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1. The Bad News Bears (1976)
PG | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
An aging, down-on-his-luck ex-minor leaguer coaches a team of misfits in an ultra-competitive California little league.
Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Walter Matthau, Tatum O'Neal, Vic Morrow, Joyce Van Patten
Votes: 24,904 | Gross: $42.35M
2. Rookie of the Year (1993)
PG | 103 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
When an accident miraculously gives a boy an incredibly powerful pitching arm, he becomes a major league pitcher for the Chicago Cubs.
Director: Daniel Stern | Stars: Thomas Ian Nicholas, Gary Busey, Albert Hall, Amy Morton
Votes: 30,926 | Gross: $53.58M
3. Bull Durham (1988)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport
A 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.
Director: Ron Shelton | Stars: Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, Trey Wilson
Votes: 59,280 | Gross: $50.89M
4. The Canterbury Tales (1972)
NC-17 | 111 min | Comedy, Drama, History
Pasolini's artistic, sometimes violent, always vividly cinematic retelling of some of Chaucer's most erotic tales.
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini | Stars: Hugh Griffith, Laura Betti, Ninetto Davoli, Franco Citti
Votes: 8,213
5. Bad News Bears (2005)
PG-13 | 113 min | Comedy, Sport
A grizzled little league coach tries to turn his team of misfits into champs.
Director: Richard Linklater | Stars: Billy Bob Thornton, Greg Kinnear, Marcia Gay Harden, Sammi Kane Kraft
Votes: 22,753 | Gross: $32.87M
6. Major League: Back to the Minors (1998)
PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Sport
A lousy minor league baseball team full of many different personalities gets a new manager, an aging minor league pitcher.
Director: John Warren | Stars: Scott Bakula, Corbin Bernsen, Dennis Haysbert, Takaaki Ishibashi
Votes: 8,122 | Gross: $3.55M
7. Arsenal (2017)
R | 92 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A Southern businessman attempts to rescue his kidnapped mobster brother.
Director: Steven C. Miller | Stars: Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, Adrian Grenier, Johnathon Schaech
Votes: 4,985
8. The Perfect Game (2009)
PG | 118 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Based on a true story, a group of boys from Monterrey, Mexico who became the first non-U.S. team to win the Little League World Series.
Director: William Dear | Stars: Clifton Collins Jr., Cheech Marin, Moises Arias, Jake T. Austin
Votes: 4,175 | Gross: $1.09M
9. Happy Hour (2015)
Not Rated | 317 min | Drama
A slow-burning epic chronicling the emotional journey of four thirty something women in the misty seaside city of Kobe.
Director: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi | Stars: Sachie Tanaka, Hazuki Kikuchi, Maiko Mihara, Rira Kawamura
Votes: 2,923
10. The Battery (2012)
Not Rated | 101 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror
The personalities of two former baseball players clash as they traverse the rural back roads of a post-plague New England teeming with the undead.
Director: Jeremy Gardner | Stars: Jeremy Gardner, Adam Cronheim, Niels Bolle, Alana O'Brien
Votes: 10,353
11. Boy Bastos (2022)
116 min | Comedy
Felix is a horny young man who meets an alluring woman that will live at his house and teach him Sex 101.
Director: Victor Villanueva | Stars: Wilbert Ross, Rose Van Ginkel, Jela Cuenca, Andrew Muhlach
Votes: 627
12. The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978)
PG | 91 min | Comedy, Family, Sport
A small-time hustler takes the pint-sized baseball team to Japan for a match against the country's best Little League baseball team, sparking off a series of adventures and mishaps.
Director: John Berry | Stars: Tony Curtis, Jackie Earle Haley, Tomisaburô Wakayama, Antonio Inoki
Votes: 3,271 | Gross: $14.00M
13. Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)
Approved | 93 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Two 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.
Director: Busby Berkeley | Stars: Frank Sinatra, Esther Williams, Gene Kelly, Betty Garrett
Votes: 4,071
14. Boiling Point (1990)
Not Rated | 96 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Two disquieted junior baseball players seek revenge on the local yakuza for attacking their coach.
