Champions

2023
12A
2h 4m

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

32K

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Basketball Comedy Drama Sport

A former minor-league basketball coach is ordered by the court to manage a team of players with intellectual disabilities. He soon realizes that despite his doubts, together, this team can g... Read allA former minor-league basketball coach is ordered by the court to manage a team of players with intellectual disabilities. He soon realizes that despite his doubts, together, this team can go further than they ever imagined.A former minor-league basketball coach is ordered by the court to manage a team of players with intellectual disabilities. He soon realizes that despite his doubts, together, this team can go further than they ever imagined.

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

32K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

1,163

1,112

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 wins & 3 nominations total

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Champions: Kicking Ass

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Champions: Getting Knocked Down

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Champions: Skiing

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Trivia
Woody Harrelson had high praise for costar Madison Tevlin after working with her on the film. He was quoted as saying: "She's not a great basketball player, but she is a movie star."

Goofs
(at around 1h 40 mins) The Champions are chasing their opponents across the court, and the character Marlon (Casey Metcalfe) can be seen with his protective headgear; also Cosentino (Madison Tevlin) is behind him. The team scores, and it cuts back to the bench, and Marlon and Cosentino can be seen sitting on the side-lines behind Marcus (Woody Harrelson).

Quotes
Cosentino: Your heart's a long way from your knee. Suck it up!

Crazy credits
The end credits are accompanied by the cast performing and dancing to "Tubthumping." There is also a short scene after the credits conclude.

Alternate versions
Remake of the French film "Champions" (2018).

Connections
Features Chumbawamba: Tubthumping (1997)

Soundtracks
I Had Some Money But I Spent It
Performed by Nick Waterhouse
Composed by Nick Waterhouse (as Nicholas Waterhouse), Anthony Polizzi
Courtesy of Round Hill Records
By arrangement with ZYNC Music, a Round Hill Company

User reviews171

Featured review

7/10

Enjoyable and beautiful movie...

Now, when I sat down to watch the 2023 movie "Champions" from director Bobby Farrelly, I was sort of expecting that I would be in for a good movie. Why? Well, the movie's synopsis just has that to it, the concept of the storyline here it just is something that you can't help to take to heart.

And I will say that writers Mark Rizzo, Javier Fesser and David Marqués didn't disappoint. The script for the movie was every bit as entertaining as it was heartwarming and beautiful. I was genuinely entertained by this movie from start to end. Sure, it was predictable, but the storyline just worked on many levels.

And the cast ensemble in the movie was good. Of course I was familiar with the likes of Woody Harrelson, Kaitlin Olson, Cheech Marin and Ernie Hudson. But the movie definitely had a lot of other good acting performances to it. All members of The Friends basketball team here were putting on some rather real and lovable performances.

If you can't enjoy a movie such as "Champions", then I don't really know what to say. I warmly recommend you to watch "Champions", especially if you enjoy a movie that sinks right in and sits with you for some time. This is definitely a feel-good movie.

My rating of "Champions" lands on a well-deserved seven out of ten stars.