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Hardball (2001)
36K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
emotional, feel good, suspense, serious, tear jerker, touching, sad, black comedy, cult classic, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, kids, girls' night
Plot:
baseball, underdog, gambling, poverty, children, brutality, redemption, adaptation, gang, gambling debt, baseball coach, gangster, addiction, urban ghetto life, childhood, black, teacher, competition, sadness, drinking, boy, bartender, financial crisis, dedication, selfishness ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
chicago, detroit, usa, illinois, new jersey
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Most similar movies to Hardball
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, feel good, humorous and touching films with plots about ambition, underdog, hopes, contests and competitions, athlete and trainer, power relations and sport team mostly in Sport, Drama and Comedy genres. Some movies like Hardball: Coach Carter (2005), A League of Their Own (1992), Bad News Bears (2005), Eight Men Out (1988), Million Dollar Baby (2004). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
190K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Based on a true story, in which Richmond High School head basketball coach Ken Carter made headlines in 1999 for benching his undefeated team due to poor academic results.
Style:
inspirational, touching, motivational, hood, sexy ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, kids, family outing, girls' night ...
Plot:
basketball, teacher, mentor, teachers and students, underdog, athlete and trainer, high school, athlete's life, dedicated educator, sport team, life philosophy, college ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
california, new jersey, usa, san francisco, sacramento california ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
As America's stock of athletic young men is depleted during World War II, a professional all-female baseball league springs up in the Midwest, funded by publicity-hungry candy maker Walter Harvey (Garry Marshall). Competitive sisters Dottie ...
Style:
feel good, sentimental, sweet, touching, teen ...
Audience:
girls' night, kids, family outing, chick flick, teens
Plot:
baseball, world war two, feminist, sister sister relationship, friendship, sibling rivalry, alcoholic, coach, female friendship, female athlete, happy ending, female protagonist ...
Time:
1940s, year 1943, 20th century, 90s
Place:
oregon, chicago, indiana, usa, midwest ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Morris Buttermaker is a burned-out minor league baseball player who loves to drink and can't keep his hands to himself. His long-suffering lawyer arranges for him to manage a local Little League team, and Buttermaker soon finds himself the head ...
Style:
stylized, semi serious, touching, feel good, humorous ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens
Plot:
baseball, softball, mentor, coming of age, human spirit, rivalry, athlete and trainer, contests and competitions, ambition, against the odds, hopes, parents and children ...
Time:
year 2005, 20th century, 70s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, History, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
The great Chicago White Sox team of 1919 is the saddest team to ever win a pennent. The team is bitter at their penny pincher owner, Charles Comiskey, and at their own teammates. Gamblers take advantage of this opportunity to offer some players $ to ...
Style:
realistic, inspirational, factual, atmospheric, talky ...
Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
baseball, gambling, friendship, major league, scandal, historical figure, sport team, society, ambition, contests and competitions, baseball coach, dishonesty ...
Time:
20th century, year 1988, 1910s, year 1919, edwardian era ...
Place:
chicago, usa, cincinnati ohio, boston, california
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Despondent over a painful estrangement from his daughter, trainer Frankie Dunn isn't prepared for boxer Maggie Fitzgerald to enter his life. But Maggie's determined to go pro and to convince Dunn and his cohort to help her.
Style:
emotional, depressing, touching, sad, bad ending ...
Audience:
girls' night, kids, family friendly, adult
Plot:
boxing, underdog, female boxer, female protagonist, determination, mentor protege relationship, athlete's life, female athlete, boxing trainer, strong female character, euthanasia, athlete and trainer ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, europe, london, las vegas ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Adapted from a 1979 stage play written by Chicago's Organic Theater Company, BLEACHER BUMS details the exploits of a group of baseball fans as they sit in the bleachers of Lakeview Park watching a game between the hometown Bruins take on the ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, feel good, talky ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
baseball, gambling, friends, rivalry, follow your dream, lifestyle, against the odds, buddies, ambition, couple relations, athlete's life, hopes ...
Place:
chicago, usa
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A white school teacher takes over a talented, but undisciplined black high school basketball team and turns them into a winning team.
Style:
hood, humorous, realistic, semi serious, captivating ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
basketball, high school, hip hop, underdog, high school sports, urban, black, african american, teacher, ghetto, discrimination, education ...
Time:
year 1996, 90s
Place:
new york, usa, california, new jersey
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
An aging, down-on-his-luck ex-minor leaguer coaches a team of misfits in an ultra-competitive California little league.
Style:
inspirational, intense, talky, humorous, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
baseball, underdog, baseball coach, coach, youth, childhood, competition, baseball player, unlikely friendships, sport team, motorcycle, human spirit ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1976, 1930s, 80s
Place:
california, san francisco, usa, los angeles, new jersey
Similarity:
22%
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16K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Aging baseball star who goes by the nickname, Mr. 3000, finds out many years after retirement that he didn't quite reach 3,000 hits. Now at age 47 he's back to try and reach that goal.
