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GenreFeature film
RatedPG
Runtime1 hr 39 mins
ReleasedSeptember 19, 2025
StreamingSee Where to Watch
DirectorRod Lurie
StarringMichael Chiklis, Mary Stuart Masterson, Brandon Flynn
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The Senior (2023)
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| The Senior's Details | |
| Genre | Feature film |
| Rated | PG |
| Released | 11/09/2023 (Fort Lauderdale); 09/19/2025 (United States) |
| Streaming | See Where to Watch on this page. |
| Running Time | 1 hr 39 mins |
| Budget | Not reported |
| Box Office | Updated daily from Box Office Mojo. See the numbers below. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| The Senior's Interests | |
| General | Shoulder pads, Texas football fields, unfinished business, ice packs, second chances. |
| Music | Larry Groupé |
| Movies | The Rookie (2002). Another Texan chasing a sports dream way past the usual age. |
| Television | Friday Night Lights. Texas football, but everyone is a third his age. |
| Heroes | Mike Flynt. Fifty-nine years old and still showing up for practice. |
| The Senior's Crew | |
| Director | Rod Lurie |
| Writers | Robert Eisele |
| Producers | Mark Ciardi, Campbell McInnes, Justin Baldoni, Andrew Calof, Manu Gargi |
| Cinematography | Tucker Korte |
| Music | Larry Groupé |
| Edited By | Abbi Jutkowitz, Sean Albertson |
| Production | Wayfarer Studios |
| Distributed By | Angel |
Every comeback sports movie beat you can name shows up in The Senior, and it plays every familiar beat with total sincerity. It still gets you. Michael Chiklis plays Mike Flynt, who at 59 gets a second chance at college football and goes after a spot as a linebacker, on a field full of players young enough to be his kids. His son Micah and wife Eileen are played by Brandon Flynn and Mary Stuart Masterson, while Rob Corddry rounds out the cast. Rod Lurie directs, and the whole thing has the soft heart and tidy shape of a TV movie. That’s not a knock. The formula works because it’s done with real skill. It’s based on a true story, with some liberties taken. Critics landed at 79% on Rotten Tomatoes, audiences gave it an A CinemaScore, and it runs a lean 99 minutes. A 6.3 because the playbook is old and still sturdy. $58.73 says you text your old high school coach tonight, or at least scroll to the name and think about it.
What works: The comeback formula is handled with real skill, and a 59-year-old walking onto a college field is an easy story to root for.
What doesn’t: It never strays from the sports-movie playbook, and it takes some liberties with what really happened.
Who it’s for: Families who like true sports stories, and anyone who has ever wondered whether it’s too late to try.
Spoilers
Mike makes the team as a linebacker at 59, just as the real Mike Flynt did at Sul Ross State in 2007, though the film takes some liberties with how it all played out.
Back in 1971, right at the start of his senior year, Mike Flynt (Michael Chiklis) got expelled from Sul Ross State after a fistfight with a teammate. He never got to play that last season. Decades later, at fifty-nine years old, he decides the unfinished business has waited long enough, walks on at his old school and tries to make the team as a linebacker. Mary Stuart Masterson and Brandon Flynn play Eileen and Micah Flynt, with Rob Corddry along for the ride. Rod Lurie directs this true story. Ninety-nine minutes, zero excuses.
Anyone who thinks it is too late. It is not. Bring ice packs.
| Michael Chiklis | Mike Flynt |
| Mary Stuart Masterson | Eileen Flynt |
| Brandon Flynn | Micah Flynt |
| Rob Corddry | Sam Weston |
| Terayle Hill | Jamal Johnson |
| Corey Knight | Jeremy Cartwright |
- (cur | prev) 14:30, 19 October 2026 DataBot +520 Numbers refreshed: Worldwide box office $5.3M; Domestic box office $5.3M; Opening weekend $2.6M; profit note now waits on a budget; Rotten Tomatoes 79%; CinemaScore A; box office chart updated; Rotten Tomatoes critics 79% (29 reviews); Metacritic 59 / 100; Rotten Tomatoes audience 93% (250+ verified ratings); CinemaScore A; IMDb users 6.4 / 10 (1,546 votes); movie.guru score 7.1.
- (cur | prev) 12:00, 19 October 2026 DataBot +2,000 Profile created from Wikipedia and Box Office Mojo: cast, crew, release dates, budget, official trailer.