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Tin Cup (1996)

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Average Rating: 6.5/10
Reviews Counted: 48
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Critic Reviews: 13
Fresh: 10 | Rotten: 3

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Movie Info

Roy McAvoy (Kevin Costner) is a talented golf pro, who owns his own driving range. That sounds impressive, but the reality is quite different. While it's true that Roy is indeed a talented golfer and does own a driving range, it is in a tiny, unheard of Texas backwater. With almost no customers, he is likely to go broke. His golfing talents remain untapped and his life is rapidly going nowhere. To pass the time, he drinks a lot of beer with his buddies, or swings at a bucket of balls. Sometimes,

R, 2 hr. 13 min.

Drama, Romance, Comedy

Directed By: Ron Shelton

In Theaters: Aug 16, 1996 Wide

On DVD: Aug 27, 1997

New Line Home Entertainment

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Cast

Kevin Costner
Roy "Tin Cup" McAvoy
Rene Russo
Dr. Molly Griswold
Cheech Marin
Romeo Posar
Don Johnson
David Simms
Dennis Burkley
Earl
Linda Hart
Doreen
Bill Caplan
US Open Starter
Fred Couples
Harold G. Herthum
Bartender
Mickey Jones
Turk
Richard Lineback
Curt
Rex Linn
Dewey
Allan Malamud
US Open Reporter
Gary McCord
Himself
Jim McLean
Michael Milhoan
Boone
Jim Nantz
CBS Announcer
George Perez
Jose
Craig Stadler
Himself
Ken Venturi
CBS Announcer
Kevin J. Wilson
Mickelson's Caddie
Susan Cabral
Patient in Exit Room
Lou Myers
Clint
Sandy Gibbons
Local Qualifier Officia...
George Michael
Host of "The Sports Mac...
Melissa Young
Beautiful Blonde
Arina Gasanova
19th Hole Waitress
Tom Todoroff
Guy at Bar
Phil Mickelson
John Cook
Amy Alcott
Kris Ancira
Golden Tassel Dancer
Tommy Armour III
Gregory Avellone
Man Behind the Ropes
Lance Barrow
CBS Director
Brad Britton
Jacobsen's Caddie
Frank Chirkinian
CBS Co-ordinator Produc...
Bill Costner
Grandparent With Dog
Joe Costner
Grandchild
Sharon Costner
Grandparent With Dog
Steve Elkington
Brian Hammons
Golf Channel Announcer
Rob Harris
Simms' Agent
Peter Jacobsen
Himself
Lee Janzen
Jess King
Guy at Bar
Nick Kiriazis
Guy at Bar
Peter Kostis
Golf Channel Reporter
Steven "Sven" Lewison
Simms' Caddie
Bruce Lietzke
Andrew Magee
Jeff Maggert
John Mahaffey
Billy Mayfair
Blaine McCallister
Sharyn McCreedy
Golden Tassel Waitress
David Ogrin
Jerry Pate
Corey Pavin
Tom Purtzer
Mike Ritz
Golf Channel Announcer
Jimmy N. Roberts
ESPN Reporter
Roy Del Ruth
Local Qualifier Starter
Mike Standly
PGA Golfer
Howard Twitty
D.A. Weibring
Gregory Buff White
PGA Tour Player
Ben Wright
CBS Announcer
Frederick Lewis
Guy at Bar

Critic Reviews for Tin Cup

All Critics (49) | Top Critics (13) | Fresh (33) | Rotten (15) | DVD (7)

As he always does in comedy, Costner grants an irresistible gleam of gallantry to male mulishness.

August 5, 2008 Full Review Source: TIME Magazine

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Richard Schickel

TIME Magazine

Top Critic

Tin Cup works for viewers of any handicap.

August 5, 2008 Full Review Source: Washington Post

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Desson Thomson

Washington Post

Top Critic

The climactic game, in which Roy, in a way that defies prediction, attempts to sink the shot of his life, is the most rousing sequence of the year, a celebration of what it really means to win.

August 5, 2008 Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Top Critic

Amiable and constantly amusing rather than uproarious, this mangy tale of a ne'er-do-well's fitful assault on personal and professional respectability benefits greatly from Kevin Costner's ingratiatingly comic star turn.

August 5, 2008 Full Review Source: Variety

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Todd McCarthy

Variety

Top Critic

Tin Cup, starring Kevin Costner as a likable loser, accomplishes the impossible, maybe the unimaginable -- it makes golf entertaining.

June 18, 2002 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle

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Peter Stack

San Francisco Chronicle

Top Critic

Dispiritingly conventional and obvious.

February 14, 2001 Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times

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Kenneth Turan

Los Angeles Times

Top Critic

The dialogue and characters are convincing and intelligently developed. Russo wears vulnerability and neediness like a second skin, while Costner plays the tragic hero with considerable charm.

August 5, 2008 Full Review Source: Film4

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Film4

You can almost feel writer-director Ron Shelton praying for lightning to strike twice, but to no avail.

August 5, 2008 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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TV Guide's Movie Guide

Costner hasn't been this charming and spontaneous for years.

June 24, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out

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Time Out

What makes Tin Cup such an unabashed pleasure is Shelton's care in writing and developing interesting characters.

October 8, 2005 Comment

Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

Shelton resurrects the likable Costner of "Bull Durham" in this genial golf comedy.

September 29, 2005 Comment

Rob Thomas

Capital Times (Madison, WI)

Lose about 30 minutes and there may be a stronger film in there.

April 9, 2005 Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews

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Robin Clifford

Reeling Reviews

All the golf action and happy "feel-good" emotions that audiences expect (and want) but... without following the traditional sports movie conventions.

December 10, 2004 Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

Like other Shelton movies, it's dappled with interesting characters.

July 6, 2004 Full Review Source: Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)

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Judith Egerton

Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) Source: Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)

Predictable and lame.

November 28, 2003 Comments (2)

Luke Y. Thompson

New Times

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One of the better golf films ever, and Costner's third best sports film.

September 14, 2009

Jason Owens

Super Reviewer

Just a usual sports movie about sports, in this movie told about golf, nothing special in it. Kevin Costner and Rene Russo just gave a light performance because it just a movie for entertaining, they don't need too good performances here, they just need the money... The story really standard using the formula from zero

June 14, 2007

Sanjaya 丘耀文

Super Reviewer

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