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Fever Pitch

Fever Pitch

Romance · Comedy · 2005

Lindsay is stuck in the middle of her relationship with Ben and his passion for the Boston Red Sox.

Movie details

Fever Pitch

“A comedy about the game of love.”

2005 Romance · Comedy 1h 44m

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TMDB

6.2 / 10

Community rating

Lindsay is stuck in the middle of her relationship with Ben and his passion for the Boston Red Sox.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Bobby Farrelly · Peter Farrelly

Written by

Lowell Ganz · Babaloo Mandel

Drew Barrymore

Drew Barrymore

Lindsey Meeks

Jimmy Fallon

Jimmy Fallon

Ben Wrightman

Jason Spevack

Jason Spevack

Ben - 1980

Jack Kehler

Jack Kehler

Al

Maureen Keiller

Maureen Keiller

Viv

Daniel Greene

Daniel Greene

Waiter

Ione Skye

Ione Skye

Molly

Court is in session

Put Fever Pitch on trial.

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The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.