Overview

• The Senior opened in U.S. theaters on September 19 via Angel Studios with a nationwide release.
• Directed by Rod Lurie from a Robert Eisele script, the film stars Chiklis as real-life Mike Flynt, with Mary Stuart Masterson, Rob Corddry, and Brandon Flynn in support.
• Critics from Variety, RogerEbert.com, JoBlo, and Deadline call it a conventional but effective crowd-pleaser, frequently likening it to Rudy and praising Chiklis’s physical, heartfelt turn.
• The production emphasizes authenticity, with Chiklis performing most football scenes, real-life subject Mike Flynt advising on set, and archival footage included in the end credits.
• The film frames Flynt’s 2007 return to Sul Ross State as an inspirational story of redemption, faith, and family, though some commentary questions its sentimentality and depiction of events.