennis Hopper
Synopsis
Failed college coach Norman Dale gets a chance at redemption when he is hired to coach a high school basketball team in a tiny Indiana town. After a teacher persuades star player Jimmy Chitwood to quit and focus on his long-neglected studies, Dale struggles to develop a winning team in the face of community criticism for his temper and his unconventional choice of assistant coach: Shooter, a notorious alcoholic.
Ratings Breakdown
IMDb
7.4
RT Critics
90
Metacritic
77
TMDB
7.0
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