Film1974121 min

The Longest Yard

Name: The Longest Yard
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Released: 1974
Duration: 121 min
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Eddie Albert, Ed Lauter, Michael Conrad, James Hampton

Taste attributes: comedycrimedramasportsslowsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilgame/competition

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"It's Survival of the Fiercest and Funniest"

Boxlist takeA small-scale crime comedy, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: very confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.7 /10

TMDB · 178 votes

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What lines up

Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Balanced, just how this profile likes it

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Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

In this rough-and-tumble yarn, actually filmed on-location at the Georgia State Prision, the cons are the heroes and the guards are the heavies. Eddie Albert is the sadistic warden who'll gladly make any sacrifice to push his guards' semi-pro football team to a national championship.

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