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This is a list of films about baseball, featuring notable films where baseball plays a central role in the development of the plot.

Year Title Director Genre Summary
1898 The Ball Game William Heise Documentary Short film depicting an 1898 baseball game between Reading and Newark.[1]
1911 Baseball and Bloomers Short An all-girl baseball team uses two Harvard boys in disguise.[2]
1915 Right Off the Bat Drama A bio-pic of sorts starring professional baseball player Mike Donlin.[3]
1916 Casey at the Bat Lloyd Ingraham Drama A lost five-reeler based on Ernest Thayer's poem and starring DeWolf Hopper.[4]
1917 Somewhere in Georgia George Ridgwell Drama Ty Cobb as a ball-playing bank clerk in a story by Grantland Rice.[5]
Baseball Madness Billy Mason Comedy A silent film starring Gloria Swanson.[6]
1919 The Busher Jerome Storm Comedy Small-town ballplayer gets a big head after joining the St. Paul Pink Sox.[7][8]
1920 Headin' Home Lawrence C. Windom Biographical A silent film about young Babe Ruth, who stars as himself.[9]
1924 Life's Greatest Game Emory Johnson Drama Chicago Cubs pitcher Jack Donovan refuses to throw a game.[10]
The Battling Orioles Fred Guiol, Ted Wilde Comedy A barber enlists the help of his father and his old professional baseball teammates to solve a problem.[11]
1926 The New Klondike Lewis Milestone Comedy A pitcher and his manager clash over a Florida land purchase.[12]
1927 Babe Comes Home Ted Wilde Comedy Babe Ruth stars as a baseball player who falls for the laundry woman who cleans his uniform.[9]
Casey at the Bat Monte Brice Comedy Wallace Beery in slugger's fable based on Ernest Thayer poem.[13]
Slide, Kelly, Slide Edward Sedgwick Comedy A cocky newcomer thinks he's the New York Yankees' new star.[14][15]
The Bush Leaguer Howard Bretherton Comedy An eccentric inventor is also the local team's star pitcher.[16]
1928 Warming Up Fred C. Newmeyer Romance New player competes with team's star for owner's daughter.[17]
1929 Fast Company A. Edward Sutherland Comedy Elmer Kane (Jack Oakie) hopes the Yankees and an actress are interested in him.[18][19]
1930 Hot Curves Norman Taurog Comedy Pittsburgh pitcher finds romance with manager's daughter.[20]
They Learned About Women Jack Conway, Sam Wood Musical Two pals play ball by day, perform in vaudeville by night.[21]
Up the River John Ford Comedy A prison baseball game prompts Spencer Tracy and Humphrey Bogart to break into the pen.[22]
1932 Fireman, Save My Child Lloyd Bacon Comedy Joe E. Brown as a small-town fireman who is also the town's star ballplayer.[23]
Slide, Babe, Slide Benjamin Stoloff Short Babe Ruth plays baseball with a group of kids who refuse to believe he is who he says he is.[9]
Perfect Control Benjamin Stoloff Short A schoolboy dreams that his classmates play a sandlot game with Babe Ruth.[9]
Over the Fence Lou Breslaw Short Babe Ruth convinces a schoolteacher to allow the class to play baseball instead of having their math lesson.[9]
Just Pals Benjamin Stoloff Short Babe Ruth umpires a baseball game at an orphanage.[9]
Fancy Curves Lou Breslaw Short Babe Ruth coaches a women's baseball team, and ends up in drag as one of the players.[9]
1933 Elmer, the Great Mervyn LeRoy Drama Joe E. Brown as an egotistical Chicago Cubs baseball star. Remake of 1929 film.[24]
1934 Death on the Diamond Edward Sedgwick Mystery Ballplayer (Robert Young) tries to find who's killing his fellow St. Louis Cardinals.[25]
1935 Alibi Ike Ray Enright Comedy Joe E. Brown as a pitcher with a million excuses.[26]
1937 Girls Can Play Lambert Hillyer Mystery A women's softball team owner murders a player (Rita Hayworth) by poisoning her catcher's mitt.[27]
Home Run on the Keys Roy Mack Short Musicians Zez Confrey and Byron Gay sit with Babe Ruth and write a song about baseball.[9]
1942 The Pride of the Yankees Sam Wood Biographical The life and career of Lou Gehrig, with Gary Cooper as Gehrig and Babe Ruth as himself.[9]
It Happened in Flatbush Ray McCarey Comedy Hard-hearted manager (Lloyd Nolan) falls for Brooklyn team's owner.[28]
