Hoosiers (1986)

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They needed a second chance to finish first.

Failed college coach Norman Dale gets a chance at redemption when he is hired to coach a high school basketball team in a tiny Indiana town. After a teacher persuades star player Jimmy Chitwood to quit and focus on his long-neglected studies, Dale struggles to develop a winning team in the face of community criticism for his temper and his unconventional choice of assistant coach: Shooter, a notorious alcoholic.

• Released: 1986-11-14
• Genres: Drama, Family
• Runtime: 1h 54m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 615 votes

Directed by David Anspaugh.

Top cast

• Gene Hackman as Norman Dale
• Barbara Hershey as Myra Fleener
• Dennis Hopper as Wilbur "Shooter" Flatch
• Sheb Wooley as Cletus Summers
• Maris Valainis as Jimmy Chitwood
• David Neidorf as Everett Flatch (#21)
• Brad Long as Buddy Walker (#14)
• Steve Hollar as Rade Butcher (#25)
• Brad Boyle as Whit Butcher (#43)
• Kent Poole as Merle Webb (#12)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Hoosiers

• United States: watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, The Roku Channel, YouTube Free; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on MGM Plus Amazon Channel; watch free on YouTube Free; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: stream on MGM Plus Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store
• Canada: stream on MGM Amazon Channel; watch free on Hoopla; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on MGM Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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