Hoosiers
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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
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- 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…
AndrewMar 29, 2025One 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…
Rafael "Mister Movie" JovineMar 8, 2025I 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…
Will Menaker - 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…
matt lynchMay 11, 2023granny shot clutch
115bryce🚸Feb 10, 2024I'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…
Swartacus - Jul 8, 2025
"Basketball is a voluntary activity. It's not a requirement." Another one, and potentially the only classic from 86 that I haven't seen. And it's fitting seeing as how today is my birthday. Hoosiers was your standard American hope-filled, down to the buzzer sports movies…
AndrewMar 2, 2025It'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…
Sally Jane BlackSep 30, 2020This rating is one out of pure personal enjoyment. This has always been one of my favorite movies. I hadn’t seen this since the night before my first day of college classes (I threw it on then as a comfort film since I was nervous lol). For me, it’s such a heartwarming…
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- Randy likedHoosiers
Born and raised
Noah Julian likedHoosiers6.7/10. 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.
Mickerdoo likedHoosiersClassic underdog sports movie. Nothing too terribly surprising but still a good watch. Wish there was a little more problem solving.
- Grady Jarvis likedHoosiers
honestly kinda forgot about this movie, solid underdog sports film what can I say
Lauren Thompson is "meh" onHoosiersPretty slow movie. Good basketball scenes. Loved the character development.
Will Frong lovedHoosiersClassic in the hoop community. Indiana basketball is different.
- Jake Harris is "meh" onHoosiers
This movie just reminded me of skim milk for some reason.
Aidan Corrigan likedHoosiersDon’t remember much about it but I remember liking it
Wagner Freitas lovedHoosiersit's about teachings, not at all about basketball.
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Metacritic
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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