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  • 2001
  • PG-13
  • Paramount Pictures
  • 1 h 46 m
  • 2001
  • PG-13
  • Paramount Pictures
  • 1 h 46 m

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)

Directed By: Brian Robbins

Written By: Daniel Coyle, John Gatins

  • 2001
  • PG-13
  • Paramount Pictures
  • 1 h 46 m
  • 2001
  • PG-13
  • Paramount Pictures
  • 1 h 46 m

Hard Ball

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 25 Critic Reviews
48
User Score Generally Unfavorable Based on 91 User Ratings
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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)

Directed By: Brian Robbins

Written By: Daniel Coyle, John Gatins

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 25 Critic Reviews
48
44% Positive
11 Reviews
36% Mixed
9 Reviews
20% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 25 Critic Reviews
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44% Positive
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36% Mixed
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20% Negative
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80
A surefire heart-tugger made with skill and judgment, affords Keanu Reeves a career high point.
By Kevin Thomas FULL REVIEW
70
Hardball is not as bad as it sounds, and at its best it's charming.
By Bill Gallo FULL REVIEW

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Generally Unfavorable Based on 91 User Ratings
3.0
29% Positive
26 Ratings
4% Mixed
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67% Negative
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Generally Unfavorable Based on 91 User Ratings
3.0
29% Positive
26 Ratings
4% Mixed
4 Ratings
67% Negative
61 Ratings

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63
Those who were upset by the tragic ending of last year's "Pay It Forward" should be warned away.
By Claudia Puig FULL REVIEW
50
The filmmakers realize that playing baseball isn't nearly enough to fix what's wrong in these kids' lives, which might have made a more provocative ending than what follows.
By Lisa Alspector FULL REVIEW
40
The actors playing the team members have stereotypical roles, but these kids have got game.
By Cody Clark FULL REVIEW
38
As shallow and manipulative a movie as any that come to mind.
By Chris Kaltenbach FULL REVIEW
10
The film takes a true story and drags it through a swamp of hyped-up Hollywood cliches.
By Peter Travers FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Paramount Pictures, Fireworks Pictures, Nides/McCormick Productions, Tollin/Robbins Productions, GHS Productions KG, Munich Film Partners & Company (MFP) GHS Productions
Release Date Sep 14, 2001
Duration 1 h 46 m
Rating PG-13
Genres
Tagline In a place where all bets are off, he's got nothing to lose.
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• 1 Nomination

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