1943 Ladies' Day Leslie Goodwins Comedy Sox pitcher Wacky Waters (Eddie Albert) is distracted by a hot Hollywood movie star, Pepita Zorita (Lupe Vélez).[29]
1948 The Babe Ruth Story Roy Del Ruth Biographical The life and career of Babe Ruth, starring William Bendix.[30]
1949 It Happens Every Spring Lloyd Bacon Comedy Ray Milland as a scientist whose secret formula turns him into a great pitcher.[31]
The Stratton Story Sam Wood Biographical The career and fateful accident of pitcher Monty Stratton, starring James Stewart.[32]
Take Me Out to the Ball Game Busby Berkeley Musical Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly as singing, dancing ballplayers.[33]
The Kid from Cleveland Herbert Kline Drama The '48 World Series champion Cleveland Indians come to the aid of a young fan.[34]
1950 Kill the Umpire Lloyd Bacon Comedy William Bendix as a baseball fan who becomes an umpire.[35]
The Jackie Robinson Story Alfred E. Green Biographical Baseball pioneer Jackie Robinson as himself, with Ruby Dee as his wife.[36]
1951 Angels in the Outfield Clarence Brown Comedy A Pittsburgh Pirates manager (Paul Douglas) gets some help from above.[37]
Rhubarb Arthur Lubin Comedy Ray Milland in a cute tale about a cat who inherits a baseball team.[38]
1952 The Pride of St. Louis Harmon Jones Biographical Dan Dailey as the colorful pitcher Dizzy Dean.[39]
The Winning Team Lewis Seiler Biographical Based on pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander, played by Ronald Reagan.[40]
1953 The Kid from Left Field Harmon Jones Comedy The son of a peanut vendor (Dan Dailey) becomes the leader of a big-league team.[41]
Big Leaguer Robert Aldrich Drama Hans Lobert (Edward G. Robinson) runs a training camp for baseball's New York Giants.[42]
1954 Roogie's Bump Harold Young Comedy A mysterious bump somehow gives a boy a big-league arm.[43]
1956 "Bang the Drum Slowly" (The United States Steel Hour) Daniel Petrie Drama A pitcher develops a friendship with a catcher who has a terminal disease. Broadcast on The United States Steel Hour. Based on the novel of the same name by Mark Harris.[44]
The Great American Pastime Herman Hoffman Comedy A man (Tom Ewell) decides to coach a Little League team, then regrets it.[45]
1957 Fear Strikes Out Robert Mulligan Biographical The life and career of Jimmy Piersall, played by Anthony Perkins.[46]
1958 Damn Yankees George Abbott and Stanley Donen Musical A man sells his soul to the devil on behalf of the Washington Senators.[47]
1962 Safe at Home! Walter Doniger Comedy With Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris as themselves.[48]
1973 Bang the Drum Slowly John D. Hancock Drama Robert De Niro and Michael Moriarty star in Mark Harris's adaptation of his own novel about a pitcher who develops a friendship with a catcher who has a terminal disease.[49]
1974 It's Good To Be Alive Michael Landon Biographical TV movie about former Brooklyn Dodgers catcher Roy Campanella, whose career was cut short when he lost the use of his legs in an auto accident in January 1958.[50]
1976 The Bad News Bears Michael Ritchie Comedy Walter Matthau's bad Little League team gets help from a girl pitcher (Tatum O'Neal) and a motorcycle-riding slugger (Jackie Earle Haley).[51]
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings John Badham Comedy A barnstorming team of Negro leagues players, with James Earl Jones, Billy Dee Williams, Richard Pryor.[52]
1977 Murder at the World Series Cy Chermak Drama TV film starring Karen Valentine and Janet Leigh.[53]
The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training Michael Pressman Comedy Sequel to 1976 film, with William Devane as the team's coach.[54]
1978 One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story William Graham Biographical TV film on the life and career of Ron LeFlore, starring LeVar Burton.[55]
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story Fielder Cook Biographical TV film on Yankee immortal's marriage and tragedy, featuring Blythe Danner and Edward Herrmann.[56]
