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Bad News Bears

2005
Comedy
1h 53m
Grizzled former professional baseball player Morris Buttermaker (Thornton) is recruited by a strait-laced lawyer (Harden) to coach the Bears, a woefully inept Little League team. He's got to find a way to drive this gang of 12 misfits to a championship against their hated rivals: the Yankees and their overbearing coach (Kinnear). From the director that brought you "School of Rock" working with the writing team behind "Bad Santa" comes a hilarious 2005 homage to an irreverent 1976 comedy: "Bad News Bears." (Paramount Pictures)
Directed by:
Richard Linklater Richard Linklater
Written by:
Glenn Ficarra Glenn Ficarra Bill Lancaster
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Starring:
Billy Bob Thornton Billy Bob Thornton Greg Kinnear Greg Kinnear Marcia Gay Harden Marcia Gay Harden Sammi Kraft Ridge Canipe Timmy Deters Carter Jenkins Brandon Craggs Seth Adkins Tyler Patrick Jones Jeffrey Davies
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Genre:
Comedy
Country:
USA
Languages:
English, Spanish
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Bad News Bears

2005
Comedy
1h 53m
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joegayeskiJoeGayeski
Rated 25 Jul 2007
50
25th
Isn't it sad when a movie made several decades ago was more brave, funny, and realistic about kids?
Rated 25 Jul 2007
chiliChili
Rated 14 Aug 2007
30
7th
A remake that didn't need to happen.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
sliderccslidercc
Rated 12 Apr 2009
40
38th
Billy Bob Thorton plays the same character as he does in every movie. He sucks. So does this remake.
Rated 12 Apr 2009
pickpocketPickpocket
Rated 14 Aug 2007
5
44th
Billy Bob Thornton yells at a bunch of kids for 90 minutes.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 24 Jul 2008
30
9th
A pointless remake.
Rated 24 Jul 2008
indicamIndicam
Rated 27 Oct 2008
5
11th
Thornton doesn't even have to act in these movies.
Rated 27 Oct 2008
mystericemysterice
Rated 14 Aug 2007
0
6th
A sad sad parody of the original.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
damildamil
Rated 16 Jun 2015
40
13th
This was strangely joyless. The tone seems continuously confused. I can tell it's trying to be funny and sentimental sometimes, but I never actually felt it. I haven't seen the original, but I've gotta assume it's got more heart than this. Billy Bob Thornton mostly phones it in here, playing basically the same character he did in Bad Santa. At least we now know that Linklater was working on Boyhood (2014) at the time.
Rated 16 Jun 2015
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 15 Jan 2022
64
26th
Too laid-back to combat the creakiness of the plotting, and the superficial (if likable) characters are not complex or interesting enough to sustain a film that so slowly, resolutely marches directly where you know it is heading. Almost feels like someone looked at BAD SANTA and said “that, but in a truly kiddie centred film” – Thornton is nevertheless the best on field here, delivering a fine performance which makes his miscreant likable and even believable once he inevitably begins to soften.
Rated 15 Jan 2022
cmonsterCMonster
Rated 08 Oct 2011
55
31st
Eh, Thornton held it together enough for me to not hate it. Could be a lot worse.
Rated 08 Oct 2011
mrpixiesmrpixies
Rated 25 Jul 2007
70
19th
It's ok if you have kids.
Rated 25 Jul 2007
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 21 Sep 2010
57
22nd
Billy Bob's asshole routine grows older with each film, especially since we know he can do a lot more. The original is better by leaps and bounds.
Rated 21 Sep 2010
countyhellcounty_hell
Rated 19 Sep 2009
45
25th
im really beginning to tire of billy bob thorton's acting, ie the asshole, with some slightly redeeming qualities. i dont like remakes too much, especially when there's no reason the kids wont like the original. this one is worse bc the kids are simply updated to be cruder. is that supposed to be better? kids watching this are supposed to learn something other than some new put-downs or rude behavior. and this is coming from someone who is no goody-goody. it was a pointless remake.
Rated 19 Sep 2009
sosleepySosleepy
Rated 12 Sep 2008
64
16th
One of Billy Bob Thornton's best "Mean, grizzled, smartass who has a change of heart at the end of the film," films.
Rated 12 Sep 2008
ruderude
Rated 09 Jun 2009
40
8th
If I had to guess, I'd say that director Richard Linklater was one of those nerdy kids who always got picked last and sat on the bench for every team he ever played for. His understanding of sports might play well on the Knitting Channel, but here he looks like a complete idiot.
Rated 09 Jun 2009
ivytivyt
Rated 08 Apr 2009
50
34th
nothing special remake, doesn't butcher the original though.
Rated 08 Apr 2009
kerrekKerrek
Rated 14 Aug 2007
82
68th
Tamer than Bad Santa, but still pretty good
Rated 14 Aug 2007
yiannosYiannos
Rated 14 Apr 2019
65
60th
An unnecessary remake to be sure, but it's nonetheless a very entertaining film that updates the material to reflect changes in the culture regarding children's sport and helicopter parenting. Kinnear's character is an improvement on the one in the original, and he really nails the familiar role of a hypocritical coach who takes his job way too seriously. Thornton is great at playing likeable scumbags, but Kraft is no substitute for O'Neil, and the stakes for the kids don't seem as high.
Rated 14 Apr 2019
bojanglesBojangles
Rated 27 Dec 2008
55
50th
How dare they tarnish the sterling reputation of an unsinkable classic such as THE BAD NEWS BEARS?!?
Rated 27 Dec 2008
