[1] Browne's film career began in New York City as a production assistant on television commercials.
The movie, which chronicled George Plimpton's early years at the Paris Review, offered the opportunity to work alongside legendary documentarian Albert Maysles.
[4] A League of Ordinary Gentlemen (2004) was his first feature film, emerging from following the Professional Bowlers Association tour with cameras for twenty weeks.
[6][4] The documentary premiered at the 2004 South by Southwest Film Festival where it won the Audience Choice award.
[8][9][10] Variety noted, "First-time helmer Chris Browne’s sense of humor captures perfectly the contradictions, absurdities and drama at the intersection of class, media, money and sports without dissing any of his player/subjects.