Director: Takeshi Kitano | Stars: Takeshi Kitano, Yûrei Yanagi, Yuriko Ishida, Taka Guadalcanal
Votes: 7,488 | Gross: $0.00M
15. The King (2002)
130 min | Drama
A former drug addict gets a new lease of life in his grandfather's dilapidated rural house, only to face the unwritten laws of the close-knit community. Now, all that's needed is a catalyst. Who can stop the advent of hell on New Paradise?
Director: Nikos Grammatikos | Stars: Vangelis Mourikis, Marilita Lambropoulou, Minas Hatzisavvas, Babis Giotopoulos
Votes: 2,559
16. Mickey (2004)
PG | 105 min | Drama, Sport
A widowed lawyer wanted by the IRS assumes a new identity and signs his now-too-old son up for one more year of Little League. However, this may have been a mistake, as his son's dominance ... See full summary »
Director: Hugh Wilson | Stars: Harry Connick Jr., Shawn Salinas, Michelle Johnson, Mike Starr
Votes: 508 | Gross: $0.29M
17. Talent for the Game (1991)
PG | 91 min | Drama, Sport
Virgil Sweet is on the verge of losing his job as a talent scout with the California Angels when he discovers Sammy Bodeen, a country boy with no pro ball experience, but with a pitching arm no one has seen the like of.
Director: Robert M. Young | Stars: Edward James Olmos, Lorraine Bracco, John E. Coleman, Jeff Corbett
Votes: 992 | Gross: $0.34M
18. Tiger Town (1983 TV Movie)
95 min | Drama, Family, Sport
Alex and his father are Detroit Tigers Fans. The team is not doing well and Alex's favorite player "Billy Young" isn't either. The team's and Billy's luck turn around after Alex experiences a tragedy that hits close to home.
Director: Alan Shapiro | Stars: Lindsay Barr, Dave Bokas, Chris Bremer, Bethany Carpenter
Votes: 320
19. M&M: The Mall The Merrier (2019)
123 min | Comedy, Fantasy
After the death of their parents, a brother and sister compete to gain ownership of a shopping mall.
Director: Barry Gonzalez | Stars: Vice Ganda, Anne Curtis, Dimples Romana, Tony Labrusca
Votes: 180
20. Ferrell Takes the Field (2015 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 49 min | Documentary, Comedy, Sport
A documentary that follows Will Ferrell as he takes the field in five Major League Baseball training games, playing all nine positions for ten different teams in a single day.
Director: Brian McGinn | Stars: Will Ferrell, Robert Scheer, Sean Graham, Victor Winters-Junco
Votes: 1,204
21. Battlefield Baseball (2003)
Not Rated | 87 min | Action, Comedy, Horror
Battlefield Baseball is a tough game--it doesn't end until all the members on the opposing team are dead. In this game the Gedo High team is composed of blue-faced zombies, and their ... See full summary »
Director: Yûdai Yamaguchi | Stars: Tak Sakaguchi, Atsushi Itô, Hideo Sakaki, Yoshikazu Ebisu
Votes: 1,522
22. Lake Eerie (2016)
TV-MA | 104 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A young widow moves into an old house on Lake Erie to recover from the sudden loss of her husband; however, she soon discovers a dark secret and that she is not alone.
Director: Chris Majors | Stars: Lance Henriksen, Marilyn Ghigliotti, Betsy Baker, Al Snow
Votes: 3,871
23. Whistling in Brooklyn (1943)
Passed | 87 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Radio crime show host "The Fox" finds himself on the trail of a serial killer while a suspect himself.
Director: S. Sylvan Simon | Stars: Red Skelton, Ann Rutherford, Jean Rogers, Rags Ragland
Votes: 723
24. Savage Gringo (1966)
82 min | Action, Drama, Western
A drifter helps a ranch couple fend off the approaches of a ruthless landowner.
Directors: Antonio Román, Mario Bava | Stars: Ken Clark, Yvonne Bastien, Piero Lulli, Howard Ross
Votes: 264
25. High School Debut (2011)
93 min | Comedy, Romance
Haruna who devoted herself to softball decide to find a boyfriend in high school by instruction from Yoh, who is willingly to teach her how to get a boyfriend but with only one condition, don't fall in love with him at all.
