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The Replacements is a 2000 sports comedy film directed by Howard Deutch and starring Keanu Reeves, Gene Hackman, Orlando Jones, Brooke Langton, Rhys Ifans, Jon Favreau, and Jack Warden in his last film appearance.
Aug 11, 2000 · A movie about substitute players who replace striking professional football players in a team coached by Gene Hackman. Keanu Reeves stars as the quarterback who leads the misfits to victory.
- (70K)
- Comedy, Sport
- Howard Deutch
- 2000-08-11
Synopsis. Maverick old-guard coach Jimmy McGinty is hired in the wake of a players' strike to help the Washington Sentinels advance to the playoffs. But that impossible dream hinges on whether his replacements can hunker down and do the job.
- Howard Deutch
- PG-13
- 22
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Superstar Keanu Reeves (the "Matrix" trilogy, "Sweet November") stars in this fact-based comedy about the 1987 National Football League players' strike.
A comedy film about a team of replacement players hired by the Washington Sentinels during a pro football strike. The film follows the coach, the quarterback and the misfit players as they try to win games and overcome obstacles.
Aug 11, 2000 · Gene Hackman and Keanu Reeves star as a coach and a quarterback of a pickup team in a pro football strike. Roger Ebert criticizes the movie for its broad strokes, low comedy, and cliched plot.