Russell Crowe, Burt Reynolds, Hank Azaria

This comedy is about the residents of a small town who get over-excited when their hockey team gets chosen to host a televised event.

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77 critics

R, 119 min.

Directed by: Jay Roach

Release Date: October 1, 1999

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DVD Release Date: May 9, 2000

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  • June 10, 2008
    Mystery, Alaska is a happy little film about a small town in Alaska that lives for the sport of hockey. Their children practically get raised up on ice skates, and the town lives for its weekly hockey game where their team divides up to play against itself. The town council decid...( read more)es who gets to play on the team, with a big league's eye to who is on the way up and who is on the way out. When a former resident writes an article for Sports Illustrated magazine about the team, the NHL decides to bring in the New York Rangers for an exhibition game. The town's reaction, the interplay of the townspeople, and of course the big game itself is what comprises the story. Russell Crowe's hulky presence and expressive eyes compensate for the rather dull sheriff Biebe character. Ron Eldard is wonderfully lighthearted and fun as the big, dumb, eternally philandering Skank Marden. Hank Azaria effectively assumes the jerky Jeff Goldblum-ish role of an opportunistic writer, while Burt Reynolds adds credibility to the part of the crabby-but-loveable Judge Burns. The best performance, however, belongs to veteran character actor Maury Chaykin as the town's stammering, deeply passionate defense lawyer Bailey Pruitt. Also contributing in guest bits are Mike Myers as a sleazy network sportscaster and Little Richard, hilarious with his unending rendition of the National Anthem.
  • May 29, 2007
    Love the scenery.. love the tale its all good!
  • March 17, 2007
    If you love hockey, like I do, then you'll probably like this movie. It's a good story that really doesn't sugarcoat everything to make you feel good, it just tells a pretty good story.
  • January 25, 2007
    very good movie
  • November 7, 2006
    I liked it.
  • November 24, 2009
    This is a movie about a small town in Alaska that gets to have their local team play the NHL New York Rangers at pond hockey.That is just the main part of the story. You also get all these characters in the small town and their inter connecting stories. Stars Russell Crowe. Plus ...( read more)the film has a great supporting cast. Overall the movie is solid and the characters interesting. Basically a film about a town getting together to show support and about the underdogs. Worth a watch if you like sport related movies.
  • June 17, 2009
    This actually pretty good...I had my doubts and those were disspelled
  • June 4, 2009
    That must be the most interesting town to live in.
  • April 29, 2009
    This is one of the best all time hockey movies ever made. Love this movie.
  • March 9, 2009
    I have forgotten about this gem of a movie that I ve seen a decade ago.(thks Chad for reminding me) Not one of Russell Crowe box office smash or high profile movies but nevertheless a very enjoyable film. Great for sports fans esp. hockey. It was also performed by a talented cast...( read more)s of Burt Reynolds, Lolita Davidovich, Mary McCormack and Hank Azaria

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January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Mystery, Alaska is sweet, pleasant, low-key, inoffensive and unnecessary. full review

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