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  • 2011
  • PG-13
  • Columbia Pictures
  • 2 h 13 m
  • 2011
  • PG-13
  • Columbia Pictures
  • 2 h 13 m

Summary Based on Michael Lewis' nonfiction bestseller "Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game," the book's subject is Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane, who assembled a contending baseball club on a shoestring budget by employing a sophisticated computer-based analysis to draft players. (Sony Pictures)

Directed By: Bennett Miller

Written By: Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, Stan Chervin, Michael Lewis

  • 2011
  • PG-13
  • Columbia Pictures
  • 2 h 13 m
  • 2011
  • PG-13
  • Columbia Pictures
  • 2 h 13 m

Moneyball

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 42 Critic Reviews
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87
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 755 User Ratings
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Summary Based on Michael Lewis' nonfiction bestseller "Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game," the book's subject is Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane, who assembled a contending baseball club on a shoestring budget by employing a sophisticated computer-based analysis to draft players. (Sony Pictures)

Directed By: Bennett Miller

Written By: Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, Stan Chervin, Michael Lewis

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 42 Critic Reviews
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95% Positive
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5% Mixed
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Universal Acclaim Based on 42 Critic Reviews
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95% Positive
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5% Mixed
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100
Sep 22, 2011
Like a cold beer under a bluebird sky; like a flawless line drive on a warm summer's day; like a long, languorous seventh-inning stretch - Moneyball satisfies.
By Ann Hornaday FULL REVIEW
100
Sep 21, 2011
A smart, intense and moving film that isn't so much about sports as about the war between intuition and statistics. I walked in knowing what the movie was about, but unprepared for its intelligence and depth.
By Roger Ebert FULL REVIEW
90
Sep 10, 2011
The surprisingly effective Moneyball has a smart script, solid direction and great performances.
By Pete Hammond FULL REVIEW
88
Sep 21, 2011
This is a subtle, elegant and altogether triumphant film about a subject I thought I was tired of, told with an artistry and freshness that is positively thrilling.
By Rex Reed FULL REVIEW
80
Sep 26, 2011
Statistics and their alleged true meaning are at the heart of Moneyball, but it's also one of the most soulful of baseball movies - it confronts the anguish of a tough game.
By David Denby FULL REVIEW
75
Sep 23, 2011
Moneyball presents a misleading story line in order to prop up Billy Beane as some kind of would-be miracle worker antihero. In truth, he's just another tobacco-chewing go-getter trying to make sense of a game that, thankfully, has never quite made sense.
By Peter Rainer FULL REVIEW
50
Sep 22, 2011
True to Hollywood's tireless efforts to fit square-peg material into roundish genre niches, this wavering, intermittently smart story of daring to think differently flattens its narrative into formula.
By Bill Weber FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 755 User Ratings
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3% Negative
25 Ratings

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Production Company Columbia Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions, Michael De Luca Productions, Film Rites, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Specialty Films (II)
Release Date Sep 23, 2011
Duration 2 h 13 m
Rating PG-13
Genres
Tagline What are you really worth?
Website https://www.facebook.com/MoneyballMovie/
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Awards

Academy Awards, USA
• 6 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 4 Nominations
Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA)
• 2 Wins & 5 Nominations

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