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48 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 25 Critics What's this?

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9.6 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 52 Ratings

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  • Starring: Diane Lane, Keanu Reeves
  • Summary: Reeves portrays Conor O'Neill -- an underachiever who is both inspired and redeemed by the unlikeliest group of people he could ever have imagined. In order to pay off a gambling debt, O'Neill is thrust into molding underprivileged kids into a cohesive unit in one of the toughest parts of Chicago. (Paramount Pictures)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 25
  3. Negative: 5 out of 25
  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    80
    A surefire heart-tugger made with skill and judgment, affords Keanu Reeves a career high point.
  2. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Megan Rosenfeld
    60
    It is only when Reeves meets up with his incredibly cute baseball team that this movie comes to life.
  3. Baltimore Sun
    Reviewed by: Chris Kaltenbach
    38
    As shallow and manipulative a movie as any that come to mind.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 35
  3. Negative: 1 out of 35
  1. DestineeB.
    10
    This movie is fun to watch...everyday i get home i watch it ....i love g-baby in this movie he is so little but he can be hard at times...and this movie made me cry in a lot of parts...and i think that there should be a hardball 2 with the same characters.....i just lo e this movie a lot.… Expand
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  2. ChadR.
    10
    Hardball is a very important movie to my life. i was amazed when i watched it. its the best movie ever made. I've learned a lot about myself cuz of this movie. and that part where he is talking about G-Babys loss. i don't no who could of done better then him. .. that was the only movie i ever cried in and still do when i watch it.… Expand
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