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Million Dollar Arm

PG Released May 16, 2014 2h 3m Drama TRAILER for Million Dollar Arm: Trailer 1 List
65% Tomatometer 147 Reviews 68% Audience Score 25,000+ Ratings
In a last-ditch effort to save his career, sports agent J.B. Bernstein (Jon Hamm) plans to find baseball's next star pitcher. He heads to India to find a cricket player whom he can nurture into a major league star. With the help of a scout (Alan Arkin), J.B. finds teens Dinesh (Madhur Mittal) and Rinku (Suraj Sharma), who haven't a clue about baseball but throw powerful pitches. As the boys adjust to American life, J.B. learns valuable lessons about teamwork and family. Read More Read Less
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Pleasant to a fault, Million Dollar Arm is a middle-of-the-plate pitch that coasts on Jon Hamm's considerable charm without adding any truly original curves to Disney's inspirational sports formula.

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Udita Jhunjhunwala Livemint The pace slackens when the location shifts to LA but the performances and the gentle hand with which the subject is directed keep you interested. Aug 14, 2019 Full Review Mark Kermode Observer (UK) Craig Gillespie's by-numbers schmaltzathon never transcends its tourist's-eye views of India or patronisingly cliched views of its people. Rated: 2/5 Aug 31, 2014 Full Review Geoffrey Macnab Independent (UK) In its own gently comical way, Million Dollar Arm plays up the misunderstandings between Hollywood and India -- as well as the mutual fascination. Rated: 3/5 Aug 29, 2014 Full Review Kip Mooney College Movie Review A swing and a miss. Rated: C+ Sep 9, 2021 Full Review Joanne Laurier World Socialist Web Site The film ... is a paean to the ingenuity of entrepreneurs who scour the globe for human investments that can yield millions. Feb 26, 2021 Full Review Richard Crouse Richard Crouse Clichés aside, there is something appealingly old fashioned about how Million Dollar Arm wears its heart-on-its-sleeve. Rated: 3.5/5 Feb 1, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Sean S If you are looking for a straight up predictable cool sports movie this is it. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/31/24 Full Review brendan b Great casting with good chemistry with one another. Hamm plays the socially unresponsive talent agent role convincingly. The only critique I have would be the relationship between Hamm and Bell needed to have more focus on it developing as it came together a slightly rushed side note to the story. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review georgan g A true story that's touching. You knew how would end so there wasn't much tension. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member very good. the themes of it aren't original or anything, but it's a nice story with a great ending. a nice feel-good watch with some funny parts dispersed throughout. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Motivating, inspirational story that gave me a refreshed feeling. The cast was overall pretty balanced, with Jon Hamm and Bill Paxton. The story could have had some more highlights, and felt flat. For starters, the story of JB and Brenda can be elaborated a little more. Other than that, the story was simple, the message is clear, and fun to watch as a first timer. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review r 9 I can't say there is anything overly noteworthy about 'Million Dollar Arm'. but it's well paced and features a great (true) story - it makes for a very enjoyable 124 minutes. Jon Hamm is a good choice to play lead character JB, he does carry the film with his performance. There are other pleasant performances though, Pitobash Tripathy (Amit) stands out most from those behind Hamm. Bill Paxton (Tom), Lake Bell (Brenda), Suraj Sharma (Rinku) and Madhur Mittal (Dinesh) merit props too. It's a feel-good premise, one that is rather nice to see play out. The score is solid, as is the cinematography. It's a positive that they spend a decent chunk of the film actually in India, I had a inkling they might've skipped it but thankfully they do not - they tell the story well. It's probably Disneyfied in ways, but who cares. It isn't anything necessarily special, but I certainly thoroughly enjoyed this. Recommended. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Lake Bell as Brenda Paauwe and Jon Hamm as J.B. Bernstein in "Million Dollar Arm." Jon Hamm as J.B. Bernstein in "Million Dollar Arm." (L-R) Jon Hamm as J.B. Bernstein (standing), Suraj Sharma as Rinku, Madhur Mittal as Dinesh and Pitobash as Amit Rohan in "Million Dollar Arm." (L-R) Madhur Mittal as Dinesh and Suraj Sharma as Rinku in "Million Dollar Arm." (L-R) So Darshan as Vivek, Jon Hamm as J.B. Bernstein and Alan Arkin as Ray Poitevint in "Million Dollar Arm." Lake Bell as Brenda Paauwe in "Million Dollar Arm." (L-R) Madhur Mittal as Dinesh, Suraj Sharma as Rinku, Jon Hamm as J.B. Bernstein and Pitobash as Amit Rohan in "Million Dollar Arm." Jon Hamm as J.B. Bernstein in "Million Dollar Arm." A scene from "Million Dollar Arm." Jon Hamm (left) as JB Bernstein in "Million Dollar Arm." View more photos

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Synopsis In a last-ditch effort to save his career, sports agent J.B. Bernstein (Jon Hamm) plans to find baseball's next star pitcher. He heads to India to find a cricket player whom he can nurture into a major league star. With the help of a scout (Alan Arkin), J.B. finds teens Dinesh (Madhur Mittal) and Rinku (Suraj Sharma), who haven't a clue about baseball but throw powerful pitches. As the boys adjust to American life, J.B. learns valuable lessons about teamwork and family.
Director
Craig Gillespie
Producer
Mark Ciardi, Gordon Gray, Joe Roth
Screenwriter
Tom McCarthy
Distributor
Walt Disney
Production Co
Roth Films, Mayhem Pictures
Rating
PG (Some Suggestive Content|Mild Language)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 16, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 7, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$36.4M
Runtime
2h 3m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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