An unknown middle-aged batter named Roy Hobbs with a mysterious past appears out of nowhere to take a losing 1930s...
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 in this film directed by Barry Levinson and starring two of cinema's greatest Roberts (Redford and Duvall).
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83 %46 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
88 %37,879 reviewsAudience score rating
"Impeccably made, but quite strange."
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Variety
Variety"Being a baseball fan involves repeatedly experiencing exquisite pain and exquisite joy. Well, there's a lot of both in The Natural."
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Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune"There's not a second of real baseball strategy in the whole film."
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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert"Though entertaining in short stretches, (it) has no recognisable character of its own."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"(Levinson ) can be forgiven for choking up with all The Natural's fans looking on dubiously."
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Time Magazine
Time Magazine"Mythic mode as an alibi for unshaded characterisations, simpleminded plotting, and swells of artificial emotionality."
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Chicago Reader
Chicago ReaderThe Natural | Details
- Rating
- PG,
- Runtime
- 137
- Genre
- Drama, Sport
- Country of origin
- USA
