There's no crying in baseball... but sometimes there's crying in baseball movies! Choose a tearjerker or cry tears of laughter — either way, if you're not watching the game you should be watching one of these movies.
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The life story of Jackie Robinson, played by Chadwick Boseman, the first black athlete to play in Major League Baseball.
Bull Durham
A Durham Bulls' super fan who has an affair with one baseball player each season meets an up-and-coming pitcher and the experienced catcher assigned to him.
(This is Alice's favourite baseball movie of all time! She can share more recommendations through our May We Suggest program.)
Field of Dreams
An Iowa farmer is inspired by a voice he cannot ignore to pursue a dream and turns his corn field into a baseball field so that some baseball legends can come and play.
A League of Their Own
Two sisters join the first female professional baseball league and struggle to help it succeed amid their own growing rivalry.
Million Dollar Arm
An American sports agent travels to India where he holds a contest to find cricket players in the hopes of making them Major League Baseball players.
Moneyball
The true story of Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane's attempt to put together a successful baseball club on a budget by employing computer-generated analysis.
The Natural
An unknown middle-aged batter with a mysterious past appears out of nowhere to take a losing 1930s baseball team to the top of the league.
Pride of the Yankees
The inspirational story of baseball legend Lou Gehrig, from his time as a player for the New York Yankees, to his battle with ALS. Also available to stream on Kanopy.
The Rookie
A small-time baseball coach promises his team that if they win the championships he will try out for major league baseball.
