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About the Film

Year

2001

Rating

PG-13

Genre

Drama

Running Time

106 MIN

Synopsis

Keanu Reeves, Diane Lane and D.B. Sweeney score in this uplifting story of triumph over adversity that "hits an emotional home run." Conor O'Neill (Reeves) is a down-on-his-luck gambler in debt to dangerous loan sharks. Desperate for cash, Conor reluctantly takes a job coaching a youth baseball team. The "team" turns out to be a ragtag group of tough-talking kids from Chicago's inner city. Secretly, Conor plans to desert the team after he wins a big bet. But the stakes are higher than Conor imagined: The kids need someone to believe in. As Conor wrestles with his past, the kids start to teach him some lessons that will forever change his future—that responsibility and trust must be earned and hope can appear in the most unlikely places.

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Where to Watch

Digital

About the Cast

Keanu Reeves

Conor O'Neill

Diane Lane

Elizabeth Wilkes

John Hawkes

Ticky Tobin

D. B. Sweeney

Matt Hyland

Mike McGlone

Jimmy Fleming

Graham Beckel

Duffy

Michael B. Jordan

Jamal

Kristopher Lofton

Clarence

Sterling Brim

Sterling

About the Crew

Director

Brian Robbins

Producer

Tina Nides

Producer

Mike Tollin

Producer

Brian Robbins

Executive Producer

Kevin McCormick

Executive Producer

Herbert W. Gains

Executive Producer

Erwin Stoff

Based on Novel By

Daniel Coyle

Writer

John Gatins

Music Scoring

Mark Isham