Film1992108 min

Mr. Baseball

Name: Mr. Baseball
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1992
Duration: 108 min
Cast: Tom Selleck, Ken Takakura, Aya Takanashi, Dennis Haysbert, Toshi Shioya

Taste attributes: comedysportsromancefasttried & testedwholesomelightrealisticsimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questgame/competitionlove conquers all

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"He's the biggest thing to hit Japan since Godzilla!"

Boxlist takeA straightforward, breezy comedy: stirring and warm-hearted. Best if you like plain sailing over puzzles.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: wholesome · Weight: very light · Realism: true to life · Story: very simple · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

5.8 /10

TMDB · 93 votes

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What lines up

Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

Jack Elliot, a one-time MVP for the New York Yankees is now on the down side of his baseball career. With a falling batting average, does he have one good year left and can the manager of the Chunichi Dragons, a Japanese Central baseball league find it in him?

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