A League of Their Own (1992)

Directed by

Penny Marshall

Genre

comedy film, comedy drama, female buddy film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 02m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 1,553 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A fictionalized story about the first women's professional baseball league during World War Two. It follows a group of women who join the league, face personal and team challenges, and prove their worth as athletes.

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What happens

A League of Their Own is a 1992 American sports comedy drama film directed by Penny Marshall that tells a fictionalized account of the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). It stars Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Madonna, Lori Petty, Rosie O'Donnell, Jon Lovitz, David Strathairn, Garry Marshall, and Bill Pullman and was written by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel, from a story by Kelly Candaele and Kim Wilson. A League of Their Own was released by Columbia Pictures on July 1, 1992. It was a critical and commercial success, grossing $132.4 million worldwide and garnering acclaim for Marshall's direction and the performances of its ensemble cast. In 2012, the Library of Congress selected it for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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