Film

Major League 1989

Directed by David S. Ward

  • Comedy
  • 107 min
  • R

A comedy with bats and balls.

When Rachel Phelps inherits the Cleveland Indians from her deceased husband, she's determined to move the team to a warmer climate—but only a losing season will make that possible, which should be easy given the misfits she's hired. Rachel is sure her dream will come true, but she underestimates their will to succeed.

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Comic, classical in form, effortless and resolved.

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