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Knuckleball!

Play trailer Poster for Knuckleball! 2012,  1h 34m,  Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 94% 17 Reviews Tomatometer 85% 500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
94% Tomatometer 17 Reviews 85% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
Filmmakers Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg profile baseball's Tim Wakefield, R.A. Dickey and other Major League pitchers who still have the knuckleball in their repertoire.

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John Wildman Film Comment Magazine May 6, 2014
Knuckleball! is more than enjoyable if you are a fan of the game of baseball. And while it wouldn't be an obvious win for the uninitiated, Wakefield and Dickey do not make it difficult for the viewer to cheer for them. Go to Full Review
David Fear Time Out Mar 11, 2013
2/5
Nonfans, however, are about to find out exactly what the phrase inside baseball means. Go to Full Review
Ty Burr Boston Globe Sep 20, 2012
3.5/4
The sweet achievement of "Knuckleball!," Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg's documentary about this quixotic pitch and the quixotic men who throw it, is that it gives both sides equal play. Go to Full Review
Greg Evans Bloomberg News May 6, 2014
3.5/4
The charming Knuckleball finds something universal here, about obsession, talent, perseverance and, rarest of all, good sportsmanship. Go to Full Review
Rob Boylan Orlando Weekly May 6, 2014
4/5
A microcosm of baseball itself, the knuckleball is a cruel, unpredictable thing. Go to Full Review
Cynthia Fuchs PopMatters Mar 11, 2013
8/10
The knuckleball is something like the quintessence of baseball, the ineffable and the impossible, pursued again and again. The film makes this magic part especially visible, in slow motion sequences and archival game tapes, nostalgia and reverie. Go to Full Review
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Leia P Jan 8, 2017 surprisingly touching but devoid of drama
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Cast & Crew

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Ricki Stern

Director

Annie Sundberg

Director

Tim Wakefield

Actor

Jim Bouton

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R.A. Dickey

Actor

Terry Francona

Actor

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Movie Info

Synopsis Filmmakers Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg profile baseball's Tim Wakefield, R.A. Dickey and other Major League pitchers who still have the knuckleball in their repertoire.
Director
Ricki Stern, Annie Sundberg
Producer
Dan Cogan, Ricki Stern, Annie Sundberg
Screenwriter
Ricki Stern, Annie Sundberg, Christine Schomer
Production Co
Break Thru Films, Major League Baseball Productions
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 5, 2013
Runtime
1h 34m
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