Moneyball
Directed by Bennett MillerOakland A's GM Billy Beane is handicapped with the lowest salary constraint in baseball. If he ever wants to win the World Series, Billy must find a competitive advantage. Billy is about to turn baseball on its ear when he uses statistical data to analyze and place value on the players he picks for the team.
- TanalienAugust 9, 2025Billy Beane is in an abusive relationship. He has dedicated his life to the American game of baseball, but at forty years old, he is oppressed by it. Within the sport, he has a poor history, with none of the accolades he’d like to own. As the general manager of the Oakland A’s, Billy has a reputation as a hard-ass. With his disdain for small talk, he prefers to get straight to business. When making deals with other teams, he has a keen sense of when he’s being cheated. His colleagues would say that he’s an unemotional guy. Knowing this, it is surprising that the first thing we learn about Billy’s character is how much he cares. In the very beginning of the film, the A’s are eliminated from the 2001 playoffs. Billy is alone in an empty ballpark, sitting in silence. After all that work, you can see the disappointment on his face. Director Bennett Miller uses the next shot to set up the character for us: an extreme close-up of Brad Pitt’s eyes closing. Billy is defeated, fighting back tears. It’s not his first time. Moneyball is a classic docu-drama. While it departs from the historical record for the sake of entertainment, it belongs to the pantheon of great films based on true stories. It captures Brad Pitt’s greatest performance (so far). It is internally consistent, fully formed in its depiction of character, and a prime example of technical excellence — where the camera and sound serve only the story. Now, I see why Bennett Miller hasn’t made another feature film in eleven years. Because making a film like Moneyball is pretty damn hard.
- wonderrxjrJanuary 22, 2026I wanted to watch this again after IU won the natty cause I feel Cig has a very similar philosophy to this. Obviously, baseball and football are different, but Billy and Curt have similar goals: buy production, not potential. It's just an incredible story and I love it so much. I didn't realize Sorkin did the screenplay maybe that's also why I like it so much
Moneyball Trivia
Moneyball was released on September 23, 2011.
Moneyball was directed by Bennett Miller.
Moneyball has a runtime of 2h 13m.
Moneyball was produced by Rachael Horovitz, Brad Pitt, Michael De Luca.
Oakland A's GM Billy Beane is handicapped with the lowest salary constraint in baseball. If he ever wants to win the World Series, Billy must find a competitive advantage. Billy is about to turn baseball on its ear when he uses statistical data to analyze and place value on the players he picks for the team.
The key characters in Moneyball are Billy Beane (Brad Pitt), Peter Brand (Jonah Hill), Art Howe (Philip Seymour Hoffman).
Moneyball is rated PG-13.
Moneyball is a Drama, Biography, Sport film.
Moneyball has an audience rating of 8.6 out of 10.
Moneyball had a budget of $50M.
Moneyball has made $110.2M at the box office.