The Program (1993)

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Pressure surrounds them. Competition divides them. Glory unites them.

Several players from different backgrounds try to cope with the pressures of playing football at a major university. Each deals with the pressure differently, some turn to drinking, others to drugs, and some to studying.

• Released: 1993-09-24
• Genres: Drama, Action, Romance
• Runtime: 1h 52m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.5/10 from 111 votes

Directed by David S. Ward.

Top cast

• James Caan as Sam Winters
• Halle Berry as Autumn Haley
• Omar Epps as Darnell Jefferson
• Craig Sheffer as Joe Kane
• Kristy Swanson as Camille Shafer
• Abraham Benrubi as Bud-Lite Kaminski
• Duane Davis as Alvin Mack
• Jon Pennell as Bobby Collins
• Andrew Bryniarski as Steve Lattimer
• Michael Flippo as Coach Humes

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Program

• United States: 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
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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