Style:
inspirational, humorous, stylized, touching, feel good ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
baseball, redemption, underdog, hopes, friendship, ambition, athlete's life, rivalry, contests and competitions, journalism, major league, racing ...
Time:
year 2004, 90s, 2000s
Place:
milwaukee wisconsin, wisconsin, new jersey, california, san francisco
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
At the behest of Roger Dorn -- the Minnesota Twins' silver-tongued new owner -- washed-up minor league hurler Gus Cantrell steps up to the plate to take over as skipper of the club's hapless farm team. But little does he know that Dorn has ...
Style:
humorous, realistic, semi serious, feel good, unusual plot structure ...
Audience:
family outing, teens
Plot:
baseball, baseball coach, underdog, major league, baseball player, sport competition, racing, competition, contest, tournament, sport team, rivalry ...
Time:
year 1998, 90s
Place:
minnesota, south carolina, usa, new jersey
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A coming-of-age romantic comedy set against the backdrop of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Local boy Ryan Dunne (Freddie Prinze Jr.), now a pitcher for Boston College, meets Tenley Parrish (Jessica Biel), the daughter of a wealthy couple who summer ...
Style:
sexy, romantic, sentimental, feel good, humorous ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, date night, girls' night
Plot:
small town, woman in a bikini, youth, young lovers, athlete's life, fall in love, skinny dipping, rivalry, baseball, social differences, lifestyle, ambition ...
Time:
2000s, year 2001, 80s, 21st century
Place:
columbus ohio, usa, massachusetts, new england, san francisco ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
After taking a job managing a little league team, a homeless man inspires the kids to reach for it all and they inspire him to reclaim his life.
Style:
uplifting, semi serious, realistic, humorous, feel good ...
Plot:
baseball, youth, baseball coach, memory loss, teenage life, fall in love, parents and children, hollywood, against the odds, adoption, sexual relations, contests and competitions ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
florida
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
True story of Kent Stock, who in the early 90's, gives up a job and ditches his wedding plans to take over as head coach as the Norway High School baseball team. Kent must win over his players and convince them and himself that he can fill ...
Style:
realistic, sentimental, touching, sincere, historical drama ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
baseball, hopes, high school sports, coach, sport team, small town, ambition, against the odds, one last chance, youth, human spirit, rivalry ...
Time:
year 2007, 90s
Place:
iowa, usa
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Tired of the slave-like treatment of his team's owner, charismatic star Negro League pitcher Bingo Long takes to the road with his band of barnstormers through the small towns of the Midwest in the 1930's.
Style:
black comedy, road movie, sentimental, feel good, humorous ...
Plot:
baseball, blaxploitation, baseball coach, baseball player, black, urban, african, sport team, power relations, racism, on the road, interracial relations ...
Time:
1930s, year 1976
Place:
africa
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
When an 11 year old boy gets cut from his Little League baseball team, he sets out to form his own team.
Style:
touching, sentimental, humorous, feel good, non-linear ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
coach, follow your dream, ambition, against the odds, friendship, sport team, athlete's life, human spirit, hopes, society, lifestyle, family life ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Maverick old-guard coach Jimmy McGinty is hired in the wake of a players' strike to help the Washington Sentinels advance to the playoffs. But that impossible dream hinges on whether his replacements can hunker down and do the job. So, McGinty ...
Style:
feel good, inspirational, humorous, intense, realistic ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night, teens, adult
Plot:
american football, underdog, cheerleading, football, hopes, transformation, adaptation, contests and competitions, rivalry, against the odds, athlete and trainer, ambition ...
Time:
20th century, y2k, year 2000, 80s, 90s
Place:
usa, washington d.c., new jersey
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Story revolves around a young boxer, Izzy Daniels, who trains to follow in his father's footsteps by winning the Golden Glove. When his friend, Mary, however, asks him to substitute for a team member in a Double Dutch tournament, the young man ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, realistic, feel good, teen
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
human spirit, friendship, follow your dream, athlete's life, against the odds, lifestyle, ambition, teenage life, teenager, rivalry, athlete and trainer, contests and competitions ...
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The coach of a women's swim team parlays her success into an opportunity to build her school's men's golf team.
Style:
captivating, touching, feel good, serious, inspirational ...
Audience:
family outing, boys' night, teens
Plot:
golf, against the odds, human spirit, athlete's life, athlete and trainer, follow your dream, once in a lifetime opportunity, lifestyle, social misfits, ambition, hopes, teacher ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
tennessee, usa
Similarity:
20%
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Genre: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Jim Morris never made it out of the minor leagues before a shoulder injury ended his pitching career twelve years ago. Now a married-with-children high-school chemistry teacher and baseball coach in Texas, Jim's team makes a deal with him: if ...
Style:
sentimental, feel good, inspirational, entertaining, sweet ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, girls' night, preschool ...
Plot:
baseball, underdog, baseball coach, father son relationship, high school, hopes, major league, baseball player, following a dream, rags to riches, teacher, family relations ...
Time:
20th century, year 2002, 80s, 90s
Place:
texas, midwest, austin texas, usa, orlando florida ...