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan John Berry Comedy Second sequel to 1976 film, this time starring Tony Curtis.[54]
1979 The Kid from Left Field Adell Aldrich Comedy Made-for-TV remake of the 1953 film, starring Gary Coleman.[57]
Aunt Mary Peter Werner Drama A disabled women sets up a baseball team of street kids to save them from juvenile delinquency.[58][59]
Squeeze Play! Lloyd Kaufman Comedy Sexy women form a softball team.[60]
1980 The Comeback Kid Peter Levin Comedy Former minor leaguer (John Ritter) begins coaching underprivileged kids.[61]
1981 Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige Richard A. Colla Biographical TV film with Louis Gossett Jr. as Satchel Paige.[62]
Only The Ball Was White Ken Solarz Documentary A tribute to the topflight players of the Negro leagues.[63]
1983 Blue Skies Again Richard Michaels Comedy Denver Devils' potential second baseman isn't a man, it's a young woman.[64]
Tiger Town Alan Shapiro Comedy Early Disney Channel film about an aging Detroit Tigers (Roy Scheider).[65]
1984 The Natural Barry Levinson Drama Robert Redford in a fable about an unlikely, unlucky hero, Roy Hobbs.[66]
1985 Brewster's Millions Walter Hill Comedy Richard Pryor as a minor-leaguer with a chance to inherit 300 million dollars.[67]
The Slugger's Wife Hal Ashby Romance An Atlanta Braves player tries to break Roger Maris' record and make a marriage work.[68][69]
1986 A Winner Never Quits Mel Damski Biographical A television film on one-armed pro ballplayer Pete Gray, played by Keith Carradine.[70]
1987 Long Gone Martin Davidson Comedy Early cable television film about a minor-league ballclub starring William Petersen.[71]
Trading Hearts Neil Leifer Comedy Has-been player (Raúl Juliá) and his romance with a Florida single mom.[72]
Amazing Grace and Chuck Mike Newell Drama A Montana boy refuses to pitch Little League until the world bans nuclear weapons. With Gregory Peck as President of the United States.[73]
New York Yankees (The Movie) Lawrence Miller Documentary Interviews and footage covering the then-84 year history of the New York Yankees.[74]
1988 Bull Durham Ron Shelton Rom-Com Ron Shelton's screwball comedy of a woman's (Susan Sarandon) summer with two minor-leaguers (Kevin Costner and Tim Robbins).[75]
Eight Men Out John Sayles Biographical Based on the 1919 Black Sox Scandal.[76]
Stealing Home Steven Kampmann and William Porter Drama Mark Harmon and Jodie Foster in a fictional tale of lost love.[77]
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! David Zucker Comedy Someone's out to kill the Queen of England during a California Angels baseball game, and it's up to bumbling detective Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen) to foil the plot.[78]
1989 Field of Dreams Phil Alden Robinson Drama Voices tell an Iowa farmer (Kevin Costner) to build a baseball stadium in his cornfield.[79]
Major League David S. Ward Comedy Fictional story of a team of misfit Cleveland Indians.[80]
Night Game Peter Masterson Crime drama A ballpark murder mystery starring Roy Scheider.[81]
1990 Mr. Destiny James Orr Comedy A man (James Belushi) blames his misfortune on a long-ago baseball game.[82]
Taking Care of Business Arthur Hiller Comedy A man (James Belushi) escapes jail to see the Chicago Cubs play in a World Series.[83]
Pastime Robin B. Armstrong Drama A pair of minor leaguers, one 17, one 40, form a bond.[84]
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson Larry Peerce Drama Andre Braugher in TV biopic of Robinson's court-martial in U.S. Army.[85]
1991 Talent for the Game Robert M. Young Drama A fictional Los Angeles Angels baseball scout (Edward James Olmos) finds a fantastic young pitcher.[86]
1992 The Babe Arthur Hiller Biographical Based on the life and career of Babe Ruth, starring John Goodman.[87]
The Comrades of Summer Tommy Lee Wallace Comedy A television film about a manager (Joe Mantegna) asked to take over a Soviet ballclub.[88]
