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Kevin Costner, Rene Russo, Cheech Marin, Don Johnson, Dennis Burkley ... see more see more... , Linda Hart , Bill Caplan , Fred Couples , Harold G. Herthum , Mickey Jones , Richard Lineback , Rex Linn , Allan Malamud , Gary McCord , Jim McLean , Michael Milhoan , Jim Nantz , George Perez , Craig Stadler , Ken Venturi , Kevin J. Wilson , Susan Cabral , Lou Myers , Sandy Gibbons , George Michael (II) , Melissa Young , Arina Gasanova , Tom Todoroff , Phil Mickelson , John Cook , Amy Alcott , Kris Ancira , Tommy Armour III , Gregory Avellone , Lance Barrow , Brad Britton , Frank Chirkinian , Bill Costner , Joe Costner , Sharon Costner , Steve Elkington , Brian Hammons , Rob Harris , Peter Jacobsen , Lee Janzen , Jess King , Nick Kiriazis , Peter Kostis , Steven "Sven" Lewison , Bruce Lietzke , Andrew Magee , Jeff Maggert , John Mahaffey , Billy Mayfair , Blaine McCallister , Sharyn McCreedy , David Ogrin , Jerry Pate , Corey Pavin , Tom Purtzer , Mike Ritz , Jimmy N. Roberts , Roy Del Ruth , Mike Standly , Howard Twitty , D.A. Weibring , Gregory Buff White , Ben Wright , Frederick Lewis , George Michael (I)

Roy McAvoy (Kevin Costner) is a talented golf pro, who owns his own driving range. That sounds impressive, but the reality is quite different. While it's true that Roy is indeed a talented golfer and ... read more read more...does own a driving range, it is in a tiny, unheard of Texas backwater. With almost no customers, he is likely to go broke. His golfing talents remain untapped and his life is rapidly going nowhere. To pass the time, he drinks a lot of beer with his buddies, or swings at a bucket of balls. Sometimes, he even plays real golf, and his friend and assistant Romeo (Cheech Marin) caddies for him. That's all there is for Roy, until he is wakened from his deathlike reverie by a visit from a newcomer in town, psychologist Molly Griswold (Renee Russo). Teaching her how to swing a club reminds him of feelings he had nearly forgotten. Discovering that she is the girlfriend of his old golfing rival, David Simms (Don Johnson), goads him yet further, and he returns to the PGA golf tour to compete in the U.S. Open. Maybe he'll get Molly for himself, maybe not, but in the meantime he has some things to prove to himself. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

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R, 2 hr. 13 min.

Directed by: Ron Shelton

Release Date: August 16, 1996

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  • moonrivers
    March 22, 2012
    moonrivers
    With a backdrop of light country music tunes and open dusty reaches Costner plays a cheery good ol'boy taking a shot at the big time. Can he make it? And what about the woman of his long time nemesis: will she see through to appreciate his latent awshucks charm? Predictable, y... read morees, but not boringly, the antics of this Rocky of the fairways.
  • stormyweather980
    September 14, 2009
    stormyweather980
    One of the better golf films ever, and Costner's third best sports film.
  • ajaymuthecooldevils
    August 3, 2008
    ajaymuthecooldevils
    Just a usual sports movie about sports, in this movie told about golf, nothing special in it. Kevin Costner and Rene Russo just gave a light performance because it just a movie for entertaining, they don't need too good performances here, they just need the money... The story rea... read morelly standard using the formula from zero to hero, yet I watched the cut version of this movie so I didn't impress a lot, besides the fact that I'm not love golf sports... Just a movie for killing time...
  • thmtsang
    March 24, 2008
    thmtsang
    Good cast. Rom com with a bit of golf thrown in.
  • tsigur
    December 10, 2007
    tsigur
    I like the fact that he loses in the end.
  • deano
    November 26, 2006
    deano
    I love sport in comedy films as well as this gives you clever battle-of-the-sexes banter and a handy way with a 7-iron.
  • dreamfaeries
    November 3, 2006
    dreamfaeries
    Funny and sweet.
  • fb100000074188037
    December 22, 2010
    fb100000074188037
    Some may not like it simply because it is not as outrageous as Happy Gilmore, or simply because they might not think the story works. I, however, got enough laughs out of it to give it a recommendation. The story is basic, but fun, the performance of Kevin Costner is a standout, ... read moreand if you are a golfer, there are enough subtle laughs to make the film at least worth a cheap purchase or rental. Check it out
  • fb704730572
    January 22, 2012
    fb704730572
    Tin Cup is smartly written, feel-good, and charming romantic comedy/sports movie, without all the usual cliches and conventions, especially with its daring and true ending. Costner brings a lot of likability to the film, as does Russo, though the chemistry isn't quite where it ne... read moreeds to be. The comedy is hit or miss, but certainly qualifies as amusing. As a straight-up sports movie, it actually works well, with a strong script and a sense of realism as opposed to predictable resolution that so many sports movies resort too.

    3.5/5 Stars
  • crossbladezero
    May 19, 2011
    crossbladezero
    What's more boring than 130 minutes of Kevin Costner playing golf? 130 minutes of anyone else playing golf. Well, to be fair, golf even makes football remotely exciting. So yeah, I bet you can tell I'm no big sports fan. I mean, even their movies are slow, including this one, whi... read morech also suffers from a lack of development, some improvable dialogue and some melodrama. Nevertheless, the strong characters, solid humor, fine performances and excellent ending make "Tin Cup" yet another home run for Costner's filmography. That's golf lingo, right?

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Richard Schickel
August 5, 2008
Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine

As he always does in comedy, Costner grants an irresistible gleam of gallantry to male mulishness. Full Review

Desson Thomson
August 5, 2008
Desson Thomson, Washington Post

Tin Cup works for viewers of any handicap. Full Review

Owen Gleiberman
August 5, 2008
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

The climactic game, in which Roy, in a way that defies prediction, attempts to sink the shot of his life, is the most rousing sequence of the year, a celebration of what it really means to win. Full Review

Todd McCarthy
August 5, 2008
Todd McCarthy, Variety

Amiable and constantly amusing rather than uproarious, this mangy tale of a ne'er-do-well's fitful assault on personal and professional respectability benefits greatly from Kevin Costner's ingratiatin... Full Review

Peter Stack
June 18, 2002
Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle

Tin Cup, starring Kevin Costner as a likable loser, accomplishes the impossible, maybe the unimaginable -- it makes golf entertaining. Full Review

Kenneth Turan
February 14, 2001
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times

Dispiritingly conventional and obvious. Full Review

Janet Maslin
January 1, 2000
Janet Maslin, New York Times

This film's overriding message is as pleasing as its flippant, skillful banter. Full Review

Jonathan Rosenbaum
January 1, 2000
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

Breaking down the golf trajectories into separate shots during the sports climax comes across as an expedient form of cheating--the very opposite of authenticity. Full Review

James Berardinelli
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews

As sports movies go (regardless of the sport), this one turns in a respectable showing, injecting some intelligence and maturity into a story that easily could have succumbed to a flood of 'struggling... Full Review

January 1, 2000
USA Today

[A] quirkily easygoing comedy.

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