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  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 27 m
  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 27 m

Summary The essence of baseball is the primal battle between the pitcher and batter, but the magic of the game arises from that confrontation, only 396 milliseconds in the making. The mysteries and memories of baseball's greatest heroes are revealed in Fastball, featuring interviews with dozens of former players, from legendary Hall of Famers to...

Directed By: Jonathan Hock

  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 27 m
  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 27 m

Fastball

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
74
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 6 User Ratings
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Summary The essence of baseball is the primal battle between the pitcher and batter, but the magic of the game arises from that confrontation, only 396 milliseconds in the making. The mysteries and memories of baseball's greatest heroes are revealed in Fastball, featuring interviews with dozens of former players, from legendary Hall of Famers to...

Directed By: Jonathan Hock

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
74
82% Positive
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18% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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18% Mixed
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100
Mar 24, 2016
Hock handles that perennial sports question — what is the athletic limit of a human? — with interesting sidebars about the brain and physics. Such mysteries mingle with irresistible lore in this satisfying work.
By Tom Keogh FULL REVIEW
80
Mar 24, 2016
A film that captures the underlying essence of baseball at the beginning of the 21st century: both humbly wistful and progressively cutting-edge.
By Nick Schager FULL REVIEW
80
Mar 24, 2016
You don't have to be a baseball fanatic or for that matter a historian or a physicist to appreciate Fastball.
By Michael Rechtshaffen FULL REVIEW
75
Mar 24, 2016
It’s a fun film, not quite as lighthearted as the similar “Knuckleball” documentary of a short while back, but amusing enough.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
70
Mar 24, 2016
A fascinating and downright lovable documentary.
By Joe Morgenstern FULL REVIEW
70
Mar 22, 2016
You wouldn't lose anything watching Fastball on ESPN rather than in the movie theater, but it does stand as further testament to baseball's status as our most chess-like sport, and one that, even when broken down to its tiniest component parts, never loses its magic.
By Michael Nordine FULL REVIEW
50
Mar 23, 2016
There’s nothing here that wouldn’t have fit comfortably into an hour-long TV special, and it starts to drag after a while.
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33% Negative
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Production Company Major League Baseball, Legendary Entertainment
Release Date Mar 25, 2016
Duration 1 h 27 m
Rating Not Rated
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Tagline The game is played in the blink of an eye
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