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You can watch Kingpin (1996) for free on Kanopy.

After bowler Roy Munson swindles the wrong crowd and is left with a hook for a hand, he settles into impoverished obscurity. That is, until he uncovers the next big thing: an Amish kid named Ishmael. So, the corrupt and the hopelessly naive hit the circuit intent on settling an old score with Big Ern.

A frantic, high-energy performance from Woody Harrelson brings a crooked bowler back to life amidst the neon lights and greasy lanes of the professional circuit. This chaotic bowling odyssey pairs Bill Murray’s eccentric charm with a hilarious quest for redemption against a local underworld kingpin.

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