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Fever Pitch

Play trailer 2:23 Poster for Fever Pitch PG-13 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) 05/07/2014
2/4
I think it's very ordinary. Go to Full Review William Goss Film.com 05/29/2013
...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. Go to Full Review David Germain Associated Press 03/20/2013
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. Go to Full Review Micheal Compton Bowling Green Daily News 11/18/2019
To put it in baseball terms, Fever Pitch swings for the fences, only to come up well short of the warning track. Go to Full Review Miles Fielder The List 04/25/2019
3/5
Fallon and Barrymore make for a likable and funny couple, even if this reasonably amusing film doesn't quite hit a home run. Go to Full Review Daniel Barnes Dare Daniel 03/26/2019
1/5
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. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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bruce C @bruce999 Aug 2 I used to be a red sox fan during this time period, and yes, they always seemed to lose at the end, until this year. This movie is well done, and has drama, and fun. Don't listen to negative reviews, as this is a great movie. See more Stephen C @bob25009 06/19/2025 Funny in 1 hour and 43 minutes!!!! Rated PG-13 for Some Sensuality and Crude and Sexual Humor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Ter P @RT81527309 06/08/2025 Type of movie where you are not expecting that much, but it turns out to be a really good movie! Great chemistry between Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon. See more thiago s @Thiagostone 02/26/2025 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. See more Ed R @JustcallmeER 02/26/2025 Decent Romantic Comedy See more Rosana B @RosanaBotafogo 01/04/2025 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... See more 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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