Bad News Bears

Baseball has rules. Meet the exceptions.

20051h 53m5.8(303 votes)

Comedy

Synopsis

Morris Buttermaker is a burned-out minor league baseball player who loves to drink and can't keep his hands to himself. His long-suffering lawyer arranges for him to manage a local Little League team, and Buttermaker soon finds himself the head of a rag-tag group of misfit players. Through unconvent…

Bad News Bears (2005) is a comedy film directed by Richard Linklater. It stars Billy Bob Thornton, Greg Kinnear, and Marcia Gay Harden. The film runs for 1 hour 53 minutes. Audiences have made it a mixed pick, with an average score of 5.8 out of 10 from 303 votes.

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Director

Richard Linklater

Cast

Billy Bob Thornton

Morris Buttermaker

Greg Kinnear

Roy Bullock

Marcia Gay Harden

Liz Whitewood

Sammi Kane Kraft

Amanda Whurlitzer

Ridge Canipe

Toby Whitewood

Brandon Craggs

Mike Engelberg

Jeffrey Davies

Kelly Leak

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Who stars in Bad News Bears?

Bad News Bears stars Billy Bob Thornton, Greg Kinnear, Marcia Gay Harden, and Sammi Kane Kraft, and was directed by Richard Linklater.

How long is Bad News Bears?

Bad News Bears has a runtime of 1 hour 53 minutes.

When did Bad News Bears come out?

Bad News Bears was released in 2005.

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Bad News Bears is a comedy film.

Is Bad News Bears worth watching?

Bad News Bears holds an average audience score of 5.8 out of 10. The best signal, though, is a recommendation from a friend who shares your taste—FriendsRecommend shows you exactly that.