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Hardball

Hardball

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An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of getting a loan from a friend.An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of getting a loan from a friend.

September 14, 2001 · Directed by Brian Robbins

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A simple estimate based mostly on pace, with small nudges for flow, payoff speed, and how much keeps happening. Rounded to the nearest 5 minutes.

Runtime1h 46m
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Feels like1h 40m
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How it's told
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What it's grounded in
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Cast & crew

Keanu Reeves
Conor O'Neill
Diane Lane
Elizabeth Wilkes
John Hawkes
Ticky Tobin
Bryan Hearne
Andre Ray Peetes
Julian Griffith
Jefferson Albert Tibbs
Michael B. Jordan
Jamal
A. Delon Ellis Jr.
Miles Pennfield II
Kris D. Lofton
Clarence
Michael Perkins
Kofi Evans
Brian M. Reed
Raymond 'Ray Ray' Bennet
DeWayne Warren
Jarius 'G-Baby' Evans
Carol Hall
Pearla Evans

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