# Necessary Roughness (1991)

> After NCAA sanctions strip a university of its scholarship athletes, an unlikely collection of students and misfits must become a competitive football team.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/12493

## Facts

- Runtime: 108 min
- Genres: Comedy
- Director: Stan Dragoti
- Cast: Scott Bakula, Robert Loggia, Harley Jane Kozak, Larry Miller, Héctor Elizondo, Sinbad, Fred Thompson, Rob Schneider
- TMDB rating: 5.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102517/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Mood: goofy, genial, uplifting, lazy sunday, sports movie night

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