14 of the Greatest Baseball Movies for People Who Don't Care About Baseball

"There have been many hundreds of them over the last century—the genre is very nearly as old as film itself—but a lot of them are forgettable, niche films that play best to audiences already enamored of the sport. That's fine (lots of people do love baseball), but there's also something to be said for movies that don't preach to the already converted. The very best baseball movies appeal to somewhat broader audiences, appealing to those of us with...limited interest in watching an actual baseball game, but who will absolutely watch a movie if it's about a bunch of scrappy underdogs trying to prove once and for all that they're not losers. Or if it stars Madonna. Or has ghosts.

In honor of opening day, here are 14 movies that reach beyond the baseball diamond to appeal to viewers who can't tell an earned run from an outfield assist. A few of them might even make you think about watching an actual game."

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