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Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch
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Josh has gone to college and his little sister Andrea enlists their dog Buddy in her baseball team just as Buddy's puppies are kidnapped by Rocky the Raccoon. (2002) |
Starring: Caitlin Wachs, Cynthia Stevenson, Kevin Zegers
Rated G
Runtime: 93 minutes |
Alibi Ike
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This hilarious baseball comedy thrilled crowds with the antics of Chicago Cubs pitcher Joe E. Brown. As the rookie sensation leads his team to victory, his penchant for making excuses tries the patience of fiancee Olivia de Havilland (in her film debut) and manager William Frawley. But will a mix-up with gamblers bring Ike's winning streak to an end? (1935) |
Starring: Joe. E. Brown, Ruth Donnelly, Roscoe Karns
Rated NR
Runtime: 73 minutes |
Amazing Grace and Chuck
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Sentimental "wish fulfillment" tale of Little League ace and professional basketball player leading worldwide protest against nuclear arms. Heartstrings-tugger is perfect popcorn muncher for young, socially conscious kids. (1987) |
Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Alex English
Rated PG
Runtime: 115 minutes |
American Pastime
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After the attack on Pearl Harbor in WW2 the Japanese living in the U.S. were imprisoned...and lost their freedom. In an effort to make a home for themselves and regain their dignity a group of Japanese prisoners start a baseball league and challenge the Americans to an unforgettable game. (2007) |
Stars: Gary Cole, Aaron Yoo, Leonardo Nam, Sarah Drew
Rated NR
Runtime: 107 minutes |
Angels in the Infield
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The Anaheim Angels Eddie "Steady" Everett's career has begun to tank and now he is forced to be a father to his 10-year old daughter, something he was never good at. An error that Eddie made years ago in the American League pennant still haunts him which led to the demise of his confidence and his family. Hoping to restore both Dad's confidence and their family, daughter Laurel prays that God would help Eddie pitch the way he used to. The real curveball comes when a team of second-string angels are sent to answer the prayer. (2000) |
Stars: Brittney Irvin, David Alan Grier, Kurt Fuller, Patrick Warburton
Rated NR
Runtime: 93 minutes |
Angels in the Outfield
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An orphan who's got a direct line to the angels becomes the mascot for baseball's California Angels and helps them break a losing streak. This flick is not just for kids. (1994) |
Stars: Tony Danza, Danny Glover
Rated PG
Runtime: 105 minutes |
Angels in the Outfield
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A young woman reporter blames the Pittsburgh Pirates' losing streak on the obscenely abusive manager. While she attempts to learn more about him for her column, he begins hearing the voice of an angel promising him help for the team if he will mend his ways. As he does so, an orphan girl who is a Pirates fan and has been praying for the team begins noticing angels on the ballfield. Sure enough, the Pirates start winning, and McGovern tries to turn his life around. But can he keep his temper long enough for the Pirates to win the NL pennant? (1951) |
Stars: Paul Douglas, Janet Leigh, Keenan Wynn, Donna Corcoran
Rated NR
Runtime: 99 minutes |
The Babe
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This film portrays Babe Ruth as a heavy drinker who frequently cheated on his wives. (1992) |
Stars: John Goodman, Kelly McGillis
Rated PG
Runtime: 115 minutes |
The Babe Ruth Story
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The famed slugger is played by Bendix, who resembles Ruth slightly in looks and not at all in baseball ability. The film traces the "life and times" of Ruth, including his famous "called shot" in the 1932 World Series. (1948) |
Stars: William Bendix, Claire Trevor, Charles Bickford, Sam Levene
Rated NR
Runtime: 106 minutes |
Bad News Bears
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A remake of the original released in 1976. Morris Buttermaker, a drunken ex-ballplayer, is forced to coach a local little league team of misfits. Buttermaker is more interested in beer and babes until he grows tired of seeing the team lose. In an effort to change things around, Buttermaker begins to teach the kids how to play and recruits 2 new ballplayers. Although still a crazy bunch, the team begins to make drastic improvements and now has a shot at the championship. (2005) |
Stars: Billy Bob Thornton, Greg Kinnear, Marcia Gay Harden
Rated PG-13
Runtime: 113 minutes |
Bad News Bears
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Energetic, upbeat, children's sports drama about an alcoholic who coaches a ramshackle Little League team. Big hit with kids in its day. Still makes them cheer out loud today. (1976) |
Stars: Walter Matthau, Tatum O'Neal
Rated PG
Runtime: 102 minutes |
Bad News Bears in Breaking Training
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Sequel finds Little League team at Houston's Astrodome without a coach. Not as funny as first, but still great fun for kids. (1977) |
Stars: W. Devane, C. James
Rated PG
Runtime: 105 minutes |
Bad News Bears Go To Japan
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Little Leaguers head to Asia in this second sequel. This was not very popular, and is appealing only to "Bears" obsessives. (1978) |
Stars: T. Curtis, J.E. Haley
Rated PG
Runtime: 102 minutes |
Ball of Wax
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Easily one of the darkest sports-themed movies ever made. Bret Packard is the best baseball player in the world. Bret Packard is rich, famous, good-looking, and set to win his fourth championship ring. But Bret Packard is bored. Packard turns malevolent puppetmaster, personally orchestrating the spiritual destruction of his teammates. (2003) |
Stars: Mark Mench, Justin Smith, Traci Dinwiddie, Cullen Moss, Daniel Morris
Rated NR
Runtime: 89 minutes |
Bang the Drum Slowly
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Classic relationship study looks at friendship evolving between two professional baseball players. Not as appealing to sports movie fans as those those who like sensitive, emotionally provocative drama, strong performances. (1956) |
Stars: Paul Newman, Albert Salmi
Rated PG
Runtime: 60 minutes |
Bang the Drum Slowly
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Remake of the above which received critical acclaim for its lead and supporting performances. Guaranteed to please fans of emotionally potent tearjerkers. (1974) |
Stars: Robert De Niro, Michael Moriarty
Rated PG
Runtime: 98 minutes |
Baseball: a film by Ken Burns
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Epic-length documentary celebration of national pastime was a hit with audiences and critics. Deft treatment of baseball in American history gives series broad appeal, though exhaustiveness may tire non-sports fans. |
Documentary by Ken Burns
Rated: NR
Runtime: 1,080 minutes |
Baseball, Minnesota
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The 22- episode documentary featuring the St. Paul Saints is part "Bull Durham" and part MTV's "The Real World" and aired of FOX televisions cable network, fX. A camera crew followed the minor league team everywhere during the 1996 season. Game-day highlights are woven into the individual stories of the Saints players. (1996) |
Starring: The St. Paul Saints, including Jack Morris and Darryl Strawberry
Rated: NR
Runtime: 60 minutes per episode |
BASEketball
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Story of a baseketball team called the Milwalkie Beers and a wife who wants to take over the team. Plus, Jenny McCarthy and Jasmine Bleeth - Yes! (1998) |
Stars: Trey Parker, Matt Stone
Rated R
Runtime: 103 minutes |
Battlefield Baseball
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Here's a deliriously insane, over-the-top Japanese movie. Seido High's baseball team is set to open their season against the dreaded Gedos, blue-faced zombie baseball players known for impaling, maiming and literally destroying the competition. Though initially reluctant to join the team, new student Yakyu Jubei eventually suits up, and helps to rack up the body count for the good guys. (2003) |
Stars: Tak Sakaguchi, Atsushi Ito
Rated NR
Runtime: 87 minutes |
Beer League
 
