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Oliver Stone's hard-hitting look at the adrenaline-fueled world of pro football stars Al Pacino as Miami Sharks coach Tony D'Amato. Having just lost his star quarterback, Jack Rooney (Dennis Quaid), he's forced to use the erratic Willie Beamen (Jamie Foxx) off the bench, hoping he can resuscitate his team, which is floundering .. Read more

Starring	Al Pacino, Cameron Diaz, Dennis Quaid, James Woods
Director	Oliver Stone
Genres	Drama

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- Stone has said the film was intended as a homage to Robert Aldrich, and it has as its subject the same aggressive, amoral masculinity and bonding of the two movies, The Dirty Dozen and The Longest Yard, that inspired it: the problem for many
- 30466
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:41
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  A work of Genius
  
  This is film making by a true master. This Movie has everything from action to drama and with an brilliant soundtrack to increase the emotion. Pacino is at his... read more »
  
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  - markjax
  - 16 reviews
  - Bournemouth
  - 14 Sep 2004 at 12:13
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- - 0
  - 0
  Inisghtful & Thoughtful
  
  I come from the side of the pond where the football is round, rather than oval, but saying that I actually prefer the American version. This was a insightful, ... read more »
  
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- - RickBn
  - 25 reviews
  - Edinburgh
  - 17 Aug 2011 at 13:00
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  - 0
  Too long and a touch dated - unsure if I would recommend it
  
  Despite what some reviews say, the setting of American football is a problem when trying to really care about this film. If it was a straight underdogs do good ... read more »
  
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- - Myrddin
  - 27 reviews
  - Aberystwyth
  - 15 Aug 2011 at 20:20
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  Any Given Sunday
  
  I thought at first the film was difficult to watch as I do not know the rules of American football.
  
  But giving the film a chance it worked in the end... read more »
  
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  - N8
  - 27 Oct 2010 at 14:06
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  - 2
  Someone scraped the cutting room floor.
  
  Someone scraped up all the little bits of film left after they'd made the real movie, and spliced them together. And then they lost the real movie.
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- - Sleekweasel
  - 5 reviews
  - Cambridge
  - 25 Oct 2010 at 11:01
- - 0
  - 0
  Any Given Sunday
  
  Brilliant film, the team talk Al Pacino gives is the most motivational piece of dialogue ever. Would recommend this to anyone that loves sporting films.
  
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  - Newcastle
  - 23 Aug 2010 at 10:11
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  Weak Sttoryline.
  
  I was expecting so much from this film, and even though I am not an American Football fan I still wanted to see this.
  
  This film was extremely long ... read more »
  
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- - zedphelan
  - 84 reviews
  - London
  - 28 Jun 2010 at 17:45
- - 0
  - 0
  You have to love American football or sports camera footage to get into this.
  
  I'm actuallly an American living in Britain and I still couldn't totally get into this. The football footage is really intense but for me, it was a bit ... read more »
  
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  - Edinburgh
  - 16 Aug 2009 at 14:37
- - 1
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  Lost Interest Completely....
  
  Maybe I wasnt in a film mood.....Im not sure.
  
  Al Pacino didn't seem to suit the role. English people find it difficult to get their heads round ... read more »
  
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- - schumi2
  - 27 reviews
  - Romford
  - 29 May 2009 at 11:46
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  Great Especially if you like NFL
  
  Good sports film with great twist on the end
  
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  - Coventry
  - 05 Feb 2009 at 09:37
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  1 good scene
  
  not one of pacino's greatest - one great speech which fires up the players before going out to fielf of battle... below average for me
  
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  - London
  - 01 Sep 2008 at 14:56
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- - 16
  - 2
  A work of Genius
  
  This is film making by a true master. This Movie has everything from action to drama and with an brilliant soundtrack to increase the emotion. Pacino is at his... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 18129
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - markjax
  - 16 reviews
  - Bournemouth
  - 14 Sep 2004 at 12:13
- - 8
  - 0
  Very Good
  
