I haven’t watched them all, but I’m thankful that I chose to watch this excellent movie. I rank this movie up in the Top 5 baseball movies ever made. It is a true story – based on Michael Lewis’s book Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game.

Men are shown spitting chewing tobacco into cups. Throughout the movie we see men using chewing tobacco. On two occasions we hear radio announcers discuss the use of champagne to pour on players after a winning game. It is not your typical sentimental or star-studded hero worship sports movie. Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking Mild 41 of 59 found this mild A man is seen drinking what is presumably alcohol on two occasions. It also doesn’t hurt to have a Phillip Seymor Hoffman on board or an Aaron Sorkin written screenplay. As well as being a root for the rag-tag underdog movie, Moneyball is quite touching, especially the struggles of Billy Beane with his failed baseball past and his current family situation. Billy Beane stated, “It’s hard not to be romantic about baseball”, and he his absolutely right in the context of this film. Even if you don’t care for baseball and are bored with economics, chances are that if you love great film and acting, you will be intrigued by this superior film. Moneyball is not only a great sports and baseball movie, it is a great movie period.

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