Jack Cooper could be a world-class baseball pitcher if he didn't keep buckling under the pressure. He tries to keep his spirits up after he's traded to a minor league team but loses all hope when he discovers that Ed, one of his teammates, is a chimp. Ed used to be the team mascot, but was promoted to third base when the owners realized he had a talent for baseball. As Jack struggles to get used to his new surroundings, Ed helps him regain his confidence on and off the field.
Ed has generally received mixed reviews.
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Review of Ed (1996)
Review of Ed (1996)
By Craig Marine (17) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 01 Jan 2000
Review of Ed (1996)
By Ryan Cracknell (408) for Movie Views (286) on 23 Aug 2010
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By Tracy Moore (154) for Common Sense Media (4,943) on 24 Jan 2013
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Ed was released in 1996 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 51 reviews, giving Ed (1996) an average rating of 45%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 48%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 25%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Ed than critics were.
With a score of 45%, Ed is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1996, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1996 with similar scores include films like The Glimmer Man, Hellraiser: Bloodline and August.
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