Bad News Bears

Name: Bad News Bears
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2005-07-22
Duration: 1 h 53 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Greg Kinnear, Marcia Gay Harden, Sammi Kane Kraft, Ridge Canipe

2005·Movie·PG-13·113 min·★ 5.8(306)

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“Baseball has rules. Meet the exceptions.”

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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About Bad News Bears

Bad News Bears is a 2005 English-language comedy film directed by Richard Linklater. The cast is led by Billy Bob Thornton, Greg Kinnear, Marcia Gay Harden. It has a runtime of 1h 53m. Viewers rate it 5.8/10 across 300 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Paramount Plus Essential, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus.

Bad News Bears was produced by Media Talent Group, Detour Filmproduction, and Paramount Pictures and made in United States of America. It was released on July 22, 2005, and carries a PG-13 certification. Made on a budget of about $30 million, it went on to gross $34 million worldwide.

Director: Richard Linklater
Writers: Bill Lancaster, Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
Release date: July 22, 2005
Original language: English
Age rating: PG-13
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $30 million
Box office: $34 million
Production: Media Talent Group, Detour Filmproduction, Paramount Pictures

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Bad News Bears cast & crew

Bad News Bears was directed by Richard Linklater and written by Bill Lancaster, Glenn Ficarra, and John Requa.

The cast features Billy Bob Thornton as Morris Buttermaker, Greg Kinnear as Roy Bullock, Marcia Gay Harden as Liz Whitewood, Sammi Kane Kraft as Amanda Whurlitzer, Ridge Canipe as Toby Whitewood, and Brandon Craggs as Mike Engelberg.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Edward Shearmur, cinematography is by Rogier Stoffers, and it was produced by Geyer Kosinski and Richard Linklater.

Is Bad News Bears worth watching?

Bad News Bears holds an audience score of 5.8/10 from 306 ratings, a more divisive comedy films.

At 1h 53m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy comedy, Bad News Bears is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Bad News Bears

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