Baseball Themed Films I've Reviewed
Here's a list of baseball themed movies I've watched and reviewed. It's presented in IMDb ranking order.
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- DirectorDavid DuchovnyStarsDavid DuchovnyGillian AndersonJesse L. MartinSearching through an FBI reference book, Mulder finds a photograph of Arthur Dales with a baseball team and the alien bounty hunter. Mulder goes to Arthur Dales' house to ask him about the photograph. There he finds Arthur Dales' brother, also named Arthur. Mr. Dales proceeds to tell Mulder a story of a 1940s Negro baseball player in Roswell named Josh Exley who was closing in on breaking some professional baseball records. Mr. Dales tells how he was assigned to protect this player from the KKK and that Exley was actually an alien."What you fail to understand in your joyless myopia, is that baseball is the key to life."
- DirectorChapman WayMaclain WayStarsLou RussellKurt RussellKen WheelerIn 1973, Hollywood actor Bing Russell starts an independent minor league baseball team in Portland consisting of outcasts and misfits, and turns them into unlikely overnight success."It was a dream-making kind of place." - Carren Woods
- DirectorBilly CrystalStarsBarry PepperThomas JaneAnthony Michael HallRoger Maris and Mickey Mantle race to break Babe Ruth's single-season home run record."And if I may be permitted a cliche, records are made to be broken."
- DirectorSam WoodStarsGary CooperTeresa WrightBabe RuthThe story of the life and career of famed baseball player Lou Gehrig."I'm telling you, that was a mighty wallop."
- DirectorBennett MillerStarsBrad PittRobin WrightJonah HillOakland A's general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to assemble a baseball team on a lean budget by employing computer-generated analysis to acquire new players."You may not look like a winning team, but you are one."
- DirectorPhil Alden RobinsonStarsKevin CostnerJames Earl JonesRay LiottaIowa farmer Ray Kinsella is inspired by a voice he can't ignore to pursue a dream he can hardly believe. Supported by his wife, Ray begins the quest by turning his ordinary cornfield into a place where dreams can come true."I have just created something totally illogical."
- DirectorBrian HelgelandStarsChadwick BosemanT.R. KnightHarrison FordIn 1947, Jackie Robinson becomes the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era when he was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers and faces considerable racism in the process."I don't know who he is or where he is, but he's comin". - Branch Rickey speculating on the first black Major League ballplayer."
- DirectorJon StrongStarsHank AaronAndrew YoungCal RipkenIn 1955, when racial segregation defined the South, two groups of twelve-year-old boys stepped onto a baseball field in a non-violent act of cultural defiance that would change the course of history."Nobody should take your dreams away from you, especially a kid."
- DirectorBarry LevinsonStarsRobert RedfordRobert DuvallGlenn CloseA middle-aged unknown comes seemingly out of nowhere to become a legendary baseball player with almost supernatural talent."I came here to play ball."
- DirectorJonathan HockStarsKevin CostnerDerek JeterDenard SpanWith Kevin Costner narrating, lead a cast of baseball legends and scientists who explore the magic within the 396 milliseconds it takes a fastball to reach home plate, and decipher who threw the fastest pitch ever."You don't teach people how to throw fast. It just comes natural."
- DirectorGeorge RoyStarsLiev SchreiberKarl BenishBen BentleyHe was perhaps the greatest ballplayer who ever lived. A larger-than-life hero on the field, Babe Ruth's exploits off the field were just as legendary. Don't miss this compilation of rarely seen footage, home movies and revealing interviews that uncover stories not even the most devout baseball fan has ever heard."If Babe Ruth had not existed, it would have been impossible to invent him."
- DirectorPenny MarshallStarsTom HanksGeena DavisLori PettyTwo sisters join the first female professional baseball league and struggle to help it succeed amid their own growing rivalry."There's no crying in baseball!"
- DirectorDavid S. WardStarsTom BerengerCharlie SheenCorbin BernsenThe new owner of the Cleveland Indians puts together a purposely horrible team so they'll lose and she can move the team. But when the plot is uncovered, they start winning just to spite her."Welcome to the Happy Hunting Ground!"
- DirectorJohn SaylesStarsJohn CusackClifton JamesJace AlexanderA dramatization of the Black Sox scandal when the underpaid Chicago White Sox accepted bribes to deliberately lose the 1919 World Series."You play your ball game and I'll play mine and we'll see how it comes out."
- DirectorRon SheltonStarsKevin CostnerSusan SarandonTim RobbinsA fan who has an affair with one minor-league baseball player each season meets an up-and-coming pitcher and the experienced catcher assigned to him."You throw the ball. You hit the ball. You catch the ball. You got it?"
- DirectorClarence BrownStarsPaul DouglasJanet LeighKeenan WynnThe Pittsburgh Pirates' brash and abusive manager receives the help of an angel to win games and become a better person in the process."Alright, you play ball with me and I'll play ball with you."
- DirectorBilly CorbenStarsFrankie DiazBryan BlancoIan MacklesBilly Corben's true-crime dramedy investigates the MLB's infamous doping scandal involving a nefarious clinician and his most famous client: the New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez."It was a love of baseball."
- DirectorCraig GillespieStarsJon HammAasif MandviAlan ArkinA sports agent stages an unconventional recruitment strategy to get talented Indian cricket players to play Major League Baseball."Okay, we can't find and train two nobodies in a year."
- DirectorRobert MulliganStarsAnthony PerkinsKarl MaldenNorma MooreTrue story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball."I play to win games."
- DirectorJohn D. HancockStarsMichael MoriartyRobert De NiroVincent GardeniaThe story of the friendship between a worldly-wise star pitcher and a half-wit catcher as they cope with the catcher's terminal illness through a baseball season."Life is unfair, I'll tell you that."