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Beer, broads and softball combine with over-the-top comedy about a group of misfits whose weekly softball games descend more into fights for macho dominance than making home runs. When love enters his life, it unexpectedly alters Artie's low self-esteem; and the odds for winning--not only the league trophy but a new life--are considerably amped along with the comedy and chaos. (2006) |
Starring: Artie Lange, Ralph Macchio, Anthony DeSando, Cara Buono, Jimmy Palumbo.
Rated: R
Runtime: 87 minutes |
The Benchwarmers
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A trio of guys try and make up for missed opportunities in childhood by forming a three-player baseball team to compete against standard little league squads. (2006) |
Stars: Rob Schneider, David Spade, Jon Heder, Molly Sims, Jon Lovitz, Tim Meadows, Craig Kilborn, Bill Romanowski
Rated PG-13
Runtime: 85 minutes |
Big Guns
 
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When their shortstop "stikes out" permanently, the fun loving 60 to 75 year old "Kids at Heart" decide to go for their secret dream... to win the Senior World Series. Renaming themselves "Big Guns," they get serious and play hard. Maybe just a little to hard. Illegal bats, booze, ringers and wild women bring out the worst in them. Making even wise old guys think twice as they rediscover that love and friendship are most important than winning. (2006) |
Starring: Mel Novak, Dan Minnick, Dave Myers, Lynn Nonnenmacher, Geno Giordan, Jack Wiltfang, Mike Jauregui, Barry Primus, Neil Dawson, Benny Castor, Ernie
Acosta, Dave Townley.
Rated: NR
Runtime: 84 minutes |
Bingo Long and the Traveling All-Stars
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Period road comedy about baseball players abandoning Negro League for lively travelling road show. Its sharp satire, energetic performances has made it a cult classic amongst African-American cinema fans, and baseball-lovers. (1976) |
Stars: Billy Dee Williams, James Earl Jones
Rated PG
Runtime: 110 minutes |
Black Irish
 
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In South Boston, where Irish roots run deep and Catholic tradition reigns, two brothers face similar hardships but lead far different lives. While older brother Terry descends into drugs and crime, 16-year-old Cole vies to make the state baseball championships - but must struggle to withstand his brother's destructive influence. When the two inevitably clash in a life-and-death confrontation, family ties-and futures-are at stake. (2007) |
Stars: Michael Angarano, Brendan Gleeson, Tom Guiry, Melissa Leo, Emily VanCamp
Rated R
Runtime: 95 minutes |
Bleacher Bums
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A day in the life of a group of gambling buddies, as they sit in on their beloved minor league baseball team game. (2002) |
Stars: Brad Garrett, Charles Durning, Hal Sparks, Matt Craven, Maury Chaykin, Peter Riegert, Sarain Boylan, Stephen Markle, Wayne Knight
Rated R
Runtime: 110 minutes |
Blue Skies Again
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This is a baseball comedy with a twist. This time, the young player striving to make it big in the major leagues is a plucky, talented young woman who attends spring training camp. The team's wealthy owner is a male-chauvinist bachelor who finds himself attracted to the young second baseperson's personal manager and finds he must re-evaluate his gender bias. (1983) |
Stars: Harry Hamlin, Mimi Rogers
Rated PG
Runtime: 96 minutes |
Brewster's Millions
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Minor League ballplayer spends money to qualify for inheritance. Excellent daffy comedy with hard-working lead performances. This movie is a classic. (1985) |
Stars: Richard Pryor, John Candy
Rated PG
Runtime: 101 minutes |
The Bronx Is Burning
 
