The Natural (1984)

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7.4	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Barry Levinson

Starring (View all)

Robert Redford
Roy Hobbs

Robert Duvall
Max Mercy

Glenn Close
Iris Gaines

Kim Basinger
Memo Paris

Wilford Brimley
Pop Fisher

Barbara Hershey
Harriet Bird

Robert Prosky
The Judge

Richard Farnsworth
Red Blow

Written by

Bernard Malamud
(novel)

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An average movie

13 years, 1 month ago at Nov 2 10:40

johanlefourbe

Seriously, it must be one of the most disappointing movies I have ever seen. I mean, it is not that the movie was actually really bad or anything but, somehow, I thought it would be way better than this. I don’t know, the whole concept of a baseball movie starring Robert Redford sounded pretty cool but the end-result was not really impressive, I’m afraid. To be honest, it had nothing to do wit... read more

The Farmboy

12 years, 3 months ago at Sep 4 0:24

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When I saw this as a kid, I thought that it was jolly good fun, and quite quotable too. ("A common canard.")

But now, it comes off as narcissistic and paranoid.... even the sports-writer is too cosmopolitan. Then again, he's Tom Hagen. Then again, "The Natural" thinks that he's better than everyone.

So, what do you want, kid?

"To walk down the street... read more

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(MU) El guión enriquece la base literaria de Malamud, con una elipsis de 16 años y el recuerdo entre sueño y pesadilla de Barbara Hershey (gran soporte) vestida de novia noir y enlazada con el personaje de Kim Basinger. Los viejos Brimley y Frasnworth, el juez y toros están notables y la pelota que rompe el espacio del deporte, buenísimo

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An average baseball player comes out of seemingly nowhere to become a legendary player with almost divine talent.

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Tags: Drama (16), Baseball (10), Sports (7), Sport (6), 1984 (6), 1980s (5), Based On Novel (3), Childhood (3), Self Discovery (3), Injury (3), Action (2), Mystery (2), Americana (2), Thriller (2), Adventure (2), Usa (2), Love (2), Corruption (2), Hero (2), Hotel (2)

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“(MU) El guión enriquece la base literaria de Malamud, con una elipsis de 16 años y el recuerdo entre sueño y pesadilla de Barbara Hershey (gran soporte) vestida de novia noir y enlazada con el personaje de Kim Basinger. Los viejos Brimley y Frasnworth, el juez y toros están notables y la pelota que rompe el espacio del deporte, buenísimo” read more

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