Film

Field of Dreams 1989

Directed by Phil Alden Robinson

  • Drama, Fantasy
  • 105 min
  • PG

All his life, Ray Kinsella was searching for his dreams. Then one day, his dreams came looking for him.

Ray Kinsella is an Iowa farmer who hears a mysterious voice telling him to turn his cornfield into a baseball diamond. He does, but the voice's directions don't stop -- even after the spirits of deceased ballplayers turn up to play.

DramaFantasyfarmregretbased on novel or booksportsbaseballiowamiracleroad tripauthordoctorreclusepta

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