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The Replacements (2000)

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Average Rating: 4.9/10
Reviews Counted: 107
Fresh: 43 | Rotten: 64

The cliched characters and obvious outcome make all the fun and excitement amount to nothing.

Average Rating: 4.5/10
Critic Reviews: 32
Fresh: 11 | Rotten: 21

The cliched characters and obvious outcome make all the fun and excitement amount to nothing.

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The 1987 National Football League players' strike inspired this sports-themed comedy. The Washington Sentinels are one of the strongest teams in pro football -- until contract negotiations break down and the Sentinels go on strike. Determined to play the team's schedule, owner Edward O'Neil (Jack Warden) recruits a ragtag band of scab players, to be headed up and whipped into shape by the retired veteran coach Jimmy McGinty (Gene Hackman). At the top of the recruitment list is quarterback Shane

PG-13, 1 hr. 58 min.

Drama, Sports & Fitness, Comedy

Directed By: Howard Deutch

Written By: Vince McKewin

In Theaters: Aug 11, 2000 Wide

On DVD: Nov 28, 2000

Box Office:$44.0M

Warner Home Video

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Cast

Keanu Reeves
Shane Falco
Gene Hackman
Coach Jimmy McGinty
Orlando Jones
Clifford Franklin
Jon Favreau
Daniel Bateman
Brooke Langton
Annabelle Farrell
Rhys Ifans
Nigel "The Leg" Gruff
Jack Warden
Edward O'Neil
Faizon Love
Jamal Jackson
Michael "Bear" Taliferro
Andre Jackson
Ace Yonamine
Jumbo Fumiko
Troy Winbush
Walter Cochran
David Denman
Brian Murphy
Michael Jace
Earl Wilkinson
Gailard Sartain
Pilachowski
Art La Fleur
Banes
Brett Cullen
Eddie Martel
John Madden (II)
Himself
Pat Summerall
Himself
Keith David
Lindell
James Black
Ref #3
Greg Goossen
Drunk #2
Cliff McMullen
Policeman #1
Robyn Peterson
Mrs. O'Neil
Craig Sechler
Reporter #3
Zachary I. Young
Kid in Liquor Store
Dylan Sellers
League Commissioner
Robert Shepherd
Reporter #4
F. Stephen Schmidt
Maryland Corrections Of...
Michelle Johnston
Fumiko's Girl
Caroline Keenan
Dawn
Marty Wright
Butler
Bob Angelo
Gangster #2
Ken Martin
Sentinal Cheerleader
Mark Robert Ellis
San Diego Coach
Andrea Barnes
Wannabee Cheerleader
Elliot Balis
Sentinal Cheerleader
Tom Barry
Mini-mart Customer
Edward M. Beckford Jr.
News Reporter
Mara Berman
Wannabee Cheerleader
Michael Brinkman
Phoenix Head Coach
Al Brown
Ref #1
Carol Caesar
Wannabee Cheerleader
Todd Champagne
Detroit Linebacker
Stella Choe
Asian Cheerleader
John Clark
Dallas Linebacker
Laura L. Cottrel
Sentinal Cheerleader
Michelle Courtney
Wannabee Cheerleader
Dave Cureton
Matheson
Amber Dulski
Sentinal Cheerleader
Tim Estep
Sentinal Cheerleader
Marcia Dor Etain
Wannabee Cheerleader
Jon K. Farless
Ref #4
Leanna Foglia
Wannabee Cheerleader
Levis Francis
Sentinal Cheerleader
Jon Garcia
O'Neil's Assistant
Marc C. Geshwind
Bartender #2
Andrea Graham
Wannabee Cheerleader
Len Greenblatt
Wannabee Cheerleader
Archie L. Harris Jr.
Wilson Carr
Colette Hillman
Sentinal Cheerleader
Seymour Horowitz
Gangster #3
Jesper Inglis
Washington Player
Elisa Jacobs
Red-Haired Cheerleader
Milinda A. Jefferson
Sentinal Cheerleader
Jaya Kanal
Wannabee Cheerleader
Tom Korzenioski
Drunk #1
Renee Latimore
Sentinal Cheerleader
Kenward Lee
Korean Store Owner
Christian Lyon
Bartender #1
Russell Marcum
Wannabee Cheerleader
William J. McKeon III
Biker #1
Royan Miller
Wannabee Cheerleader
Paul Morella
Gangster #1
Sarah Ann Morris
Heather
Melissa Musotto
Sentinal Cheerleader
ODB
O.D.B.
Pete Ohnegian
Washington Center
Doug Olear
Man on the Street #2
Rhonda Overby
Sideline Reporter
Evan Dexter Parke
Malcolm LaMont
Heather Pedersen
Wannabee Cheerleader
Richard Pilcher
Ref #2
Michelle Pinkham
Wannabee Cheerleader
Mia Reeves
Wannabee Cheerleader
Kevin Reid
Detroit Quarterback
Justin Reimer
Dallas Defender
Emily Roberts
Sentinal Cheerleader
Gemma Roskam
Wannabee Cheerleader
Tyrone Roy
Detroit Linebacker
E. Dawn Samuel
Reporter #2
Nicole Schiro
Wannabee Cheerleader
Chris Stabile
Sentinal Cheerleader
Stephanie Sutch
Sentinal Cheerleader
Margie Tompros
Wannabee Cheerleader
Jamie Vane
Female Reporter
Robert Vique
Man on the Street #1
Mary Ann Walsh
Wannabee Cheerleader
Kel Watrin
San Diego Quarterback
Gregory L. Williams
Edwards Dwight
Justin L. Wilson
Sentinal Cheerleader
Todd Eric Yeaman
Washington Offensive Ta...
Seanna Zimmerman
Sentinal Cheerleader
Eric Miller
Detroit Lineman
Art LaFleur
John Madden
Himself

