A League of Ordinary Gentlemen

IMDb ID: tt0430289 · Rating: 7.0 (452 votes)

Genres: Documentary · Sport

Filmmaker Christopher Browne documents the mission of a group of middle-aged bowlers as they attempt to revitalize the sport and get the television-watching public interested in it again.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: A League of Ordinary Gentlemen
Canada: A League of Ordinary Gentlemen (English)
United Kingdom: A League of Ordinary Gentlemen
Ireland: A League of Ordinary Gentlemen (English)
India: A League of Ordinary Gentlemen (English)
New Zealand: A League of Ordinary Gentlemen (English)
United States: A League of Ordinary Gentlemen
South Africa: A League of Ordinary Gentlemen (English)Content RatingRRuntime93 minutesMetascore66IMDb Popularity0User Reviews12Critic Reviews20Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordsmission
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bowlingFilming LocationsTaylor, Michigan, USAProduction Companies2929 Productions
Dionysian PicturesOfficial SitesMagnolia Pictures (United States) - http://www.bowlingmovie.com/
PBS - http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/leagueofordinarygentlemen/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0430289/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0430289.jpgUpdated At2026-03-27T19:49:52

Directors

Christopher Browne

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Charles Barkley | Character: Self
Actor: Chris Barnes | Character: Self - Professional Bowler
Actor: Timothy Busfield | Character: Self - Actor, Producer
Actor: Bernard Goldberg | Character: Self
Actor: Robert Putnam | Character: Self - Harvard Professor, Author
Actor: Wayne Webb | Character: Self - Professional Bowler
Actor: Dick Weber | Character: Self - Professional Bowler
Actor: Pete Weber | Character: Self - Professional Bowler
Actor: Walter Ray Williams | Character: Self - Professional Bowler

[Directors Group]
Name: Christopher Browne | Role: Director

[Producers Group]
Name: Alexander H. Browne | Role: Producer
Name: Wilhelmus Bryan | Role: Producer
Name: Kurt Engfehr | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Gary Meister | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Ken Seng | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Kurt Engfehr | Role: Editor
Name: David S. Tung | Role: Editor

[Sound Department]
Name: Patrick Donahue | Role: Sound Department
Name: Brian Fish | Role: Sound Department
Name: Roy Marasigan | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Dave Wightman | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Becky Goldberg | Role: Editorial Department

[Production Department]
Name: Elizabeth Marcus | Role: Production Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: James E. Doherty | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Hayes MacArthur | Role: Thanks

Trailers

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A League Of Ordinary Gentlemen Scene: Scene 6 | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1591133209/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi1591133209/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677915397234.mp4?Expires=1788429891&Signature=VRUYJfTtp0tS2GXAns8QbLXOY9L5ZH6ENuHH3n12zinAKrEJTzPrggT~ucUJSZZdoYGl2Ol5HsUed8peOfNuwmNXZ3JiuANncRmYuThy3k4HJPm~gxH8aJlJzLDojtCz3otshBmjvD3jOmD-GS0Ol2U5yxrPjLv2c4pJ3YZQuNe021Kgkx1Qp9xBiVq9qmDLVWcVxEDJ2P-r3-mQYuVEV0JYNa4pskzkqPydeJTi-IY4Tfw-CIMaHDHFpoVUGLBPVmYAZSAw0nObfYDwWWmcfcF2QzGJSoW8Cb-EXcQmsNPheq7NLJvDI-jtRDTOxyjKU9cE0xwiSlyKdquj9qoAew__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
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Release Schedule

United States: March 2004 (South by Southwest Film Festival)
United States: May 5, 2004 (Tribeca Film Festival)
United States: June 15, 2004 (CineVegas International Film Festival)
United States: October 16, 2004 (Woodstock Film Festival)
United States: November 1, 2004 (Scottsdale Film Festival)
United States: April 3, 2005 (Wisconsin Film Festival)
United States: May 27, 2005 (New York City, New York)
United States: June 3, 2005 (Los Angeles, California)
United States: October 2006 (Tallgrass Film Festival)

Awards

No awards or nominations listed on IMDb.

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