11 Greatest Baseball Movies of All Time

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Bill Durham is a hilarious romantic comedy about the major stakes that come with minor league baseball. Kevin Costner stars alongside Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins in one of the greatest sports movies ever made. If you’re looking for a baseball movie that will turn you into a true believer, Bill Durham is just the ticket.

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Rookie of the Year is a fun baseball fantasy story that the whole family can enjoy. If you’ve ever been a kid in the stands wishing for your big break to get called up on to the field, this movie will resonate with you. Rookie of the Year tells the story of a kid who turns an unfortunate accident into his big break when he can suddenly pitch a baseball over 100 miles per hour.

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Moneyball is a baseball movie that’s anything but by the numbers. Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill star in this unconventional sports story about completely reinventing what it means to have a winning team. This true story about the Oakland Athletics’ 2002 season, and their general manager Billy Beane’s attempt to build a competitive team, earned six Academy Award nominations.

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Field of Dreams is a sports fantasy drama about a farmer who builds a baseball field in his cornfield to summon the ghosts of baseball legends. It might sound like a ridiculous premise, but it’s tells a great story. Kevin Costner stars in this story that illuminates the power baseball holds over generations with amazing supporting performances from James Earl Jones, Burt Lancaster and Ray Liotta.

Photography: Universal Pictures

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Eight Men Out is a dramatization of the Black Sox Scandal that rocked Major League Baseball after eight members of the Chicago White Sox conspired to throw the 1919 World Series. This critically acclaimed true story has an impressive roster of actors including John Cusack, Michael Rooker, Charlie Sheen and Christopher Lloyd.

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42 tells the remarkable true story of Jackie Robinson and Brooklyn Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey who changed baseball forever by standing firm against racial prejudice. The late Chadwick Boseman stars in this compelling drama about one of the most important moments in all of sports. 42 will have you on your feet cheering for extra innings.

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Major League is your favorite professional baseball player’s favorite movie about professional baseball. This screwball comedy featuring Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger and Dennis Haysbert is about a baseball team that was assembled to lose, starts to win games out of spite. When it comes to baseball movies with big laughs, Major League is a World Series champion.

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Robert Redford stars as a middle-aged, unknown baseball player who seems to come out of nowhere only to become a legendary athlete with borderline supernatural abilities. This Barry Levinson classic boasts a cast full of big stars including Robert Duvall, Glenn Close and Kim Basinger. The Natural was nominated for four Academy Awards.

Photography: Tri-Star Pictures

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The Bad News Bears is a baseball comedy that focuses on an unlikely team of young athletes and their coach. Walter Matthau stars as a washed up former minor-league pitcher tasked with whipping a bunch of snot-nosed kids into shape. This underdog sports story is something that baseball fans of all ages can root for.

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A League of Their Own is a brilliant work of historical fiction about The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League that really began in 1943. This movie has a tremendous cast that includes Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Madonna and Rosie O'Donnell. It’s also responsible for, “There’s no crying in baseball,” which has become one of the most iconic lines in movie history.

Photography: Columbia Pictures