ikeboywonderikeboywonder
Rated 14 Aug 2007
55
70th
if you watched the original this will disappoint, if you haven't seen the original, you will enjoy this.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
shephardShephard
Rated 29 Oct 2007
48
23rd
Classic. Funny, appealingly cast and decent acting.
Rated 29 Oct 2007
mjvmoviemanMJVmovieMan
Rated 20 Jan 2008
72
57th
Billy Bob Thorton tries on his Bad Santa again, and it works well enough here in this unnecessary, but funny remake.
Rated 20 Jan 2008
clark_novaClark Nova
Rated 04 Apr 2014
20
10th
soulless montage of the original that pimps only ONE food chain (HOOTERS)
Rated 04 Apr 2014
ndkchkNdkchk
Rated 14 Aug 2007
50
22nd
Better than expected, but I had remarkably low expectations.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
mdruskinmdruskin
Rated 14 Aug 2007
70
30th
I only saw this movie because it was directed by Richard Linklater, and I am glad I did. This really is a comedy, and while there is the whole inspirational coach and redemption and all that stuff underneath, this is still a pure comedy, and it's a very funny comedy. So if you want some laughs that are not bogged down by the predictable story they are in (Wedding Crashers), I definitely recommend this movie.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
war_machineWar Machine
Rated 29 Jun 2021
60
26th
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Rated 29 Jun 2021
unohav1unohav_1
Rated 25 Aug 2007
65
21st
It had its moments, but not nearly the soul as its original. Sad Billy Bob couldn't have pulled this off given how large a baseball fan he is. Watch the original instead with Matthau.
Rated 25 Aug 2007
cultofsamecult_of_same
Rated 04 Mar 2009
10
9th
A remake of a movie dear to my sister's heart - which she complained about constantly.
Rated 04 Mar 2009
glm01glm01
Rated 03 Oct 2013
57
17th
57.00.
Rated 03 Oct 2013
ewaltersewalters
Rated 12 Mar 2009
35
0th
Terrible trash, what a waste of film.
Rated 12 Mar 2009
pluggedinPluggedIN
Rated 22 Apr 2014
40
35th
It's too bad in a way, because the message at the end of the film is one kids and parents need to hear: Winning is less important than trying. Giving each other a chance is more important than victory. Losing hurts, but doing better than you thought you could is worth celebrating. (pluggedin.com)
Rated 22 Apr 2014
tripwyreTripwyre
Rated 19 Apr 2008
59
41st
A well-directed movie with a quality message and a stand-up Billy-Bob performance. It has some really inspired moments of comedy, but I can't shake the feeling that this was completely unnecessary. The original was lude, crude and shockingly honest. This late in the game, it's all been done.
Rated 19 Apr 2008
rittehRitteh
Rated 23 Aug 2012
34
10th
Take an OK movie from the 70s and make it terrible. Although all the characters continue to be complete punks, none of them grow on you like the original. Also, the way this moves from scene to scene was just awful. It was like they watched a scene from the original, cleaned it up a little, said the words, and less than a 10th of a second later, moved on to the next scene. Hard to describe without seeing it, but it's bad. May have been better had I not just watched the original.
Rated 23 Aug 2012
ashbyAshby
Rated 28 May 2011
52
14th
The same underdog sports movie that's been made 100 and 100's of times before. Just with less lovable characters and Billy-Bob Thornton.
Rated 28 May 2011
slantmagSlantMag
Rated 28 Oct 2011
30
78th
"Appreciably funnier and more profane than its '70s-era ancestor." - Nick Schager
Rated 28 Oct 2011
geopoopGeopoop
Rated 19 Aug 2007
20
17th
Thorton should fire his agent...
Rated 19 Aug 2007
amerigoamerigo
Rated 20 Dec 2008
73
32nd
Watchable because of Thornton.
Rated 20 Dec 2008
glmglm
Rated 20 Feb 2010
55
21st
55.000
Rated 20 Feb 2010
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 09 Aug 2008
25
18th
bad movie
Rated 09 Aug 2008
savagelucy42SavageLucy42
Rated 14 Aug 2007
95
84th
If I ever meet Billy Bob Thorton, I'll be like "Hey. So you're from Arkansas. I, too, am from Arkansas."
Rated 14 Aug 2007
spoonerspotspoonerspot
Rated 14 Aug 2007
71
14th
Billy Bob, I have seen Walter Matthau and you sir are no Walter Matthau.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
jxwheejxwhee
Rated 22 Dec 2008
80
53rd
Billy Bob + Kids = Movies.
Rated 22 Dec 2008
cellophanecellophane
Rated 14 Aug 2007
79
38th
It's a breath of liquor-tinged air. Billy Bob Thornton's Buttermaker makes this movie.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 17 Nov 2012
65
42nd
I just kept on pining for Walter Mathau's surliness over Billy Bob's.
Rated 17 Nov 2012
td888td888
Rated 07 Nov 2007
30
18th
"sometimes birdshit tastes like candy".
Rated 07 Nov 2007
icarusIcarus
Rated 09 Oct 2022
40
8th
There was a reason I skipped this in its original run. It tries to shock where it should try to take us into the messed up lives of these kids. I hope Linklater got paid well for this, to finance better things he made later. But hey, it was still better than the Best Picture winner that year.
Rated 09 Oct 2022
thereeldealthereeldeal
Rated 15 Mar 2014
55
21st
I thought Bad News Bears was funny. Never seen the original. All I can say about this one.
Rated 15 Mar 2014
wezzoWezzo
Rated 08 Feb 2015
85
67th
A film not wanting for detractors, but I had an absolute blast. Billy Bob Thornton does a hilarious job, and Linklater strikes a great balance between darkness and sentimentality.
Rated 08 Feb 2015
dustydDustyd
Rated 17 Sep 2007
65
49th
thornton is funny
Rated 17 Sep 2007
liltxgal98liltxgal98
Rated 11 Feb 2009
65
5th
wanna be remake of original
Rated 11 Feb 2009

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