The Best of Times

About The Best of Times

A small-town loser determines to have one more shot at the big time by winning a football game.

The Best of Times (1986) is a comedy film directed by Roger Spottiswoode. At 104 minutes long, it arrived in January 1986.

The film is filed under american football and sports.

Robin Williams takes the lead as Jack Dundee, Kurt Russell as Reno Hightower, Pamela Reed as Gigi Hightower, and Holly Palance as Elly Dundee. The screenplay is by Ron Shelton. In the United States it streams on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel.

The Blind Side, Jerry Maguire, and The Longest Yard make useful companions to The Best of Times. TMDB voters put it at 5.7 out of 10 across 139 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.