The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)

Directed by

Robert Redford

Genre

drama film, fantasy film, comedy drama

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 06m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 996 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1931 Georgia, a down-on-his-luck golfer gets a mysterious caddie who helps him get back his swing. The movie is about finding your true self through the game of golf.

contemplativeinspiringgentlenostalgicpoeticunderstatedsereneuplifting

What happens

The Legend of Bagger Vance is a 2000 American sports fantasy drama film directed by Robert Redford, and starring Will Smith, Matt Damon, and Charlize Theron. The screenplay by Jeremy Leven is based on Steven Pressfield's 1995 book The Legend of Bagger Vance: A Novel of Golf and the Game of Life. The film is set in 1931 Georgia. It was the final film starring Jack Lemmon and Lane Smith. The Legend of Bagger Vance was produced by Allied Filmmakers and Wildwood Enterprises and released on November 3, 2000, by DreamWorks Pictures in the United States and Canada and by 20th Century Fox internationally. The film received mixed to negative reviews and was a box office bomb, grossing $39.5 million against an $80 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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