Director: Tsutomu Hanabusa | Stars: Junpei Mizobata, Ito Ono, Masaki Suda, Rina Aizawa
Votes: 636
26. County Hospital (1932)
Approved | 19 min | Short, Comedy
In the hospital with a broken leg Ollie is visited by Stan, who brings him hard-boiled eggs, nuts, and total mayhem.
Director: James Parrott | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Billy Gilbert, May Wallace
Votes: 2,445
27. The Man from Left Field (1993 TV Movie)
96 min | Comedy, Drama
After taking a job managing a little league team, a homeless man inspires the kids to reach for it all and they inspire him to reclaim his life.
Director: Burt Reynolds | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Reba McEntire, Kauwela Acocella, Derek Baxter
Votes: 307
28. After the Ball, the Bath (1897)
1 min | Short
The first film to ever show a nudity scene on screen is a simple presentation of a servant preparing a bath for another woman.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Jeanne Brady, Jehanne d'Alcy
Votes: 1,488
29. Cross Bronx (2004)
Not Rated | 99 min | Drama
4 New York City highschoolers upon moving into the Bronx together, discover it's not easy doing it on your own
Director: Larry Golin | Stars: Remi Aquino, Erik Argenti, Vinnie Curto, James Badge Dale
Votes: 155
30. Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way (1997 TV Movie)
PG | 95 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
Joe Torre after failing to win a championship when he was a professional baseball player and as Manager to three teams is named Manager of the Yankees. And he finds himself having players ... See full summary »
Director: Sturla Gunnarsson | Stars: Paul Sorvino, Robert Loggia, Barbara Williams, Isaiah Washington
Votes: 197
31. Deadball (2011)
Not Rated | 99 min | Comedy, Horror, Sport
Baseball prodigy Jubeh Yakyu (Tak Sakaguchi) is the most feared and dangerous juvenile delinquent in all of Japan. After accidentally causing the death of his father with a super-powered, ... See full summary »
Director: Yûdai Yamaguchi | Stars: Tak Sakaguchi, Mari Hoshino, Miho Ninagawa, Takamasa Suga
Votes: 611
32. Almost Perfect: The 99th Pitch (2024)
Documentary, Short, Sport
On April 20, 1990, Seattle Mariners' starting pitcher, Brian Holman, faces off against the Oakland Athletics in an infamous performance that stands as one of the most rare events in Major League Baseball history.
Director: John Benjamin Terrell | Star: Brian Holman
33. Raffles (1930)
72 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
A distinguished English gentleman has a secret life--he is the notorious jewel thief the press has dubbed "The Amateur Cracksman". When he meets a woman and falls in love he decides to "... See full summary »
Directors: George Fitzmaurice, Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast | Stars: Ronald Colman, Kay Francis, David Torrence, Frederick Kerr
Votes: 1,118 | Gross: $1.00M
34. Moonlight in Havana (1942)
Approved | 63 min | Comedy, Music, Sport
Singing Johnny Norton is the star catcher of the Blue Sox baseball team but he is suspended because of insubordination. Producer Barney Crane hears Johnny singing and signs him to appear ... See full summary »
Director: Anthony Mann | Stars: Allan Jones, Jane Frazee, Marjorie Lord, William Frawley
Votes: 54
35. Viva! Django (1971)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Western
Django is on the trail of some renegade outlaws who killed his wife. En route, he rescues a horse thief from an impromptu hanging. He discovers the man knows who committed the murder. The men team up and head west for revenge.
Director: Edoardo Mulargia | Stars: Anthony Steffen, Stelio Candelli, Glauco Onorato, Donato Castellaneta
Votes: 583
36. The Last Home Run (1996)
Not Rated | 93 min | Family, Fantasy, Sport
Dying doctor Jonathan Lyle's last wish is granted, to be young again and play baseball, but only for five days.
Director: Bob Gosse | Stars: Tom Guiry, Danielle Comerford, Jonathan Flax, Jordi Vilasuso
Votes: 192
37. After Midnight with Boston Blackie (1943)
Approved | 65 min | Mystery
Blackie is arrested when retrieving stolen gems from a safety deposit box for a friend.
Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Chester Morris, Ann Savage, George E. Stone, Richard Lane
Votes: 396
38. Popeye for President (1956)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Popeye and Bluto are running for president; it's election day, the vote is tied, and Olive is the only remaining voter.
