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The Longest Yard (2005)
Director: Peter Segal
Cast: Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, James Cromwell, Burt Reynolds
6.4
31%Runtime113 min
Rating15
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Disgraced pro football quarterback Paul Crewe lands in a Texas federal penitentiary, where manipulative Warden Hazen recruits him to advise the institution's football team of prison guards. Crewe suggests a tune-up game which lands him quarterbacking a crew of inmates in a game against the guards. Aided by incarcerated ex-NFL coach and player Nate Scarborough, Crewe and his team must overcome not only the bloodthirstiness of the opposition, but also the corrupt warden trying to fix the game against them.
Critical Reception & Ratings
The 2005 film The Longest Yard, directed by Peter Segal, received a mixed critical reception, with a 31% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. However, it found stronger audience appeal, earning a 6.4/10 rating on IMDb, indicating generally positive public reception.
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The Longest Yard (2005) directed by Peter Segal features a standout performance from Adam Sandler as a disgraced pro quarterback who must lead a team of inmates against corrupt prison guards, blending humor and sports action in a unique way that will delight fans of Sandler's style and sports comedies.
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The Longest Yard is a 2005 American sports comedy film directed by Peter Segal and written by Sheldon Turner. A remake of 1974's film of the same name, it stars Adam Sandler as a washed-up former professional American football quarterback who goes to prison and is forced to assemble a team to play against the guards. The film co-stars Chris Rock, James Cromwell, Nelly, William Fichtner, David Patrick Kelly, Tracy Morgan, Cloris Leachman, and Burt Reynolds, who played Sandler's role in the original.
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