Hardball

Genre: Drama

Worldwide gross$40.2M

Bright, educated, handsome Conor O'Neill's promising future was wrecked by his gambling addiction, which dragged him into heavy drinking and petty crime, but worst of all, the stifling grip of loan-shark bookies. Desperate for a loan, he agrees to stand in for lawyer friend Jimmy Fleming as coach of a Chicago ghetto Little League baseball team. His sense of pride, becoming the boys' sole idol, and competition, plus their attractive teacher, motivate Conor. But the crushing loan problem rather requires leaving town.

🏆 2 nominations total

Genres

Comedy, Drama, Sport

Director

Brian Robbins

Cast

Keanu Reeves, Diane Lane, John Hawkes

Released

14 September 2001

Runtime

1h 46m

Certificate

R

IMDb rating

6.4 / 10

Votes

35,194

Metascore

48

Rotten Tomatoes

42%

Box office

$40,222,729

Edition

Base