Million Dollar Arm

2014 "Sometimes to win, sometimes you have to change the game"
7| 2h4m| PG| en
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In a last-ditch effort to save his career, sports agent JB Bernstein dreams up a wild game plan to find Major League Baseball’s next great pitcher from a pool of cricket players in India. He soon discovers two young men who can throw a fastball but know nothing about the game of baseball. Or America. It’s an incredible and touching journey that will change them all — especially JB, who learns valuable lessons about teamwork, commitment and family.

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Jeanskynebu the audience applauded
Actuakers One of my all time favorites.
Pacionsbo Absolutely Fantastic
Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.
reham-08267 I think this movie is one of the bests ever! . The small details about the two kids life and there actions first time in America are perfect . Also, I loved JB's feelings and thoughts changing .Brenda was very ideal , I fill in love with her character . After all , the best thing is positive energy that the story gives to you .. it's very cheering :). I would never be bored watch this again , and I hope one day meet Dinesh and Rinku <3 ..
srite Million Dollar Arm By Jordon WrightIf you are looking for a sports movie that's funny and inspiring, then million-dollar arm is for you! This movie contains all the great things a movie should have, comedy, plot/background, and it's a true story. This movie is entertaining weather you know anything about sports or not. That's what make this movie so special as you can watch it with family, friends, or anyone regardless of their interest in baseball. Not only is this movie heartwarming to anyone that watches it but it will make you want to watch it again and again. This movie has a compelling plot/ background story to it. Its very inspiration to everyone that watches this movie, which is based on a true story. The way that the characters' progress in this film is astonishing and the progress they make in baseball blows your mind how fast they do it. The main characters came from nothing one was a truck driver that worked for his dad and the other one was just going to school in India. They both had never picked up a baseball or even seen one before. They just took a chance so they could possibly get out and start a new life. They gave up everything they had and hopped on a plane to the USA to try and start their baseball carriers. Leaving behind all their family and friends and all their valuables just to try and start a new life. It is a very inspiring towards the end when you get to see how they end up doing with what they have worked so hard at.All good movies have to have some humor to them, and throughout this entire film it will keep you laugh till the very end. The way the screenwriter integrate comedy into their film is truly great you will always have a smile on your face when watching this film. The humor involved in this film is in no way inappropriate to the younger generation so all ages can watch this movie and enjoy it.All in all, I would recommend this fantastic movie to you. It has the perfect background/plot to it. Plus, it's hilarious and will have you smiling to the end. You can watch this movie with anyone even if they know nothing of sports or is very young. It's truly a great movie, and it is a must see movie.
rogerdarlington Since I have little interest in sport, I would not naturally be draw to a movie - based on actual events - about the search in India for cricket bowlers who could be trained to play in the USA as baseball pitchers, following their selection in a reality television show called the "Million Dollar Arm". But it was recommended to me by a good friend and it proved to be a sound tip. No knowledge of baseball (or cricket) is needed and indeed the film is not really about sport at all, but rather an examination of how chance and opportunity can change people's lives, whether it is poor young men in India or a middle-aged man in the States.Unlike say a sports movie such as "Moneyball" with Brad Pitt, this is not a work fronted by any stars. Suraj Sharma and Madhur Mittal play real-life Pittsburg Pirates players Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel, while Jon Hamm is sports agent J. B. Bernstein. In an able cast, some more familiar faces - Alan Arkin, Bill Paxton, Lake Bell - appear in support roles. In a sense, the pitch for the film must have been similar to events it narrates: something that can appeal equally to audiences in the USA and India, the two most lucrative film markets in the world. It is formulaic and unoriginal but it works because it is so charming and amusing.
Prismark10 I guess Hollywood has run out of film ideas concerning the prejudice black people suffered in various sports so now they have turned to the inspiring true story of people from cricket loving India trying to break into professional baseball.Jon Hamm plays the struggling sports agent who hits upon an idea of launching a talent contest to find baseball talent in India and then bringing them over to the USA and train them for the major league.The film has location shooting in India as Hamm tagged along with a snoozing Alan Arkin looks for pitchers with the right throwing arm. We have scenes of Mumbai, Agra with the obligatory Taj Mahal.When he finds two pitchers we have the cultural clash as they try to adapt to life in the States as well as impressing the big league scouts as Hamm and his partner stave off money troubles.The film has a side plot of Hamm trying to sign a major league player which echoes Jerry Maguire right to the bit where the player signs with a bigger agency as Hamm is diverted to look after his other charges.There is nothing original in the story. In fact it's downright predictable with only the idea of getting players from India being novel. It also felt too long which led me to believe the film was padded.Jon Hamm and Aasif Mandvi give a lot of conviction as the struggling sports agents. Suraj Sharma and Madhur Mittal have the right balance of sweet eyed innocence, young people leaving a village life in search to hit the jackpot in the lottery of life.