Comedy
At the behest of Roger Dorn -- the Minnesota Twins' silver-tongued new owner -- washed-up minor league hurler Gus Cantrell steps up to the plate to take over as skipper of the club's hapless farm team. But little does he know that Dorn has an ulterior motive to generate publicity with a grudge match between the big leaguers and their ragtag Triple A affiliate.
MOVIE COMMENTS
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The Bod Squad
Periphery
Championext
Father Was a Fullback
The Yankles
Boyhood Daze
Rivales
Fireman, Save My Child
Deadball
Body Slam
Olimpia
One Hundred and Eighty
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
The Man from Left Field
Yo hice a Roque III
Pickled
Playing for Keeps
One More Time
Water Boys
The Champion Cyclist
SIMILAR MOVIES
The Bod Squad
IMDB 6 | Jun , 1974
Five Western girls are kidnapped by Chinese pirates and sold to a brothel. While they are being trained to become prostitutes, a couple of local citizens take mercy on them and plots their escape by teaching them kung-fu. The five scantily-clad girls, using their newfound martial arts skills then fight their way to freedom.Periphery
IMDB 0 | Mar , 2018
A dying woman wishes to see her family through the good times and the bad times she will miss.Championext
IMDB 6.5 | Aug , 2023
Los Amigos wins the Spanish basketball championship for the first time but are disqualified due to Sergio’s fault, leading to their dramatic breakup. Two years later, Cecilia, an inexperienced but optimistic coach, commits to fulfilling Julio’s dream of reuniting the team. Despite a string of misfortunes associated with Cecilia’s arrival, labeled as a “jinx”, Los Amigos’ enthusiasm remains unwavering. Against all odds, they find themselves participating in a thrilling and unexpected international eSports tournament watched by millions worldwide.Father Was a Fullback
IMDB 6.5 | Sep , 1949
Coach George Copper's college football team is losing game after game, much to the dismay of stiff-and-stuffy but influential alumni Roger Jessup, and also having trouble at home with his oldest daughter, Connie. The team keeps losing and Coach Cooper is about to lose his job as his efforts to win the last game of the season, against the team's Big Rival, end in disaster. But, unknown to he and his wife, Elizabeth, Connie has sold an article, called "I Was a Bubble Dancer" to a 'True-Confession" magazine, and the girl-who-couldn't-get-a-date becomes suddenly popular and, because of her, the high-school football star from another town decides to play his college-ball for Coach Cooper. Jessup is forced to keep Cooper on as the school's football coach.The Yankles
IMDB 5 | Nov , 2009
About Charlie Jones, a washed up, ex major league ballplayer, and how he gets a second chance at life and love by managing a Jewish, orthodox yeshiva baseball team.Boyhood Daze
IMDB 5.9 | Apr , 1957
Ralph gets sent to his room for breaking a window. There, he passes the time in Walter Mitty-type fashion, daydreaming that he's a parent-saving jungle explorer, an alien-fighting jet ace and a convict.Rivales
IMDB 5.7 | Jun , 2008
A history of rivalries: Madrid and Catalans, parents and children, couples, families ... all united and faced by football.Fireman, Save My Child
IMDB 6.4 | Feb , 1932
Joe Grant is an inventor, fireman and baseball player in his small hometown. He gets an offer to play in a big team and hopes to get more money for his inventions. But Joe's invited to present his invention to a fire extinguisher company at the same time when he is supposed to play. Will he be able to show the effectiveness of his invention and win the game?Deadball
IMDB 4.8 | Jul , 2011
Baseball prodigy Jubeh Yakyu is the most feared and dangerous juvenile delinquent in all of Japan. After accidentally causing the death of his father with a super-powered, deadly fireball pitch, Jubeh swore off baseball and became a criminal and now, at 17, has been sent to the Pterodactyl Juvenile Reformatory for hardened criminals. Headmistress Ishihara, the granddaughter of a World War II Nazi collaborator, runs the institution with an iron fist and the enthusiastic help of her sadistic assistant, Ilsa. After arriving at the hellhole, Jubeh soon learns from governor Mifune that his long-lost, younger brother Musashi had also done time there after a murder spree, but had since died mysteriously…Body Slam
IMDB 5.1 | Nov , 1986
M. Harry Smilac is a down-on-his-luck music manager who is having a hard time attracting talent and booking gigs for his band, Kicks (The most recent of the gigs is a Dairy Queen opening!!). When making arrangements for a campaign fund-raiser, he mistakes Rick Roberts, a professional wrestler, for a musician and hires him. At that moment he becomes a wrestling manager and starts to book matches for him and his teammate Tonga Tom. The team is a success, and Harry decides to take his wrestlers and his band on a "Rock n' Wrestling" tour. The tour is a success, and Harry feels what it is like to be a winner again.Olimpia
IMDB 0 | Aug , 2021
The film tells the heartwarming tale of Ilgar Suleymanov, a former Olympic medalist who has settled into a quiet life in his hometown. Despite having close friends and a love for fishing, Ilgar is haunted by his loneliness and lack of direction. However, when an unexpected visitor arrives at his doorstep, Ilgar's life takes an exciting and unexpected turn, leading him on a journey that will take him from Azerbaijan to the distant shores of Cuba. This poignant and uplifting film explores the universal themes of friendship, love, and the search for meaning in a touching and unforgettable way.One Hundred and Eighty
IMDB 0 | Jun , 2025
The winner of a regional women's darts final suspects her opponent of letting her win, and won't let her leave until she finds out why.The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
IMDB 5.2 | May , 1981
The Harlem Globetrotters' chartered plane crash lands on the atoll inhabited by the happily marooned Gilligan and fellow castaways, and they all must play basketball against a specially programmed squad of robots controlled by a mad scientist.The Man from Left Field
IMDB 6.6 | Oct , 1993
When a group of wisecracking, baseball-obsessed teenage boys lose their coach, they fear disqualification from the upcoming Little League championships. Their unlikely salvation appears in the person of Jack, a homeless and apparently mute drifter who wanders in, literally, from left field.Yo hice a Roque III
IMDB 6.7 | Jan , 1993
A lazy slob agrees to a fixed boxing match in order to be accepted by his family and friends.Pickled
IMDB 7.5 | Nov , 2022
A new sport will get its close-up with a tournament of all-star teams battling it out for charity and a chance to win the coveted Golden Gherkin.Playing for Keeps
IMDB 5.7 | Nov , 2012
A former sports star who's fallen on hard times starts coaching his son's soccer team in an attempt to get his life together.One More Time
IMDB 5 | Apr , 2016
Beautiful aspiring rock star Jude is stuck in a rut - relegated to recording commercial jingles and lost in a series of one night stands. When she is evicted from her Brooklyn apartment, she is forced to move into the Hamptons home of her wealthy - and selfish - father Paul Lombard, an over-the-hill, Sinatra-esque crooner angling for a musical comeback.Water Boys
IMDB 7.2 | Oct , 2021
Five high schoolers join the swim team by accident and find themselves in a situation where they have to complete a synchronized swimming performance.The Champion Cyclist
IMDB 5.9 | Mar , 1957
Cleto, a poor newspaper boy, dreamed of becoming a cyclist and inventor. His latest invention is delivering newspapers by rockets. When he finds the owner of the newspaper, dismisses him. But Cleto do not give up and shows Don Macario his latest invention: " The telemirófono ", a device that allows you to see the person talking on the phone...