- DirectorRobert LorenzStarsClint EastwoodAmy AdamsJohn GoodmanA daughter tries to remedy her dysfunctional relationship with her ailing father, a decorated baseball scout, by helping him in a recruiting trip which could be his last."Is that it. Is that all you got?"
- DirectorLloyd BaconStarsRay MillandJean PetersPaul DouglasA scientist discovers a formula that makes a baseball which is repelled by wood. He promptly sets out to exploit his discovery."Wow, what kind of a ball was that?"
- DirectorBusby BerkeleyStarsFrank SinatraEsther WilliamsGene KellyTwo turn-of-the-century baseball players, who work in vaudeville during the off-season, run into trouble with their team's new female owner and a gambler who doesn't want them to win the pennant."Denny, I've got a hunch that girl is human."
- DirectorJeff CelentanoStarsDennis QuaidColin FordJoelle CarterThe true story of Rickey Hill, the son of a travelling pastor who overcomes physical obstacles to pursue his dream of playing baseball in the major leagues."When I swing that bat, I ain't crippled no more."
- DirectorHarmon JonesStarsDan DaileyJoanne DruRichard HyltonThe story of Jerome "Dizzy" Dean, a major-league baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs in the 1930s and 1940s."He's dizzy, that's what he is, dizzy."
- DirectorLewis SeilerStarsDoris DayRonald ReaganFrank LovejoyNebraska farmboy Grover Cleveland Alexander achieves baseball stardom before war injuries and alcoholism derail his career, but through his wife's faithful efforts he gets a chance for a comeback and redemption."Doesn't that guy ever throw anything but strikes?"
- DirectorAlfred E. GreenStarsJackie RobinsonRuby DeeMinor WatsonBiography of Jackie Robinson, the first black major league baseball player in the 20th century. Traces his career in the negro leagues and the major leagues. Restored in original Black and White."In baseball, it's not who or what you are, but can you play the game."
- DirectorAlvin GanzerRobert ParrishStarsRod SerlingJack WardenAbraham SofaerA down-and-out baseball team's fortunes are lifted by a mysterious but seemingly unbeatable young player."He pitches like nothing human."
- DirectorMervyn LeRoyStarsJoe E. BrownPatricia EllisFrank McHughCountry bumpkin Elmer Kane joins the Chicago Cubs as the greatest hitter in baseball. His skill with a bat takes the team to the World Series, but on the way to the championship he has to deal with gamblers and crooked pitchers."Imagine a cross-roads apple knocker high hattin' the Chicago Cubs!"
- DirectorRay EnrightStarsJoe E. BrownOlivia de HavillandRuth DonnellyIdiosyncratic new recruit Francis "Ike" Farrell tries to help the Cubs to the pennant with his pitching and hitting."Will he make good, or is he just another Big League bust?"
- DirectorWilliam DearStarsLuke SchroderDean CainGeorge CanyonMickey Tussler, an autistic pitcher, joins a minor-league baseball team and has a profound effect on the team and manager Arthur "Murph" Murphy over the course of a season."I like being on the team."
- DirectorRobert AldrichStarsEdward G. RobinsonVera-EllenJeff RichardsJohn Lobert runs a training camp in Florida for the New York Giants. Every year, he evaluates the hopefuls to pick the best for a minor league contract. They all have dreams and talent, but the elimination whittles them down to a lucky few who'll get the $150 a month contract. This year John's niece comes down from the home office in New York and is attracted to tall quiet Adam."They've come to play, and everything is baseball."
- DirectorArthur HillerStarsJohn GoodmanKelly McGillisTrini AlvaradoBabe Ruth becomes a baseball legend but is unheroic to those who know him."I like to hit home runs."
- DirectorDavid BoydStarsScott ElrodDorian Brown PhamCharles Henry WysonA pro ball player with a substance abuse problem is forced into rehab in his hometown, finding new hope when he gets honest about his checkered past, and takes on coaching duties for a misfit Little League team."Nothing great happens when you hold back."
- DirectorLloyd BaconStarsJoe E. BrownEvalyn KnappLilian BondJoe Grant is an inventor, fireman and baseball player in his small home town. He gets an offer to play in a big team, he hopes to get more money for his inventions. But he is invited to present his invention to a fire-extinguisher company at the same time when he is supposed to play. Will he be able to show the effectiveness of his invention and win the game ?"That's right, I remember. You always liked to peel your own banana."
- DirectorRoy MackStarsBabe RuthZez ConfreyByron GayBabe Ruth returns from hunting to a cabin shared with musicians Zez Confrey and Byron Gay where he regales them with stories. With Babe's help, they write a song about baseball which then debuts on a radio show."So David, play it! It's a home run!"
- DirectorAlfred J. GouldingStarsJack HaleyHelen LyndPhil SilversElmer proposes to Molly, but she says he needs her fathers permission. He wants Elmer to become a ballplayer, but his eyesight keeps getting him into trouble. Elmer also needs a new pair of glasses."Tonight's the night, honey."
- DirectorLeslie GoodwinsStarsLupe VelezEddie AlbertPatsy KellyA top baseball pitcher "loses" his pitching skills whenever he falls in love. His teammates try to get him to settle down with one woman so they can start winning some games."He's a push over for anything in skirts."
- DirectorWalter DonigerStarsMickey MantleRoger MarisWilliam FrawleyLegendary Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle stars with his Yankee teammate Roger Maris in this good-natured story of dreams that really do come true."You can't make a foul ball fair by movin' the base line."
- DirectorNoah BuschelStarsJohnny SimmonsEthan HawkePaul GiamattiA rookie pitcher undergoes psychotherapy to overcome the yips."I think both of us have some issues about being perfect, man."