  Don't be put off by the American football connection (my wife was). This is a very interesting and unusual film that has game action sequences that are ... read more »
  
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  - Suffolk
  - 05 Mar 2004 at 12:58
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  3 out of 5
  
  Noy your typical feel good, tale of the underdog, american football movie. This film highlights the goings on both off and on the field of a Miami football team... read more »
  
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- - Nathan Gamester
  - London, England
  - 15 Aug 2006 at 16:07
- - 3
  - 0
  Great Cast
  
  I loved this film, a great cast, and an interesting storyline. You will want to catch the ending of the film, great way to end.
  
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- - Michael Caunce
  - Leyland
  - 23 Jul 2005 at 16:40
- - 2
  - 0
  Boys' own stuff
  
  Great film for the blokes with Al Pacino giving the over-the-top performance that most people love. Nice twist at the end. How does Cameron Diaz keep a straight... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Shropshire
  - 28 Jun 2005 at 13:28
- - 2
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  Loved it
  
  I'm not a big Oliver Stone fan,but his style is perfectly suited to the world of gridiron,and he does a great job here.As a blood and sweat,knuckle bashing... read more »
  
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- - rhylboy
  - 5 reviews
  - Rhyl
  - 25 Feb 2007 at 09:52
- - 2
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  So bad I think it gave me cancer
  
  If you choose to put a song with the title 'my n*****s' in your film then you are effectively resigning all possibilities of your film being accepted in... read more »
  
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- - insanebassist
  - 16 reviews
  - Worcester
  - 22 Jun 2008 at 10:54
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  Superb film
  
  Even if you are not a fan of American football I think you will enjoy this film. The hard-hitting action in this film is shocking and will leave you wanting ... read more »
  
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- - melanzana
  - Cardiff
  - 12 Jan 2004 at 21:02
- - 2
  - 1
  American football
  
  Brilliant camera shots. Fairly high-octane viewing. Good performances from all the major names, and a string of them here. One of the better sports movies I'... read more »
  
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- - maserade
  - Beds
  - 30 Jan 2005 at 12:10
- - 1
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  excellent film full of one liners!
  
  good film. full of one liners and one hell of a speech before the last game.
  
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  - London
  - 25 Nov 2005 at 13:10

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Critics' reviews
- Stone has said the film was intended as a homage to Robert Aldrich, and it has as its subject the same aggressive, amoral masculinity and bonding of the two movies, The Dirty Dozen and The Longest Yard, that inspired it: the problem for many
- 30466
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:41
- "...Stone brands ANY GIVEN SUNDAY with his trademark extreme close-ups and disorienting handheld camerawork, creating a position for the audience right on the field where it can hear every call and feel every hit..."
- 8147
- - Box Office
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- There's an obvious point of comparison here with imperial Rome's taste for recreational carnage and brutality, which is... read more on Time Out
- 43628
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:14
- "A rambunctious, hyperkinetic, testosterone-and-adrenaline-drenched look at that obsession known as pro football..."
- 8151
- - Variety
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- " Stone once again brilliantly captures the intensity of combat " -- 3 out of 5 stars - A Satisfying Rental
- 8149
- - Premiere
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- "...As exhausting as it is exciting....Jagged and alive..." -- Rating: B
- 8148
- - Entertainment Weekly
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58

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  Oliver Stone's hard-hitting look at the adrenaline-fueled world of pro football stars Al Pacino as Miami Sharks coach Tony D'Amato. Having just lost his star quarterback, Jack Rooney (Dennis Quaid), he's forced to use the erratic Willie Beamen (Jamie Foxx) off the bench, hoping he can resuscitate ...

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  Oliver Stone's hard-hitting look at the adrenaline-fueled world of pro football stars Al Pacino as Miami Sharks coach Tony D'Amato. Having just lost his star quarterback, Jack Rooney (Dennis Quaid), he's forced to use the erratic Willie Beamen (Jamie Foxx) off the bench, hoping he can resuscitate ...