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Moneyball (2011)
What are you
really worth?
Director: Bennett Miller, Rated PG-13
for language
  Starring:
Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright,
Chris Pratt, Stephen Bishop, Reed Diamond, Brent Jennings
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★★☆☆
- great
"When your enemy's
making mistakes, don't interrupt him. Let him keep going.
Say,
"Thank you."" – Billy Beane
Why watch this?
Sometimes those who find an unorthodox path, win the prize.
Plot Summary:
Based on a true story, we follow Billy Beane, the General
Manager of the Oakland Athletics baseball team, as he faces the
challenge of building a competitive team on a severely limited
budget. Beane, with the help of Peter Brand, a young economics
graduate, challenges traditional baseball scouting methods and
adopts a data-driven approach, utilizing sabermetrics to
identify and acquire undervalued players whom other teams have
overlooked.
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Dad's Preview:
Brad Pitt portrays Billy Beane, the General Manager for pro
baseball's Oakland A's. He is handicapped
by salary constraints. To win, he needs to find a competitive
advantage that doesn't involve a lot of money. He brings in Yale graduate Peter Brand, who suggests
using statistical data to analyze and place value on current and
new players. Now he just has to get the team's coach and
skeptical scouts to
buy into this controversial new plan. This is an intelligent, creative sports film with a great cast. |
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Columbia Pics,
Scott Rudin Prod., Michael De
Luca Prod.,
Rachel Horovitz Prod., Plan B. Ent.;
Sony Pictures Releasing
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