A League of Their Own Penny Marshall Comedy A fictionalized account of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League of the 1940s, starring Geena Davis and Tom Hanks.[89]
Mr. Baseball Fred Schepisi Rom-Com Tom Selleck as a baseball star who ends up in Japan.[90]
1993 Rookie of the Year Daniel Stern Comedy A boy develops a magical right arm and becomes a big-league pitcher for the Cubs.[91]
The Man From Left Field Burt Reynolds Comedy A television film about a homeless man (Burt Reynolds) coaching a Little League team.[92]
The Sandlot David Mickey Evans Comedy A man reminisces about his childhood friends and the games they played.[93]
Cooperstown Charles Haid Drama A former pitcher is visited by the ghost of his catcher.[94]
1994 Baseball Ken Burns Documentary Comprehensive history of the game, 18 hours-plus, as chronicled by Ken Burns.[95]
Angels in the Outfield William Dear Comedy Disney remake of the 1951 film of the same name.[96]
Cobb Ron Shelton Biographical The career and last days of Ty Cobb, played by Tommy Lee Jones.[97]
Little Big League Andrew Scheinman Comedy A child becomes owner of the Minnesota Twins.[98]
Major League II David S. Ward Comedy Second film in the Major League series about the Cleveland Indians.[99]
The Scout Michael Ritchie Comedy A New York Yankees scout (Albert Brooks) finds a phenomenal but psychologically troubled prospect.[100]
1995 Baseball Girls Lois Siegel Documentary A history of women's baseball.[101]
Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream Michael Tollin Documentary Aaron's pursuit of Babe Ruth's all-time homer record, directed by Michael Tollin.[102]
1996 Dorf on the Diamond Berry Landen[citation needed] Comedy Direct-to-video short film in the Dorf series starring Tim Conway.[103]
Ed Bill Couturié Comedy Matt LeBlanc befriends a baseball-playing chimpanzee.[104]
The Fan Tony Scott Thriller A deranged San Francisco fan (Robert De Niro) kills a player, kidnaps another's son.[105]
Soul of the Game Kevin Rodney Sullivan Biographical Story of baseball trailblazers including Jackie Robinson, Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson.[106]
1997 Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way Sturla Gunnarsson Biographical Paul Sorvino as the former New York Yankees manager.[107]
1998 The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg Aviva Kempner Documentary The life and career of a former Detroit Tigers star and war hero.[108]
If the Sun Rises in the West Lee Eun Drama South Korean story of an umpire.[109]
Major League: Back to the Minors John Warren Comedy Third film in the Major League series.[110]
1999 For Love of the Game Sam Raimi Drama In possibly his last start, a Detroit pitcher (Kevin Costner) goes after a perfect game.[111]
2000 Perfect Game Dan Guntzelman Comedy Television film starring Ed Asner.[112]
Angels in the Infield Robert King Comedy Patrick Warburton in second made-for-TV sequel to the 1994 film.[113]
2001 61* Billy Crystal Drama HBO film directed by Billy Crystal about the 1961 season of Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle.[114]
Hardball Brian Robbins Drama Keanu Reeves as a young man who takes charge of an inner-city team.[115]
Summer Catch Michael Tollin Romance Fictional love story starring Freddie Prinze, Jr..[116]
2002 Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch Robert Vince Comedy Fourth entry in the Air Bud series.[117]
The Rookie John Lee Hancock Biographical Based on true story of a high school coach, pitcher Jim Morris, portrayed by Dennis Quaid.[118]
Bleacher Bums Saul Rubinek Comedy TV version of the 1970s stage play about diehard fans in the outfield bleachers.[119]
2003 Battlefield Baseball Yūdai Yamaguchi Action Japanese film.[120]
Day of Independence Chris Tashima Drama Short film about baseball in a Japanese-American internment camp during World War II.[121]
2004 Hustle Peter Bogdanovich Biographical ESPN dramatization on success and scandal of Pete Rose, starring Tom Sizemore.[122]
Mickey Hugh Wilson Drama John Grisham story about a Little Leaguer and his father.[123]