| In 1977, Major league Baseball has officially inaugurated the free agent market. Reggie Jackson signed a contract with the Yankees and soon brings controversy to the club, causing his fellow teammates especially, Thurman Munson to not like him. Plus, manager Billy Martin and owner George Steinbrenner have private arguments about Jackson and the team. Meanwhile, other things are happening in New York as a killer calling himself as "The Son Of Sam," and the infamous blackout. (2007) |
Stars: Max Casella, Loren Dean, Charles S. Dutton, Joe Grifasi, Dan Lauria
Rated NR
Runtime: 360 minutes |
Bull Durham
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Popular romantic comedy about love triangle between hotshot rookie, minor leaguer, and team groupie. With its high laugh quotient and steamy sexiness, this hits home with comedy, romance, baseball buffs. This movie ranks with the all-time best baseball dramas. (1988) |
Stars: Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins
Rated R
Runtime: 115 minutes |
The Catcher
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The catcher, Davey Walker, finds out his contract isn't getting renewed, and so starts the murder of several players who have decided to stay in the stadium for one reason or another after the game. (2006) |
Stars: David Heavener, Joe Estevez, Monique Parent.
Rated: R
Runtime: 80 minutes |
Chasing 3000
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Two brothers travel to Pittsburgh to watch Roberto Clemente get his 3000th hit.
(2006) |
Stars: Ray Liotta, Rory Culkin. |
Chasing Dreams
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A young Kevin Costner appears briefly as the older brother going off to college. The main character in the story is a farm boy who lacks direction and earns the enmity of his Dad. When the boy discovers baseball in junior college, he finds direction in his life. Two events, the tragic death of his wheel-chair bound younger brother and being beaned, almost derail him. He comes back in time to help his college team win the championship which probably gets him a chance in the minors. (1982) |
Stars: David G. Brown, John Fife, Jim Shane, Lisa Kingston, Kevin Costner
Rated PG
Runtime: 96 minutes |
Chasing October
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Matt Liston decided that quitting his job and making a documentary about his beloved Chicago Cubs in 2003 would break their curse and get them a World Series title for the first time since 1908. It didn't quite work out that way for the North Siders and Liston, but he did make an enjoyable and memorable film in the process. (2007) |
Appearances by: Bernie Mac, Gary Sinise, Joe Mantegna, Jeff Garlin, Larry King
Rated NR
Runtime: 89 minutes |
Clubhouse
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The CBS television series is about a boy who gets his dream job working as a batboy for his favorite major-league baseball team, the fictional New York Empires. Throughout the story, 16-year-old Pete Young goes through normal and not so normal problems of a teenager. Pete's sister is a rebellious teen who deals with drinking, sex, and drugs. The first five episodes aired on CBS, along with six additional episodes that were picked up by HDNet after CBS canceled the show. (2004) |
Stars: Dean Cain, Christopher Lloyd, Jeremy Sumpter.
Runtime: 60 minutes per episode. |
Cobb
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Non-reverential Hollywood biopic about one of baseball's greatest players. Critically acclaimed lead performance draws in drama fans seeking strong character portrait. (1994) |
Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Wuhl.
Rated R
Runtime: 128 minutes |
Comrades of Summer
 
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Sparky Smith is a baseball coach with a future in the game - behind him. Now Sparky?ll work for anyone who?ll hire him - and that just happens to be a Russian baseball team who barely know their way around a diamond! (1992) |
Stars: Joe Mantegna, Natalya Negoda, Michael Lerner, Mark Rolston, John Fleck.
Rated R
Runtime: 90 minutes |
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
 
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This made-for-TV film covers the early life of the future baseball star. Young college athelethe Jackie Robinson learned early on not to bow his head to racist attacks. When he is drafted in World War II and stationed at a small-town Texas training camp, this trait gets him into trouble. Jackie is brought forward on a court-martial for insubordination when he refuses the orders of a white bus driver to go to the back of the bus. (1990) |
Starring: Andre Braugher, Daniel Stern, Ruby Dee, Stan Shaw, Bruce Dern, Kasi Lemmons, Paul Dooley.
Rated PG
Runtime: 100 minutes |
Damn Yankees
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The devil steps in to grant the wish of an aging baseball fan who longs to see his losing team triumph. This movie musical is a true classic. (1958) |
Stars: Tab Hunter, Gwen Verdon, Ray Walston
Rated PG
Runtime: 111 minutes |
Death On The Diamond
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Pop Clark is about to lose his baseball team, unless they can win the pennant so he can pay off debts. He hires ace player Larry Kelly to ensure the victory. As well as rival teams, mobsters are trying to prevent the wins, and as the pennant race nears the end, Pop's star players begin to be killed, on and off the field. Can Larry romance Pop's daughter, win enough games, and still have time to stop a murderer before he strikes more than three times? (1934) |
Starring: Robert Young, Madge Evans, Nat Pendleton, Ted Healy.
Rated: NR
Runtime: 71 minutes |
Diminished Capacity
 
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A Chicago journalist suffering from memory loss takes leaves from his job and returns to his rural hometown, where he bonds with his Alzheimer's-impaired uncle Rollie and his old flame. Quickly a plan is hatched for the trio to head to a memorabilia convention in the city, where Rollie hopes to sell a rare baseball card that has gained the attention of local ne'er-do-wells intent on scheming the old man out of a potential fortune. (2008) |
Stars: Matthew Broderick, Alan Alda, Virginia Madsen
Rated NR
Runtime: 92 minutes |
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige
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Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige, star pitcher in the Negro Leagues and later in the major leagues. Traces his life from his troubled youth, including his life in a detention school for Negroes, to his highs and lows in baseball and in his personal life. (1981) |
Stars: Louis Gossett Jr, Beverly Todd
Rated NR
Runtime: 98 minutes |
Dummy Hoy: A Deaf Hero
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Documentary that chronicles the amazing baseball career of William Ellsworth "Dummy" Hoy, the first - and best - deaf player in Major League history. You'll learn that Hoy played in 1,798 big-league games and compiled a .288 lifetime batting average, 2,054 hits and 1,004 walks. He also threw three runners out at home plate from the outfield in one game. (2007) |
Stars: Ryan Lane, Deanne Bray
Rated NR |
Ed
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Sluggish comedy about a monkey that joins a professional baseball team. Poorly received by critics and audiences due to its weak special effects, predictable storyline. Some appeal for younger kids. (1996) |
Stars: Matt LeBlanc, Jack Warden
Rated PG
Runtime: 95 minutes |
Eight Men Out
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True-to-life account of fixed 1919 World Series involving "Chicago Black Sox." Gritty period piece/sports drama will please die-hard baseball fans and lovers of historical, character-driven drama who don't mind a slower pace. (1988) |
Stars: John Cusack, Clifton James
Rated PG
Runtime: 120 minutes |
Elmer The Great
 
