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You Gotta Believe

2024 · 104 min

A heartfelt, old-fashioned underdog sports drama that balances uplifting teamwork with a poignant, tear-jerking emotional core.

Tagline: A team of underdogs, with the spirit of champions.
Overview: After dedicating the season to a teammate’s ailing father, a group of underestimated Ft. Worth youth baseball players takes its Cinderella run all the way to the 2002 Little League World Series—culminating in a record-breaking showdown that became an instant ESPN classic.

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 3 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
grief
friendship
survival
coming-of-age
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: true story
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	3
Horror	0
Humour	4
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: family, drama
Directed by: Ty Roberts
Written by: Lane Garrison, Ty Roberts
Starring: Luke Wilson, Greg Kinnear, Sarah Gadon, Molly Parker, Lew Temple, Joaquin Roberts, Martin Roach, Patrick Renna
Music: Mike McCready
Cinematography: Stuart James Cameron
Runtime: 104 min
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages: English

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