Fever Pitch
2005 · Movie · PG-13 · 104 min · ★ 6.2 · 61% critics
A young teacher and a driven businesswoman fall for each other despite having little in common. Their relationship is tested when baseball season arrives and his intense devotion to the Boston Red Sox starts to crowd out everything else, forcing them to figure out what compromise and commitment really look like.
Also known as The Perfect Catch
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Details
- Years
- 2005
- Release date
- 2005-04-06
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Critic score
- 61/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (756 votes)
- Box office
- $50,605,163
- Budget
- $30,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a light, feel-good rom-com that mixes relationship laughs with sports fandom, in the vein of Music and Lyrics; Not for you if heavy baseball focus or extra-sappy, formula romance annoys you.
Pros: sweet, breezy romance; relatable sports obsession; strong lead chemistry | Cons: predictable rom-com beats; some cheesy moments; pacing lags at times
Themes
- sports
- workaholic
- baseball
- affectation
- fanatic
- relationship problems
- death of father
- teacher
- curse
- dating
- man child
- red sox
- +18 more
Cast & crew
Drew Barrymore
as Lindsey Meeks
Jimmy Fallon
as Ben Wrightman
Jason Spevack
as Ben - 1980
Jack Kehler
as Al
Maureen Keiller
as Viv
Daniel Greene
as Waiter
Ione Skye
as Molly
Marissa Jaret Winokur
as Sarah
KaDee Strickland
as Robin
JoBeth Williams
as Maureen Meeks
Directed by Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly