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42

2013

Brian Helgeland

Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford, Nicole Beharie, Christopher Meloni ...

6.4

3,841

Drama The story of Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman), the legendary baseball player who broke Major League Baseball's color barrier when he joined the roster of the Brooklyn Dodgers, owned by Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford). He faced racial discrimination from his fellow players and from the public in general, but sporting the number 42, he went on to play in six World Series. His involvement in Major League Baseball helped bring an end to racial segregation in the sport. [+]

	Author	Review
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"Though not accurate in every particular, the movie mostly succeeds in respecting the facts of history and the personality of its hero, and in reminding audiences why he mattered"	NEU
United States	Colin Covert Minneapolis Star Tribune	"A valuable history lesson, an intelligent drama that hits all the right emotional buttons, and an inspiring portrait of a true American hero (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Scott Foundas Variety	"A relentlessly formulaic biopic that succeeds at transforming one of the most compelling sports narratives of the 20th century into a home run of hagiography"	NEU
United States	Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune	"Treats its now-mythic Brooklyn Dodger with respect, reverence and love. But who's in there, underneath the mythology? (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of four)"	NEU
United States	Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times	"Robinson's combination of fortitude, restraint and passion for the game was stunning. You can't help getting caught up in this story, even as you are wishing the telling was sharper than it is"	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Corny? You bet. Also inspiring. (...) At the top of a new baseball season, it's hard not to root for a movie that's in it for the love of the game. (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of four)"	POS

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