Mr. 3000 Charles Stone III Comedy A potential Hall of Famer (Bernie Mac) is told he's actually three hits shy of 3,000.[124]
Nine Innings From Ground Zero Documentary How the 2001 World Series helped America cope with 9/11.[125]
This Old Cub Jeff Santo Documentary Chronicles life of Ron Santo, focusing on his struggle with type 1 diabetes.[126]
Up for Grabs Michael Wranovics Documentary A battle over who owns ball hit in 2001 by Barry Bonds for his 73rd home run.[127]
The Winning Season John Kent Harrison Drama A child from 1985 wakes up in 1909 and meets hero Honus Wagner (Matthew Modine).[128]
Still We Believe: The Boston Red Sox Movie Paul Doyle Jr. Documentary A chronicle of the 2003 Boston Red Sox season.[74]
2005 Fever Pitch Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly Rom-Com Loosely based on Nick Hornby soccer story, in this case a Boston Red Sox fan (Jimmy Fallon).[129]
Game 6 Michael Hoffman Drama A playwright (Michael Keaton) has a wild night during a Red Sox playoff series.[130]
Bad News Bears Richard Linklater Comedy Remake of 1976 film of same name, starring Billy Bob Thornton.[131]
The Sandlot 2 David Mickey Evans Comedy Direct-to-video sequel to The Sandlot.[93]
2006 The Benchwarmers Dennis Dugan Comedy David Spade and Rob Schneider as middle-aged nerds who want to play ball.[132]
Everyone's Hero Christopher Reeve, Daniel St. Pierre and Colin Brady Animation Cartoon family film with baseball theme.[133]
Beer League Frank Sebastiano Comedy A town drunk plays in a big softball game.[134]
Off the Black James Ponsoldt Drama An umpire (Nick Nolte) befriends a high school player who hated him.[135]
Kokoyakyu: High School Baseball Kenneth Eng Documentary Broadcast on the U.S. PBS series POV. Explores the phenomenon of high school baseball in Japan.[136]
2007 The Final Season David Mickey Evans Drama Based on 1991 season of Norway High School in Norway, Iowa, before it was closed and consolidated into its county school district, starring Sean Astin.[137]
The Sandlot: Heading Home William Dear Comedy Second direct-to-video sequel to The Sandlot.[138][139]
The Bronx Is Burning Jeremiah Chechik Biographical A docudrama of the events surrounding the 1977 New York Yankees season, with John Turturro as Billy Martin.[140]
Black Irish Brad Gann Drama Boston teen tries to escape family problems through his pitching.[141]
American Pastime Desmond Nakano Drama Based on true events, depicts life inside internment camps, where baseball was one of the major diversions from the reality of the internees' lives.[142]
2008 City Without Baseball Lawrence Ah Mon Drama Chinese film.[143]
Signs of the Time Don Casper Documentary Hour-long film which focuses on the origin of hand signals in baseball.[144]
Sugar Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck Drama Story about a Dominican prospect and his adjustment to life in the U.S.[145]
Touching Home Logan Miller and Noah Miller Drama Brothers with pro-ball ambitions deal with their homeless father (Ed Harris).[146]
2009 The Perfect Game William Dear Drama Based on true story of Mexico team that won 1957 Little League World Series.[147]
The Open Road Michael Meredith Drama Minor leaguer Justin Timberlake has issues with baseball-legend dad Jeff Bridges.[148]
Calvin Marshall Gary Lundgren Comedy Talentless baseball player Alex Frost tries to make Steve Zahn coached college team.[149]
2010 4192: The Crowning of the Hit King Terry Lukemire Documentary Reviewing the achievements, controversies of all-time hit leader Pete Rose.[150]
Chasing 3000 Gregory J. Lanesey Drama Two boys go a long way to witness 3,000th career hit of Roberto Clemente.[151]
Fernando Nation Cruz Angeles Documentary Made for TV as a part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Chronicles impact of Fernando Valenzuela's 1981 rookie season with Los Angeles Dodgers.[152]
Four Days in October Gary Waksman Documentary Made for TV as a part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. On the Boston Red Sox' comeback from 3–0 series deficit against Yankees in 2004 ALCS.[153]
