Moneyball (2011)

All Critics (225) | Top Critics (44) | Fresh (213) | Rotten (12) | DVD (3)

As an example of smarter-than-average Hollywood fare - and a sly dig at modern sporting politics - 'Moneyball' has all the key bases covered.

November 22, 2011 Full Review

Tom Huddleston

Time Out

Top Critic

One of the most soulful of baseball movies -- it confronts the anguish of a very tough game.

September 27, 2011 Full Review | Comments (7)

David Denby

New Yorker

Top Critic

The real protagonist of Moneyball, however, is Beane himself, played with great charisma by Brad Pitt.

September 23, 2011 Full Review | Comments (10)

J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

Top Critic

[Pitt] provides ballast and a swaggering humor to a movie that, too often, strives to be The Social Network of baseball movies.

September 23, 2011 Full Review | Comments (8)

Peter Rainer

Christian Science Monitor

Top Critic

Pitt, who has a producing credit, is not the sole reason this tremendous -- yet intimate -- sports tale soars over the fences. The bench is deep. And the script has a powerful but finessed swing.

September 23, 2011 Full Review | Comments (8)

Lisa Kennedy

Denver Post

Top Critic

Moneyball turns an unlikely subject interesting, making a professional sport the nexus where past and future collide.

September 23, 2011 Full Review | Comments (7)

Tom Long

Detroit News

Top Critic

Moneyball isn't just a great baseball movie; it's a great movie about baseball - and there's a difference.

March 4, 2013 Full Review

Tom Glasson

Concrete Playground

A thinking person's baseball movie.

January 4, 2013 Full Review

Roger Moore

McClatchy-Tribune News Service

Great performances, exciting moments, and creative cinematography make Moneyball a home run for both baseball and movie fans.

October 2, 2012 Full Review

Ben Kendrick

ScreenRant

With its wonderful performances and well-written script, "Moneyball" is one of the better sports movies of recent years.

September 19, 2012 Full Review

Jeff Beck

Examiner.com

Moneyball is more interesting than your typical sports drama thanks to the direction. Bennett Miller takes a rather grey, cement-enshrouded setting and gives it a little pizzazz.

September 15, 2012 Full Review

Amy Curtis

We Got This Covered

The end result mirrors the actual season Moneyball depicts, a memorable run but a loss in the final game played.

August 31, 2012 Full Review

Erick Weber

NECN

A fine, strong, adult movie, and its theme can easily apply to any number of other walks of life.

April 30, 2012 Full Review

Rob Gonsalves

eFilmCritic.com

Even when delving deep into stats talk, one doesn't need to be at all interested in baseball, much less sports geek minutiae, to be hooked in.

April 8, 2012 Full Review

Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

The process of winning

March 2, 2012 Full Review

S. James Wegg

JWR

The cast compliment the writing, with Pitt and Hill nailing every golden line they were handed.

February 16, 2012 Full Review

Liam Maguren

Flicks.co.nz

Moneyball is, in the end, undone by its excessively subdued atmosphere and pace...

February 1, 2012 Full Review | Comments (16)

David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

With razor sharp wit and delivery, Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill are sensational together, hitting Moneyball clean and out of the park.

January 12, 2012 Full Review | Comment (1)

Mark Sells

The Reel Deal

I enjoyed this film... with certain reservations.

January 3, 2012 Full Review

Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

Ebert Presents At The Movies

Two features into his directing career, Bennett Miller has managed to refresh not only the traditional biopic, but the inspirational sports drama as well.

January 3, 2012 Full Review | Comment (1)

Perry Seibert

TV Guide's Movie Guide

Jerry Maguire just got some overdue company with Moneyball, which features Pitt and Hill in perhaps their most likable roles.

January 1, 2012 Full Review

James Plath

Movie Metropolis

Keeps the economic talk in check and brings the human drama to the forefront.

December 31, 2011 Full Review | Comment (1)

Ryan Cracknell

Movie Views

One of the ten best films of 2011.

December 30, 2011 Full Review | Comment (1)

Fr. Chris Carpenter

Movie Dearest

You don't need to know the first thing about OBP or OPS to get caught up in the drama. This is a classic underdog story that just happens to have baseball as its backdrop.

December 28, 2011 Full Review | Comment (1)

Greg Maki

Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

full review at Movies for the Masses

December 26, 2011 Full Review | Comments (4)

Joseph Proimakis

Movies for the Masses

A highly detailed, fascinating slice of baseball history, 'Moneyball' will appeal to both sports aficionados and those (like yours truly) who are not. This is the true story of how a manager met the challenge of a small budget and beat the odds.

December 22, 2011 Full Review | Comment (1)

Linda Cook

KWQC-TV (Iowa)

• 1. Billy Beane: You think you're special?
  2. David Justice: Well, you are paying me 8 million dollars a year, so yeah.
  3. Billy Beane: No, no. We aren't paying you. The Yankees are paying half of your salary. The Yankees are paying you 4 million dollars to play against them.
  – Submitted by Shane S (33 days ago)
• 1. Peter Brand: I think he was gonna say something else.
  2. Billy Beane: When you get the answer you're looking for, hang up.
  – Submitted by Aaron M (7 months ago)
• 1. Billy Beane: Listen, man. I've been in this game a long time. I'm not in it for a record, I'll tell you that. I'm not in it for a ring. That's when people get hurt. If we don't win the last game of the series, they'll dismiss us. I know these guys, I know the way think, and they will erase us. And everything we've done here, none of it will matter. Any other team wins the world series, good for them. They're drinking champagne, they'll get a ring. But if we win, on our budget with this team, we'll change the game. And that's what I want, I want it to mean something.
  – Submitted by Ric A (7 months ago)
• 1. Billy Beane: We want you at first base, it's not that hard. Tell him Wash'
  2. Ron Washington: It's incredibly hard.
  – Submitted by Conner W (8 months ago)
• 1. Grady Fuson: Now you need to have a little bit of faith and let us do the job of replacing Giambi.
  2. Billy Beane: Is there another first baseman like Giambi?
  3. Scout Martinez: No, not really.
  4. Scout Artie: And if there was could we afford him.
  5. Scout Barry: Nope.
  6. Billy Beane: Then what the f**k are you talking about man! If we try to play like the Yankees in here, we will lose to the Yankees it there.
  7. Grady Fuson: Boy that sounds like some fortune cookie wisdom to me Billy.
  8. Billy Beane: No, that's just logic.
  9. Scout Pote: Who's Fabio?
  10. Scout Pote: He's the short stop, the short stop from Seattle.
  – Submitted by Bruce G (10 months ago)
• 1. Billy Beane: I'm not gonna fire you Gary.
  2. Grady Fuson: Fuck you.
  3. Billy Beane: Alright now I'm gonna fire you.
  – Submitted by Tim F (10 months ago)

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