The Longest Yard (2005)

Directed by

Peter Segal

Genre

drama film, prison film, comedy drama, crime film, sport film, action comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 53m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 3,721 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A former pro quarterback is sent to prison and must organize a team of inmates to play football against the guards. It is a remake of the 1974 film of the same name.

comediclightheartedunderdogfunnysports-centricprison-settingaction-comedynostalgic

What happens

The Longest Yard is a 2005 American sports comedy film directed by Peter Segal and written by Sheldon Turner. An updated remake of 1974's The Longest Yard, 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, the rapper-musician Nelly, William Fichtner, David Patrick Kelly, Tracy Morgan, and Cloris Leachman, as well as Burt Reynolds (who played Sandler's role in the original). The Longest Yard was released by Paramount Pictures in the United States and Canada, and Sony Pictures Releasing (under the Columbia Pictures label) elsewhere on May 27, 2005. The film received mixed reviews from critics and moviegoers, but was a box office success, grossing $191.2 million on an $82 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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