How Do You Know James L. Brooks Rom-Com A romantic triangle involving a softball player (Reese Witherspoon) and a Washington Nationals pitcher (Owen Wilson).[154]
The House of Steinbrenner Barbara Kopple Documentary Made for TV as a part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Explores the legacy of George Steinbrenner's ownership of the New York Yankees.[155]
Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story Peter Miller Documentary Documentary film on the connection and history between American Jews and baseball.[156]
Jordan Rides the Bus Ron Shelton Documentary Made for TV as a part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Explores Michael Jordan's brief career in minor league baseball after his first retirement from basketball.[157]
Little Big Men Al Szymanski Documentary Made for TV as a part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. On a Kirkland National Little League team's stunning victory in 1982 Little League World Series, and players' lives in the decades that followed.[158]
Silly Little Game Adam Kurland and Lucas Jansen Documentary Made for TV as a part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. About the New York City writers and academics who created Rotisserie fantasy baseball, and how their creation eventually left them behind.[159]
2011 Catching Hell Alex Gibney Documentary Made for TV as a follow-up to ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Explores relationship between Steve Bartman and other Chicago Cubs fans since foul-ball incident in Game 6 of 2003 NLCS.[160]
A Mile in His Shoes William Dear Drama A minor-league manager stumbles on a hidden talent who throws apples on a farm.[161]
Moneyball Bennett Miller Drama Based on a true story, the Michael Lewis best-seller about Oakland A's exec Billy Beane, played by Brad Pitt, and assistant general manager Peter Brand (based on Paul DePodesta, played by Jonah Hill).[162]
Ballplayer: Pelotero Jonathan Paley, Ross Finkel and Trevor Martin Documentary A behind-the-scenes glimpse into the remarkably organized and well-managed system in the Dominican Republic that has produced an inordinate amount of elite athletes.[163]
2012 Trouble with the Curve Robert Lorenz Drama Clint Eastwood as a veteran Atlanta Braves scout whose vision is fading.[164]
Knuckleball! Ricki Stern and Anne Sundberg Documentary A season following pitchers Tim Wakefield and R. A. Dickey.[165]
You Don't Know Bo Michael Bonfiglio Documentary Made for TV as a part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series about baseball and football star Bo Jackson.[166]
2013 Home Run David Boyd Drama A ballplayer dealing with substance abuse returns to his hometown.[167]
42 Brian Helgeland Biographical Story of Jackie Robinson's (Chadwick Boseman) historic signing with Brooklyn Dodgers under guidance of team executive Branch Rickey (played by Harrison Ford).[168]
Gibsonburg Jonathon Kimble and Bob Mahaffey Drama Story of the 2005 Gibsonburg High School baseball team, the first Ohio high school team in any sport to win a state championship with a losing record.[169]
2014 Kano Umin Boya Documentary Based on a true story depicting the multiethnic 1931 Kano baseball team from Japanese-era Taiwan, overcoming extreme odds to represent the island in the Japanese High School Baseball Championship at Koshien Stadium.[170]
Hero Manny Edwards Drama Christian film about fathers and sons.[171]
Million Dollar Arm Craig Gillespie Drama A sports agent (Jon Hamm) arranges a baseball tryout for two cricket players from India.[172]
The Vancouver Asahi Yuya Ishii Drama Set in Canada during the 1930s.[173]
The Battered Bastards of Baseball Chapman Way and Maclain Way Documentary Look at a Portland minor-league team, featuring Bing (the team's owner) and Kurt Russell (who played for the team and later worked in its front office).[174]
Henry & Me Barrett Esposito Animation Guardian angel introduces an ill 12-year-old to New York Yankees of different eras.[175]
