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Bad News Bears

2005 · 113 min

A scruffy, foul-mouthed underdog comedy that ambles along with a wry grin and sneaks in genuine warmth for its misfit kids.

Directed by
Richard Linklater
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Billy Bob Thornton, Greg Kinnear, Marcia Gay Harden
Tagline
Baseball has rules. Meet the exceptions.
Overview
Morris Buttermaker is a burned-out minor league baseball player who loves to drink and can't keep his hands to himself. His long-suffering lawyer arranges for him to manage a local Little League team, and Buttermaker soon finds himself the head of a rag-tag group of misfit players. Through unconventional team-building exercises and his offbeat coaching style, Buttermaker helps his hapless Bears prepare to meet their rivals, the Yankees.

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Directed by
Richard Linklater
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Billy Bob Thornton, Greg Kinnear, Marcia Gay Harden
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Tone
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • found family
  • coming-of-age
  • redemption
  • friendship
  • family
Places
  • suburbs
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism7
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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