The Replacements (2000)
The players of professional football go on strike with four weeks to go in the season and the owners decide to call in replacement players to finish out the year. Gene Hackman plays the...
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The Hurricane (1999)
This is the inspiring sorta-true-story of Rubin “Hurricane” Carter (Washington), a man who could have been the middleweight champion if not for being convicted and sentenced to three life sentences for murder. Maintaining his...
Ready to Rumble (2000)
They may be ready to rumble, but they sure weren’t ready to make a movie. A couple of septic tank cleaners are dismayed when their hero, WCW champ Jimmy the King (Platt), loses a...
Mystery, Alaska (1999)
Mystery, Alaska is home for one of the world’s finest amateur hockey teams and they are damn proud of it. After a former local boy who left for the big city (Azaria) writes about the...
Beyond the Mat (1999)
BEYOND THE MAT is a documentary written and directed by longtime writer of Eddie Murphy’s films, Barry W. Blaustein. This proves to be his best work to date, and I have to admit my...
For Love of the Game (1999)
Kevin Costner plays future Hall of Fame pitcher named Billy Chapel, in the twilight of his career, who has one last game left to go before his probable retirement. During the game, he flashes...
Rounders (1998)
A young law student (Damon) spends many an evening playing high-stakes poker because he’s one of the best. He meets his match one day in the form of a Russian gangster (Malkovich) and blows his entire...
The Waterboy (1998)
A 31-year-old waterboy (Sandler, The Wedding Singer) is continuously ridiculed by the college football team and is ultimately fired by his coach (Reed, Smokey and the Bandit 3) when he acts out. He gets a new job...
Caddyshack (1980)
Caddyshack marks the first in Harold Ramis’ (Groundhog Day, Analyze This) now-distinguished directorial career, and you have to give him credit — he knows what’s funny. This is one hilarious flick that’s a certified classic for...
Mr. Baseball (1992)
Tom Selleck plays a veteran American big-leaguer past his prime who is traded to a team in Japan called the Dragons. He’s rebellious and conceited, having trouble adjusting to the Japanese style of baseball...