An unknown middle-aged batter named Roy Hobbs with a mysterious past appears out of nowhere to take a losing 1930s baseball team to the top of the league.
Directed by Barry Levinson
corruption
sports
baseball
attempted murder
talent
redemption
child prodigy
femme fatale
lightning bolt
hdd
Rank
#34 in 1984·#4421 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.5 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Robert Redford
Roy Hobbs
Robert Duvall
Max Mercy
Glenn Close
Iris Gaines
Kim Basinger
Memo Paris
Wilford Brimley
Pop Fisher
Barbara Hershey
Harriet Bird
Robert Prosky
The Judge
Richard Farnsworth
Red Blow
Joe Don Baker
The Whammer
Michael Madsen
Bump Bailey
John Finnegan
Sam Simpson
Alan Fudge
Ed Hobbs
Crew
Barry Levinson
Director
Randy Newman
Original Music Composer
Caleb Deschanel
Director of Photography
Mark Johnson
Producer
Bernard Malamud
Novel
Conrad E. Palmisano
Stunt Coordinator
Robert F. Colesberry
Associate Producer
Robert F. Colesberry
Unit Production Manager
Patrick Crowley
First Assistant Director
Ellen Chenoweth
Casting
Craig Denault
Camera Operator
Ana Maria Quintana
Script Supervisor
Popular Reviews
137 reviews
Guillermin
6.0★ · 04/20/26
Just let the man play some ball.
Just let the man play some ball.
maya
9.0★ · 03/15/26
god i love baseball
god i love baseball
VIII_george_XVI
6.0★ · 02/09/26
So that’s where the reference is from
So that’s where the reference is from
Sean McGarry
7.0★ · 12/28/25
Twice in the first 40 minutes, this film goes in directions I did not expect in the slightest.
Twice in the first 40 minutes, this film goes in directions I did not expect in the slightest.
