Fever Pitch

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Fever Pitch

PG-13

Released Apr 8, 2005

1h 43m

Romance

Comedy

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When Ben Wrightman (Jimmy Fallon), a young teacher, begins dating pretty businesswoman Lindsey Meeks (Drew Barrymore), the two don't seem to have a lot of the same interests, but they fall in love, regardless. Their romance goes well until baseball season begins, and Lindsey soon realizes that Ben is completely obsessed with the Boston Red Sox. Though she tries to understand Ben's passionate team loyalty, eventually it threatens to end their otherwise happy relationship.

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Critics Consensus

While not a home run, Fever Pitch has enough charm and on-screen chemistry between the two leads to make it a solid hit.

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David Stratton

At the Movies (Australia)

I think it's very ordinary.

Rated: 2/4

May 7, 2014

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William Goss

Film.com

...tries to deal with the messy process of nurturing a proper adult relationship rather than simply shoehorning two lovers into a predictable set of catastrophic circumstances until they finally succumb to one another.

May 29, 2013

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David Germain

Associated Press

Stripped of almost all the brothers' usual crudeness, Fever Pitch proves what we've suspected all along: That beneath the gross-out gags and freak-show humor, Peter and Bobby Farrelly are just a couple of lovable romantics.

Mar 20, 2013

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Micheal Compton

Bowling Green Daily News

To put it in baseball terms, Fever Pitch swings for the fences, only to come up well short of the warning track.

Nov 18, 2019

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Miles Fielder

The List

Fallon and Barrymore make for a likable and funny couple, even if this reasonably amusing film doesn't quite hit a home run.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 25, 2019

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Daniel Barnes

Dare Daniel

A slapdash, clumsy, poorly acted and pervasively false film filled with precocious movie kids, nonstop needle drops and a barrage of "washing your balls" jokes.

Rated: 1/5

Mar 26, 2019

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Rosana B

Baseado num ensaio autobiográfico de 1992, que gerou também o filme de 1997 (homônimo que desejo assistir também) onde ambos eram sobre futebol, mas alteraram para se adequar ao mercado americano (Boston Red Sox)… Drew Barrymore sempre maravilhosa nesses filmes de comédia romântica bobinhas… O protagonista me incomoda na mesma proporção que me encanta, já fui fanática, imaturidade eterna… Trilha sonora linda, que embala nossas risadas de coração quentinho, e também nossas quase lágrimas...

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/04/25

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Larry K

One of my favorite baseball movies ever

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/04/24

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Haruki H

It is an absolute must-see for both sports and romance fans. It felt so real that I forgot I was watching a movie. It can make you sad for a while but then makes you happy again like it literally has every mood in it. The music is also great. It is such a nice comedy romance.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/01/24

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Alan g

The original book was about Arsenal Football Club. The director and writer ruined it by making a movie about the red sox. Bad movie horrible acting. Why do these hollywood hacks think they can do better than the original source.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/05/24

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donnie m

cute movie and a 'good song' can really make a movie better as in "sweet caroline"

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/21/24

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Audience Member

As a Yankee fan, I didn’t really want to watch this haha but I was pleasantly surprised. Cute love story, good humor and a nice depiction of having to make the difficult decisions in life.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/19/24

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Synopsis

When Ben Wrightman (Jimmy Fallon), a young teacher, begins dating pretty businesswoman Lindsey Meeks (Drew Barrymore), the two don't seem to have a lot of the same interests, but they fall in love, regardless. Their romance goes well until baseball season begins, and Lindsey soon realizes that Ben is completely obsessed with the Boston Red Sox. Though she tries to understand Ben's passionate team loyalty, eventually it threatens to end their otherwise happy relationship.

Director: Robert Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
Producer: Gil Netter, Drew Barrymore, Nancy Juvonen, Alan Greenspan, Bradley Thomas
Screenwriter: Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel
Distributor: Fox
Production Co: Flower Films, Fox 2000 Pictures, Alan Greenspan Productions, Wildgaze Films
Rating: PG-13 (Some Sensuality|Crude and Sexual Humor)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 8, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 27, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $42.1M
Runtime: 1h 43m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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