The Mighty Ducks

The Mighty Ducks

They can't skate. They can't win. They can't be serious.

1992101 min6.6 / 10

A feel-good sports comedy about a cynical lawyer's redemption through coaching a ragtag kids' hockey team, built on warmth, humor, and the triumph of underdog camaraderie.

After reckless young lawyer Gordon Bombay gets arrested for drunk driving, he must coach a kids hockey team for his community service. Gordon has experience on the ice, but isn't eager to return to hockey, a point hit home by his tense dealings with his own former coach, Jack Reilly. The reluctant Gordon eventually grows to appreciate his team, which includes promising young Charlie Conway, and leads them to take on Reilly's tough players.

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