Eight Men Out

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Eight Men Out

PG,

1988,

1h 59m,

History/

Drama

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87%

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The Chicago White Sox, who are set to play the Cincinnati Reds in the World Series of 1919, are at odds with their team's owner, Charles Comiskey, who pays his players unsatisfactory wages despite the team's popularity. A group of professional gamblers offers the Sox's best athletes a fortune to throw the series, and the players agree. However, their reputations and careers are ruined when the dark secret, dubbed the Black Sox Scandal, reaches the public consciousness.

Critics Consensus

Perhaps less than absorbing for non-baseball fans, but nevertheless underpinned by strong performances from the cast and John Sayles' solid direction.

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Desmond Ryan

Philadelphia Inquirer

May 6, 2014

4/4

The tone of Eight Men Out is reminiscent of the droll irony of John Huston's considerations of the vanity of human wishes and the corrupting power of money.

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Peter Travers

People Magazine

May 6, 2014

The light shed on this dark period of sports history makes Eight Men Out essential moviegoing. But what makes it heartbreaking is watching the toll taken on champions betraying their talent on a field of honor.

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Sheila Benson

Los Angeles Times

Mar 20, 2013

It's a period re-created with a whoosh of energy and a redeeming vein of irony.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

May 5, 2024

3.5/4

Richly evocative, this is a stark reminder that the color of money ultimately cannot compete with the thrill of victory.

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James Croot

The Post NZ

Aug 25, 2023

It’s Sayles’ multi-faceted approach – switching from the players to the gamblers to the administrators to the journalists – that really gets you hooked, while the rat-a-tat dialogue is up there with the best of Robert Altman and Aaron Sorkin.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Jul 20, 2023

2.5/4

...benefits from its inherently compelling subject matter and raft of compelling, eye-catching performances...

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Feb 1, 2019

The best sports movie ever made!

Jan 13, 2019

I really like this movie, the cast is good, the plot is quite interesting, and its based on a true story?! damn. the only problem i have is some of the characters are hard to remember.

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Rey S

Sep 9, 2017

I enjoyed this movie based on the real 1919 World Series, the lives of the men it affected and still does for some of them today unfairly

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Leia W

Sep 7, 2017

If you like Field of Dreams consider this the prequel. The story of Shoeless Joe and the "Black Sox". This was a 30 for 30 before it was even thought of. A great movie with a great cast and pretty up to par baseball scenes for the time. These guys threw a world series, shit we've thrown slow pitch softball games for less. To hear that story, head on over to broforcesquad.com

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Hermione G

Jun 27, 2017

The story is interesting and the cast is good...but the direction and pacing are mind-numbingly terrible. Most people seemed to like it, but I just think there are better baseball movies than this one. This story should have been better given the history of it.

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Albus M

Jun 10, 2017

The Chicago White Sox, who are set to play the Cincinnati Reds in the World Series of 1919, are at odds with their team's owner, Charles Comiskey (Clifton James), who pays his players unsatisfactory wages despite the team's popularity. A group of professional gamblers offers the Sox's best athletes a fortune to throw the series, and the players agree. However, their reputations and careers are ruined when the dark secret, dubbed the "Black Sox Scandal," reaches the public consciousness.

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John Sayles

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John Cusack

Buck Weaver

Clifton James

Charles 'Commie' Comiskey

Michael Lerner

Arnold Rothstein

Christopher Lloyd

Bill Burns

John Mahoney

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Synopsis

The Chicago White Sox, who are set to play the Cincinnati Reds in the World Series of 1919, are at odds with their team's owner, Charles Comiskey, who pays his players unsatisfactory wages despite the team's popularity. A group of professional gamblers offers the Sox's best athletes a fortune to throw the series, and the players agree. However, their reputations and careers are ruined when the dark secret, dubbed the Black Sox Scandal, reaches the public consciousness.

Director: John Sayles
Producer: Sarah Pillsbury, Midge Sanford
Screenwriter: John Sayles
Distributor: Orion Pictures
Production Co: Orion Pictures
Rating: PG
Genre: History, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 2, 1988, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 29, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.3M
Runtime: 1h 59m

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