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The Natural

1984 · 137 min

A sweeping, nostalgic sports fable that builds to an emotionally rousing and visually poetic climax.

Directed by
Barry Levinson
Genres
Drama
Tagline
He lived for a dream that wouldn't die.
Overview
An unknown middle-aged batter named Roy Hobbs with a mysterious past appears out of nowhere to take a losing 1930s baseball team to the top of the league.

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Directed by
Barry Levinson
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • redemption
  • ambition
  • corruption
  • love
  • fate
Places
  • small town
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour3
Realism6
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Barry Levinson
Written by
Phil Dusenberry, Roger Towne
Starring
Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger, Wilford Brimley, Barbara Hershey, Robert Prosky, Richard Farnsworth
Music
Randy Newman
Cinematography
Caleb Deschanel
Runtime
137 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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