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The Best Baseball Movies

Taken from our list of The 50 Best Sports Movies, following is our list of the best baseball movies:

1. Bull Durham (1988) Rated: R
   Rank on 50 Best Sports Movies List: 2
2. Field of Dreams (1989) Rated: PG
   Rank on 50 Best Sports Movies List: 5
3. The Natural (1984) Rated: PG
   Rank on 50 Best Sports Movies List: 10
4. Eight Men Out (1988) Rated: PG
   Rank on 50 Best Sports Movies List: 13
5. The Pride of the Yankees (1942) Rated: NR
   Rank on 50 Best Sports Movies List: 19
   1 Academy Award
6. A League of Their Own (1993) Rated: PG
   Rank on 50 Best Sports Movies List: 20
7. Major League (1989) Rated: R
   Rank on 50 Best Sports Movies List: 21
8. Bang The Drum Slowly (1973) Rated: PG
   Rank on 50 Best Sports Movies List: 25
9. The Bad News Bears (1976) Rated: PG
   Rank on 50 Best Sports Movies List: 26
10. The Sandlot (1993) Rated: PG
    Rank on 50 Best Sports Movies List: 31
11. 61* (2001) Rated: TV-MA
    Rank on 50 Best Sports Movies List: 34
12. The Rookie (2002) Rated: G
    Rank on 50 Best Sports Movies List: 35
13. Cobb (1994) Rated: R
    Rank on 50 Best Sports Movies List: 42
14. For Love of the Game (1999) Rated: PG-13
    Rank on 50 Best Sports Movies List: Not on the list
15. Damn Yankees (1958) Rated: NR
    Rank on 50 Best Sports Movies List: Not on the list
16. Pastime (1991) Rated: PG
    Rank on 50 Best Sports Movies List: Not on the list
17. Angels in the Outfield (1951) Rated: NR
    Rank on 50 Best Sports Movies List: Not on the list
    Angels in the Outfield (1994) Rated: PG
    Rank on 50 Best Sports Movies List: Not on the list

Sequels to Best Baseball Movies

As a class of movies, only a few sports movies have spawned sequels. Of the Best Baseball Movies, only two have sequels. These two movies spawned a total of three sequels. The baseball movies with sequels are:

• Major League (1989) - Major League 2 (1994)
• The Sandlot (1993) - The Sandlot 2 (2005), and The Sandlot 3 - Heading Home which is in production

Movie Ratings

As a guide, following are the movie and television rating systems:

Ratings for Movies in Theaters

• G - General Audiences - All ages admitted
• PG - Parental guidance suggested - Some material may not be suitable for children
• PG-13 - Parents strongly cautioned - Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13
  Please note that prior to 1984 this rating did not exist and PG moves that predate that may today actually be rated PG-13
• R - Restricted - Under 17 requires accompanying of parent or adult guardian
• NC-17 - No one 17 and under admitted

Ratings for Movies on Television

• V-Y - Kids' Audiences
• TV-Y7 - may be inappropriate for children under 7
• TV-Y7-FV - fantasy violence
• TV-G - general audiences
• TV-PG - may not be suitable for young children
• TV-14 - formerly TV-13, may be inappropriate for children under 14
• TV-MA - suitable for mature audiences or adults only

NR = not rated

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Sports Movie Academy Awards

Baseball Movies with the Most Academy Awards

1	The Pride of the Yankees (1942)

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Oldest Baseball Movies

The oldest baseball movies on The 50 Best Sports Movies list are:

• The Pride of the Yankees (1942)

Just missed the The 50 Best Sports Movies list:

• Angels in the Outfield (1951)
• Damn Yankees (1958)

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