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
After leading his football team to 15 winning seasons, coach Bill Yoast is demoted and replaced by Herman Boone – tough, opinionated and as different from the beloved Yoast as he could be. The two men learn to overcome their differences and turn a ...
Style:
touching, sentimental, inspirational, emotional, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, teens, chick flick, family friendly, family outing ...
Plot:
racism, high school, african american, american football, civil rights, racial tension, racial prejudice, against the odds, high school football, football, prejudice, life lesson ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 2000, y2k, 2000s
Place:
virginia, boston, usa, america, africa ...
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
When Rachel Phelps inherits the Cleveland Indians from her deceased husband, she's determined to move the team to a warmer climate -- but only a losing season will make that possible, which should be easy given the misfits she's hired. ...
Style:
funny, humorous, talky, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, teens
Plot:
baseball, underdog, hot dog, major league, rivalry, professional sports, baseball coach, ambition, rise to the top, follow your dream, contests and competitions, against the odds ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
miami, ohio, florida, usa, new york ...
Similarity:
19%
7K
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
In this uplifting film based on a true story, coach Jim Ellis (Terrence Howard) shocks the community and changes lives when, aided by a local janitor (Bernie Mac), he sets out to form Philadelphia's first black swim team. But the odds are ...
Style:
inspirational, serious, uplifting, emotional, realistic ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
racism, swimming, life is a bitch, against the odds, teacher, african american, human spirit, rivalry, athlete's life, youth, swimmer, black ...
Time:
70s, year 2007, 20th century, 60s
Place:
philadelphia, africa, usa, new jersey, new orleans
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Defining street basketball as America's new favorite pastime, it is a story driven by passion, faith, and achieving goals. A story capturing the poetic nature of street basketball, highlighting the struggles endured on and off the court by the ...
Style:
serious, touching, sincere, emotional, independent film ...
Plot:
basketball, lifestyle, ambition, family problems, hopes, youth, life is a bitch, society, athlete's life, contests and competitions, rivalry, urban ghetto life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
19%
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
An unknown middle-aged batter named Roy Hobbs with a mysterious past appears out of nowhere to take a losing 1930s baseball team to the top of the league in this magical sports fantasy. With the aid of a bat cut from a lightning struck tree, Hobbs ...
Style:
inspirational, romantic, realistic, touching, atmospheric ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
baseball, underdog, femme fatale, baseball player, attempted murder, haunted by the past, comeback, villain, death of father, reporter, lightning, baseball coach ...
Time:
1930s, 1920s, year 1984, 20th century, year 1939
Place:
new york, usa, chicago, baltimore
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A college student is determined to become a Major League Baseball star, but finds his true calling instead.
Style:
semi serious, touching, humorous, feel good, sentimental ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
baseball, coming of age, college, self discovery, ambition, follow your dream, love and romance, youth, underdog, athlete's life, hopes, adolescence vs adulthood ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The continuing adventures of the barbers at Calvin's Barbershop. Gina, a stylist at the beauty shop next door, is now trying to cut in on his buisness. Calvin is again struggling to keep his father's shop and traditions alive--this time ...
Style:
funny, humorous, feel good, hilarious, black comedy ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
beauty salon, fighting the system, urban, black, barbershop, friendship, workplace, friends, workplace romance, hip hop, family business, love and romance ...
Time:
year 2004, 21st century
Place:
chicago, indiana, illinois, usa
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Antoine and Kenny Tyler are NCAA college basketball players, and Antoine is the star. Suddenly Antoine dies of heart attack and Kenny has to fill his shoes as leader of team. Some time later, Antoine returns as a ghost and helps Kenny in game and in ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, touching, suspense, black comedy ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
basketball, ghost, college, death, life philosophy, sport team, contests and competitions, youth, ambition, team, underdog, athlete ...
Time:
90s, year 1997
Place:
british columbia, seattle, usa, new jersey
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
A track coach in a small California town transforms a team of athletes into championship contenders.
Style:
touching, inspirational, sentimental, emotional, sweet ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, boys' night, kids, girls' night
Plot:
teacher, underdog, mentor, high school, coach, track and field, athlete and trainer, human spirit, football, athlete, dedicated educator, competition ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
california, palo alto california, usa, new jersey, texas
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
In 1966, Texas Western coach Don Haskins led the first all-black starting line-up for a college basketball team to the NCAA national championship.
Style:
inspirational, emotional, sincere, period piece, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids, family friendly, teens, girls' night
Plot:
basketball, underdog, athlete and trainer, racism, college, racial discrimination, teamwork, coach, racial segregation, basketball coach, racial prejudice, civil rights ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, year 1966
Place:
texas, usa, el paso texas, indiana, mexico ...
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A Florida boy (Bryan Russell) tells his Little League buddies that his father knows two New York Yankees (Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris).
Style:
semi serious, realistic, uplifting, touching, feel good ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
baseball, youth, new york yankees, baseball player, baseball coach, coach, sport team, partner, contests and competitions, obsessive quest, ambition, rising to stardom ...
Time:
60s
Place:
new york, florida
Similarity:
18%
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