The Big Green

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The Big Green

PG

1995

1h 39m

Kids & Family

Comedy

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Fresh from England on a foreign exchange program, teacher Miss Anna (Olivia d'Abo) arrives in a small Texas town where the local students don't have much to be happy about. Determined to boost their spirits, Anna forms a soccer team, hoping the sport will help them out of their funk. But, since they've never played before, she has her work cut out for her. She hopes that, with her assistant coach, Sheriff Tom (Steve Guttenberg), she might have a chance to turn their lives around.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

01/01/2000

1.5/4

In the right role, Olivia d'Abo would be irreplaceable. She has never found that role. Here, struggling gamely with the hopelessly predictable Big Green, she shows a quality that in another role, in another picture, could be luminous.

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Todd James

Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Alberta)

03/29/2024

Disney should be embarrassed, but since they own nearly every entertainment outlet known to man, who is to tell them?

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

09/14/2005

2/5

Jeanne Aufmuth

Palo Alto Weekly

05/14/2003

1/4

Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

07/26/2002

2/5

Exactly what you'd expect from a kid's soccer flick: lots of balls being kicked.

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Kymber H.

@SandlotLover17 Dec 29

The worst sports movie I’ve ever seen! Cheesy comedy and a horrible plot

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Ben S.

@ben73284 Aug 17

Fire movie one of my favorites

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Wesley H.

@historynerdnumber1 Jul 18

Why do people not love this

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Stephen C

@bob25009 06/20/2025

The worldwide gross is $17,736,619.00 over a budget of $12,000,000.00. A success on home media.

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Ed R

@JustcallmeER 04/06/2025

Cute and fun for the whole family.

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Jacob B

@RT94655489 01/19/2025

This movie is a childhood classic. The underdog story is a common one, but this movie tells it again in a fun and heartwarming way that leaves you laughing and smiling!

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Holly Goldberg Sloan

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Steve Guttenberg

Sheriff Tom Palmer

Olivia d'Abo

Miss Anna Montgomery

Jay O. Sanders

Coach Jay Huffer

John Terry

Edwin V. Douglas

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Synopsis

Fresh from England on a foreign exchange program, teacher Miss Anna (Olivia d'Abo) arrives in a small Texas town where the local students don't have much to be happy about. Determined to boost their spirits, Anna forms a soccer team, hoping the sport will help them out of their funk. But, since they've never played before, she has her work cut out for her. She hopes that, with her assistant coach, Sheriff Tom (Steve Guttenberg), she might have a chance to turn their lives around.

Director: Holly Goldberg Sloan
Producer: Roger Birnbaum
Screenwriter: Holly Goldberg Sloan
Production Co: Caravan Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures
Rating: PG
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 29, 1995, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 16, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $17.7M
Runtime: 1h 39m
Sound Mix: Surround