The Greatest Game Ever Played

The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)

  • 62% of critics liked it
    (109 reviews)

  • 76% of users liked it
    (60,943 ratings)

The true story of an upset victory that helped change the sport of golf forever provides the basis for this period drama. Francis Ouimet (played by Shia LaBeouf) was born in 1893 to a working-class family in Massachusetts, and grew up fascinated by golf. However, at that time golf was considered a… More

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PG, 1 hr. 55 min.
Directed By
Bill Paxton
Written By
Melissa Carter
Genres
Drama
In Theaters
Sep 30, 2005 Wide
On DVD
Apr 11, 2006
Buena Vista Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Mark Holcomb, Village Voice

    Ouimet versus Vardon probably was the greatest golf game ever played, and Paxton and Frost do it justice, but I wouldn't sit through another simulated hole of it for Tiger Woods's salary.

  • Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

    I know it's all about how well they construct the journey, but I just kind of felt like, okay, we know exactly what's going to happen here.

  • Stephen Hunter, Washington Post

    [An] overloaded movie.

  • Susan Walker, Toronto Star

    As sports movies go, it doesn't get more exciting than this.

  • Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle

    The film will have to settle for a bogey rather than a par.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Jameson W


    Good film! Shia LeBeouf was good, and Stephen Dillane was perfectly cast.

  • Mike S


    Why had I not heard of this film before? It would have gone completely under my radar, if it weren't for me catching it on TV, when randomly zapping through some channels. I'm surprised it hasn't received more attention than it has, because it's quite a remarkable… More

  • ♥˩ƳИИ &


    Cast: Tyler Brody Stein, Shia LaBeouf, Elias Koteas, Josh Flitter, Max Kasch, Stephen Dillane, Peter Firth, Peyton List, Jackie Burroughs, Luke Askew, Len Cariou Director: Bill Paxton Summary: With a pint-sized caddie (Josh Flitter) at his side, amateur golfer Francis Ouimet… More

  • erika b


    I am not really into golf films

  • Eliza N


    True Story....

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