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Moneyball (2011) Movie Information |
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Overall Rank: |
379 |
Avg. Rating: |
3.06/4 |
# of Ratings: |
174 |
Genres: |
Drama, Biography |
Rating: |
PG-13 |
Language: |
English |
Theater Date: | 09/23/2011 |
DVD Release: |
01/10/2012 |
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Director: |
Bennett Miller |
Actors: |
Brad Pitt
Jonah Hill
Robin Wright
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Chris Pratt
Kathryn Morris |
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Plot Outline:
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The Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane is low on money but high on ideas. Using the assistance of computer-generated analysis for his draft, he hopes to put together a standout team on a modest budget. -- Chris Kavan
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Nick 02/20/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
2.5/4 |
I haven't enjoyed very many sports movies over the last few years. And when you target baseball as the sport, my expectations were even less cause baseball is a fairly boring sport to showcase in a movie. But this movie is much more than just about baseball, it is a movie about business ideas and going against the norm, to prove something. Jonah Hill would never have been my choice for the role of Peter Brand, but after seeing the movie, he does a decent job. This movie was interesting to watch, and may not be the best the movie of the year by any means, but is worth watching once. |
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Chris Kavan 02/02/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
3/4 |
While baseball does figure in the the whole scheme of things, this is not so much a sports film as a drama that happens to feature baseball. Jonah Hill can pull off drama, Brad Pitt and Philip Seymour Hoffman are likewise well cast and the story is a great watch even for people who hate baseball. |
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Daniel Corleone 01/24/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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3/4 |
The General Manager of Oakland Athletics baseball team, Billy Beane, attempts to assemble a competitive team. He seeks assistance from Peter Brand (Jonah Hill), a young Yale economics graduate, to revue the player's value. A wonderful look at the business side of a major sport. Style of direction with additional facts and videos utilized were a good touch. If only they have something in the basketball side. Moneyball is money for this type of genre. |
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12/02/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Changed baseball as we know it |
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Had this movie in my collection a while and finally got around to watching it today. One of the best films i have seen on the profession of baseball yet. Kudos to both Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill for stellar acting jobs here. Supporting cast ain't that bad either with realistic jobs done also by Phillip Seymore Thomas (Who has a head coach look down perfectly) But both the acting jobs done by both Pitt and Hill are very belieavable and a storyline which was incredibly interesting and no you dont even have to enjoy watching the sport to know what's going on as i once heard a woman freind say.
Pitt plays Oakland A's longtime GM and former Mets player Billy Beane. Beane is named the Oakland A's GM and attneds all the draft meetings with the look of utmost boredom until one of the other ... |
Rating of
3.5/4 |
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03/02/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Good performances, looooong conversations |
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Moneyball is a decent film, buoyed by performances from Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill, and by presenting a "behind the scenes" look at a professional baseball team. The trailers would have you believe this is a film about a wayward general manager going against the odds and putting together a rag-tag team of players and achieving greatness. While this is part of the story, the depth of the film is using a statistical formula to put a strong team together. This interesting to watch thanks to the performance of Pitt and Hill, but because this is an Aaron Sorkin screenplay, there's a lot of talking. I mean, a LOT of talking, which is why Sorkin's work tends to bore me. I don't mind exposition, but sometimes it doesn't have to be so much. Regardless, this is a decent watch. One of the best films o... |
Rating of
3/4 |
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02/25/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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exceptional classic |
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Bennett Miller who is famous for taking real life stories as motion pictures has returned to present another real story that concentrates on sports. After Capote he is back again in 2011 bringing Moneyball. Capote depicted the life story of author of the book (in cold war), Mr. Capote. Now he followed the same way to give another real story by using a smart cast. The plot of Moneyball cannot be created or destroyed. It is history and Bennett Miller has reinvented the baseball game. There are only few restricted characters in the movie and he sticks to develop those characters to perfection. Of course the major character is Mr. Pitt.
Moneyball deals about understanding the baseball game and how come managers and board members of one team outwit another. It may be considered as a sort o...
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Rating of
4/4 |
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