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Joe E. Brown again stars in another Ring Lardner gem about country bumpkin ballplayer Elmer Kane (based on Big Ed Walsh) that gets mixed up with the underworld. Not as funny as Alibi Ike but still worth viewing. Based on the play Hurry Kane. Filmed in L.A.'s Wrigley Field. (1933) |
Stars: Joe E. Brown, Patricia Ellis, Frank McHugh, Claire Dodd, Preston S. Foster.
Rated PG
Runtime: 74 minutes |
The Emerald Diamond
 
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The story of Irish baseball, featuring the Irish National Baseball Team -- from County Cork to Fenway Park. (2006) |
Starring: The Irish National Baseball Team.
Rated: NR
Runtime: 92 minutes |
Everyone's Hero
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"Everyone's Hero" is a heartwarming comedy-adventure, telling the story of a young boy's thousand-mile journey to help Babe Ruth and the New York Yankees win the World Series. The project's theme of perseverance against all odds was inspired by the film's originating director and executive producer, Christopher Reeve. (2006) |
Stars: William H. Macy, Rob Reiner, Brian Dennehy, Raven, Robert Wagner.
Rated G
Runtime: 90 minutes |
Faded Glory
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Faded Glory is a true story of a group of aging athletes, good friends for over 18 years, who never gave up the dream of playing baseball at a competitive level. Through the eyes of their manager, Faded Glory follows the National Network team, 18 men over the age of thirty-five who have overcome life’s adversities, including injury, divorce, bankruptcy, infidelity, drug addiction, incarceration, and one life-threatening disease. It all takes place as National tries to win a National Amateur Baseball World Series title. Faded Glory is a captivating document of friendship, courage, humor, and the indomitability of the human spirit. (2010) |
Stars: Rick Cohen, The National Network team.
Rated NR
Runtime: 86 minutes |
The Fan
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Dark, slick psychological thriller/horror about psychotic fan's obsession with star ballplayer. Character development buffs are sorely disappointed, but over-the-top plot developments create solid entertainment for fans of ominous, stalker-oriented thrillers. (1996) |
Stars: Robert De Niro, Wesley Snipes
Rated R
Runtime: 117 minutes |
Fastpitch
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35 year-old New York artist, director Jeremy Spear longs for the athletic days of his college years. He finds the solution in joining a fastpitch softball league in Ashland, Ohio and the result is this spirited, humorous, human documentary about a once-mighty sport which is now only followed by diehard fans. (2000) |
Stars: Ken Billingley, Tony Hunloff, Shane Hunuhunu, and Lila Leiter
Rated NR
Runtime: 90 minutes |
Fear Strikes Out
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True story of ballplayer battling mental illness and domineering father. This dark drama, with its vivid lead performance, pleases classic drama fans, those seeking baseball movie without the usual cliches. (1957) |
Stars: Anthony Perkins, Karl Malden
Rated PG
Runtime: 100 minutes |
Fever Pitch
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When relaxed and charming Ben Wrightman meets workaholic Lindsey Meeks she finds him sweet and charming, they hit it off and when it is winter Ben can spend every waking hour with Lindsey, but when summer comes around the corner Lindsey discovers Ben's obsession with the Boston Red Sox. She thinks it is perfect until everything goes downhill for them, based on Nick Hornby's novel "Fever Pitch" (2005) |
Stars: Drew Barrymore, Jimmy Fallon, Lenny Clarke
Rated PG-13
Runtime: 101 minutes |
Field of Dreams
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Upbeat, widely appealing Hollywood fantasy/drama about Iowa farmer who builds baseball diamond after hearing mysterious voices. Hugely popular redemptive tale, with a magical feel. This movie ranks with the all-time best baseball dramas. (1989) |
Stars: Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan
Rated PG
Runtime: 106 minutes |
The Final Season
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True story of Kent Stock who disrupts his life to become coach of the Norway High School baseball team in Iowa to try to lead them to victory.
(2007) |
Stars: Sean Astin, Rachael Leigh Cook, Tom Arnold |
Finding Buck McHenry
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When an 11 year old boy gets cut from his Little League baseball team, he sets out to form his own team. He persuades a school custodian to be the coach. As the new coach starts working with the team, his knowledge leads the boy to suspect that the man is really an ex-Negro League legend who disappeared from sight years ago. The kid sets out to find out the truth about the man's background. Ernie Banks appears as a Negro league star. (2000) |
Starring: Ossie Davis, Ernie Banks, Ruby Dee
Rated: PG
Runtime: 94 minutes |
For Love of the Game
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A baseball legend almost finished with his distinguished career at the age of thirty-seven has one last chance to prove who he is, what he is capable of, and win the heart of the woman he has loved for the past four years. (1999) |
Stars: Kevin Costner, Kelly Preston
Rated: 137 minutes
Runtime: PG-13 |
Freedom Park
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David and Stephen are in debt over half a million dollars to Vegas crime boss Tommy the Goat. After fleeing to their home town of Freedom Park, MA they start a gambling ring at the local youth baseball park. As parents secretly place their bets at the ice cream truck and players cork their bats to improve odds, David and Stephen hope to earn enough cash to stay ahead of their debts. (2004) |
Starring: Matt McDonald, Tim Fields, Andrea Ajemian, Brendon Boyd, Peter Talieri, Paul C. McKinney, Natalie Warila
Rated: NR
Runtime: 100 minutes |
Full Count
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They were known as the Dream Team - five friends, as close as brothers, who had chalked up years of sports victories & shared experiences. But in the final summer before leaving their hometown and heading off to college, these lifelong friends will grow even closer as they band together to right an enigmatic wrong and redeem the reputation of one of their own, even at the risk of sacrificing their individual futures. Against the backdrop of a fateful softball game, old scores will be settled and boys will learn what it means to be men. (2007) |
Stars: Michael Rooker, Jason Ritter, Nichols, William Baldwin, Chris Klein.
Rated R
Runtime: 90 minutes |
Game 6
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It's 1986 and a day in the life of playwright Nicky Rogan, who is torn and decides to skip his opening night on Broadway. Why? He thinks a critic is destined to hate his play and he can't pull himself away from watching his beloved Red Sox in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series. (2005) |
Starring: Michael Keaton, Catherine O'Hara, Griffin Dunne, Bebe Neuwirth, Robert Downey Jr.
Rated: R
Runtime: 87 minutes |
Hardball
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An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of getting a loan from a friend. (2001) |
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Diane Lane
Rated: R
Runtime: 100 minutes |
Here Come The Tigers
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A Little League comedyabout a wild team of misfits who think they can make it big. What's a coach to do with a chronic nose-picker, a flatulent fielder, an out-of-control pitcher, a juvenile delinquent and the prettiest girl in the state? Turn this bunch of losers into a winning team! And when their new coach enlists an unusual new teammate, it's a whole new ballgame as they band together to win their first championship, determined to prove that losers can be winners, too! |
Starring: Kathy Bell, Noel Cunningham, Sean P. Griffin, Max McClellan, Kevin Moore.
Rated: PG
Runtime: 87 minutes |
Hustle
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An ESPN Original Movie about the true story of hit king Pete Rose and the allegations brought against him about betting on baseball. Nicknamed "Charlie Hustle" for his play on the field, Rose took that same aggressive reputation off the field which ultimately led to lifetime banishment from the game he loved. (2004) |
Stars: Dash Mihok, Sarain Boylan, Tom Sizemore
Rated NR
Runtime: 90 minutes |
It Happened in Flatbush
 
