The Winning Season

This article is about the 2009 theatrical film. For the 2004 television film, see The Winning Season (2004 film).

2009 American film

The Winning Season

Theatrical release poster

Directed by| James C. Strouse
Written by| James C. Strouse
Produced by| Kara Baker
Jana Daniela
Taplin Lundberg
Galt Niederhoffer
Celine Rattray
Gia Walsh
Starring| Sam Rockwell
Shareeka Epps
Emily Rios
Rooney Mara
Emma Roberts
Cinematography| Frank G. DeMarco
Edited by| Joe Klotz
Music by| Edward Shearmur

Production
companies

Plum Pictures
Gigi Films

Distributed by| Lionsgate

Release dates

* January 19, 2009 (2009-01-19) (Sundance)
* September 3, 2010 (2010-09-03) (United States)

Running time

| 104 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

The Winning Season is a 2009 American sports comedy film written and directed by James C. Strouse, and starring Sam Rockwell. It premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and had a limited theatrical release on September 3, 2010.[1] The film was distributed by Lionsgate in the United Kingdom, and the United States after they brought the rights to the film at Sundance. Plum Pictures and Gigi Films produced the film.[2]

## Plot[edit]

Bill Greaves, a divorced deadbeat dad, is estranged from his teenage daughter Molly. His friend Terry is a high school principal who gives him a job as the coach for the girls' varsity basketball team. Bill begins to regret his decision when he meets the girls on the team: Abbie Miller, Tamra Schemerhorn, Mindy, Wendy Webber, Lisa Robinson, and Kathy Reyes. They improve under Bill's coaching and advise him on his relationship with his daughter, but their winning season does not protect the girls from their real world difficulties.[3]

## Cast[edit]

* Sam Rockwell as Bill Greaves
* Emma Roberts as Abbie Miller
* Rooney Mara as Wendy Webber
* Emily Rios as Kathy Reyes
* Shareeka Epps as Lisa Robinson
* Meaghan Witri as Tamra Schemerhorn
* Melanie Hinkle as Mindy
* Margo Martindale as Donna
* Rob Corddry as Terry
* Jessica Hecht as Stacey
* Shana Dowdeswell as Molly Greaves
* Caitlin Colford as Trish
* Connor Paolo as Damon
* Devin Ratray as Buzz

## Reception[edit]

On review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes, The Winning Season has an 52% approval rating based on 23 reviews.[4]

## See also[edit]

* List of basketball films

## References[edit]

1. ^ Honeycutt, Kirk (October 14, 2010). "The Winning Season - Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
2. ^ Zeitchik, Steven; Fernandez, Jay A. (January 20, 2009). "'Winning Season' for Lionsgate". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 22, 2009. Retrieved January 21, 2009.
3. ^ Chang, Justin (January 21, 2009). "The Winning Season". Variety. Archived from the original on January 30, 2009. Retrieved January 21, 2009.
4. ^ "The Winning Season". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 9 September 2023.

## External links[edit]

* The Winning Season at IMDb
* The Winning Season at Rotten Tomatoes
* The Winning Season at AllMovie

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Films by James C. Strouse

Written and directed|

* Grace Is Gone (2007)
* The Winning Season (2009)
* People Places Things (2015)
* The Incredible Jessica James (2017)
* Love Again (2023)

Written only|

* Lonesome Jim (2005)
* New York, I Love You (2008)
* The Hollars (2016)

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