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Directed by | Ivan Reitman |
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Cinematography | Eric Steelberg |
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Music by | John Debney |
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Distributed by | Lionsgate |
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Running time | 110 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $25 million |
Box office | $29.8 million |
Draft Day is a 2014 American sports drama film directed by Ivan Reitman, and starring Kevin Costner and Jennifer Garner. The premise revolves around the fictional general manager of the Cleveland Browns (Costner) deciding what to do after his team acquires the number one draft pick in the upcoming National Football League Draft.
The film premiered in Los Angeles on April 7, 2014[2] and was released in the United States on April 11, 2014. It received mixed reviews from critics and was a box office failure grossing only $29 million against its $25 million budget. The film was Reitman's final directorial effort and Jim Brown's final acting role before their deaths in 2022 and 2023 respectively.