Added by JPHOLT on 30 Aug 2012 07:06

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Baseball Movies

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Decade: Rating: List Type:

247

7.3

7.5

42 (2013)

JPHOLT's rating:

7.7

7.1

Angels in the Outfield (1951)

541

5.7

6.2

Angels in the Outfield (1994)

When a boy prays for a chance to have a family if the California Angels win the pennant, angels are assigned to make that possible. (from imdb.com)

Thanks to Villiana for the suggestion.

JPHOLT's rating:

5.8

5.9

The Babe (1992)

5.4

5.3

The Babe Ruth Story (1948)

183

7.3

The Bad News Bears (1976)

A little league team is coached by a former minor league player turned pool-cleaner.

JPHOLT's rating:

6.6

6.9

Bang the Drum Slowly (1978)

440

6.6

7.1

Bull Durham (1988)

Taglines:
A Major League Love Story in a Minor League Town.

It's all about sex and sport. What else is there?

Romance is a lot like baseball. It's not whether you win or lose. It's how you play the game.

A movie about America's other favorite pastime.

JPHOLT's rating:

270

6.1

6.5

Brewster's Millions

Thanks to moviewatcher122 for the suggestion.

JPHOLT's rating:

6.8

Damn Yankees (1958)

160

7.2

Eight Men Out (1988)

The story about the Chicago White Sox scandal during the 1919 World Series.

JPHOLT's rating:

490

5.3

5.9

The Fan (1996)

Thanks to Sinclair21 for the suggestion.

7.6

6.9

Fear Strikes Out (1957)

739

5.7

6.2

Fever Pitch (2005)

A school teacher obsessed with the Boston Red Soxs falls in love with a business woman.

JPHOLT's rating:

968

6.7

7.5

Field of Dreams (1989)

An Iowa farmer builds a baseball field in the middle of his corn field.

JPHOLT's rating:

210

6.2

6.6

For Love of the Game (1999)

A Detroit Tiger pitcher's love for the game of baseball (and for a woman) is put to the test.

JPHOLT's rating:

223

5.6

6.4

Hardball (2001)

Thanks to MadRose for the suggestion.

7.5

6.8

It Happens Every Spring (1949)

7.1

6.4

The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)

JPHOLT's rating:

6.7

6.4

Kill the Umpire (1950)

1169

6.8

7.4

A League of Their Own (1992)

A story about the first female professional baseball league.

JPHOLT's rating:

5.5

6.1

Little Big League (1994)

A 12 year old boy becomes the owner of a major league baseball team.

JPHOLT's rating:

444

6.6

7.2

Major League (1989)

The new owner of the Cleveland Indians assembles a bunch of misfit players to achieve her goal. (Think Bad News Bears goes from Little League to Major League Baseball.)

JPHOLT's rating:

1199

7.1

7.6

Moneyball (2011)

Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball club on a budget by employing computer-generated analysis to acquire new players. (from imdb.com)

Thanks to Villiana for the suggestion.

Mr. Baseball (1992)

Thanks to Fortunato for the suggestion.

JPHOLT's rating:

108

5.6

Mr. 3000

Thanks to Sinclair21 for the suggestion.

324

6.7

7.4

The Natural (1984)

Tagline: He lived for a dream that wouldn't die.

JPHOLT's rating:

217

6.6

6.9

The Rookie (2002)

A high school science teacher and baseball coach (Dennis Quaid) gets his chance to play professional baseball.

JPHOLT's rating:

128

7.5

7.7

The Pride of the Yankees (1942)

Thanks to Michael M for the suggestion.

227

5.5

6.1

Rookie of the Year (1993)

A 12 year old boy becomes a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs.

JPHOLT's rating:

733

7.8

The Sandlot (1993)

A group of neighborhood kids teach the new guy how to play baseball at the sandlot.

JPHOLT's rating:

5.7

5.4

The Scout (1994)

JPHOLT's rating:

6.3

7.8

61* (2001)

Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle race to break Babe Ruth's 1927 single-season home run record of 60 during the 1961 season of the New York Yankees.

JPHOLT's rating:

7.5

6.7

Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)

Thanks to Michael M for the suggestion.

6.6

The Stratton Story (1949)

Baseball is called America's favorite pastime. There is something magical about the game that is hard to describe, yet is shared by many.

There have been a lot of movies made about baseball. The best of them captured the spirit of the game.