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The Replacements

  • 2000
  • TMDB 6.7/10
  • 1h 58m

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. So, McGinty dusts off his secret dossier of ex-players who never got a chance (or screwed up the one they were given) and knits together a bad-dream team of guys who just may give the Sentinels their title shot.

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Overview

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. So, McGinty dusts off his secret dossier of ex-players who never got a chance (or screwed up the one they were given) and knits together a bad-dream team of guys who just may give the Sentinels their title shot.

Cast

  • Keanu ReevesShane Falco
  • Gene HackmanJimmy McGinty
  • Brooke LangtonAnnabelle Farrell
  • Orlando JonesClifford Franklin
  • Faizon LoveJamal Jackson
  • Jon FavreauDaniel Bateman
  • Rhys IfansNigel 'The Leg' Gruff
  • Keith DavidLindell

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