An unknown middle-aged batter named Roy Hobbs with a mysterious past appears out of nowhere to take a losing 1930s baseball team to the top of the league.
Casts Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger, Wilford Brimley, Barbara Hershey, Robert Prosky, Richard Farnsworth, Joe Don Baker, Darren McGavin
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
The Fragile Colossus
Seve
The Planet of Junior Brown
Looking for Eric
Boomerang!
Network
Hothead
Two for the Money
Damage
The Big Easy
The Knock Out Cop
City Hall
Lord Jim
Touch 2: The Farewell Gift
Kickboxer
The Football Factory
Memories of Murder
Dead Presidents
Slap Shot
Sexual Surrender
SIMILAR MOVIES
The Fragile Colossus
IMDB 7.1 | Sep , 2022
Sébastien is a former rugby player and a true colossus. Between the ages of 12 to 16, he was a victim of rape by a beloved relative. Thirty years later, he has failed to speak out. After he meets a little colossus like him, he is compelled to make the right choice.Seve
IMDB 6.9 | Jun , 2014
Despite being blocked at almost every turn in pursuit of the sport he loved, Seve Ballesteros fought against adversity to become the most spectacular and charismatic golfer to ever play the game.The Planet of Junior Brown
IMDB 4 | Sep , 1997
Powerful story about love, struggle and passion of an over protective mother and her piano prodigy.Looking for Eric
IMDB 6.5 | May , 2009
A man trying to put his life back on track gets some advice from an unexpected benefactor -- the ex-footballer Eric Cantona.Boomerang!
IMDB 7 | Feb , 1947
When a kindly priest is murdered while waiting at a street corner in a quiet Connecticut town, the citizens are horrified and demand action from the police. All of the witnesses identify John Waldron, a nervous out-of-towner, as the killer. District Attorney Henry Harvey is then put on the case and faces political opposition in his attempt to prove Waldron's innocence.Network
IMDB 7.8 | Nov , 1976
When veteran anchorman Howard Beale is forced to retire his 25-year post because of his age, he announces to viewers that he will kill himself during his farewell broadcast. Network executives rethink their decision when his fanatical tirade results in a spike in ratings.Hothead
IMDB 7.2 | Feb , 1979
François, a miserable football player, becomes a town hero after bringing victory in an extremely important game. He uses his fame for revenge on the team star for the previous mockeries.Two for the Money
IMDB 6 | Oct , 2005
A former college athlete joins forces with a sports consultant to handicap football games for high-rolling gamblers.Damage
IMDB 6.6 | Dec , 1992
The life of a respected British politician at the height of his career crumbles when he becomes obsessed with his son's lover.The Big Easy
IMDB 6.2 | Nov , 1986
Remy McSwain is a New Orleans police lieutenant who investigates the murder of a local mobster. His investigation leads him to suspect that fellow members of the police force may be involved.The Knock Out Cop
IMDB 6.4 | Oct , 1973
Inspector “Flatfoot” Rizzo investigates crime and corruption in Naples.City Hall
IMDB 5.9 | Feb , 1996
The accidental shooting of a boy in New York leads to an investigation by the Deputy Mayor, and unexpectedly far-reaching consequences.Lord Jim
IMDB 6.8 | Feb , 1965
After being discredited as a coward, a 19th century seaman lives for only one purpose: to redeem himself. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment in 2000.Touch 2: The Farewell Gift
IMDB 4 | Dec , 1986
Tatsuya and Minami meet Akio Nitta, an ace batter who thought of Kazuya as his rival. Nitta sees great potential in Tatsuya and expects to face him on the road to the national high school baseball tournament.Kickboxer
IMDB 6.8 | Apr , 1989
If your enemy refuses to be humbled... Destroy him. Accompanied by his brother Kurt, American kickboxing champion Eric Sloane, arrives in Thailand to defeat the Eastern warriors at their own sport. His opponent: ruthless fighter and Thai champion, Tong Po. Tong not only defeats Eric, he paralyzes him for life. Crazed with anger, Kurt vows revenge.The Football Factory
IMDB 6.4 | May , 2004
The Football Factory is more than just a study of the English obsession with football violence, it's about men looking for armies to join, wars to fight and places to belong. A forgotten culture of Anglo Saxon males fed up with being told they're not good enough and using their fists as a drug they describe as being more potent than sex and drugs put together.Memories of Murder
IMDB 8.1 | Apr , 2003
During the late 1980s, two detectives in a South Korean province attempt to solve the nation's first series of rape-and-murder cases.Dead Presidents
IMDB 6.7 | Sep , 1995
On the streets they call cash dead presidents. And that's just what a Vietnam veteran is after when he returns home from the war only to find himself drawn into a life of crime. With the aid of his fellow vets he plans the ultimate heist -- a daring robbery of an armored car filled with unmarked U.S. currency!Slap Shot
IMDB 6.8 | Feb , 1977
To build up attendance at their games, the management of a struggling minor-league hockey team signs up the Hanson Brothers, three hard-charging players whose job is to demolish the opposition.Sexual Surrender
IMDB 4.3 | Jul , 2003
Andy is on his way up the corporate ladder, is dating the boss's daughter, and has just been assigned a major takeover. It will only take one woman to make everything go wrong.