Directors: Seymour Kneitel, Thomas Johnson | Stars: Jackson Beck, Jack Mercer, Mae Questel
Votes: 351
39. Batty Baseball (1944)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A series of visual gags about baseball. One running gag has an angry fan screaming "Kill the ump!" Be careful what you wish for.....
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Pinto Colvig, William Hanna, Leone Le Doux, Wally Maher
Votes: 535
40. The Milky Way (1940)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The Three Little Kittens tie helium balloons to a basket and travel up to the Milky Way, which is filled with all the milk they can drink.
Director: Rudolf Ising | Stars: Geneva Hall, Jeanne Dunne, Bernice Hansen, The Rhythmettes
Votes: 851
41. Ringo, the Mark of Vengeance (1966)
Not Rated | 102 min | Drama, Western
Two adventurers save the life of a man who has a tattooed treasure map on his back. The second needed map is on the back of a sheriff. The hunt begins.
Director: Mario Caiano | Stars: Anthony Steffen, Frank Wolff, Eduardo Fajardo, Armando Calvo
Votes: 262
42. Nancy Drew: Labyrinth of Lies (2014 Video Game)
E10+ | Adventure, Mystery
Teen detective Nancy Drew investigates a series of thefts from a museum in Greece.
Director: Tim Burke | Stars: Lani Minella, Julia Stockton, Katherine Grant-Suttie, Beau Prichard
Votes: 45
43. Fright to the Finish (1954)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Olive is reading ghost stories to the boys. Popeye scoffs; Bluto decides to take advantage of this by staging various pranks (a headless man, an animated skeleton, and a sheet-over-balloon ... See full summary »
Directors: Seymour Kneitel, Al Eugster | Stars: Jackson Beck, Jack Mercer, Mae Questel
Votes: 335
44. The Vancouver Asahi (2014)
132 min | Drama, History, Sport
1918 -1942 , A Time Period passed . Vancouver Canada , a Japanese Community and the struggles and triumphs they faced , and the Spirit of a Baseball Team that won over many, and overcame ... See full summary »
Director: Yûya Ishii | Stars: Satoshi Tsumabuki, Kazuya Kamenashi, Ryô Katsuji, Yusuke Kamiji
Votes: 259
45. Dokgo Tak - Throw to the Sun (Golden Arm) (1983)
77 min | Animation, Drama, Sport
Hun-yi and Nan-yi are siblings who grow up as best friends. Hun-yi is a naturally talented pitcher and joins a baseball club. Under the guidance of a professional baseball player, the ... See full summary »
46. The Story of 'Hansel and Gretel' (1951 TV Short)
TV-G | 10 min | Short, Animation
A young brother and sister are kidnapped by a cannibalistic witch. Based on the brothers Grimm fairytale. Animated by Ray Harryhausen.
Director: Ray Harryhausen | Star: Hugh Douglas
Votes: 183
47. One Run Elmer (1935)
Passed | 19 min | Short, Action, Comedy
Elmer owns a gas station out in the California desert. Soon he has a business rival in Jim, who opens up another station, and is also trying to steal Elmer's girlfriend. She plays both ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Buster Keaton, Lona Andre, Dewey Robinson, Harold Goodwin
Votes: 208
48. Wait 'Til Next Year: The Saga of the Chicago Cubs (2006 TV Movie)
59 min | Documentary, Sport
Using the frame of opening day, 2006, this documentary examines the Cubs' 100 years without a World Series title. Between conversations with a half-dozen selected Cubs fans in 2006, the ... See full summary »
Stars: Ernie Banks, Bob Costas, Paul Dzien, Dennis Farina
Votes: 59
49. Lumberjack and Jill (1949)
TV-PG | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Popeye and Bluto are lumberjacks who compete for the affections of their new cook, Olive Oyl.
Directors: Seymour Kneitel, Thomas Johnson | Stars: Jackson Beck, Jack Mercer, Mae Questel
Votes: 144
50. Part Time Pal (1947)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom becomes Jerry's friend after falling into a barrel of cider while chasing him.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Harry Lang, Lillian Randolph
Votes: 1,200