Moneyball

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Moneyball

PG-13

Released Sep 23, 2011

2h 13m

Drama

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Billy Beane (Brad Pitt), general manager of the Oakland A's, one day has an epiphany: Baseball's conventional wisdom is all wrong. Faced with a tight budget, Beane must reinvent his team by outsmarting the richer ball clubs. Joining forces with Ivy League graduate Peter Brand (Jonah Hill), Beane prepares to challenge old-school traditions. He recruits bargain-bin players whom the scouts have labeled as flawed, but have game-winning potential. Based on the book by Michael Lewis.

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Critics Consensus

Director Bennett Miller, along with Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill, take a niche subject and turn it into a sharp, funny, and touching portrait worthy of baseball lore.

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

Like a long, boring game of chess, where hopeful baseball players are discarded as effortlessly as a pawn and a knight, Moneyball fails to provide the sentiment it needs to inspire audiences.

Rated: C-

Sep 8, 2017

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Rafer Guzman

Newsday

Moneyball is a winner, one of the freshest and smartest sports movies in years.

Rated: 3.5/4

May 6, 2014

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David Elliott

San Diego Reader

Brad Pitt is at the top of his own game as Beane. Cocky and often nonchalant, he is gnawed by doubts that he tries to cover by grabbing a snack or pitching a grin.

Rated: 4/4

May 6, 2014

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Chance Solem-Pfeifer

Willamette Week

The trick of Moneyball is that while this analytics revolution has not made the sport any more enjoyable... watching the coup unfold via nonstop workplace arguments is a blast.

Jan 22, 2025

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Sarah Vincent

Sarah G Vincent Views

If The Big Short distilled Lewis’ prose to its most entertaining essence without sacrificing his scope and The Blind Side just favored the human interest portion of his story, then Moneyball fell somewhere in between.

Jan 4, 2025

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Fico Cangiano

CineXpress Podcast

How can you not be romantic about baseball and this film? A superb script by Aaron Sorkin, great performances by Pitt and Hill, and solid direction by Miller result in a phenomenal sports drama of how the sport evolved. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 4/5

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Kenneth L

As a stats nerd and a baseball fan, (especially during the era of the film) I really enjoyed this movie.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/19/25

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Regal R

80/100 - good sports movie. worth watching even if youre not into sports as the acting, dialogue, cinematography and plot were done well.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/01/25

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Tilman G

Moneyball convinces with a gripping true story and a clever narrative about the statistical revolution in baseball. Brad Pitt's performance as Billy Beane is strong, but Jonah Hill in particular steals the show with his calm but impressive performance as Peter Brand. The mixture of drama and sport works well, even if the movie seems a little too long in places and some scenes turn out too cheesy. Overall, Moneyball remains an entertaining and inspiring movie that is very well told despite its minor weaknesses.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/27/25

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Beau B

Brilliant, inspirational film. A testament to the romanticism and amazingness of baseball. A great depiction of the Oakland Athletics miracle season. Fantastic acting. The best sports movie I have ever seen.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/28/25

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Lee Y

Excellent movie. I always enjoy a true story that is well written, acted and exceeds one’s expectations.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/25/25

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Audience Member

Great movie...will watch multiple times. Pitt was phenomenal, loved the writing...overall big thumbs up 👍

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/17/25

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Synopsis

Billy Beane (Brad Pitt), general manager of the Oakland A's, one day has an epiphany: Baseball's conventional wisdom is all wrong. Faced with a tight budget, Beane must reinvent his team by outsmarting the richer ball clubs. Joining forces with Ivy League graduate Peter Brand (Jonah Hill), Beane prepares to challenge old-school traditions. He recruits bargain-bin players whom the scouts have labeled as flawed, but have game-winning potential. Based on the book by Michael Lewis.

Director: Bennett Miller
Producer: Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz, Brad Pitt
Screenwriter: Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Scott Rudin Productions, Rachael Horovitz, Michael De Luca
Rating: PG-13 (Some Strong Language)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 23, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 3, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $75.6M
Runtime: 2h 13m

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