The Longest Yard
Seen it?2005 | 113 min | Drama, Comedy, Crime
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It's still drawing plenty of interest, though it had middling reviews (32% on Rotten Tomatoes). A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved The Green Mile, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 53 min.
- What might put you off
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
32% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
6.7 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$191 million worldwide on a $90 million budget; spent 1 week in Netflix's global Top 10; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 395K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Peter Segal
- Adam SandlerPaul Crewe
- Chris RockCaretaker
- Burt ReynoldsNate Scarborough
- NellyMegget
- Michael IrvinDeacon Moss
- Bill GoldbergBattle
- Terry CrewsCheeseburger Eddy
- Bob SappSwitowski
- Nicholas TurturroBrucie
- Dalip SinghTurley