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  • 2005
  • R
  • Magnolia Pictures
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 2005
  • R
  • Magnolia Pictures
  • 1 h 33 m

Summary In 2000, as the Professional Bowling Association languished near bankruptcy, three ex-Microsoft executives bought the league for five million dollars and set about restoring professional bowling to its former grandeur. This documentary sets out to document the decline and potential revival of pro bowling. (Magnolia Pictures)

Directed By: Christopher Browne

  • 2005
  • R
  • Magnolia Pictures
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 2005
  • R
  • Magnolia Pictures
  • 1 h 33 m

A League of Ordinary Gentlemen

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 17 Critic Reviews
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Summary In 2000, as the Professional Bowling Association languished near bankruptcy, three ex-Microsoft executives bought the league for five million dollars and set about restoring professional bowling to its former grandeur. This documentary sets out to document the decline and potential revival of pro bowling. (Magnolia Pictures)

Directed By: Christopher Browne

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Informativeand endearing film.
By Kevin Crust FULL REVIEW
80
Geared to please audiences of all tastes.
By Eric Campos FULL REVIEW
75
If there is a poetry to losing, then this film has as much as the collected works of John Milton.
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75
If you want a whiff of how unironic the 1970s were, consider bowling, a sport that on any given weekend was broadcast (usually on ABC) with the hushed solemnity of a moon launch.
By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW
70
Narrows as it goes, and Browne doesn't do enough with the idea of a corporate takeover of a grassroots recreational activity, but Weber's antics and his colleagues' reactions make for fine drama all on their own.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW
60
Christopher Browne's entertaining A League of Ordinary Gentlemen goes behind the scenes of the Professional Bowlers Association's comeback bid following the league's 2000 sale (for a mere $5 million) to a trio of retired Microsoft execs.
By Joshua Land FULL REVIEW
50
Directing his first feature, Christopher Browne shows flair and determination in getting the movie's pathos down pat, but he can't quite find enough that is pleasurable in its many reels.
By Janet Maslin FULL REVIEW

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Production Company 2929 Productions, Dionysian Pictures
Release Date May 27, 2005
Duration 1 h 33 m
Rating R
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Tagline Inside The Wild Wild World Of Professional Bowling!
Website http://www.bowlingmovie.com/
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