The Long Game(2025)

1h 26m
- Thriller

Release Date: Feb 14, 2025 | Limited

In 1956, Del Rio, Texas, a Mexican-American school superintendent, forms a high school golf team with a group of local caddies after facing racial rejection from the elite country club. As they train and compete against wealthier, all-white opponents, the boys and their mentor must confront prejudice and prove that heart and perseverance can overturn long-standing barriers.

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Director & Top Cast

Jace Anderson
Director

Sekai Abenì
Holly Sloan

Kathleen Turner
Mariah McKay

Jackie Earle Haley
Richard Metzger

Daniel Burgess-Wise
Clay Troy

Chris Mulkey
Chris Valente

Ever Carradine

Aline

Lexa Gluck

Norma

Laith Ashley

Luis

Bonnie Discepolo

Rachel

John Malone

Bill

Sarah Nicklin

Danielle

Leslie Koch Foumberg

Socialite-Party Guest

Charles Greaves

Jake

Fay Efrosini Lellios

Socialite

Yaya Ogun

Lila

Amy Shelton-White

Mona

Tulika Singh

Socialite

Other Details

Country of Origin: United States

Language: English

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The Long Game is a 2025 American historical sports drama directed by Julio Quintana, adapted from Humberto G. Garcia’s book Mustang Miracle. The film stars Jay Hernandez as JB Peña, a newly arrived school superintendent who aspires to join the prestigious Del Rio Country Club but is turned away due to his Mexican-American heritage. Instead, Peña connects with five resourceful Mexican-American boys who work as golf caddies and have built their own makeshift course. With limited equipment and experience, they form a high school golf team under Peña’s guidance and aim to compete in the 1957 Texas State High School Golf Championship. The ensemble cast also includes Dennis Quaid, Cheech Marin, Jaina Lee Ortiz, Oscar Nuñez, Paulina Chávez, and Gregory Diaz IV. Shot with period detail and underscored by themes of resilience, community and dismantling racial barriers, The Long Game blends sports drama with earnest character work. The film premiered earlier on the festival circuit and continued to reach audiences in 2025 and into 2026 through theatrical and streaming runs. Designed for fans of uplifting true-story cinema, the film celebrates grit, friendship, and the joy of overcoming long odds.

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Fun Facts

Little known to many viewers, several training and competition scenes were filmed with real athletes present, helping the cast mirror authentic physical routines instead of choreographed movie movements.