Top 10 Baseball Movies of All Time (from IMDb.com)

[AzHaloFan]

_{That list is clown bro - any top 10 baseball movie list that does NOT include 8 men out, Angels in the Outfield and has Bull Durham NOT #1 is a waste of time. Who here would rather watch Mr. 3000, than Angels in the Outfield, seriously.}

_{Here is mine, wait for the shocker at the end....}

_{1 Bull Durham}

_{2. The Natural}

_{3. Baseball - the PBS series by Ken Burns}

_{4. Eight Men Out}

_{5. Angels in the Outfield}

_{6. The Bad News Bears - 1976} 

_{7. The Sandlot}

_{8. Fever Pitch - ONLY because it explains our crazy fandom to laypeople}

_{9. Major League}

_{10. The Fan}

 

_{Honorable Mention - Moneyball - but they got the ending wrong because the story was about the team who won the WS that year right? Oh...wait.}

 

_{Shocker...I OWN Field of Dreams but have never actually sat down and watched it.}

[meat]

Not a horrible list.  Not great either.

Including Mr. 3000 and omitting Major League kills the validity.

[Blarg]

1. Field of Dreams (1989)

2. The Bad News Bears (1976)

3. Bull Durham (1988)

4. The Pride of the Yankees (1942)

5. A League of their Own (1992)

6. Fever Pitch (2005)

7. The Natural (1984)

8. Moneyball (2011)

9. Mr. 3000 (2004)

10. Baseball (1994 Mini-Series

 

This is possibly the dumbest top ten list assembled.

 

Imagine the top ten war movies and Tropic Thunder was in the top ten, That is just about where Fever Pitch and Mr.3000 are landing in terms of relevance.

 

Oh wait, I just noticed someone put Angels in the Outfield on their list. That certainly raises the IMDb one floor from the basement.

[HaloFan85]

Rottentomatoes has moneyball as the highest rated baseball film.  Therefore I agree with their rankings.

They actually rank Bull Durham #1.

[Blarg]

For the Love of the game has to be in there

and how is Major League not in there?

Bang the Drum Slowly

 

Mr. 3000???? you got to be kidding right???

Affirmative action. Now that 42 is out there I think we can safely say Mr.3000 will be just that on anyone's list.

[meat]

Someone got it right!

They actually rank Bull Durham #1.

[Blarg]

The movie is called Sugar and should be a top ten film even though it has not one feature film star in the cast.

 

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0990413/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

 

There's also a recent movie about a Dominican pitcher trying to make it, that's name I can't remember - really good and very realistic.

[HaloFan85]

The movie is called Sugar and should be a top ten film even though it has not one feature film star in the cast.

 

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0990413/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Rottentomatoes has it at #5.

 

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/guides/best_baseball_movies/

[fan_since79]

Babe Ruth played himself in "Pride of the Yankees" and did a fine job. 

 

Good movie. More a love story than a baseball movie. Teresa Wright was beautiful as Gehrig's wife. Great chemistry between her and Gary Cooper.

[mtangelsfan]

My list would be

 

1. Field of Dreams

2. Bull Durham

3. Bad News Bears

4. The Sandlot

5. Major League

6. 61

7. The Natural

8. Eight Men Out

9. A League of Their Own

10. Pride of the Yankees

 

Fever Pitch is not really a baseball movie (nor was it that great anyways)

 

I enjoyed For the Love of the Game, but Kevin Costner over acted that movie to crap. 

[Angel Oracle]

I'll put my list together later.

But I would definately have Major League and The Sandlot on my top 10 list, replacing Mr. 3000 and Fever Pitch. 

 

Concur with MT on For Love of the Game.

[Jobu]

Is very bad to leave Major League off the list.

Is very bad.

[stormngt]

Affirmative action. Now that 42 is out there I think we can safely say Mr.3000 will be just that on anyone's list.

ok, point taken

[Hubs]

My list would be

 

1. Field of Dreams

2. Bull Durham

3. Bad News Bears

4. The Sandlot

5. Major League

6. 61

7. The Natural

8. Eight Men Out

9. A League of Their Own

10. Pride of the Yankees

 

Fever Pitch is not really a baseball movie (nor was it that great anyways)

 

I enjoyed For the Love of the Game, but Kevin Costner over acted that movie to crap. 

 

For Love of the Game makes my list despite Costner's overacting.

 

That movie is the only movie that shows the game like a game. For those that haven't seen it, it's the story of an aging veteran pitcher (think Chuck Finley) who has been on one team for years, but still pitching well, As trade rumors fly, it's the last game of the year against the Yankees, in a dismal Tigers season.

 

And the story unfolds of his career, in between the innings, as he pitches 1-2-3 inning after 1-2-3 inning. Until he realizes in the 8th inning, that he's five outs from perfection.

 

It shows a game as a game, and the emotion of a perfect game as a perfect game should be. It captures that aspect better than any other baseball movie I've seen in the same way Bad News Bears does for Little League, Bull Durham does for the minor leagues, The Natural does for old time baseball.

 

I liked Eight Men Out and The Sandlot, but neither of those movies depicts anything about baseball I love.

 

61 was pretty good. A League of their Own was good… Major League was great… I love the Rookie (about the Tampa reliever) even though it's sappy. And Field of Dreams is a great movie with baseball, but is it really a baseball movie? 

 

Moneyball was good, except they don't tell you the Angels won the series or that the three aces the A's had that year had a ton to do with their success (Hudson, Mulder, Zito)

 

I've yet to see 42, and may do so today.

 

One thing for sure, there are way too many ridiculous baseball movies like Angels in the Outfield or Mr. 3000, or Rookie of the Year….etc.

 

My List:

 

1. Field of Dreams

2. Bull Durham

3. The Natural

4. For Love of the Game

5. Bad News Bears

6. Major League

7. 61

8. A League of Their Own

9. Moneyball

10. Eight Men Out

[T.G.]

Anyone ever see "Hard Ball?"  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0180734/

[Kenny]

You know what, I liked "the Babe" as well. Can't beat John Goodman.

[Nowani]

I thought "Chasing 3000" had huge potential. Still a decent movie but could have been really good.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0483586/

[Earnest Borgnine of 9]

Wesley Snipes and Deniro in The Fan.