
Moneyball
2011 · Movie · PG-13 · 134 min · ★ 7.3 · 91% critics
Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane tries to build a winning baseball team despite a tight budget. He turns to computer-generated analysis to evaluate players and reshape recruitment and strategy, aiming to compete with richer teams.
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Details
- Years
- 2011
- Release date
- 2011-09-23
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 134 min
- Critic score
- 91/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (5,793 votes)
- Budget
- $50,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy Moneyball if you like underdog success stories powered by statistics and workplace decision-making rather than lots of game action; Not for you if you want fast sports action or aren’t interested in baseball numbers like Creed or Ford v Ferrari.
Pros: clever sports strategy; strong performances; inspiring underdog energy | Cons: slow, dialogue-heavy; baseball math focus; divisive pacing
Themes
- underdog
- california
- sports
- baseball
- based on true story
- oakland, california
- job transfer
- oakland athletics
- talent manager
- statistics
- 2000s
- major league baseball (mlb)
- +2 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 2012 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 2012 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2012 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 2012 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2012 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 2012 · nominated
Cast & crew

Brad Pitt
as Billy Beane

Jonah Hill
as Peter Brand

Philip Seymour Hoffman
as Art Howe

Robin Wright
as Sharon

Chris Pratt
as Scott Hatteberg

Stephen Bishop
as David Justice

Reed Diamond
as Mark Shapiro

Brent Jennings
as Ron Washington

Ken Medlock
as Grady Fuson

Tammy Blanchard
as Elizabeth Hatteberg
Directed by Bennett Miller