Sentences with phrase «in ragtag»

In the past month, the gun - control movement has found its voice in a ragtag group of eloquent, Twitter - savvy teenagers from suburban Florida.

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In short, the studio approach to filmmaking is a far cry from the ragtag process many independent films follow.

The self - belief that led Castro to think in 1956 that a ragtag band of rebels under his command could overthrow Fulgencio Batista's dictatorship within a couple of years was not that different to the «reality - distortion field» sometimes attributed to Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.

Within two and a half centuries, what began as a ragtag gang of nobodies from the civilizational outback had so transformed the Mediterranean world that the most powerful man in that world, the Roman emperor Constantine, joined the winning side.

McCarthy followed The Company She Keeps with The Oasis, which accompanies a ragtag group of intellectuals and misfits to a mountaintop retreat for an experiment in collective living.

Having no official recognition of any kind, Stanley and his growing ragtag band of followers met in basements and vacant lots and deserted buildings, but God blessed them with incredible success — so much success that their message came to the ears of the king, and he commanded his guard to go and bring Stanley to him.

If Jesus was seriously condoning violence, two swords were not «enough» to accomplish anything, especially in the hands of a ragtag bunch of fishermen and tax - collectors who had no military training.

Every Sunday night, a hopped - up IPA by my side, I'd watch Sheriff Rick Grimes and his ragtag crew hack out a life in Georgia's zombie wasteland.

Also known as the White Sox of Comiskey Park in Chicago, they're a ragtag outfit that's living the high life in the American League West

Ranging in age from 19 to 51, short and wide to superbly conditioned, they seem a ragtag group, but for the cleats around their necks, the footballs a few carry, and the insults, bro - hugs and daps they exchange as their number swells to a dozen and they head into the Baruch Projects and its 75 - year - old playground.

It is a relatively ragtag bunch, mostly young, mostly Californian, in a pursuit in which experience has seemed inseparable from success and in which speed secrets and family secrets have often been one and the same.

In the wake of these upheavals, Sid reunites with his cantankerous Granny, and the herd encounters a ragtag menagerie of seafaring pirates determined to stop them from returning home.

In its midst, ragtag bands of militia and local defence groups became larger, interlinked military - commercial networks who had interests and a wider politics of their own.

Only when his audience is suitably impressed does he reveal that they are actually in the midst of what many conservationists would dismiss as weeds — a ragtag collection of non-native species growing uncontrolled on land once used for agriculture.

One's interest does, as a result, begin to wane considerably as the film plods into its increasingly predictable midsection, with the inclusion of hackneyed plot twists - eg Nick and Billy must whip their ragtag group members into shape, Billy is forced to contend with an obnoxious rival (Max Minghella's Graham), etc - ensuring that the movie only grows more and more interminable in the buildup to its expectedly uplifting finale.

The Kingdom follows a ragtag group of FBI agents - including Jamie Foxx's Ronald Fleury, Chris Cooper's Grant Sykes, and Jason Bateman's Adam Leavitt - as they surreptitiously arrive in Saudi Arabia to solve a terrorist act against American soldiers, with the bulk of the movie essentially playing out like an overlong and overwrought episode of CSI.

But when Peter discovers the true power of the orb and the menace it poses to the cosmos, he must do his best to rally his ragtag rivals for a last, desperate stand — with the galaxy's fate in the balance.

Left in possession of his sprawling, remote home outfitted with a seemingly impenetrable high - tech security system and more motion - detector - sensored rooms than one man could possibly need, Shaun and her children soon find themselves at the mercy of a ragtag gang of thieves in search of a fortune stashed on the property.

Tim Story directs this sports drama based on real events, with Forest Whitaker starring as Al Collins, a high - school basketball coach who leads a ragtag team to the state finals just a year after the Katrina disaster in this Weinstein Co. production.

Guardian Heroes starts off with a ragtag group of heroes in awe over a newly acquired sword.

Not only does it give us an idea of the movie's story, scope, humor and impressive set pieces, it also confirmed that Wade's ragtag team, which we saw in the previous trailer, is X-Force.

In true «let's get a team together» montage, O'Mara cobbles together a ragtag crew of cops each with their own one - dimensional skill.

That's when he recruits a ragtag band of militiamen — a supposedly hearty, lovable bunch, the equivalent of the scruffy fun - loving techies found in sci - fi action films.

My favorite heist films usually involve a ragtag group of down on their luck ne'er - do - wells, outsiders and lone wolves who come together in an attempt to steal a fortune.

Thornton plays Billy McBride, who, after reluctantly agreeing to pursue a wrongful death lawsuit, uncovers a vast and deadly conspiracy, pitting his ragtag team in a life or death trial against the ultimate Goliath.

Bullock stars as Debbie Ocean, the estranged sister of Clooney's Danny Ocean, who brings together a ragtag group of women to pull off the heist of the century at the Met Gala in New York City.

The South Carolina militias, portrayed in the film as a ragtag band of good - hearted family men, could be exceedingly ruthless, not just against British troops but with neighbors who refused to join them or take sides — the lynching of perceived loyalists and destruction of their homes was not uncommon.

