The Greatest Baseball Movies Of All Time
Baseball movies always have a way of touching the hearts of both baseball and non baseball fans. These are the greatest baseball movies of all time.
25. It Happens Every Spring (1949)
A funny comedy about a college professor who makes a substances that repels wood. And it's used to dominate hitters.
24. Summer Catch (2001)
Freddie Prinze Jr. plays a left in the Cape Cod League and tries to make it to the bigs. It's a funny rom-com.
23. Bang The Drum Slowly (1973)
A poetic story of a friendship between a pitcher and his terminally ill catcher. One of Robert De Niro's first standout roles.
22. The Stratton Story (1949)
A story about a White Sox pitcher who mad a comeback after losing his leg. It's based on a inspiration of a true story.
21. Hardball (2001)
Keanu Reeves becomes a coach for a youth baseball team in Chicago. It was a entertaining baseball movie.
20. The Perfect Game (2009)
A story of a little league team from Mexico that came as Underdog to in the whole thing in 1957. A feel good story.
19. Sugar (2008)
A Dominican pitcher tries to make it in the USA. It has a great way of identifying culture and the harsh grind of minor league baseball.
18. 61 (2001)
A film on HBO showing the 1961 Home Run chase between Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle. A great ode to the Yankees home run chase.
17. The Battered B* of Baseball
It was a Netflix documentary about the Portland Mavericks. A indie minor league team in the 1970s. It was a love letter to the anti-establishment of baseball.
16. Trouble with the Curve (2012)
Clint Eastwood plays an old-school scout who clashes with modern analytics. Not a fastball but it does hit the zone.
15. For Love of the Game (1999)
Kevin Costner stars in another baseball movie. He is an aging pitcher reflecting on life while throwing a potential perfect game. It's a beautiful story of the grace of baseball.
14. The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
Classic Lou Gehrig biopic. A tearjerker that honors a baseball icon.
13. The Bad News Bear (1976)
A foul mothed little league team. A coach with a boozing problem. Chaotic but charming .
12. Rookie of the Year (1993)
A freak injury turns a kids arm into an absolute cannon. It was a 90s classic as the kid ends up being an Ace for the Cubs.
11. Little Big League (1994)
A 12 year old kid inherits the Minnesota Twins and becomes the manager of the club. It's funny and features MLB superstars Ken Griffey Jr. and Randy Johnson on the Seattle Mariners.
10. The Rookie (2002)
Based on a true story of a high school coach Jim Morris. He makes his MLB debut after coaching High School.
9. Eight Men Out (1988)
A retelling of the 1919 Black Sox scandal. One of baseball's biggest scandals ever recaptured in movie form.
8. 42 (2013)
Chadwick Boseman performs and shines as Jackie Robinson. It's a emotional biopic about breaking the MLB's color barrier.
7. The Natural (1984)
Roy Hobbs is a mysterious slugger with a great bat but a tragic past. Think of it as a baseball fairytale.
6. A League Of Their Own (1992)
Who remembers the classic quote "There's no crying in baseball". A fictional account of the American Girls Professional Baseball league that was around in WWII.
5. Bull Durham (1988)
A smart rom-com about baseball life in the minor leagues. Another classic baseball movie with Kevin Costner.
4. Major League (1989)
The Cleveland Indians are a ragtag crew that are built to tank the season. Spoiler alert, they get good and get some Underdog swagger.
3. Moneyball (2011)
Billy Beane and the Oakland A's approach baseball with a revolutionary new approach. Sabermetric approach to baseball.
2. Field of Dreams (1989)
Guess who? Kevin Costner again. This one is a tear jerker with the famous quote "if you build it, they will come".
1. The Sandlot (1993)
A coming of age story about a group of kids who love baseball. A story about summer time fun and getting into trouble as youth who love baseball.