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Frank “Butterfingers” Maguire, a former ballplayer, is given the opportunity to coach the Brooklyn Dodgers. All is well until he is distracted by love. A petition to remove Nolan redirects his energies and he leads the Yankees to win the pennant. (1942) |
Stars: Lloyd Nolan, Carole Landis, Sara Allgood, William Frawling, Robert Armstrong, Jane Danwell
Rated NR
Runtime: 80 minutes |
It Happens Every Spring
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A chemist invents a substance that repels wood and finds great success with it as a baseball player. He pitches his way to the World Series before he runs out of his secret weapon. (1949) |
Stars: Ray Milland, Jean Peters
Rated PG
Runtime: 87 minutes |
It's Good To Be Alive
 
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This is the amazingly heroic story of Roy Campanella the former Brooklyn Dodgers Hall of Fame catcher whose career was cut short in 1958 when he lost the use of both legs in a tragic car accident. (1974) |
Starring: Lou Gossett, Jr., Paul Winfield, Ruby Dee.
Rated: NR
Runtime: 100 minutes. |
The Jackie Robinson Story
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A biography film of Jackie Robinson, uniquely starring as himself. Follow Jackie's struggles against prejudice from childhood, through college, the Negro Leagues and finally as he fights triumphantly to overcome the color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers. (1950) |
Stars: Jackie Robinson, Ruby Dee, Minor Watson, Louise Beavers
Rated NR
Runtime: 76 minutes |
The Kid From Left Field
 
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The San Diego Padres are at the bottom of the standing and owner Fred Walker is considering selling the team. However when the team is begins to win like never before they're convinced it's because of their newly hired batboy, JR Cooper. The Padres now have the World Series in their sights but an interfering social worker tries to put an end to JR's job as batboy...and the Padres winning streak. (1979) |
Stars: Gary Coleman, Ed McMahon, Robert Guillaume, Tab Hunter, Tricia O'Neil
Rated NR
Runtime: 99 minutes |
Kill The Umpire
 
