The Longshots

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The Longshots

PG

2008

1h 34m

Drama

Comedy

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Curtis Plummer (Ice Cube), a down-on-his-luck former football player, becomes the new coach of the Minden, Illinois, Pop Warner football team. With his niece Jasmine (Keke Palmer) installed as the team's quarterback and secret weapon, Curtis has a chance to turn his life around, while the residents of Minden have a chance to recapture their team spirit and civic pride.

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Critics Consensus

The Longshots means well, but it's a largely formulaic affair, rarely deviating from the inspirational sports movie playbook.

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Harper Barnes

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Oct 18, 2008

C+

It is unabashedly sentimental and, at times sincerely touching, mainly when Ice Cube and Palmer are alone together on the screen.

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Gregory Kirschling

Entertainment Weekly

Aug 28, 2008

B-

The most surprising thing about the inspirational sports movie The Longshots is not that there isn't already an inspirational sports movie with that exact name. The big shock is that the director Fred Durst -- and he doesn't do half bad.

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Adam Graham

Detroit News

Aug 22, 2008

C-

A clich-riddled, warm and fuzzy, small-town sports drama.

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Neil Pond

American Profile

Sep 28, 2011

2/5

Despite its roots in real life, much of The Longshots feels like Hollywood stirring the pot.

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Mark Bazer

Boston Phoenix

Apr 23, 2009

1.5/4

The script may have taken an hour to write, and I hope they got a bulk rate on generic inspirational music, but Cube and his young co-star, Keke Palmer, are plenty charismatic, and Durst doesn't knock over the camera.

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Chris Bumbray

JoBlo's Movie Network

Feb 27, 2009

6/10

It has a nice message, and despite the fact that I feel he's been totally emasculated over the years, Cube remains a solid actor.

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thiago S

@Thiagostone Apr 8, 2026

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Nov 23, 2025

Based on a funny and true story in 01 hour, 35 minutes, and 05 seconds. Rated PG for Some Thematic Elements, Mild Language and Brief Rude Humor.

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Jan 26, 2020

It was actually pretty good

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farah r

@Farah Jun 16, 2015

With a good intention and an inspirational story, The Longshots delivers a great moral. Unfortunately though, it still lacks the appalling action it needs to captivate.

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Sep 29, 2014

heerlijk luchtig als je ziek in bed ligt :-)

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Oct 30, 2013

With deft direction and a script that never forgets it's characters humanity Fred Durst has created the perfect family film

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Synopsis

Curtis Plummer (Ice Cube), a down-on-his-luck former football player, becomes the new coach of the Minden, Illinois, Pop Warner football team. With his niece Jasmine (Keke Palmer) installed as the team's quarterback and secret weapon, Curtis has a chance to turn his life around, while the residents of Minden have a chance to recapture their team spirit and civic pride.

Director: Fred Durst
Producer: Ice Cube, Doug Atchison, Matt Alvarez
Screenwriter: Nick Santora, Doug Atchison
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Cubevision, Dimension Films
Rating: PG (Some Thematic Elements|Mild Language|Brief Rude Humor)
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 22, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 14, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $11.5M
Runtime: 1h 34m

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