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  • Semi-Pro
  • Opened February 29, 2008 | Runtime:1 hr. 30 min.
  • R
    language and some sexual content
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 15+. Read More
  • In 1976, singer Jackie Moon (Will Ferrell) uses the profits from his one-and-only hit single to fulfill his longtime dream of owning a basketball team. Jackie's team, the Flint Michigan Tropics, is the worst team in the league, and what's more, the Read More
  • Cast: Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson, André Benjamin, Andrew Daly, Will Arnett
  • Director: Kent Alterman
  • Genres: Comedy

Semi-Pro Recent Fan Reviews

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    semi pro

    by tokz_21

    Will Ferrell stars as Jackie Moon, a one hit wonder singer, who owns the Flint, Michigan Tropics; who are the worst team in the ABA. The league is going bankrupt and decides to take a buyout from the NBA but only 4 teams are going and guess what it's not the Tropics. Jackie doesn't want to disappoint his players or his momma, who according to Jackie wanted him to buy the Tropics. So, he goes on a mission to save the fledgeling team from obsecurity by holding crazy promotions to beef up attendance, like whoever hits the Moonshot ( 3/4 of the court) wins 10,000 dollars, if the Tropics score 125 the fans get free corndogs, and the infamous wrestling with a bear. With fans filling the stands the only thing left to fix is the team's losing ways, so Jackie trades his washing machine for
    Ed Monix (Woody Harrelson) a washed up NBA player to try to put the team over the top. This movie is hilarious! If you are a fan of Will Ferrell you will definitely enjoy this movie. 3.0 out of 4.

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    Semi-Funny

    by jcl_0825

    I thought the movie had some very funny parts especially the poker/gun scene that was hilarious. But I also felt the movie dragged, any part that had Woody Harrelson was boring. Semi-Pro is definetly the most crude of Will Ferrels latest movies. It was hard for me to decide between a so-so rating and the go rating because its really somewhere in between.

  • So-so

    Matt Johnsons Review of Semi Pro

    by whodini

    I thought it was very funny, had a lot of wit and there was very good and relevant music in it. But the storyline was a little dull. Will Ferrall is absolutely hilarious, as always but this definately wasn't his best work, Old School, and Talladega Nights were both hands down better. I would overall rate this movie about a 7 out of 10.

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Semi-Pro Critic Reviews

So-so Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 70
    Variety | Joe Leydon

    Very much in the tradition of "Slap Shot," George Roy Hill's raucously funny...

  • 70
    The New York Times |

    Semi-Pro finds the sweet spot between sports melodrama and parody, and hammers...

  • 63
    Boston Globe | Ty Burr

    The problem with Semi-Pro is that it keeps forgetting it's a parody of sports...

  • 63
    Rolling Stone | Peter Travers

    Critics will score Semi-Pro on its missed shots. My guess is that audiences...

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