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      Eight Men Out

      1988, History/Drama, 1h 59m

      54 Reviews 10,000+ Ratings

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      Perhaps less than absorbing for non-baseball fans, but nevertheless underpinned by strong performances from the cast and John Sayles' solid direction. Read critic reviews

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      Movie Info

      The Chicago White Sox, who are set to play the Cincinnati Reds in the World Series of 1919, are at odds with their team's owner, Charles Comiskey (Clifton James), who pays his players unsatisfactory wages despite the team's popularity. A group of professional gamblers offers the Sox's best athletes a fortune to throw the series, and the players agree. However, their reputations and careers are ruined when the dark secret, dubbed the "Black Sox Scandal," reaches the public consciousness.

      • Rating: PG

      • Genre: History, Drama

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: John Sayles

      • Producer: Sarah Pillsbury, Midge Sanford

      • Writer: John Sayles

      • Release Date (Theaters):  original

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      • Box Office (Gross USA): $4.3M

      • Runtime:

      • Distributor: Orion Pictures

      • Production Co: Orion Pictures

      Cast & Crew

      John Cusack
      Clifton James
      Michael Lerner
      John Mahoney
      David Strathairn
      D.B. Sweeney
      Don Harvey
      Michael Rooker
      Perry Lang
      James Read
      Gordon Clapp
      Richard Edson
      Bill Irwin
      Kevin Tighe
      Studs Terkel
      John Anderson
      John Sayles
      Barbara Boyle
      Mason Daring
      Robert Richardson
      John Tintori
      Nora Chavooshian
      Dan Bishop
      Cynthia Flynt

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      • Jan 20, 2014

        Good sports movie with a great cast and realistic 1919 setting that unfortunately suffers from too many moving pieces, convoluting what is otherwise a simplistic morality tale with true-story credibility.

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      • Dec 08, 2010

        Very good biopic on the famous 'black sox' scandal.

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      • Oct 14, 2010

        Probably my 2nd favorite baseball movie behind <i>The Natural.</i> Great evocation of an era when baseball players were regular working men and the greatest game faced its darkest days.

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      • Oct 13, 2010

        This baseball drama is interesting, mostly because it's a true story, but also because it's got a lot of stars. The problem is, it gets really dull now and then. Overall, it's pretty good, though.

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