The Perfect Game

2009

Action / Comedy / Drama / Family / Sport

11
IMDb Rating 6.9/10 10 4537 4.5K

based on a true story sports baseball based on true story family relationships

Plot summary

Based on a true story, a group of boys from Monterrey, Mexico who become the first non-U.S. team to win the Little League World Series.

Director

William Dear Photo
William Dear

Top cast

Ruben Garfias Photo
Ruben Garfias as Senor Suarez
Tony Revolori Photo
Tony Revolori as Fidel Ruiz
Frances Fisher Photo
Frances Fisher as Betty
Sonya Eddy Photo
Sonya Eddy as Rose Bell
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
1.05 GB
1280*538
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 57 min
Seeds 6
2.16 GB
1918*806
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 57 min
Seeds 16

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by redban02 7 / 10

Good movie, but a little sappy

The movie has a nice plot, and any intense baseball fan will love the history of the story (I'm a huge baseball fan, yet I had never heard of the 1957 Little League Champions before I watched this film). The acting is OK; the visuals are nice. The only criticism I have is that the movie gets way too sappy and syrupy at times.
Reviewed by buehrlefiftysix 8 / 10

This Was A Great Family Film & Real Life Story

I am a big fan of baseball at all levels. I had read before that Mexico had won the Little League World Series in 1957 and 1958. What I hadn't read, was anything about this team. I had no idea what they had to go through just to make it happen. This could easily be considered the greatest baseball story of all time. They not only overcame the fact that they had never played organized ball before. They had to overcome financial issues, discrimination and not having a coach for a while. This team had some kids with real talent, and I think they won because they wanted it more. I thought the acting in this movie was a little forced, but it was not terrible. Cheech Marin does a good job playing the priest. It has some more famous child actors as well as Marin, including Jake T. Austin who plays Max on Wizards Of Waverly Place and Moises Arias who played Rico on Hannah Montana. I think all the kids do a pretty good job. The movie is supposed to have a relaxed, light-hearted and family friendly feel and it does. However, it does not have this in a cheesy way. It takes on racism, and shows how the Mexican team overcame racism not only for themselves, but for a black player from another team in a restaurant. It shows the impact that they left on the people who saw them play. A local Texas reporter who hates baseball eventually develops into a person who loves this team and wants to cover them at Williamsport. I like the part where they get advice from the groundskeeper, who turns out to be legendary Negro League player Cool Papa Bell. There were a lot of elements included in this movie that really make you think, that hold your attention and capture your imagination. I rented this from a Redbox and watched it twice before taking it back. This movie also made me want to learn more about the real life team and I found a lot of good articles. I would recommend this movie for any serious baseball fan, and for any family that is looking for a good film to watch together. It crosses that audience spectrum in the same way that The Sandlot, Angels In The Outfield, Little Big League and Rookie Of The Year do. This story/movie has become one of my favorites ever. Highly recommended. Don't expect an Oscar winner in production quality, but it's a great watch nonetheless.
Reviewed by jac7 8 / 10

Truth hearts, sometimes.

I was fortunate to see the film, compliments of studio movie grille, and I was not disappointed. I thought it was a classic "feel good" family movie. Yeah, it won't win any awards, but it will win over your heart. For some that need "deeper" in a movie for it to be worthy of praise, forget a' bout' it. It's simple and to the point, yeah, you know what's coming next, but that's alright, it's why we go the movies with our families!Get it, watch it, enjoy it. Yes, just that simple.I thought they did a good job of making it all look fifties. Just like the movie, simple times.
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