Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- uplifting
- breezy
- lazy sunday
- sports movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found Whoopi Goldberg appealing but judged the screenplay dreary, thin, and unable to sustain the sports-comedy premise.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Eddie wins an honorary-coach contest and is hired to lead the struggling New York Knicks.
Wild Bill intends to move the beloved New York team to St. Louis despite its renewed bond with city fans.
Eddie attempts to reshape a roster of overpaid, unmotivated professional basketball players.
Eddie's career as a New York limousine driver contrasts with the privileged basketball organization she enters.
Films like Eddie, and why
The Bad News Bears
shared sports comedy, underdog team turnaround, and charismatic outsider coach
Cool Runnings
shared feel-good sports comedy, eccentric mentor, and team-building arc
Coach Carter
shared basketball setting, comic coaching premise, and community-centered sports drama
Movie Details
- Director
- Steve Rash
- Release Date
- 1996-05-31
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 (184)
Cast
- Whoopi Goldberg
- Frank Langella
- Dennis Farina
- Richard Jenkins
- Lisa Ann Walter
- John Benjamin Hickey
- Troy Byer
- John Salley
- Rick Fox
- Malik Sealy
Common questions
- What is Eddie about?
- A devoted Knicks fan turned unlikely coach battles egotistical players and a relocating owner to save New York's team.
- What is Eddie like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Eddie as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Eddie violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Eddie as mild.
- What did critics think of Eddie?
- Critics broadly found Whoopi Goldberg appealing but judged the screenplay dreary, thin, and unable to sustain the sports-comedy premise.
- Which films are like Eddie?
- Films with a similar feel include The Bad News Bears, Cool Runnings, and Coach Carter.
- How long is Eddie?
- Eddie runs 100 minutes.