2015 The Phenom Noah Buschel Drama A talented young baseball player struggles professionally as he deals with his abusive father.[176]
2016 Everybody Wants Some!! Richard Linklater Comedy Film by Richard Linklater about immature 1980 college baseball players in Texas.[177]
Doc & Darryl Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio Documentary Made for TV as a part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Explores the lives, careers, and struggles with addiction of former New York Mets stars Dwight "Doc" Gooden and Darryl Strawberry.[178]
Fastball Jonathan Hock Documentary With 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.[179]
Spaceman Brett Rapkin Biographical Josh Duhamel portrays a colorful left-handed pitcher, Bill Lee.[180]
Undrafted Joseph Mazzello Comedy-drama After a college baseball star doesn't make the Major League Baseball draft, an intramural game with friends becomes hugely important to him as he tries to accept his broken dreams.[181]
2017 World Beaters Jonathan Hock Documentary ESPN Films production chronicling the Maine–Endwell Little League team that won the 2016 Little League World Series, becoming the smallest community ever to win that event.[182]
2018 Brampton's Own Michael Doneger Drama A 30-year-old minor league prospect reconnects with his high school sweetheart during the off season.[183]
Heading Home Seth Kramer, Daniel A. Miller, and Jeremy Newberger Documentary About the underdog Israel national baseball team competing for the first time in the World Baseball Classic.[184]
2019 Koshien: Japan's Field of Dreams Ema Ryan Yamazaki Documentary US–Japanese coproduction exploring Japanese high school baseball, focusing on two schools trying to reach the 100th Summer Koshien national tournament and the differing approaches of their coaches.[185]
Bottom of the 9th Raymond De Felitta Drama After serving 17 years in prison for a violent mistake he made in his youth, a once-aspiring baseball player returns to his Bronx neighborhood.[186]
2020 Baseball Girl Choi Yoon-tae Drama Story of a high school student who tries to join a professional team with the help of her coach.[187]
Long Gone Summer AJ Schnack Documentary Made for TV as a part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. A look back at the 1998 home run chase between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa.[188]
2021 Once Upon a Time in Queens Nick Davis Documentary Made for TV as a part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. A four-part exploration of the 1986 New York Mets and their enduring place in sports culture.[189]
2022 It Ain't Over Sean Mullin Documentary Explores the life and career of New York Yankees Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra.[190]
Facing Nolan Bradley Jackson Documentary Explores the life and career of Hall of Fame Pitcher Nolan Ryan.[191]
2023 Tomorrow's Game Jonathan Coria and Trevor Wilson Children and family, Science fiction On the day of his uncle's ascendance into the Baseball Hall of Fame, Daniel is forced to embark on a journey through time that sees him restore his family's legacy and rewrite baseball history. With Paul Rodriguez.[192]
Shohei Ohtani: Beyond the Dream Toru Tokikawa Documentary Documentary made by ESPN Films exploring Shohei Ohtani's rise from his beginning in Japan to becoming a two-way superstar in Major League Baseball. Starring Pedro Martínez as narrator.[193]
The Hill Jeff Celentano Biographical The true-life story of Rickey Hill's improbable journey to play Major League Baseball.[194]
2024 Nos Amours: The Saga of the Montreal Expos Robbie Hart Documentary Canadian film telling the story of the Montreal Expos, including the continuing attempts to return MLB to the city.[195]
Eephus Carson Lund Drama About the final game of an amateur New England baseball league before their stadium is demolished.[196]

List of highest grossing baseball films

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The following is a list of the highest grossing baseball films of all time.

