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.
Bad News Bears (2005) is a comedy film directed by Richard Linklater, released on July 22, 2005 with a runtime of 1h 53m. It stars Billy Bob Thornton, Greg Kinnear, Marcia Gay Harden and Sammi Kane Kraft. Viewers rate it 5.8 out of 10 across 301 ratings.
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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
Brandon Craggs
as Mike Engelberg
Jeffrey Davies
as Kelly Leak
Timmy Deters
as Tanner Boyle
Carlos Estrada
as Miguel Agilar
Emmanuel Estrada
as Jose Agilar
Troy Gentile
as Matthew Hooper
Kenneth 'K.C.' Harris
as Ahmad Abdul Rahim
Directed by Richard Linklater, written by Bill Lancaster, Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, produced by Geyer Kosinski and Richard Linklater.
Average viewer score of 5.8/10 from 301 ratings.
Decent watch, probably won't watch again, and can recommend. I'm not a fan of baseball on any level, but this is a surprisingly charming movie, and Billy Bob Thorton is great with inappropriate humor. After this watch, I'm thinking this is from where "Benchwarmers" might have been inspired. I think it's more of the "misfits working together" trope that gets me, and you see it in lots of kids sports movies: "Kicking…
Reviewed on September 22, 2020
Good movie. Billy Bob Thornton doing what he does best being an a-hole. More coaches need to be like this guy lol.
Reviewed on April 25, 2023
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Bad News Bears (2005) is available to stream on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Essential, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel and MGM Plus, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Bad News Bears (2005) includes Billy Bob Thornton, Greg Kinnear, Marcia Gay Harden, Sammi Kane Kraft and Ridge Canipe. The film was directed by Richard Linklater. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Bad News Bears was released on July 22, 2005 and runs for 1h 53m.
Bad News Bears (2005) holds an average rating of 5.8 out of 10 from 301 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
Yes. The official Bad News Bears trailer is embedded in the trailer section of this page and plays instantly, no download or sign-up required.