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Bill Johnson is a working man so enamored of America's pastime that he regularly loses jobs because he can't stay out of his favorite New York ballpark when he's supposed to be at the office. Loudly disdainful of all umpires, Bill gets both a blessing and a comeuppance when his father-in-law, a retired ump, sends him off to umpire school to learn the profession he deserves. After a lot of resistance, Bill understands the basic nobility of being the guy people love to hate despite also being necessary to baseball. (1950) |
Starring: William Bendix, Ray Collins.
Rated: NR |
The Last Home Run
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Dying doctor Jonathan Lyle's last wish is granted, to be young again and play baseball, but only for five days. (1996) |
Stars: Seymour Cassel, Thomas Guiry
Rated NR
Runtime: 93 minutes |
A League
of Their Own
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A drunken ex-baseball star manages a girls' baseball league while male baseball players are off fighting WWII. (1992) |
Stars: Tom Hanks, Geena Davis
Rated PG
Runtime: 128 minutes |
The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg
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Writer and director Aviva Kempner's documentary about baseball's first major Jewish star is a fascinating study of a man, a time in America, and a battle against anti-Semitism that Greenberg waged with his spirit and baseball skills. (1998) |
Stars: Rabbi Reeve Brenner, Hank Greenberg
Rated PG
Runtime: 90 minutes |
Little Big League
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Upbeat baseball comedy about 12-year-old boy who inherits the Minnesota Twins and manages them himself. Kids and adults should love this good-natured, feel-good mainstream comedy. (1994) |
Stars: Luke Edwards, Timothy Busfield
Rated PG
Runtime: 119 minutes |
A Little Inside
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An aspiring baseball player puts his big-league dreams on hold when he becomes a single father. The story spans five years and chronicles his struggles raising his precocious little girl and struggling at menial jobs. (2001) |
Stars: Sean Michael Arthur, Hallie Kate Eisenberg
Rated PG
Runtime: 92 minutes |
Long Gone
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In the 1950s, a minor league baseball manager struggles for a championship with two colorful rookie players. (1987) |
Starring: William Petersen, Henry Gibson
Rated: NR
Runtime: 113 minutes |
Major League
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High-spirited, upbeat baseball comedy/farce about underdog team that goes for the pennant. Critics frowned on formulaic plot, but this is one of the all-time best baseball comedies. (1989) |
Stars: Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen
Rated R
Runtime: 107 minutes |
Major League II
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A loser baseball team has had one winning season, and must now cope with fame and the pressures of a follow up season. Doesn't stack up to Major League I. (1994) |
Stars: Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger
Rated PG
Runtime: 104 minutes |
Major League III
Back to the Minors
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Inspirational new manager turns inept minor league baseball team's fortunes around in this comedy. Tired sequel will disappoint anyone looking for big laughs, but on-field action may appease baseball junkies. (1998) |
Stars: Scott Bakula, Corbin Bernsen
Rated PG-13
Runtime: 97 minutes |
The Man From Left Field
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Jack, a homeless man, stumbles onto a local sandlot and is found by a local little league team who just lost their coach. Jack, a former ballplayer, is forced into coaching the team as the kids inspire him to reclaim his life. (1993) |
Stars: Burt Reynolds, Reba McEntire
Rated PG-13
Runtime: 97 minutes |
Mickey
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Glen, the recently-widowed father of Mickey Ryan, a 12-year-old boy who loves playing Little League Baseball, has to run away with his son to Las Vegas when he becomes the focus of an intensive IRS investigation. Once there, his son again joins the Little League, but the national attention his unusual baseball talent attracts may put these fugitives at risk of being found. (2002) |
Stars: Harry Connick, Jr., Shawn Salinas, Michelle Johnson, Mike Starr |
Mr. Baseball
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American ballplayer goes to play in Japan in this mainstream sports comedy. Critics were lukewarm, but it should score with Selleck devotees, fans of light, "fish-out-of-water" humor. (1992) |
Stars: Tom Selleck, Ken Takakura
Rated PG-13
Runtime: 111 minutes |
Mr. Destiny
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Middle-aged, average Joe struck out in his final high school at bat. But with a little help, he gets to relive his shot at glory. This is an overlooked mainstream comedy which is funny, fantastical, and slapstick. (1990) |
Stars: James Belushi, Linda Hamilton
Rated PG-13
Runtime: 110 minutes |
Mr. 3000
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Aging baseball star who goes by the nickname, Mr. 3000, finds out many years after retirement that he didn't quite reach 3,000 hits. Now at age 47 he's back to try and reach that goal. (2004) |
Stars: Bernic Mac, Angela Bassett, Michael Rispoli, Brian J. White
Rated PG-13
Runtime: 104 minutes |
The Naked Gun
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Wildly popular and appealing, anything-goes spoof of police dramas involving bumbling detective, who eventually poses as an umpire to catch a would-be assassin. Plenty of laughs for lovers of sight gags, physical humor, and madcap antics. (1988) |
Stars: Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley
Rated PG-13
Runtime: 85 minutes |
The Natural
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Slow-paced, offbeat period fantasy/drama about gifted, mysterious baseball player. With its opulent sets, polished period detail, charismatic star power, and twist-filled plot, this pleases fans of deeply sentimental fare. (1984) |
Stars: Robert Redford, Robert Duvall
Rated PG
Runtime: 138 minutes |
Night Game
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A serial killer strikes only during the Astros' night games, and a cop tries to find out who and why. (1989) |
Stars: Roy Scheider, Karen Young
Rated R
Runtime: 95 minutes |
Pastime
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A 41-year old pitcher facing retirement and hostility from his teammates in a 1957 minor league team befriends a 17-year old black rookie who's also been ostracized by the other players. (1991) |
Stars: William Russ, Glenn Plummer
Rated PG
Runtime: 94 minutes |
Past The Bleachers
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Bill and his wife have recently had to live through a tragedy. When Bill decides to coach a little league baseball team, he meets a young mute boy named Lucky, who may be just what the team needs in order to win. A very mysterious child, Lucky helps heal the wounds from Bill's past. (1995) |
Stars: Richard Dean Anderson, Barnard Hughes, Glynnis O'Connor, Ken Jenkins, Grayson Fricke
Rated PG
Runtime: 97 minutes |
Perfect Game
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Underdog Little Leaguers fire their treacherous coach and rally together to aim for the championship in this uplifting, family friendly comedy about the true meaning of sportsmanship. (2000) |
Stars: Patrick Duffy, Tracy Nelson, Edward Asner
Rated PG
Runtime: 99 minutes |
The Perfect Game
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Based on a true story, a group of boys from Monterrey, Mexico who become the first non-U.S. team to win the Little League World Series. (2008) |
Starring: Cheech Marin, Esai Morales, Ving Rhames |
Pitcher and the Pin-Up
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Danny and Melissa grew up together with promises of being life long friends. However, as they grew older they grew apart. Danny pursued his love for baseball, while Melissa struggles and ultimately becomes a pin-up. However, fate conspires to bring them back together. (2003) |
Stars: Drew Johnson, Corinna Harney
Rated PG-13
Runtime: 104 minutes |
Playing For Peanuts
 
