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For Love of the Game

For Love of the Game

1999 · 138 min · EN · PG-13 · 6.5 (376 votes)
Dir. Sam Raimi · Starring Kevin Costner, Kelly Preston, John C. Reilly, Jena Malone, Brian Cox, J.K. Simmons · Music Basil Poledouris

“Billy Chapel must choose between the woman he loves and the game he lives for.”

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A baseball legend almost finished with his distinguished career at the age of forty has one last chance to prove who he is, what he is capable of, and win the heart of the woman he has loved for the past four years.

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A reflective journey through a legendary career's twilight, this film blends the quiet dignity of aging sports heroes with the enduring power of love and personal sacrifice. It feels like a warm, bittersweet embrace of a bygone era.

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