Bull Durham

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Bull Durham

R

Released Jun 15, 1988

1h 48m

Romance

Comedy

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In Durham, N.C., the Bulls minor league baseball team has one asset no other can claim: a poetry-loving groupie named Annie Savoy (Susan Sarandon). As the team's season begins, Annie selects brash new recruit Ebby Calvin Laloosh (Tim Robbins), whom she christens "Nuke," to inspire with the religion of baseball. Nuke also receives guidance from veteran player Crash Davis (Kevin Costner), who settles Nuke's erratic pitching and teaches him to follow the catcher's lead.

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Critics Consensus

Kevin Costner is at his funniest and most charismatic in Bull Durham, a film that's as wise about relationships as it is about minor league baseball.

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Carrie Rickey

Philadelphia Inquirer

Screwball Annie and hardball Crash aren't playing the same game, which is Shelton's conceit as well as a possible screen-writing miscalculation.

Rated: 3/4

Mar 20, 2013

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Jay Boyar

Orlando Sentinel

Ron Shelton, who wrote and directed the film, displays a knowledge of and affection for the national pastime. You can see it in the knowing detail he brings to even the minor characters.

Mar 20, 2013

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Sheila Benson

Los Angeles Times

[Shelton is] uncanny at putting us inside his players' heads when they're on the mound or up at bat, running their private litanies of encouragement and subversion to psych themselves up.

Mar 11, 2013

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Chance Solem-Pfeifer

Willamette Week

The fact that Bull Durham savors the scuzzier side of the game makes it all the more romantic.

Apr 14, 2025

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Rachel Wagner

Hallmarkies Podcast

A sexy movie with great chemistry between its stars

Apr 7, 2025

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Dan Buffa

Ramble On With Buffa (Substack)

Crash was different, and that’s why he and the movie stand above most, if not all, baseball and sports films for me. Director Ron Shelton captured the minor league grind and added a bevy of edgy humor to the proceedings, starting with Costner’s aging pro.

Rated: A

Aug 13, 2024

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Dominic B

I know nothing of baseball (my excuse: I'm German). But when I mentioned this movie to a baseball-loving friend of mine, his eyes lit up and he said that he had seen it countless times and knew the dialogue by heart. But even without baseball chops, I liked this. Excellent cast and very funny (esp Tim Robbins)!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/28/25

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Donald Z

Pointless. stupid, has nothing to do with baseball Doesn't even have respect for the game. I have no respect for the two main characters who lead pointles existences.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/13/25

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Bernadette M

Kevin Costner was absolutely superb

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/02/25

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Colin M

Best baseball movie. Some of the best writing and most memorable lines.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/30/25

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Max W

The flat narrative, unfocused plotlines, and poorly crafted characters that fail to resonate make Bull Durham fall far short of expectations.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/29/24

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mark g

I don't get it, never have. Saw it in theater, thought it was terrible. Have seen it a couple more times over the years, still didn't like it. Not really a baseball film, as Robbins has zero baseball skills. More closely resembles a Cinemax after dark movie as the sex scenes are pretty graphic, for some bizarre reason. I like all the actors in this film, so it's not personal. I just hate this film.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/12/24

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Ron Shelton

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Crash Davis

Susan Sarandon

Annie Savoy

Tim Robbins

Ebby Calvin 'Nuke' LaLoosh

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Bull Durham: Official Clip - The No-No Word

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Bull Durham: Official Clip - Annie Seduces Nuke

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Bull Durham: Official Clip - On-the-Mound Convention

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Bull Durham: Official Clip - Winning's Better Than Losing

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Bull Durham: Official Clip - What Crash Believes

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Bull Durham: Official Clip - Getting Woolly

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Bull Durham: Official Clip - I Want You

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Bull Durham: Official Clip - Kitchen Love

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Bull Durham: Official Clip - Strikeouts are Fascist

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Bull Durham: Official Clip - Get the Broad Out of Your Head

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Synopsis

In Durham, N.C., the Bulls minor league baseball team has one asset no other can claim: a poetry-loving groupie named Annie Savoy (Susan Sarandon). As the team's season begins, Annie selects brash new recruit Ebby Calvin Laloosh (Tim Robbins), whom she christens "Nuke," to inspire with the religion of baseball. Nuke also receives guidance from veteran player Crash Davis (Kevin Costner), who settles Nuke's erratic pitching and teaches him to follow the catcher's lead.

Director: Ron Shelton
Producer: Thom Mount, Mark Burg
Screenwriter: Ron Shelton
Distributor: Orion Pictures
Production Co: The Mount Company
Rating: R
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 15, 1988, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 2, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $49.9M
Runtime: 1h 48m
Sound Mix: Surround

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