(In French and English with subtitles) Goon (R for drug use, graphic sexuality, brutal violence and pervasive profanity) Seann «Stiffler» Scott stars in this overcoming - the - odds hockey comedy about a halfwit bouncer who leads a ragtag, semi-pro team of misfits to glory on the icIn French and English with subtitles) Goon (R for drug use, graphic sexuality, brutal violence and pervasive profanity) Seann «Stiffler» Scott stars in this overcoming - the - odds hockey comedy about a halfwit bouncer who leads a ragtag, semi-pro team of misfits to glory on the icin this overcoming - the - odds hockey comedy about a halfwit bouncer who leads a ragtag, semi-pro team of misfits to glory on the ice.

This makes Solo the second Star Wars Story in a row to kinda - sorta focus on assembling a ragtag group of characters for a daring theft.

In a lot of sports films, the students who form a ragtag team for this sport or that are often from well - off families and have the time and the energy to join the local team.

Language: English Genre: Action / Sci - Fi MPAA rating: PG - 13 Director: James Gunn Actors: Chris Pratt, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel Plot: In the far reaches of space American pilot, Peter Quill, must team up with a ragtag group of misfits after he incurs the wrath of the dreaded Ronan after stealing an orb.

When the ragtag crew that found Atlantis returns to the underwater city to pick the brain of fearless leader Milo Thatch (voice of James Arnold Taylor; Michael J. Fox was the only actor from the original to bow out of this follow - up), everyone, including Milo's Atlantean girlfriend Kida (Cree Summer), ventures — on a quest for what, beats me — first to a ghost town in the Nordic mountains (where they battle a Verne - ian octopus called «The Kraken»), then to the American southwest (where an Indian elder plays that hilarious old joke where he threatens to kill them by summoning coyotes from Hell after they stave off a threat to his people), then to the home of philanthropist Preston Whitmore (John Mahoney), who was minding his own business one evening when a Viking demon broke in and stole his favourite Scandinavian spear.

Using an experimental technique to tell its story Cloverfield successfully manages to create tension and excitement in spite of the limitations it must endure, and yet without those limitations it becomes just another tale in which a ragtag bunch must survive catastrophe.

For their third Marvel movie, Anthony and Joe Russo have wrangled all the Avengers we've seen in solo outings, as well as the ones who fought in Civil War, plus a ragtag group of intergalactic heroes and a couple of extraordinary teens.

Mary (Williams) seeks a bigger world beyond the fenced off village of survivors, and the survival of the human race seems dependent upon her success in leading a ragtag group through the dark depths of The Forest of Hands and Teeth.

The Florida Project follows precocious 6 - year - old Moonee as she courts mischief and adventure with her ragtag playmates and bonds with her rebellious but caring mother, all while living in the shadows of Disney World.

Matvei and the boys serve a dual function: They get to blow some shit up under the aegis of escorting our ragtag bunch of survivors to their final destination, and they're encouraged to pay lip service to some faux - patriotic Fatherland love, but even these sentiments, obnoxious though they are in principle, are so bland and by the numbers that they're too meek to chafe.

Also starring Bria Vinaite and Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project follows a precocious six - year - old, Moonee (Prince), as she courts mischief and adventure with her ragtag playmates and bonds with her rebellious but caring mother, all while living in the shadows of Disney World.

While the three or four ragtag Thors still lingered in the electronic section's neglected clearance aisle (set it and forget it!)

The ragtag crew of a fishing boat takes on a dangerous commission to smuggle a group of illegal immigrants from China to Korea, in this tense high - seas adventure co-scripted by South Korean genre - movie guru Bong Joon - ho.

«In the first movie he became the leader of the Guardians and that was his arc: to go from a selfish little kid who's socially stunted as a nine or 10 years old, to someone who's determined to become the leader of this ragtag squad and try to keep them out of trouble, with mixed results.

But when Quill discovers the true power of the orb and the menace it poses to the cosmos, he must do his best to rally his ragtag rivals for a last, desperate stand - with the galaxy's fate in the balance.

Also in the mix are the bounty hunter who abducted and trained Quill (Michael Rooker); the police official who's on the hunt for this ragtag team (an underused John C. Reilly); and the military leader Nova Prime (an elegant Glenn Close).

Blade and his human sidekick Whistler (Kris Kristofferson) are still working late - night clean - up jobs in the vampire district when Danica Talos (Parker Posey), the leader of the ragtag band of misfits, frames the notorious vampire hunter for killing a human and helps the FBI lock him away for questioning.

Set over one summer, the film follows precocious six - year - old Moonee as she courts mischief and adventure with her ragtag playmates and bonds with her rebellious but caring mother, all while living in the shadows of Walt Disney World.

In the heart of New York City, Oliver, a mischievous orphaned kitten, is befriended by Dodger, a carefree pooch and his ragtag family of misfit mutts.

In her latest film, «Night Moves,» a ragtag triumvirate of determined activists - cum - eco-terrorists, played by Jesse Eisenberg, Dakota Fanning, and Peter Sarsgaard, decide to make a grand statement about over-consumption and the destruction of natural resources by blowing up a hydroelectric dam on the Oregon river near where they live.

A widow (Haley Bennett) wants retribution for her husband's murder, so she seeks out a charismatic gunslinger who then assembles a ragtag group of men talented in the arts of destruction, chaos, and revenge to get the job done.

It's an origin story that lazily follows the most basic beats of a «ragtag team of scientists in space encounter disaster» movie.

The Dark Horse doesn't inspire in us any passion for chess and it doesn't even convincingly show us how the game is changing these ragtag children's lives.