Surprised so many people have Moneyball so high on their lists. It's a great movie but I'm hard pressed to put it maybe 4th or 5th at best in my top 5 baseball movies. The Bad News Bears (the original movie not the Billy Bob Thornton version) The Rookie and The Natural are fighting for those 2 spots as well as Major League. 42 probably is on the top 10 bubble. I guess some of the opinions are based on what generation you grew up in too.
Another highly under-rated baseball movie is Million Dollar Arm. If you have not seen it yet you should, it is based off a true story.
A few more non-baseball movies to add to the discussion not mentioned yet: Tin Cup, Rudy, and Little Giants.
Surprised so many people have Moneyball so high on their lists. It's a great movie but I'm hard pressed to put it maybe 4th or 5th at best in my top 5 baseball movies. The Bad News Bears (the original movie not the Billy Bob Thornton version) The Rookie and The Natural are fighting for those 2 spots as well as Major League. 42 probably is on the top 10 bubble. I guess some of the opinions are based on what generation you grew up in too.
Another highly under-rated baseball movie is Million Dollar Arm. If you have not seen it yet you should, it is based off a true story.
A few more non-baseball movies to add to the discussion not mentioned yet: Tin Cup, Rudy, and Little Giants.
It’s no Moneyball, but No No: A Dockumentary is worth a watch, especially if you can remember the ‘60’s & 70’s.
1. Field of Dreams
2. Tin Cup
3. Bull Durham
4. American Flyers
5. Dances with Wolves