A League of Their Own (1992)
86%RT Audience Score: 84%
Awards & Nominations: 6 wins & 13 nominations
Sentimental and light, but still thoroughly charming, A League of Their Own is buoyed by solid performances from a wonderful cast
A League of Their Own is the perfect movie for anyone who loves baseball, history, and girl power. Penny Marshall’s direction is spot-on, and the cast is amazing. Tom Hanks is hilarious as the washed-up coach, and Geena Davis is a total badass as the team’s star player. The movie is funny, heartwarming, and inspiring all at once. Plus, who doesn’t love a good sports movie with a killer soundtrack? If you haven’t seen A League of Their Own yet, what are you waiting for? It’s a home run!
Production Company(ies)
Razor Film Produktion GmbH, Highlook Communications, Group Rotana Film Production
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Release Type
Filming Location(s)
Bosse Field – 1701 N. Main Street, Evansville, Indiana, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG for language
Year of Release
1992
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Stereo Dolby Digital Dolby Atmos
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:2h 6m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jul 1, 1992 Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 4, 2002
Genre(s)
Comedy/Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Madonna, Lori Petty, Jon Lovitz, David Strathairn, directed by Penny Marshall, written by Kelly Candaele, Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel, produced by Robert Greenhut, Elliot Abbott, Comedy, Drama, PG, box office performance, $105.1M, reviewed by Peter Bradshaw, Jackie Potts, Stephen Amidon, Geoff Brown, Duane Byrge, Jill Rachlin, Cate Young, Matt Patches, David Nusair, Richard Propes, Danielle Solzman, actor ensemble, women’s baseball league, World War II, Midwest, candy maker, Ernie Capadino, coach Jimmy Dugan, sisters, Dottie Hinson, Kit Keller, Ira Lowenstein, Mae Mordabito, Rosie O’Donnell, MPAA rating, Columbia Pictures, Surround, Scope (2.35:1)
Worldwide gross: $132,440,069
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $283,491,352
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 534
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 30,915,087
US/Canada gross: $107,533,928
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $230,179,121
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 295
US/Canada opening weekend: $13,739,456
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $29,409,657
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 474
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $40,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $85,621,022
Production budget ranking: 489
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $46,106,920
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $151,763,409
ROI to date (est.): 115%
ROI ranking: 878
Geena Davis – Dottie Hinson
Madonna – Mae Mordabito
Lori Petty – Kit Keller
Jon Lovitz – Ernie Capadino
David Strathairn – Ira Lowenstein
Director – Penny Marshall
Producers – Robert Greenhut, Elliot Abbott
Writers – Kelly Candaele, Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel
Director(s)
Penny Marshall
Writer(s)
Kelly Candaele, Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel
Producer(s)
Robert Greenhut, Elliot Abbott
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
6 wins & 13 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (75) | Top Critics (25) | Fresh (60) | Rotten (15)
It’s a great piece of Hollywood confectionery, and you might well find yourself choking up a little at the end.
March 9, 2022 | Rating: 5/5
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian
TOP CRITIC
With this tribute to the real-life All American Girls Professional Baseball League (1942-1954), director Penny Marshall confirms what some of us have suspected all along — that she can play hardball in Hollywood’s big leagues.
August 17, 2021 | Rating: 3.5/4
Jackie Potts
Miami Herald
TOP CRITIC
Director Penny Marshall once again proves herself to possess both a deft hand for light comedy and an unfortunate weakness for sentimentality.
February 7, 2020
Stephen Amidon
Financial Times
TOP CRITIC
Then comes the ending. Or rather endings, for in common with many Hollywood scripts. A League of Their Own mercilessly drags its heels.
February 7, 2020
Geoff Brown
Times (UK)
TOP CRITIC
Under Penny Marshall’s spirited, warm direction, the players shine.
July 1, 2019
Duane Byrge
Hollywood Reporter
TOP CRITIC
Hardly a perfect film, League nonetheless represents a breakthrough in women’s sports movies: It’s a celebration of sport for sport’s sake.
May 30, 2019 | Rating: B+
Jill Rachlin
Entertainment Weekly
TOP CRITIC
A League Of Their Own is my favourite kind of mid-century jaunt because it resurrects a since-forgotten bit of history and crafts a compelling narrative to go along with it.
November 5, 2021
Cate Young
Thirty, Flirty + Film
Has there ever been a more crowd-pleasing crowdpleaser than Penny Marshall’s dramatization of America’s first women’s baseball league? No, there has not.
July 26, 2021
Matt Patches
Polygon
…a comfortable, promising setup that’s employed to pervasively watchable effect…
April 29, 2021 | Rating: 3/4
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews
The film is an easygoing, fun time.
September 13, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/4.0
Richard Propes
TheIndependentCritic.com
A League of Their Own is a beloved comedy which not only celebrates women in baseball but continues to serve as an inspiration to women today.
July 7, 2020 | Rating: 4/5
Danielle Solzman
Solzy at the Movies
It is gentle, weepy and mostly inoffensive, with an ending which celebrates old people.
July 25, 2018
Vanessa Letts
The Spectator…
Plot
During World War II when all the men are fighting the war, most of the jobs that were left vacant because of their absence were filled in by women. The owners of the baseball teams, not wanting baseball to be dormant indefinitely, decide to form teams with women. So scouts are sent all over the country to find women players. One of the scouts, passes through Oregon and finds a woman named Dottie Hinson, who is incredible. He approaches her and asks her to try out but she’s not interested. However, her sister, Kit who wants to get out of Oregon, offers to go. But he agrees only if she can get her sister to go. When they try out, they’re chosen and are on the same team. Jimmy Dugan, a former player, who’s now a drunk, is the team manager. But he doesn’t feel as if it’s a real job so he drinks and is not exactly doing his job. So Dottie steps up. After a few months when it appears the girls are not garnering any attention, the league is facing closure till Dottie does something that grabs attention. And it isn’t long Dottie is the star of the team and Kit feels like she’s living in her shadow.
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