Moneyball (2011)
89%RT Audience Score: 86%
Awards & Nominations: Nominated for 6 Oscars
29 wins & 82 nominations total
Director Bennett Miller, along with Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill, take a niche subject and turn it into a sharp, funny, and touching portrait worthy of baseball lore.
Moneyball is like a home run that just keeps going and going. Brad Pitt’s performance is a grand slam, and the business side of baseball has never been so fascinating. It’s a movie that will make you want to grab some popcorn and a hot dog and settle in for the long haul. Even if you’re not a sports fan, Moneyball is a winner.
Production Company(ies)
Road Movies Filmproduktion, Argos Films, Westdeutscher Rundfunk
Distributor
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Release Type
Filming Location(s)
Fenway Park – 4 Jersey Street, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for some strong language
Year of Release
2011
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:2h 13m
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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): Sep 23, 2011 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 10, 2012
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright, Chris Pratt, Stephen Bishop, directed by Bennett Miller, written by Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, produced by Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz, Brad Pitt, drama, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Candice Frederick, Rafer Guzman, David Elliott, Sara Michelle Fetters, Peter Bradshaw, Nigel Andrews, James Croot, Cory Woodroof, Don Shanahan, Film Companion Staff, Richard Propes, Allen Almachar, PG-13, baseball, Oakland A’s, Billy Beane, Peter Brand, Ivy League, scouts, bargain-bin players, flawed, game-winning potential, Michael Lewis, some strong language, English, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Worldwide gross: $110,206,216
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $145,086,249
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 850
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 15,821,837
US/Canada gross: $75,605,492
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $99,534,469
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 758
US/Canada opening weekend: $19,501,302
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $25,673,423
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 533
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $50,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $65,824,894
Production budget ranking: 633
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $35,446,705
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $43,814,650
ROI to date (est.): 43%
ROI ranking: 1,181
Jonah Hill – Peter Brand
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Art Howe
Robin Wright – Sharon
Chris Pratt – Scott Hatteberg
Stephen Bishop – David Justice
Director(s)
Bennett Miller
Writer(s)
Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin
Producer(s)
Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz, Brad Pitt
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 6 Oscars
29 wins & 82 nominations total
Academy Awards
All Critics (269) | Top Critics (72) | Fresh (253) | Rotten (16)
Like a long, boring game of chess, where hopeful baseball players are discarded as effortlessly as a pawn and a knight, Moneyball fails to provide the sentiment it needs to inspire audiences.
September 8, 2017 | Rating: C-
Candice Frederick
Reel Talk Online
TOP CRITIC
Moneyball is a winner, one of the freshest and smartest sports movies in years.
May 6, 2014 | Rating: 3.5/4
Rafer Guzman
Newsday
TOP CRITIC
Brad Pitt is at the top of his own game as Beane. Cocky and often nonchalant, he is gnawed by doubts that he tries to cover by grabbing a snack or pitching a grin.
May 6, 2014 | Rating: 4/4
David Elliott
San Diego Reader
TOP CRITIC
I couldn’t take my eyes off of it, and as emotionally interior and as dialogue driven as much of it the whole thing ends up being as thrilling as a big budget action blockbuster and as compelling as your typical star-powered Hollywood melodrama.
January 27, 2012 | Rating: 3.5/4
Sara Michelle Fetters
MovieFreak.com
TOP CRITIC
It’s an engaging, almost exotic film.
November 25, 2011 | Rating: 3/5
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian
TOP CRITIC
Brad Pitt in a dugout. Oh dear; oh dear. Here is baseball, reel upon reel and inning upon inning.
November 25, 2011 | Rating: 2/5
Nigel Andrews
Financial Times
TOP CRITIC
Brad Pitt’s finest performance so far.
May 3, 2022 | Rating: 5/5
James Croot
Stuff.co.nz
This is an engrossing look into the life of a man who is willing to do everything he can to be successful, even if it means approaching a radical method of carrying out business.
February 11, 2022
Cory Woodroof
Lumination Network
Stepping out of the formula, the smoothly-written business side of this film trumps the game and players on the field in fascinating detail.
March 14, 2021 | Rating: 5/5
Don Shanahan
25YL (25 Years Later)
Throw in the great Philip Seymour Hoffman and what you get is a deeply empathetic sports drama that’s more about people than it is about the number crunching.
October 27, 2020
Film Companion Staff
Film Companion
Awards season is just getting ready to get started, but director Bennett Miller has served up 2011’s first real contender.
September 17, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/4.0
Richard Propes
TheIndependentCritic.com
It’s an underdog story, but told through a different perspective.
August 5, 2020 | Rating: B
Allen Almachar
The MacGuffin…
Plot
Oakland A’s GM Billy Beane is handicapped with the lowest salary constraint in baseball. If he ever wants to win the World Series, Billy must find a competitive advantage. Billy is about to turn baseball on its ear when he uses statistical data to analyze and place value on the players he picks for the team.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Philip Seymour Hoffman gives a standout performance as Art Howe in Moneyball.
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