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Fever Pitch

Play trailer 2:23 Poster for Fever Pitch PG-13 Released Apr 8, 2005 1h 43m Romance Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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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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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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thiago s Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, a história é fraca, os personagens são fracos, nem com o casal entre o jimmy fallon e a drew barrymore o filme ficou bom e nem as cenas salvaram o filme. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/26/25 Full Review Ed R Decent Romantic Comedy Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/26/25 Full Review 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 Full Review Larry K One of my favorite baseball movies ever Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 11/04/24 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews
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Robert Farrelly

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Peter Farrelly

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Drew Barrymore

Lindsey Meeks

Jimmy Fallon

Ben Wrightman

James B. Sikking

Doug Meeks

JoBeth Williams

Maureen Meeks

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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
Alan Greenspan Productions, Flower Films, Wildgaze Films, Fox 2000 Pictures
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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