Saison gagnante

Original title: The Winning Season

2009
PG-13
1h 59m

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6.6/10

7.3K

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Sam Rockwell, Emma Roberts, Rob Corddry, and Rooney Mara in Saison gagnante (2009)

A comedy centered on a has-been coach who is given a shot at redemption when he's asked to run his local high school's girls basketball team.

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A comedy centered on a has-been coach who is given a shot at redemption when he's asked to run his local high school's girls basketball team.A comedy centered on a has-been coach who is given a shot at redemption when he's asked to run his local high school's girls basketball team.A comedy centered on a has-been coach who is given a shot at redemption when he's asked to run his local high school's girls basketball team.

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

7.3K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
The photo of "Bobby" that Bill (Sam Rockwell) removes from the restaurant wall is of famed NCAA coach Robert Knight, one of the most successful college basketball coaches of all time.

Quotes
Bill: I hate to bust your bubble, honey, but you're not my type.
[to another driver bothering him]
Bill: I'm moving! I'm moving! Go ahead! Go ahead!
Wendy: What's your type?
Bill: I like big tits and an onion butt.
Wendy: What's an onion butt?
Bill: It's an ass that brings tears to your eyes.

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Featured in Maltin on Movies: The American (2010)

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Featured review

7/10

The same sports story, but done with quality dramatic and comedic elements

At least "The Winning Season" knows that the whole down-on-his-luck coach and group of misfit girls basketball team who learn about life and winning together type of story has been done before. They did unfortunately follow the exact same formula, but with a hint of whimsy and self-awareness, it's above average for the genre.

Emma Roberts and the other girls comprising the team actually come across as real teenage girls. I found them cute and funny. As a big fan of Sam Rockwell, he seems to be the reason why this film is pretty good. He's basically a drunken asshole, very unlikable, but he completely draws you in so there's a real emotional connection for the dramatic elements. And as he has demonstrated before, his physical comedy antics are perfect making the comedy scenes pretty funny.

"The Winning Season" has been done many times before, but here they managed to do it without being cheesy, while providing quality scenes of drama and comedy. If you like the genre, it is certainly worth a look.