The Best of Times (1986)
"A comedy about life, hope, and getting even."
ThumbScore
👍 69%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 29%
(RT: 29%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Holly Palance as Elly Dundee
Is The Best of Times good?
It's divisive. 69% audience score, estimated from 139 TMDB ratings. Critics scored it lower at 29%, but audiences disagreed.
Overview
A small-town loser determines to have one more shot at the big time by winning a football game. Wikipedia ↗
