Moneyball

  Bennett Miller's adaptation of Michael Lewis' non-fiction best seller Moneyball stars Brad Pitt as Billy Beane, a one-time phenom who flamed out in the big leagues and now works as the GM for the Oakland Athletics, a franchise that's about to lose their three best players to free agency. Because the team isn't in a financial position to spend as much as perennial favorites like the Yankees and the Red Sox, Beane realizes he needs to radically change how he evaluates what players can bring to the squad. After he meets Peter Brand (Jonah Hill), an Ivy League economics major working as an executive assistant for scouting on another team, Beane realizes he's found the man who understands how to subvert the system of assessing players that's been in place for nearly a century. However, as the duo begin to acquire players that seem too old, injured, or inept to play major-league baseball, they face stiff resistance from both the A's longtime scouts and the team's manager Art Howe (Philip Seymour Hoffman), who outright refuses to allow Beane's more-nontraditional acquisitions to play. Moneyball screened at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi Read More

Starring: Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, (more)Director(s): Bennett Miller, Steven Soderbergh, (more)Theatrical MPAA Rating: PG13Format(s): DVD  |  Blu-ray  | Digital SD
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Bennett Miller's adaptation of Michael Lewis' non-fiction best seller Moneyball stars Brad Pitt as Billy Beane, a one-time phenom who flamed out in the big leagues and now works as the GM for the Oakland Athletics, a franchise that's about to lose their three best players to free agency. Because the team isn't in a financial position to spend as much as perennial favorites like the Yankees and the Red Sox, Beane realizes he needs to radically change how he evaluates what players can bring to the squad. After he meets Peter Brand (Jonah Hill), an Ivy League economics major working as an executive assistant for scouting on another team, Beane realizes he's found the man who understands how to subvert the system of assessing players that's been in place for nearly a century. However, as the duo begin to acquire players that seem too old, injured, or inept to play major-league baseball, they face stiff resistance from both the A's longtime scouts and the team's manager Art Howe (Philip Seymour Hoffman), who outright refuses to allow Beane's more-nontraditional acquisitions to play. Moneyball screened at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time: 133 mins
Director(s):Bennett Miller, Steven SoderberghWriter(s):Steven Zaillian, Aaron SorkinProducer(s):Brad Pitt, Rachel Horovitz, Michael De LucaTheatrical MPAA Rating: PG13(Profanity)Categories:DramaMoneyball Awards:2011 - Boston Society of Film Critics - Best Actor2011 - Boston Society of Film Critics - Best Screenplay2011 - Boston Society of Film Critics - Best Screenplay2011 - Detroit Film Critics Society - Best Screenplay2011 - Detroit Film Critics Society - Best Screenplay2011 - National Society of Film Critics - Best Actor2011 - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Screenplay2011 - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Screenplay2011 - New York Film Critics Circle - Best ActorLooking for special editions of Moneyball?See All VersionsSubtitles:Check All VersionsClosed Captioning:Check All Versions