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Join manager Wally Backman and the South Georgia Peanuts for a wild season in the minor leagues. The Peanuts endure long bus rides, disgusting living conditions and low pay in the hope that they will someday make it to the big leagues. 10 episodes aired on Comcast Sportsnet and feature appearances by Cecil Fielder, Conor Jackson, Ron Darling and author Jeff Pearlman. (2008) |
Starring: Wally Backman, Cecil Fielder, Phil Plantier, Ron Darling, Conor Jackson.
Rated: NR
Runtime: 300 minutes |
The Pride of St. Louis
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Cookie-cutter biography of colorful sports legend Dizzy Dean. Dated, lighthearted, old-fashioned film pulls out all the old baseball cliches. Recommended only for rabid fans. (1952) |
Stars: Dan Dailey, Joanne Dru
Rated PG
Runtime: 93 minutes |
Pride of the Yankees
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Highly acclaimed, sentimental biopic about Lou Gehrig, the famed baseball player stricken with terminal disease. Much-loved, widely appealing, slow-moving drama remains a firm bet for lovers of pathos-tinged drama. (1942) |
Stars: Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, Babe Ruth.
Rated PG
Runtime: 128 minutes |
Rhubarb
 
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Wonderful comedy about a stray cat who is taken in by an eccentric millionaire and named Rhubarb. After the man dies, Rhubarb inherits the bulk of his estate, including a cellar-dwelling pro baseball team, the Brooklyn Loons. But when the Loons star winning under their feline owner, some local gangsters plot to steal the kitty. (1951) |
Stars: Gene Lockart, William Frawley
Rated NR
Runtime: 94 minutes |
The Rookie
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A great story about the game's oldest rookie, Jim Morris, the former Tampa Bay hurler, and his small town story that turned into a big league reality. (2002) |
Stars: Dennis Quaid, Rachel Griffiths & Brian Cox
Rated PG-13
Runtime: 127 minutes |
Rookie of the Year
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Family fantasy about a young boy who plays with the Cubs had its target audience cheering. This movie is fun, funny, and your kids'll love it. (1993) |
Stars: Thomas Ian Nicholas, Gary Busey
Rated PG
Runtime: 100 minutes |
Safe at Home
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A kid lies his way into a bind when he claims to be pals with baseball greats Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris. (1962) |
Stars: Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris
Rated PG
Runtime: 84 minutes |
The Sandlot
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Nostalgic, sentimental drama about 60s neighborhood baseball team. Light entertainment for all ages, and especially survivors of Little League. (1993) |
Stars: Tom Guiry, Mike Vitar
Rated PG
Runtime: 101 minutes |
The Sandlot 2
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In the 12-years-since comedic sequel to 1993's The Sandlot, a new group of kids have moved into the sandlot. (2005) |
Stars: Max Lloyd-Jone, James Wilson, Samantha Burton, Brett Kelly, Cole Evan Weiss, Neilen Benvegnu, Sean Berdy
Rated PG
Runtime: 97 minutes |
The Sandlot 3
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Sucessful, arrogant baseball superstar Tommy "Santa" Santorelli travels back in time to 1976 and relives his boyhood days on the sandlot baseball team, this time choosing friendship over glory and ultimately earing both.
(2007) |
Stars: Danny Nucci, Luke Perry, Sarah Deakins |
The Scout
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Mood-swinging baseball movie about talent scout discovering teen phenomenon starts out as light comedy, abruptly becomes deeply sentimental drama. Best reserved for true baseball fans, due to its abundant baseball cameos. (1994) |
Stars: Albert Brooks, Brendan Fraser
Rated PG-13
Runtime: 101 minutes |
Signs Of The Time
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Baseball of the 19th century was America's most popular spectator sport. There were no signals for strike, safe, out or foul and no announcer to interpret the game. Prior to the invention of baseball signs, the only signal was the umpire's voice, consumed by the roar of thousands of excited fans. Where did the signs of baseball originate? Who invented them? Signs of the Time explores the origins of this pivotal innovation and the baseball pioneers that changed the course of the game and history. (2008) |
Narrator: Richard Dreyfuss
Interviewed: Brooks Robinson, Bob Feller, Earl Weaver, Larry Barnett, Jim Evans.
Rated NR
Runtime: 60 minutes |
61*
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Emotional, nostalgic baseball drama about the friendship and professional competition between the NY Yankees' beloved-but-troubled Mickey Mantle and loathed but steadfast Roger Maris. A first-rate portrait for sports lovers and character-drama fans. (2001) |
Stars: Barry Pepper, Thomas Jane
MPAA Rating: NR
Runtime: 129 minutes |
The Slugger's Wife
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Critics were scathing toward this slow-paced, episodic romantic comedy about an obnoxious baseball player who falls for a singer. Only for die-hard, desperate romantics seeking quick fix. (1985) |
Stars: Michael O'Keefe, Rebecca DeMornay
Rated PG-13
Runtime: 105 minutes |
Soul of the Game
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Black baseball greats, Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson, vie to be the first afro-American major leaguer, only to see the outspoken rookie, Jackie Robinson, be chosen. (1996) |
Stars: Delroy Lindo, Mykelti Williamson, Blair Underwood
Rated PG-13
Runtime: 94 minutes |
Squeeze Play
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Lowbrow, sleazy baseball farce from Troma Films. Filled with gratuitous sex and skin, this smut-fest won't disappoint. Troma fans will be thrilled by shameless humor. (1980) |
Starring: Jim Harris, Jenni Hetrick
Rated: R
Runtime: 92 minutes |
Stealing Home
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A washed-up baseball player is called back home to deal with his childhood sweatheart who had committed suicide. There, he remembers the past and the relationship they had, and finds himself again. (1988) |
Stars: Mark Harmon, Jodie Foster
Rated PG-13
Runtime: 98 minutes |
Still We Believe: The Boston Red Sox Movie
 