Critic Reviews for The Replacements

All Critics (122) | Top Critics (35) | Fresh (44) | Rotten (65) | DVD (19)

A new low in the career of director Howard Deutch.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Salon.com

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Andrew O'Hehir

Salon.com

Top Critic

I dare you not to enjoy it.

January 1, 2000 Comment

Terry Lawson

Detroit Free Press

Top Critic

A frankly formulaic but agreeably funny comedy.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Variety

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Joe Leydon

Variety

Top Critic

The games, while plenty rowdy and profane, aren't very realistic.

January 1, 2000 Comment

Glenn Lovell

San Jose Mercury News

Top Critic

Often entertaining despite itself, thanks mostly to a screenful of surprisingly engaging performances.

January 1, 2000 Comment

Jay Carr

Boston Globe

Top Critic

One of the most enjoyable entertainments of the summer.

January 1, 2000 Comment

Jonathan Foreman

New York Post

Top Critic

average lighthearted entertainment ... to be queued up more than normal in the coming months with a potential NFL lockout and strike looming

June 24, 2011 Full Review Source: Old School Reviews

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John A. Nesbit

Old School Reviews Source: Old School Reviews

Lightweight but likeable football story.

December 29, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

What we have here is your basic feelgood comedy about scabs.

September 15, 2007 Full Review | Comment

Prairie Miller

WBAI Web Radio

At least the ending doesn't cop out. There is no big happy ending where everyone gets a pro football gig or a big Nike ad campaign.

March 20, 2003 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com

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Brian Mckay

eFilmCritic.com

Football flick has a great lineup, but fumbles the ball.

November 7, 2002 Full Review Source: Netflix

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James Rocchi

Netflix

The Replacements is a bad movie, but a likable one.

August 22, 2002 Full Review | Comment

Jeffrey Westhoff

Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

Wearing the same blank expression that's become his trademark, Reeves proves that after 15 years in movies he still can't deliver a joke.

June 15, 2002 Full Review Source: Kalamazoo Gazette

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James Sanford

Kalamazoo Gazette

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An interesting sports movie which somehow survives Keanu Reeves. Gene Hackman makes it well worth the time.

May 11, 2008

John Manard

Super Reviewer

Not so much a sports movie but rather a sports fantasy fried in buckets of greasy charm. Still watchable but only just.

October 1, 2011

moon rivers

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