The Long Game

Apr 12, 2024

1h 50m

★ 7.0

Dare to dream

Overview

In a segregated Texas, five Mexican-American teenage caddies were prohibited from playing at the country club where they worked. Against all odds, they formed their own team, built a one-hole course in the fields, and won the 1957 Texas State championship. Based on a true story.

Genres

Drama

Family

Production Companies

Mucho Mas Media

Bonniedale

Jaguar Bite

Fifth Season

HarbourView Equity Partners

The Long Game Trailers

Cast

JB Peña

Jay Hernandez

Frank Mitchell

Dennis Quaid

Pollo

Cheech Marin

Joe Treviño

Julian Works

Lucy Peña

Jaina Lee Ortiz

Judge Milton Cox

Brett Cullen

Tomás Guerra

Oscar Nuñez

Daniela Torres

Paulina Chávez

Gene Vasquez

Gregory Díaz IV

Lupe

José Julián

Mario

Christian Gallegos

Felipe

Miguel Ángel García

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