I love media about a scrappy team of underdogs and a down-on-his-luck coach. Bonus points for a tiny baby Michael B . Jordan being on the team. I would classify it more a drama, which is unusual for the scrappy-underdog-kids-playing-sports subgenre, but it has enough laughs to be a good balance. A pretty significant thing happens towards the end that I would personally remove, as I don't think it adds anything to the real plot and feels like cheap writing. Overall I'm still here for it. Look at Keanu on the poster. Adorable.
Hardball
The most important thing in life is showing up
Rating
4.0 (2)
Release Date
9/14/2001Runtime
106 minsGenres
Overview
An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of getting a loan from a friend.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$32,000,000Revenue
$40,222,729Homepage
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How It Feels
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A well-meaning underdog sports drama about redemption through coaching, anchored by genuine performances from its young actors despite hitting familiar beats of the genre.
Mood
HopefulBittersweet
Themes
RedemptionComing of ageFamilyClass
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Steady
Look
NaturalisticDocumentary-like
Structure
Linear
Keanu Reeves
Conor O'Neill
Diane Lane
Elizabeth Wilkes
John Hawkes
Ticky Tobin
Bryan Hearne
Andre Ray Peetes
Julian Griffith
Jefferson Albert Tibbs
Michael B. Jordan
Jamal
A. Delon Ellis Jr.
Miles Pennfield II
Kris D. Lofton
Clarence
Michael Perkins
Kofi Evans
Brian M. Reed
Raymond 'Ray Ray' Bennet
DeWayne Warren
Jarius 'G-Baby' Evans
Carol Hall
Pearla Evans
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