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Home Run

Home Run

Drama · 2013

A pro ball player with a substance abuse problem is forced into rehab in his hometown, finding new hope when he gets honest about his checkered past, and takes on coaching duties for a misfit Little League team

Movie details

Home Run

“Freedom is possible”

2013 Drama 1h 54m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.2 / 10

Community rating

A pro ball player with a substance abuse problem is forced into rehab in his hometown, finding new hope when he gets honest about his checkered past, and takes on coaching duties for a misfit Little League team

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Home Run?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

David Boyd

Written by

Candace Lee · Brian Brightly · Eric Newman

Scott Elrod

Scott Elrod

Cory

Dorian Brown Pham

Dorian Brown Pham

Emma

Charles Henry Wyson

Charles Henry Wyson

Tyler

James Devoti

James Devoti

Clay

N

Nicole Leigh

Karen

J

Juan Martinez

Carlos

Drew Waters

Drew Waters

Pajersky

Court is in session

Put Home Run on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

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

The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker

“The strings are showing.”

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