The Bad News Bears is the most frequent franchise with four entries on the list.

1994 is the most frequent year with five films on the list. 96% of the films were released after 1950; all films had a theatrical run (including re-releases) after 1948. Films that have not played since then do not appear on the chart due to ticket price inflation, population size, and ticket purchasing trends not being considered.

List of highest grossing baseball films
RankFilmBox officeYearRef.
1A League of Their Own$132,440,0691992[197]
2Moneyball$110,206,2162011[198]
3Field of Dreams$84,532,2351989[199]
4The Rookie$80,693,5372002[200]
5The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!$78,756,1771988[201]
6Rookie of the Year$56,500,7581994[202]
7Major League II$53,000,0001994[203]
8Bull Durham$50,888,7291988[204]
9Fever Pitch$50,605,1632005[205]
10Angels in the Outfield$50,236,8311994[206]
11Major League$49,797,1481989[207]
12The Natural$48,000,0001984[208]
13For Love of the Game$46,112,6401999[209]
14Brewster's Millions$45,800,0001985[210]
15Hardball$44,102,3892001[211]
16The Fan$42,000,0001997[212]
17The Sandlot Kids$34,348,4431993[213]
18Bad News Bears$34,252,8472005[214]
19The Bad News Bears$32,211,3301976[215]
20Mr. 3000$21,839,3772004[216]
21Mr. Baseball$20,883,0461992[217]
22Taking Care of Business$20,005,4351990[218]
23The Babe$19,930,9731992[219]
24Summer Catch$19,772,4472001[220]
25The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training$19,104,3501977[221]
26Mr. Destiny$15,379,2531990[222]
27Little Big League$12,267,7901994[223]
28Kano$11,890,0622014[224]
29Stealing Home$7,467,5041988[225]
30The Bad News Bears Go to Japan$7,092,4951978[226]
31Eight Men Out$5,680,5151988[227]
32Squeeze Play!$4,650,0001979[228]
33The Stratton Story$4,488,0001949[229]
34Ed$4,422,3301996[230]
35Take Me Out to the Ball Game$4,344,0001949[231]
36The Pride of the Yankees$4,200,0001942[232]
37Amazing Grace and Chuck$4,000,0001987[233]
38Major League: Back to the Minors$3,600,0001998[234]
39The Scout$2,694,2341994[235]
40Damn Yankees$2,600,0001958[236]
41The Babe Ruth Story$2,400,0001948[237]
42The Slugger's Wife$1,878,5611985[238]
43It Happens Every Spring$1,850,0001949[239]
44The Pride of St. Louis$1,700,0001952[240]
45The Winning Team$1,700,0001952[241]
46Angels in the Outfield$1,665,0001951[242]
47Rhubarb$1,450,0001951[243]
48Cobb$1,007,5831994[244]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Film, Video The ball game". Library of Congress. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
  2. ↑ Bowers, Q. David. "BASEBALL AND BLOOMERS". Thanhouser Films: An Encyclopedia and History, Version 2.1. Retrieved June 15, 2025.
  3. ↑ Olson, Emily M. (March 12, 2022). "One of Hollywood's first baseball movies was shot in Winsted in 1915. But is it lost forever?". The Register Citizen (Torrington, Connecticut). Retrieved June 15, 2025.
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