The Winning Season

The Winning Season

It took a bunch of girls to make him man up.

Directed by Jim Strouse

Produced by Gigi Films, Sneaky Pete Productions

2009119 min6.3 / 10

A feel-good sports comedy about a flawed coach finding redemption and purpose through mentoring a girls' basketball team.

A comedy centered on a has-been coach who is given a shot at redemption when he's asked to run his local high school's girls basketball team

Questions people ask

  • Is The Winning Season easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Does The Winning Season end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is The Winning Season scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is The Winning Season violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is The Winning Season sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

20/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity6

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise25

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love35

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like The Winning Season

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Winning Season

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Winning Season, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Winning Season, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Winning Season, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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