Madison

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Madison

PG,

2005,

1h 39m,

Drama

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31%

32 Reviews

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50%

1,000+ Ratings

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31%

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32 Reviews

50%

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1,000+ Ratings

After an accident ends his career as a hydroplane pilot, Jim McCormick settles into life as an air-conditioner mechanic, husband and father in a Midwestern town. The population of Madison, Ind., is relatively small, but it has been a fixture of national powerboat racing for years -- although that's in danger of ending. With life in the town being bleak enough as is, Jim, with the blessing of his wife and son, enters the 1971 Gold Cup hydroplane race.

Critics Consensus

A pedictable and heavy-handed sports drama.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Jul 5, 2005

2/4

There is one major difference between the two, however. Hoosiers is a fantastic movie, maybe the best sports-related motion picture ever made; Madison, quite simply, is not.

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Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

Apr 25, 2005

You've seen a movie that has the exact same scene after scene and the sport's just been different.

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Tom Keogh

Seattle Times

Apr 22, 2005

A touching, spirited family movie that, in the Rocky tradition, is about a sports challenge that represents the hopes and aspirations of characters with little reason to expect success.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Sep 15, 2020

3.0/4.0

It's one of those films that makes me realize just how much I love cinema.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Oct 22, 2005

2/4

...the film's storyline follows an exceedingly familiar trajectory.

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Daniel Eagan

Film Journal International

Apr 29, 2005

As the clichs mount up, it's easy to see why the film has been waiting for a release since 2001.

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Ron G

Feb 25, 2018

I caught this movie while stuck in a hotel one night and I really kind of liked it. Not 'The Godfather' or 'Casablanca' by any means but good nonetheless.

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William Bindley

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Jim Caviezel

Jim McCormick

Jake Lloyd

Mike McCormick

Mary McCormack

Bonnie McCormick

Bruce Dern

Harry Volpi

Brent Briscoe

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Synopsis

After an accident ends his career as a hydroplane pilot, Jim McCormick settles into life as an air-conditioner mechanic, husband and father in a Midwestern town. The population of Madison, Ind., is relatively small, but it has been a fixture of national powerboat racing for years -- although that's in danger of ending. With life in the town being bleak enough as is, Jim, with the blessing of his wife and son, enters the 1971 Gold Cup hydroplane race.

Director: William Bindley
Producer: William Bindley, Martin Wiley
Screenwriter: William Bindley, Scott Bindley
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Road Pictures, North Shore Entertainment, Addison Street Films
Rating: PG
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 22, 2005, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 4, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $508.9K
Runtime: 1h 39m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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