Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane’s successful attempt to assemble a baseball team on a lean budget by employing computer-generated analysis to acquire new players.
Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane’s successful attempt to assemble a baseball team on a lean budget by employing computer-generated analysis to acquire new players.
"Moneyball is one of the best and most viscerally exciting films of the year."
Rolling Stone
"Baseball fans know this story, but Miller puts it all in fascinating context. This is a thinking person's baseball movie, a more complex version of the inspirational sports story."
USA Today
"It gives Mr. Pitt, who hurtles through the movie, a chance to scat like a juiced-up Ella Fitzgerald, working his phones and seemingly every other general manager in the country, as he transforms a new baseball philosophy into action."
New York Times
Academy Award nominee
Best Motion Picture of the Year; Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Brad Pitt; Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Jonah Hill; Best Achievement in Film Editing; Best Achievement in Sound Mixing; Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Golden Globe nominee
Best Motion Picture - Drama; Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama, Brad Pitt; Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture, Jonah Hill; Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
BAFTA nominee
Best Adapted Screenplay; Best Leading Actor - Brad Pitt; Best Supporting Actor - Jonah Hill