The Replacements (2000)

Genres: Comedy

Country: United States of America

Director: Howard Deutch

Plot: Maverick old-guard coach Jimmy McGinty is hired in the wake of a players' strike to help the Washington Sentinels advance to the playoffs. But that impossible dream hinges on whether his replacements can hunker down and do the job. So, McGinty dusts off his secret dossier of ex-players who never got a chance (or screwed up the one they were given) and knits together a bad-dream team of guys who just may give the Sentinels their title shot.

Cast: Keanu Reeves, Gene Hackman, Brooke Langton, Orlando Jones, Faizon Love, Jon Favreau, Rhys Ifans, Keith David, Ace Yonamine, Troy Winbush

Rating: 6.7 ⭐