The Replacements

The Replacements (2000)

Throw the ball. Catch the girl. Keep it simple.

Release:2000
Runtime:1h 58m
Country:United States
Director:Howard Deutch
Language:English

Keywords

StrikesportsAmerican FootballCoachMisfitNfl National Football League

The Replacements rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.6/10· 74K votes
Rotten Tomatoes41%
Metacritic30%
TMDb6.699/10· 1K votes

With 41% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.6/10 on IMDb and 30/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About The Replacements

Maverick old-guard coach Jimmy McGinty is hired in the wake of a players' strike to help the Washington Sentinels advance to the playoffs. But that impossible dream hinges on whether his replacements can hunker down and do the job. So, McGinty dusts off his secret dossier of ex-players who never got a chance (or screwed up the one they were given) and knits together a bad-dream team of guys who just may give the Sentinels their title shot.

Cast of The Replacements

  • Keanu Reeves

    Keanu Reeves

    as Shane Falco

  • Gene Hackman

    Gene Hackman

    as Jimmy McGinty

  • Brooke Langton

    Brooke Langton

    as Annabelle Farrell

  • Orlando Jones

    Orlando Jones

    as Clifford Franklin

  • Faizon Love

    Faizon Love

    as Jamal Jackson

  • Jon Favreau

    Jon Favreau

    as Daniel Bateman

  • Rhys Ifans

    Rhys Ifans

    as Nigel 'The Leg' Gruff

  • Keith David

    Keith David

    as Lindell

  • A

    Ace Yonamine

    as Jumbo

  • Troy Winbush

    Troy Winbush

    as Walter Cochran

  • David Denman

    David Denman

    as Brian Murphy

  • Michael Jace

    Michael Jace

    as Earl Wilkinson / Ray Smith

The Replacements facts

Budget
$50M
Box office
$50.1M

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • Sports comedy premise lands consistently with broad humor appeal
  • Ensemble cast dynamics create believable team chemistry quickly
  • Underdog narrative structure provides satisfying emotional beats

What the audience disliked

  • Plot follows sports movie formula with minimal originality shown
  • Character development takes backseat to comedy setups throughout

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