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Eight Men Out

1988 · 120 min

A sober, quietly angry recreation of a famous betrayal that plays like a slow tragedy of ordinary men ground down by greed.

Directed by
John Sayles
Genres
Drama, History
Starring
John Cusack, Clifton James, Michael Lerner
Tagline
When the cheering stopped, there were... Eight Men Out.
Overview
Buck Weaver and Hap Felsch are young idealistic players on the Chicago White Sox, a pennant-winning team owned by Charles Comiskey - a penny-pinching, hands-on manager who underpays his players and treats them with disdain. And when gamblers and hustlers discover that Comiskey's demoralized players are ripe for a money-making scheme, one by one the team members agree to throw the World Series. But when the White Sox are defeated, a couple of sports writers smell a fix and a national scandal explodes, ripping the cover off America's favorite pastime.

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Directed by
John Sayles
Genres
Drama, History
Starring
John Cusack, Clifton James, Michael Lerner
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • betrayal
  • greed
  • class
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour3
Realism9
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, history
Directed by
John Sayles
Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
120 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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