Cobb

Cobb

1994 · 128 min · EN · R · 5.9 (76 votes)
Dir. Ron Shelton · Starring Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Wuhl, Lolita Davidovich, Ned Bellamy, Scott Burkholder, Allan Malamud · Music Elliot Goldenthal

Everyone hated this baseball legend. And he loved it.

Drama

Al Stump is a famous sports-writer chosen by Ty Cobb to co-write his official, authorized 'autobiography' before his death. Cobb, widely feared and despised, feels misunderstood and wants to set the record straight about 'the greatest ball-player ever,' in his words.

VIBE

A weathered, late-career titan reflects on a life of fierce competition and controversy. It's a raw, unflinching look at a complicated man wrestling with his own legend and the truth he wants to leave behind.

grittynostalgicintrospectivetenseslow-burncharacter-driven dramaperiod piecebiographicallegacyredemptionmasculinitytruth
sportsbaseballgeorgiabiographyhistorical figurebaseball playerbaseball hall of famelake tahoe
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