Hoosiers

Name: Hoosiers
Duration: 1 h 54 min

1hr 54m

1hr 54m
3.5/5 (8.7K)
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A coach with a checkered past and a local drunk train a small-town high school basketball team to become a top contender for the state championship in 1950s… More Details »

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

David Anspaugh

Producer:

Carter DeHaven

Writer:

Angelo Pizzo

Runtime:

1hr 54m

Synopsis

A coach with a checkered past and a local drunk train a small-town high school basketball team to become a top contender for the state championship in 1950s Indiana.

Cast

Gene Hackman
Barbara Hershey
Dennis Hopper
Sheb Wooley
Fern Persons
Chelcie Ross
Robert Swan
Michael O'Guinne
Wil Dewitt
John Robert Thompson

Letterboxd User Reviews

3.5

RATINGS 382 FANS

3.5

May 10, 2015

I want to explain my potential personal bias towards this film before I start to review it. I was born, raised, and continue to live in Indiana. I am not quite old enough to directly recall the events of the movie, but I am old enough for the legend of those events to…

349 Likes

Andrew

Mar 29, 2025

One of those films that always comes up when discussing sports films, but one I never had the chance to watch. And with the passing of Hackman, I thought, what better time to finally see it? And while it doesn’t reinvent the genre and sticks to a lot of the convention, the…

217 Likes

Rafael "Mister Movie" Jovine

Mar 8, 2025

I had never seen this classic of Reagan-era nostalgia about a time when white people were good at sports. It was pretty good, Hackman and Hopper are great, but I never knew this was about a HS basketball team, I thought it was college hoops and as such cared significantly…

186 Likes

Will Menaker
May 11, 2023

granny shot clutch

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115bryce🚸

May 10, 2020

Somehow I'd never seen this. It's fine! Patient Zero for a set of sports/dad movie tropes, straight line from this to, say, FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS (both movie and far superior show). The basketball sequences are entirely lacking in dynamism, honestly, and while it's unfair to…

176 Likes

matt lynch

Feb 10, 2024

I've always threatened to do a double header of 1986 Dennis Hopper movies. I finally took the plunge yesterday, pairing a Blue Velvet matinee with a Hoosiers night cap. I've always thought comparing these two epic Hopper performances would be an interesting angle and…

127 Likes

Swartacus
Mar 2, 2025

It's always a sadly heartwarming thing to see a film bubble to the top of the algorithm after the death of an actor. There are much better Gene Hackman films, but this is one I hadn't seen before. It's one of those films that feels like it was designed to hit certain beats…

113 Likes

Sally Jane Black

Jan 30, 2026

Hackman cosplaying as Don Nelson while Goldsmith is plastering every damn moment with his definition of a golden shower in this dusty old motherlover here. look at all the pale white boys playing a grown man's sport, all without a single black character taking a jump…

106 Likes

shookone

May 10, 2021

Ladies, if a man tells you to watch a sports movie, SAY NO!!!

104 Likes

Morgan

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Randy liked

Hoosiers

Born and raised

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Grande Polla Styn loved

Hoosiers

Top 10!! gene hackman is peak. not a sports fan? still a great watch 10/10 recommend.

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Noah Julian liked

Hoosiers

6.7/10. It’s a good sports movie just super slow. My dad really loves this movie and I just never really liked it. Aside from the last couple games it’s pretty mid for today’s times. Gene Hackman does a great job acting though.

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Jadoobie Do disliked

Hoosiers

story is all over the place. a lot of the characters dont make sense. was hoping for a good sports story here but it was lack luster and boring.

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Mickerdoo liked

Hoosiers

Classic underdog sports movie. Nothing too terribly surprising but still a good watch. Wish there was a little more problem solving.

2Y

Grady Jarvis liked

Hoosiers

honestly kinda forgot about this movie, solid underdog sports film what can I say

1Y
Lauren Thompson is "meh" on

Hoosiers

Pretty slow movie. Good basketball scenes. Loved the character development.

1Y

Will Frong loved

Hoosiers

Classic in the hoop community. Indiana basketball is different.

2Y

Take 2 is "meh" on

Hoosiers

I don't understand why Roger waxed poetic about this movie

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Based on 13 Critics

8.2

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Universal acclaim based on 74 Reviews

Gene Hackman is solid as the hero, and Dennis Hopper does his best screen work ever. [6 Mar 1987, Arts Leisure, p.23]

David Sterritt

Christian Science Monitor

There is enough intelligence and craftsmanship in the execution of Hoosiers to make it seem, if not exactly fresh, at least respectably entertaining. [27 Feb 1987, Friday, p.A]

Dave Kehr

Chicago Tribune

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Hoosiers family-friendly?

The movie has been rated as PG (Parental Guidance Suggested). It's generally considered a family-friendly movie.

How long is Hoosiers?

The movie is 1hr 54min long.

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