Hard Ball

Name: Hard Ball
Genre: Drama, Sport
Released: September 14, 2001
Duration: 106 min
Rating: 48
Cast: Diane Lane, Keanu Reeves

2001

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Paramount Pictures | Release Date: September 14, 2001 | R

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)

Director: Brian Robbins

Genre(s): Drama, Sport

Rating: R

Runtime: 106 min

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Kevin Thomas

A surefire heart-tugger made with skill and judgment, affords Keanu Reeves a career high point. Read full review

New Times (L.A.) Bill Gallo

Hardball is not as bad as it sounds, and at its best it's charming. Read full review

Michael O'Sullivan

Surprisingly brusque yet likable film. Read full review

Lisa Alspector

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. Read full review

Mark Caro

Remains watchable when it's not hitting you like a baseball bat with poignancy. But by the time you've endured all of the shamelessly manipulative plot turns and heart-yanking speeches that close out the movie, all you can do is cry foul. Read full review

Kimberley Jones

When the boys are tossing balls around and bopping in time to Notorious B.I.G., they -- and the film -- are right-on. Read full review

Peter Travers

The film takes a true story and drags it through a swamp of hyped-up Hollywood cliches. Read full review

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DestineeB.

Mar 18, 2007

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.

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ChadR.

May 22, 2007

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 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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lilysun

May 1, 2016

Incredible touching story and amazing cast. I laughed and cried. I'm very impressed with Keanu Reeves character, confused and lost in gambling and drinking. But we are all know he is lovely guy deep inside. Kids are just fantastic, considering they were playing for the first time inIncredible touching story and amazing cast. I laughed and cried. I'm very impressed with Keanu Reeves character, confused and lost in gambling and drinking. But we are all know he is lovely guy deep inside. Kids are just fantastic, considering they were playing for the first time in their lives Wonderful and very overrated movie… Expand

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Xenophobe114

Jun 24, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Good Powerful Drama

I thought this movie was a good powerful drama. This movie is about a bunch of kids in a little kid leage in the rough part of Chicago. A in debt gambler (Reeves, Matrix) get's to be the coach for the leage to pay off his debts. So......... I thought this movie was great but was very sad at the end… Expand

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