Blue Chips
“Victory doesn't come cheap.”
1994 · 1 h 48 min
William FriedkinCast
Nick Nolte 
Mary McDonnell 
J.T. Walsh 
Ed O'Neill 
Alfre Woodard Bob Cousy
Credits
Written by: Ron Shelton
Plot
A college basketball coach under pressure discovers that star recruits are being secretly paid.
Sinekatalog’s take
William Friedkin's sports drama has Nick Nolte as a coach and real basketball stars, a decent look at corruption.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.3 / 10 (16,603 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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