Directed by:
Fred DurstScreenplay:
Nick SantoraCinematography:
Conrad W. HallComposer:
Teddy CastellucciCast:
Ice Cube, Keke Palmer, Tasha Smith, Jill Marie Jones, Dash Mihok, Matt Craven, Glenn Plummer, Miles Chandler, Debby Ryan, Vincent Laresca, Chloe Bridges (more)Plots(1)
Based on the true story of the first female quarterback to play in a Pop Warner football game, THE LONGSHOTS is an inspiring underdog story of personal triumph and small-town values. The film opens in down-on-its-luck Minden, Illinois, where 11-year-old Jasmine Plummer (Keke Palmer) copes with the pain of an absentee father and her classmates' constant antagonism. Jasmine's fortunes begin to change with the emergence of her uncle, Curtis (Ice Cube). Once a rising football star but now out of work, Curtis dreams of escaping Minden for the sunny promise of Miami. But when he sees Jasmine's gift for throwing the football, Curtis helps her overcome self-doubt and skepticism to join Minden's woeful Pop Warner team. Inspired by Jasmine's skill and toughness, and with the addition of Curtis as a coach, the team earns a spot in the Pop Warner Super Bowl in Miami. But as the national media swoop in to cover the team's story, Jasmine and Curtis come face-to-face with their biggest obstacle: the reappearance of Jasmine's father. Will Curtis and Jasmine lead the team to glory, or will Jasmine's father once again tear apart a loving family? (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Ice Cube](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/809/161809991_13a8b0.jpg)
Ice Cube
USA
Best movies:
The Up In Smoke Tour (2000) (concert)
Cypress Hill: Still Smokin' (2001) (video compilation)
Family Values Fall Tour '98 (1998) (concert)
![Keke Palmer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/155/166155257_3225d2.jpg)
Keke Palmer
USA
Best movies:
The Wool Cap (2004) (TV movie)
Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
Lightyear (2022)
![Tasha Smith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277979_f5b135.jpg)
Tasha Smith
USA
Best movies:
The Corner (2000) (series)
Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024)
Let It Be Me (1995)
![Jill Marie Jones](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/704/161704422_f4b4d6.jpg)
Jill Marie Jones
USA
Best movies:
The Longshots (2008)
Drool (2009)
The Perfect Holiday (2007)
![Dash Mihok](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/409/162409863_aa2b18.jpg)
Dash Mihok
USA
Best movies:
Sleepers (1996)
The Thin Red Line (1998)
I Am Legend (2007)
![Matt Craven](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/933/162933831_96960a.jpg)
Matt Craven
Canada
Best movies:
Karol : L'homme qui devint Pape (2005) (TV movie)
X-Men: First Class (2011)
The Life of David Gale (2003)
![Glenn Plummer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270591_035789.jpg)
Glenn Plummer
USA
Best movies:
The Corner (2000) (series)
Gifted (2017)
Speed (1994)
Miles Chandler
USA
Best movies:
Empire Falls (2005) (TV movie)
The Longshots (2008)
The Education of Charlie Banks (2007)
![Debby Ryan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/834/162834199_fe010e.jpg)
Debby Ryan
USA
Best movies:
Tinker Bell: Secret of the Wings (2012)
What If... (2010)
Every Day (2018)
![Vincent Laresca](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/410/410447_95859c.jpg)
Vincent Laresca
USA
Best movies:
The Night Of (2016) (series)
K-Pax (2001)
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
![Chloe Bridges](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/281/281076_a1956d.jpg)
Chloe Bridges
USA
Best movies:
The Longshots (2008)
The Final Girls (2015)
Family Weekend (2013)
![Caleb Landry Jones](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/730/162730773_2b0e97.jpg)
Caleb Landry Jones
USA
Best movies:
X-Men: First Class (2011)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
![Malcolm Goodwin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/444/444431_79016f.jpg)
Malcolm Goodwin
USA
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
The Fall of the House of Usher (2023) (series)
Miracle à Santa-Anna (2008)
![Garrett Morris](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/354/164354150_a267cf.jpg)
Garrett Morris
USA
Best movies:
Twin Falls Idaho (1999)
Cooley High (1975)
Critical Condition (1987)
![Sophia Ali](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/702/162702703_9a3deb.jpg)
Sophia Ali
USA
Best movies:
Everybody Wants Some!! (2016)
Uncharted (2022)
The Longshots (2008)
Amanda Bosley
Best movies:
Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
W. (2008)
The Longshots (2008)
![Kofi Siriboe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/406/161406932_9ef881.jpg)
Kofi Siriboe
USA
Best movies:
Whiplash (2014)
Straight Outta Compton (2015)
Kicks (2016)
Wayne DeHart
Best movies:
A Perfect World (1993)
A Time to Kill (1996)
North and South (1985) (series)
![Alan Aisenberg](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/933/162933912_e94daf.jpg)
Alan Aisenberg
Best movies:
It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010)
The Longshots (2008)
Second Act (2018)
Earthquake
USA
Best movies:
Clerks II (2006)
The Longshots (2008)
Barnyard: The Original Party Animals (2006)