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09/05/2014 Drama 2h 4m
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Sometimes to win, you have to change the game.

Overview

In a last-ditch effort to save his career, sports agent JB Bernstein dreams up a wild game plan to find Major League Baseball’s next great pitcher from a pool of cricket players in India. He soon discovers two young men who can throw a fastball but know nothing about the game of baseball. Or America. It’s an incredible and touching journey that will change them all — especially JB, who learns valuable lessons about teamwork, commitment and family.

  1. Craig Gillespie

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Jon Hamm

    JB

  2. Pitobash

    Amit (Deepesh Solanki)

  3. Suraj Sharma

    Rinku

  4. Madhur Mittal

    Dinesh

  5. Aasif Mandvi

    Aash

  6. Darshan Jariwala

    Vivek

  7. Lake Bell

    Brenda

  8. Alan Arkin

    Ray

  9. Bill Paxton

    Tom House

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Reviews

A review by r96sk
Written by r96sk on 2020-11-13
I can't say there is anything overly noteworthy about 'Million Dollar Arm'. but it's well paced and features a great (true) story - it makes for a very enjoyable 124 minutes.

Jon Hamm is a good choice to play lead character JB, he does carry the film with his performance. There are other pleasant performances though, Pitobash Tripathy (Amit) stands out most from those behind Hamm. Bill Paxton (Tom), Lake Bell (Brenda), Suraj Sharma (Rinku) and Madhur Mittal (Dinesh) merit props too.

It's a feel-good premise, one that is rather nice to see play out. The score is solid, as is the ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$25,000,000.00

Revenue
$38,307,627.00

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