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Paul Doyle Jr.'s documentary about Red Sox Nation and the long-suffering team chronicles the 2003 season that ended for the Red Sox when Aaron Boone's home run cleared the wall at Yankee Stadium in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series. Little did Doyle know how soon his subject would reverse its "curse." (2004) |
Stars: Paul Constine
Rated PG |
The Stratton Story
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Star major league pitcher Monty Stratton loses a leg in a hunting accident, but becomes determined to leave the game on his own terms. (1949) |
Starring: James Stewart, June Allyson
Rated: NR
Runtime: 102 minutes |
Sugar
 
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Dominican baseball star Miguel "Sugar" Santos is recruited to play in the U.S. minor-leagues. [Trailer] (2008) |
Starring: Algenis Perez Soto, Jorge Ramirez
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 120 minutes |
Summer Catch
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Romantic comedy about a young Cape Cod baseball player who falls for the young daughter of a local wealthy family. As the season progresses, they grow ever closer and her parents grow ever more irritated. (2001) |
Starring: Freddie Prinze Jr., Jessica Biel
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 108 minutes |
Take Me Out
to the Ball Game
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A tough woman takes over a turn-of-the-century baseball team, having problems with a couple of her prize players until she sings their troubles away. (1949) |
Stars: Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly
Rated PG
Runtime: 93 minutes |
Taking Care of Business
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A businessman on a trip loses his essential pocket organizer and his wallet. An escaped convict and Cubs fan finds the items and assumes the owner's identity. Of course, they end up at Wrigley Field. (1991) |
Stars: James Belushi, Charles Grodin
Rated R
Runtime: 108 minutes |
Talent for the Game
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An idealistic California Angels scout finds a phenomenal pitcher in a small Iowa town, but must contend with the slimy new billionaire team owner for the boy's future. (1991) |
Stars: Edward James Olmos, Lorraine Bracco
Rated PG
Runtime: 91 minutes |
This Old Cub
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This fun, nostalgic and sentimental documentary is a labor of love from a son to his father. Jeff Santo made the film about his father, Ron, the former Cubs star third baseman and broadcaster who has delighted fans throughout his long history with the team. (2004) |
Stars: Jeff Santo, Ron Santo
Rated NR
Runtime: 86 minutes |
Tiger Town
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A young Detroit Tigers fan's faith helps to put the spark back in an about-to-retire player's game. Only view this movie with children. (1983) |
Stars: Roy Scheider, Justin Henry
Rated G
Runtime: 76 minutes |
Touching The Game, Alaska
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Alaska is well known for its majestic scenery, captivating wildlife, and strong indigenous culture, but few know about its rich baseball tradition. America’s pastime has an amazing history in the 49th state spanning more than 100 years, and for the last forty years the Alaska Baseball League has been at it’s epicenter. (2009) |
Stars: Jim Carroll, Jacoby Ellsbury, Tom Seaver, Dave Winfield.
Rated NR
Runtime: 100 minutes |
Touching The Game, Cape Cod
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A unique and insightful documentary following the experiences of college baseball players as they compete in one of the most prestigious amateur leagues in the country, The Cape Cod Baseball League. (2004) |
Stars: Jim Carroll
Rated NR
Runtime: 105 minutes |
Trading Hearts
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A bright 11-year-old tries to get her lounge-singer mother to marry a beat-up middle-aged ball player in Florida in the 1950s. (1987) |
Stars: Raul Julia, Beverly D'Angelo
Rated PG
Runtime: 88 minutes |
Up For Grabs
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The absurd true story of the legal battle over the "Million-Dollar Baseball." Barry Bonds' record setting 73rd home run ball sparks a melee in the stands. One guy caught the ball, another guy ended up with it. Who is the rightful owner? The lawyers can't agree; the fans can't agree; even the wisened professors of property law can't agree. This is a story documenting the hilarious lengths to which someone will go for a baseball, and the few fans that will put their lives on hold for years, staking everything on one judge's decision. (2007) |
Stars: Marty Appel, Barry Bonds, Patrick Hayashi, Alex Popov
Rated NR
Runtime: 90 minutes |
Wait Till This Year
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Follow the historic 2004 Boston Red Sox season through the eyes of a female fan! Monika loves her husband, Ges, and she loves her team, the Boston Red Sox, just not necessarily in that order! (2004) |
Cast: Monika Lahiri, Ges Selmont, Chris Kies, Stephen Kunken.
Rated: NR
Runtime: 68 minutes |
When it was a Game
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Baseball documentary is loaded with footage previously thought to be lost to time. Incorporates action from 1925-71, full of magical moments for sports fans as well as heritage historians. (1992, 1993, 1998) |
Cast: Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Jackie Robinson, Billy Crystal, Bob Costas
Rated: NR
Runtime: 100 minutes |
Wide Awake
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Earnest, seriocomic coming-of-age tale details a nine-year-old's struggles with religious faith after his grandfather's death. Families may appreciate the film's sensitive, inspirational message, though some grown-ups find it cloyingly sentimental. (1998) |
Starring: Joseph Cross, Timothy Reifsnyder
Rated: PG
Runtime: 87 minutes |
A Winner Never Quits
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A one-armed outfielder plays baseball for the St. Louis Browns during WWII and is idolized by a handicapped youngster. (1986) |
Starring: Keith Carradine, Mare Winningham
Rated: PG
Runtime: 100 minutes |
The Winning Season
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When young Joe Soshack discovers an old ladies mint condition T206 Honus Wagner, he figures it's the ticket to getting his family out of their financial problems. However, the card then transports Joe back to the 1909 World Series where he is befriended by the real Honus Wagner and his fiancee. Honus attempts to teach Joe the importance of honor, family and love. (2004) |
Starring: Kristin Davis, Mark Rendall, Matthew Modine
Rated: PG
Runtime: 91 minutes |
The Winning Team
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Bio-pic of baseball legend Grover Cleveland Alexander, who became a star despite an early career handicap. (1952) |
Starring: Doris Day, Ronald Reagan, Frank Lovejoy, Eve Miller, James Millican
Rated: NR
Runtime: 98 minutes |
