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  • 2023
  • PG
  • Briarcliff Entertainment
  • 2 h 6 m
  • 2023
  • PG
  • Briarcliff Entertainment
  • 2 h 6 m
The Hill

Summary Growing up impoverished in small-town Texas, young Rickey Hill shows an extraordinary ability for hitting a baseball, despite being burdened by leg braces from a degenerative spinal disease. His stern, pastor father (Dennis Quaid) discourages Rickey from playing baseball to protect him from injury, and to have him follow in his footsteps...

Directed By: Jeff Celentano

Written By: Angelo Pizzo, Scott Marshall Smith, Bill Chaffin, Carmine Zozzora, Stephen Hintz, Aric Hornig

  • 2023
  • PG
  • Briarcliff Entertainment
  • 2 h 6 m
  • 2023
  • PG
  • Briarcliff Entertainment
  • 2 h 6 m

The Hill

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Summary Growing up impoverished in small-town Texas, young Rickey Hill shows an extraordinary ability for hitting a baseball, despite being burdened by leg braces from a degenerative spinal disease. His stern, pastor father (Dennis Quaid) discourages Rickey from playing baseball to protect him from injury, and to have him follow in his footsteps...

Directed By: Jeff Celentano

Written By: Angelo Pizzo, Scott Marshall Smith, Bill Chaffin, Carmine Zozzora, Stephen Hintz, Aric Hornig

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Sep 1, 2023
The film would have benefited from director Jeff Celentano perhaps picking up the pace a little, and the deletion of some extraneous subplots. But the climactic sequence, in which Rickey bats through the pain while encountering the toughest pitchers he’s ever faced, provides the perfect stirring conclusion.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
50
Aug 25, 2023
The problem isn't that this is a faith-based film aimed at a specific market niche (some of the greatest films ever made focus on spirituality). It's the project's bland vision.
By Matt Zoller Seitz FULL REVIEW
50
Aug 24, 2023
The Hill is meant to be inspiring, of course, and to some, it might be, but the vibe is more reassuring in the way that it does not deviate from the standard-issue formula of such movies. It is a cinematic case of confirmation bias, designed to fulfill preexisting values and beliefs.
By G. Allen Johnson FULL REVIEW
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Aug 25, 2023
Overall, The Hill is lacking many of the hallmarks one would expect from a sports movie, pushing aside major events in favor of returning to its religious messaging. This leads to some baffling choices in its character development and storytelling, and those in turn erase much of the tension and emotion from the movie.
By Rachel LaBonte FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Rescue Dog Productions, Vitamin A Films
Release Date Aug 25, 2023
Duration 2 h 6 m
Rating PG
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Website https://www.thehillmov.com/
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Family Film Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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