Author Topic: Best baseball movies of all time (Read 4390 times)

Baseball is Life · « **Topic Start:** July 01, 2015, 06:44:47 PM »

I'm a Bull Durham guy even though I hate Costner. Discuss.

http://time.com/3772296/top-10-baseball-films/

houston-nat · « **Reply #1:** July 01, 2015, 06:53:49 PM »

Bull Durham.
Sugar.

Those are my two favorites. Major League is fun, obviously.

The Bingo Long book is a lot of fun; Roger Ebert's review said the movie had been fatally simplified and Hollywoodized. Still, that cast is amazing.

I really need to see League of Their Own.

Since Sugar is not mentioned in the article, here's the trailer:

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HalfSmokes · « **Reply #2:** July 01, 2015, 07:12:31 PM »

For the love of the game is underrated, sandlot is my favorite though

GburgNatsFan · « **Reply #3:** July 01, 2015, 07:14:26 PM »

The Natural is pretty good if you have some time. The best film Babe Ruth ever is in there (Joe Don Baker)

When I was maybe 10 years old I saw The Stratton Story with Jimmy Stewart (it was 20 years old at that time). Just saying, if you want to see them all, you can go all the way back to 1949.

Has anyone seen 42?

DCFan · « **Reply #4:** July 01, 2015, 07:22:53 PM »

Best ever.

Slateman · « **Reply #5:** July 01, 2015, 07:29:00 PM »

Summer Catch, obviously

houston-nat · « **Reply #6:** July 01, 2015, 07:33:46 PM »

Quote from: HalfSmokes on July 01, 2015, 07:12:31 PM

For the love of the game is underrated

Respectfully disagree - nice movie and I love Vin Scully and J.K. Simmons but the entire plot is ridiculous (perfect game in his final game fighting injury to win back his girlfriend...couldn't it have also been to save earth from zombies?).

mitlen · « **Reply #7:** July 01, 2015, 07:40:00 PM »

"Angels in the Outfield" (1951) .... filmed at Forbes Field.

HalfSmokes · « **Reply #8:** July 01, 2015, 07:43:35 PM »

Quote from: houston-nat on July 01, 2015, 07:33:46 PM

Respectfully disagree - nice movie and I love Vin Scully and J.K. Simmons but the entire plot is ridiculous (perfect game in his final game fighting injury to win back his girlfriend...couldn't it have also been to save earth from zombies?).

Bull Duram isn't exactly non fiction

Slateman · « **Reply #9:** July 01, 2015, 08:43:44 PM »

Bull Durham
The Sandlot
Moneyball
42
Major League

Mathguy · « **Reply #10:** July 01, 2015, 09:21:25 PM »

42 was one of the best movies ever made

Quote from: GburgNatsFan on July 01, 2015, 07:14:26 PM

The Natural is pretty good if you have some time. The best film Babe Ruth ever is in there (Joe Don Baker)

When I was maybe 10 years old I saw The Stratton Story with Jimmy Stewart (it was 20 years old at that time). Just saying, if you want to see them all, you can go all the way back to 1949.

Has anyone seen 42?

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #11:** July 01, 2015, 09:22:30 PM »

I liked the Sandlot best.
42 was also very good and Major League was hilarious.

mitlen · « **Reply #12:** July 01, 2015, 09:26:02 PM »

Quote from: GburgNatsFan on July 01, 2015, 07:14:26 PM

The Natural is pretty good if you have some time. The best film Babe Ruth ever is in there (Joe Don Baker)

When I was maybe 10 years old I saw The Stratton Story with Jimmy Stewart (it was 20 years old at that time). Just saying, if you want to see them all, you can go all the way back to 1949.

Has anyone seen 42?

Great flick

mitlen · « **Reply #13:** July 01, 2015, 09:26:26 PM »

Quote from: Natsinpwc on July 01, 2015, 09:22:30 PM

I liked the Sandlot best.
42 was also very good and Major League was hilarious.

"You're killin' me Smalls."

