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The Sandlot

Play trailer 2:28 Poster for The Sandlot PG 1993 1h 41m Kids & Family Comedy Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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When Scottie Smalls (Thomas Guiry) moves to a new neighborhood, he manages to make friends with a group of kids who play baseball at the sandlot. Together they go on a series of funny and touching adventures. The boys run into trouble when Smalls borrows a ball from his stepdad that gets hit over a fence.
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It may be shamelessly derivative and overly nostalgic, but The Sandlot is nevertheless a genuinely sweet and funny coming-of-age adventure.

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Jill Rachlin Entertainment Weekly 04/09/2019
B-
Those in the mood to return to the age of innocence might want to try The Sandlot. Go to Full Review
Duane Byrge The Hollywood Reporter 04/09/2019
A scruffy underdog yarn that will appeal not only to kids but also to their thirty- or fortysomething parents. Go to Full Review
Dave Kehr Chicago Tribune 05/07/2014
2/4
In The Sandlot's nostalgia for simpler times, a single-sex world seems to be a key component. Go to Full Review
Morgan Shaunette Willamette Week Jun 23
The Sandlot is derivative, often simplistic and saccharine, but it can’t be denied just how well it works as a coming-of-age adventure appreciated by audiences of all stripes. Go to Full Review
M.V. Moorhead Phoenix Magazine May 1
It’s a charming picture, capturing the world from a kid perspective. Go to Full Review
Danielle Solzman Solzy at the Movies 09/13/2024
5/5
Everything comes together in The Sandlot with perfection to deliver one of the best baseball movies in cinematic history. Go to Full Review
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Jerrod G Dec 15 Baseball through the eyes of nerdy Kevin Arnold but seriously great movie hits on every genre they classify it to be in and that's why legends never die. See more David S. Dec 11 One of those films that is a bit of a surprise, the family friendly film could have been really bad, but...it's not. A fun, if a bit dated, this film has really stood the test of time!!! Fun, a good story, and good humour, couldn't be a better film for the kids in all of us, and hey, I love it!!! See more Mitchell S @Mitchstur Nov 20 It still holds up as a funny and charming summer movie about friendship and how you mature as time goes on. See more tommy J Nov 20 I remember watching this as a kid and loving it. Ive watcjed it many times as a man and instill love it. I need children so i can watch it with them. One of the best movies ever made. See more Lance P. @cdr_crunch Nov 1 The best sports movie of all time and my all time favorite movie. Perfection. See more Andy C Oct 9 The sandlot always makes me goon. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis When Scottie Smalls (Thomas Guiry) moves to a new neighborhood, he manages to make friends with a group of kids who play baseball at the sandlot. Together they go on a series of funny and touching adventures. The boys run into trouble when Smalls borrows a ball from his stepdad that gets hit over a fence.
Director
David M. Evans
Producer
Dale De La Torre, William S. Gilmore
Screenwriter
David M. Evans, Robert Gunter
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Island World, Twentieth Century Fox
Rating
PG
Genre
Kids & Family, Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 1, 1993, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 20, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$31.7M
Runtime
1h 41m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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