Hardball

Hardball

★ 6.5IMDb Score
Released:2001-09-14
Genre:Drama
Duration:106 min
Director:Brian Robbins
Actors:Keanu Reeves, Diane Lane, John Hawkes, Bryan Hearne, Julian Griffith
Production:Paramount Pictures, Munich Film Partners & Company (MFP) GHS Productions, GHS Productions KG, Nides/McCormick Productions
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Overview:

An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of getting a loan from a friend.

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