Minty Fresh · « **Reply #14:** July 01, 2015, 11:08:05 PM »

Bad News Bears (1976)

skippy1999 · « **Reply #15:** July 01, 2015, 11:37:19 PM »

Quote from: Minty Fresh on July 01, 2015, 11:08:05 PM

Bad News Bears (1976)

I think that's my favorite too but Sugar was fantastic. Sandlot gets honorable mention because it was hands down one of my kids' favorite movies of any genre.

comish4lif · « **Reply #16:** July 02, 2015, 07:56:23 AM »

Quote from: Minty Fresh on July 01, 2015, 11:08:05 PM

Bad News Bears (1976)

watched that on Netflix the other night.

Add 'Long Gone' to the list of good baseball movies. It's not 'The Natural' but it was pretty good.

Rookie of the Year is a good kids movie.

imref · « **Reply #17:** July 02, 2015, 08:14:38 AM »

Gotta add eight men out to the discussion. Field of dreams is my favorite.

wj73 · « **Reply #18:** July 02, 2015, 09:37:43 AM »

Bull Durham is my all-time favorite.

Other favorites are League of Their Own, Field of Dreams and Major League.

Sugar gave me a lot of insight into what foreign players go through. 42 brought a legend to life, even more than the original Jackie Robinson story which the man himself starred in. Go figure.

Baseball is Life · « **Reply #19:** July 02, 2015, 09:44:01 AM »

I liked "Eight Men Out" because it seemed historically accurate and I think John Cusack is a great actor. I'm surprised that no one has mentioned yet "The Babe" with John Goodman given that the MLBN plays it all the time.

I had not even heard of "Sugar" so I have to catch that now.

I have also not seen "61" so that's on my list.

Not a big fan of "The Natural." It's a bit slow and heavy-handed for me.

dracnal · « **Reply #20:** July 02, 2015, 10:36:49 AM »

Field of Dreams is the perfect litmus test for a relationship. If you're in a relationship with someone who doesn't get it or doesn't like it, dump them and move on.

42 was an excellent movie. Hugely uncomfortable to watch in spots and frankly, that's one of the best things it could have done. Hard to watch that sort of behavior and recognize that it was considered normal and okay at one point.

And for sheer fun, League of Their Own is the best of the comedy baseball flicks, IMO. Absolute great performance by Tom Hanks.

GburgNatsFan · « **Reply #21:** July 02, 2015, 11:32:30 AM »

This is Best Baseball Movies. John Goodman was awful.

Quote from: Baseball is Life on July 02, 2015, 09:44:01 AM

I liked "Eight Men Out" because it seemed historically accurate and I think John Cusack is a great actor. I'm surprised that no one has mentioned yet "The Babe" with John Goodman given that the MLBN plays it all the time.

I had not even heard of "Sugar" so I have to catch that now.

I have also not seen "61" so that's on my list.

Not a big fan of "The Natural." It's a bit slow and heavy-handed for me.

Ali the Baseball Cat · « **Reply #22:** July 02, 2015, 11:57:39 AM »

Likewise if you hate it and they don't. Unless they can compensate elsewhere in spectacular ways

Kevin Costner and Nicholas Cage should be stuffed into a rocket and fired at the sun in my humble opinion. Throw in Andie MacDowell

Quote from: dracnal on July 02, 2015, 10:36:49 AM

Field of Dreams is the perfect litmus test for a relationship. If you're in a relationship with someone who doesn't get it or doesn't like it, dump them and move on.

OldChelsea · « **Reply #23:** July 02, 2015, 12:31:46 PM »

Quote from: Baseball is Life on July 02, 2015, 09:44:01 AM

I liked "Eight Men Out" because it seemed historically accurate and I think John Cusack is a great actor.[...]

Eight Men Out...a good film, but an even better book (Eliot Asinof).

Another baseball film I liked was The Winning Team, about Grover Cleveland Alexander, starring Ronald Reagan.

dracnal · « **Reply #24:** July 02, 2015, 12:52:35 PM »

Quote from: Ali the Baseball Cat on July 02, 2015, 11:57:39 AM

Likewise if you hate it and they don't. Unless they can compensate elsewhere in spectacular ways

Kevin Costner and Nicholas Cage should be stuffed into a rocket and fired at the sun in my humble opinion. Throw in Andie MacDowell

I'm totally with you on Cage. And I generally am not a fan of Costner. But Field of Dreams (and Bull Durham) are just great flicks.