The Long Game
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The Long Game, inspired by the book “Mustang Miracle” follows the true story of five young Mexican American caddies in 1955 who created their own golf course in the middle of the South Texas brush country. Despite outdated and inferior equipment and no professional instruction to begin with, they would go on to compete against wealthy, all-white teams and win the 1957 Texas State High School Golf Championship.
Cast
- Jay Hernandez
- Dennis Quaid
- Gillian Vigman
- Cheech Marin
- Julian Works
- Jaina Lee Ortiz
- Brett Cullen
- Oscar Núñez
- Heather Kafka
- Paulina Chavez
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- Apr 8, 2024
Dennis Quaid’s fading career prospects and emergent Reagan fetishism have spurred a recent swerve into inspirational — often explicitly Christian — films about hard-luck white guys who find salvation through classic American values like prayer, football, mid-century…
davidehrlichApr 8, 2024would’ve been better if they performed bet on it
julianaaaaoApr 8, 2024Take a shot everytime the camera is 5 cm away from someone’s face
Amob7 - Apr 8, 2024
what y'all know about a dutch angle tilt
adoraNov 12, 2024Oh my god. This was such a wonderful movie. Definitely gives me more perspective on the world and Americas history of oppression. If you haven't seen this yet I highly recommend watching it
Madeline!!🦣🐌Jul 13, 2024Very few movies are original to me, and that's not a knock on them. Originality of plot isn't so important to me as the style and feeling of a film. The likeability of the cast. Do I root for these people? In the case of The Long Game, I did. That's enough for me to enjoy…
William Cooper - Jul 16, 2024
Familiar; long; predictable; uneven; unhurried; unsubtle; well-intentioned.
joshrowleyJul 15, 2024McFarland but they play golf and it has some goofy camerawork
JaxonApr 8, 2024still don’t understand golf
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- Donny G lovedThe Long Game
So so good. Went in with low expectations but loved it. Story had so many layers and a perfect cast (disclaimer: I love golf but this is about so much more than that!)
Alex Woods likedThe Long Game5/10- solid cast and gold story
Jonathan Arroyo likedThe Long GameLittle corny but well done. Characters lacked depth, especially any opponents to the team but it still got its point across. Good movie overall, I enjoyed the relationships. Hated the outcome of the coaches and wives game. Weak. 6.5/10
- Hunter Alleman likedThe Long Game
6.8/10 A feel good movie about golf. Enjoyable watch with some decent acting. The actual golf in the movie was meh but I didn’t really go in expecting much and enjoyed the story
Meredith Warriner lovedThe Long Gamevery good movie I like that it has a hidden message and shows that anyone can do anything no matter what as long as they put in the work you get something great out of it
Lauren likedThe Long GameGreat movie it’s crazy to see that only a few generations before I was born things were extremely difficult for poc, it was a very inspiring movie!
- BUTTERS likedThe Long Game
If McFarland USA and Greatest game ever played had a baby. Good movie, but kind of choppy and weird elements. Overall an okay sports movie.
Drishay Menon likedThe Long GameMovie follows a classic plot line but does it well and succeeds in leaving the viewer inspired. Well worth it as a popcorn watch.
Jen lovedThe Long GameLoved this movie. It had such great emotions and was tough to watch at times. Love a feel good based on a true story movie!
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- JMJohn Montalvo
Being of Puerto Rican descent, my dad told me of the discrimination he faced growing up on the streets of New York City. So this movie hit home for me. Also as a fan of golf since I was young I wondered how Lee Trevino felt growing up and developing his game in that Era.…
RSRamon Santellanesmust see movie. Showing what us Hispanics see today, back then and will continue to see for generations. always defying all odds this group of young golfers learned that in life nothing is ever fair especially with a Mexican background..
CMCarlos MartinezA struggle that I can relate to.
- CMC M
Inspirational true story of Latino golfers in the 1950s. Quite an amazing tale of racism and success despite the obstacles. The film has some minor glitches, but the story is terrific. Worth watching for sure.
DLDiane Leanomust see.
PMPaul MisiurGreat movie! Must see! Very heartwarming story of very determined young men who desired to become well known , accomplished golfers, and the coach and staff that made it possible!
- DLDoreliz Lopez
Such a feel good movie
RBrandall brigginsVery good movie. Made me cry 🥲
BHBianca HayesWe enjoyed all the cast, real footage at the end, inspiring
Metacritic
Apr 12, 2024
For this team and their coach, the long game is about whatever it takes to play and get on track to a championship, even if that means smiling at insults and swallowing their pride when the competition cheats. Ultimately, though, it's not about golf but about dedication, resilience, and the joy of finding you can do better than your dreams.
Nell Minow
RogerEbert.com
Apr 11, 2024
The Long Game doesn’t push itself far enough, but ultimately, it successfully and truthfully tells the story it set out to tell and has fun along the way.
Mary Kassel
Screen Rant
Apr 8, 2024
The Long Game is determined to ape the tropes of a feel-good sports drama, but only as a means to an end, and its struggle to balance the demands of the genre with the deeper concerns underpinning this story ultimately stops either side of that equation from going the distance.
David Ehrlich
IndieWire
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