# The best baseball movies of all time

Field of Dreams, Bull Durham and Moneyball: the baseball films critics and fans rank highest (Looper, Newsweek, Time Out).

- 135 votes · 11 items
- Oct 6, 2025 · Hannah Morris
- https://even.best/en/l/1988/the-best-baseball-movies-of-all-time

## Top 11

1. **Field of Dreams (1989)** (16 · ▲16 ▼0) — Kevin Costner builds a ballfield in his cornfield.
2. **Bull Durham (1988)** (15 · ▲15 ▼0) — The most astute portrait of minor league life.
3. **The Natural (1984)** (13 · ▲15 ▼2) — Robert Redford and an iconic score.
4. **Moneyball (2011)** (12 · ▲13 ▼1) — Brad Pitt and the statistics revolution in Oakland.
5. **Eight Men Out (1988)** (12 · ▲13 ▼1) — John Sayles and the 1919 Black Sox scandal.
6. **Major League (1989)** (10 · ▲11 ▼1) — The worst team in the league, assembled on purpose.
7. **A League of Their Own (1992)** (9 · ▲11 ▼2) — The women's league of World War II; there's no crying in baseball.
8. **The Pride of the Yankees (1942)** (8 · ▲9 ▼1) — Gary Cooper as Lou Gehrig, nominated for Best Picture.
9. **42 (2013)** (7 · ▲9 ▼2) — Jackie Robinson breaks the color barrier.
10. **The Bad News Bears (1976)** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Walter Matthau coaches a hopeless kids' team.
11. **The Sandlot (1993)** (0 · ▲4 ▼4) — A summer of neighbourhood baseball and a legendary dog.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.