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The Program

Play trailer Poster for The Program R,  1993,  1h 53m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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43% Tomatometer 21 Reviews 80% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings
A college football coach (James Caan) forfeits all but winning to get his troubled team to the big game.
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John Petrakis Chicago Tribune Jan 24, 2014
2/4
Those are fairly standard story lines in a football movie, so that leaves the assorted relationship subplots, which frankly, are worse. Go to Full Review
Brian Lowry Variety Mar 26, 2009
Most of the focus is on Sheffer, whose character is too enigmatic, while Epps , Berry and Swanson gamely try to pull for extra dramatic yardage but can't do much with their underwritten roles. Go to Full Review
Janet Maslin New York Times Aug 30, 2004
The Program is a routine Joe College movie, with the added twist that Joe College is Joe Kane (Craig Sheffer), a prime contender for the Heisman Trophy. Go to Full Review
Malcolm L. Johnson Hartford Courant Jun 4, 2018
While The Program has its light-hearted moments, it mostly crunches along as a problem-oriented sports soap opera. And Ward has a difficult time pulling together all his disparate elements of his story... Go to Full Review
Jim Schembri 3AW Nov 27, 2015
3/5
Very good, revealing film about the extraordinary pressure of modern competitive sport and the man who has become something of a negative role model, even though his backstory as a cancer survivor does allow room for sympathy. Go to Full Review
Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily Oct 9, 2005
2/5
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Cast & Crew

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David S. Ward

Director

James Caan

Sam Winters

Halle Berry

Autumn Haley

Omar Epps

Darnell Jefferson

Craig Sheffer

Joe Kane

Kristy Swanson

Camille Shafer

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Movie Info

Synopsis A college football coach (James Caan) forfeits all but winning to get his troubled team to the big game.
Director
David S. Ward
Producer
Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
Production Co
Touchstone Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 5, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$22.8M
Runtime
1h 53m
Sound Mix
Stereo, Surround
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