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Champions

  • 2023
  • PG-13
  • 2h 4m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
3.1K
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POPULARITY
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Woody Harrelson, Joshua Felder, James Day Keith, Madison Tevlin, and Kevin Iannucci in Champions (2023)
Woody Harrelson stars in the hilarious and heartwarming story of a former minor-league basketball coach who, after a series of missteps, is ordered by the court to manage a team of players with intellectual disabilities. He soon realizes that despite his doubts, together, this team can go further than they ever imagined.
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A former minor-league basketball coach is ordered by the court to manage a team of players with intellectual disabilities. He soon realizes that despite his doubts, together, this team can g... Read allA former minor-league basketball coach is ordered by the court to manage a team of players with intellectual disabilities. He soon realizes that despite his doubts, together, this team can go further than they ever imagined.A former minor-league basketball coach is ordered by the court to manage a team of players with intellectual disabilities. He soon realizes that despite his doubts, together, this team can go further than they ever imagined.

  • Director
    • Bobby Farrelly
  • Writers
    • Mark Rizzo
    • Javier Fesser
    • David Marqués
  • Stars
    • Woody Harrelson
    • Kaitlin Olson
    • Matt Cook
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    3.1K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    54
    12
    • Director
      • Bobby Farrelly
    • Writers
      • Mark Rizzo
      • Javier Fesser
      • David Marqués
    • Stars
      • Woody Harrelson
      • Kaitlin Olson
      • Matt Cook
    • 58User reviews
    • 52Critic reviews
    • 50Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win

    Videos4

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    Trailer 2:22
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    Champions: Kicking Ass
    Clip 1:11
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    Clip 1:18
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    Champions: Skiing
    Clip 0:29
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    Photos6

    Woody Harrelson, Ashton Gunning, Tom Sinclair, James Day Keith, and Casey Metcalfe in Champions (2023)
    Woody Harrelson, Joshua Felder, James Day Keith, Madison Tevlin, and Kevin Iannucci in Champions (2023)
    Woody Harrelson, Ernie Hudson, Cheech Marin, Kaitlin Olson, Barbara Pollard, Bradley Edens, Joshua Felder, Ashton Gunning, Tom Sinclair, James Day Keith, Alex Hintz, Casey Metcalfe, Matthew Von Der Ahe, Madison Tevlin, and Kevin Iannucci in Champions (2023)
    James Day Keith in Champions (2023)
    Woody Harrelson, Joshua Felder, James Day Keith, Madison Tevlin, and Kevin Iannucci in Champions (2023)

    Top cast

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    Woody Harrelson
    Woody Harrelson
    • Marcus
    Kaitlin Olson
    Kaitlin Olson
    • Alex
    Matt Cook
    Matt Cook
    • Sonny
    Ernie Hudson
    Ernie Hudson
    • Coach Phil Perretti
    Cheech Marin
    Cheech Marin
    • Julio
    Madison Tevlin
    Madison Tevlin
    • Cosentino
    Joshua Felder
    Joshua Felder
    • Darius
    Kevin Iannucci
    Kevin Iannucci
    • Johnny
    Ashton Gunning
    Ashton Gunning
    • Cody
    Matthew Von Der Ahe
    Matthew Von Der Ahe
    • Craig
    Tom Sinclair
    Tom Sinclair
    • Blair
    James Day Keith
    James Day Keith
    • Benny
    Alex Hintz
    Alex Hintz
    • Arthur
    Casey Metcalfe
    Casey Metcalfe
    • Marlon
    Bradley Edens
    Bradley Edens
    • Showtime
    Barbara Pollard
    • Dot
    Alexandra Castillo
    Alexandra Castillo
    • Judge Mary Menendez
    • (as Alex Castillo)
    Mike Smith
    Mike Smith
    • Attorney McGurk
    • Director
      • Bobby Farrelly
    • Writers
      • Mark Rizzo(screenplay by)
      • Javier Fesser(based on the Spanish film 'Campeones' by) (based on the Spanish film 'Campeones' written by)
      • David Marqués(based on the Spanish film 'Campeones' written by) (based on the Spanish film 'Campeones' story by)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Before this, John Larroquette did this basic story in his NBC movie One Special Victory (1991), where his insensitive character was sentenced by a judge to coach a basketball team of disabled people, and is then transformed during the process; and that film was inspired by the true story in the 1990 book ""B-Ball: The Team That Never Lost a Game"" by Ron Jones (who was that real-life coach, in San Francisco).
    • Goofs
      Obvious visual Effect when one of the team players vomits on a bus passenger.
    • Quotes

      Cosentino: Your heart's a long way from your knee. Suck it up!

    • Connections
      Featured in Fox College Hoops: Arizona State at USC (2023)
    • Soundtracks
      I Had Some Money But I Spent It
      Performed by Nick Waterhouse
      Composed by Nick Waterhouse (as Nicholas Waterhouse), Anthony Polizzi
      Courtesy of Round Hill Records
      By arrangement with ZYNC Music, a Round Hill Company

    User reviews58

    Review
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    Featured review
    9/10
    An absolute delight!
    Despite mixed reviews, I absolutely loved this. What a delight. Woody is excellent in the lead and the film is frequently funny and charming.

    It really shouldn't have been 2 hours in length and it won't be everyone's kind of humour, but it was a great cinema experience, with the entire audience laughing throughout.

    Maybe I'm biased. As a huge NBA fan I liked all the basketball references and as a huge Always sunny fan, I loved seeing sweet Dee on the big screen.

    But either way I think everyone should give this film a chance. This is a real crowd pleaser and one of my favourite films of 2023 so far.
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    • Mar 10, 2023

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 10, 2023 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Чемпионы
    • Filming locations
      • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Gold Circle Films
      • Seven Deuce Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $13,948,890
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,148,740
      • Mar 12, 2023
    • Gross worldwide
      • $15,504,012
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 4 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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