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Baseball Movies

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Decade: Rating: List Type:

243

7.3

7.5

42 (2013)

JPHOLT's rating:

7.7

7.1

Angels in the Outfield (1951)

539

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)

181

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)

438

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)

156

7.1

7.2

Eight Men Out (1988)

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

JPHOLT's rating:

487

5.3

5.9

The Fan (1996)

Thanks to Sinclair21 for the suggestion.

7.6

6.9

Fear Strikes Out (1957)

738

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:

959

6.6

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:

222

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)

1161

6.8

7.3

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:

442

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:

1196

7.1

7.6

Moneyball

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.

322

6.7

7.4

The Natural (1984)

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

JPHOLT's rating:

215

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:

127

7.5

7.7

The Pride of the Yankees (1942)

Thanks to Michael M for the suggestion.

225

5.5

6.1

Rookie of the Year (1993)

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

JPHOLT's rating:

727

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:

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)

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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.