Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill and Philip Seymour Hoffman star in this baseball drama co-written by 'The Social Network' (2010) screenwriter
Aaron Sorkin. Based on real events in 2002, the film follows the unconventional tactics employed by Billy Beane (Pitt), general
manager of the cash-strapped Oakland Athletics baseball team, to rebuild his club after losing a few key players to the Major
League. Beane enlists the services of Yale economics graduate Peter Brand (Hill) to devise an unorthodox player selection
system based on a sophisticated statistical analysis of each player's skills. As Billy and Peter start to build their team
based on computer-generated data rather than the traditional scouting methods, they meet with resistance from old hands such
as team manager Art Howe (Hoffman). But when the club begins a winning streak with its roster of inexpensive 'wild card' players,
the naysayers are forced to admit that the scheme appears to be working.
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Starring:
Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill,
Robin Wright, Philip Seymour
Hoffman, Chris Pratt, Kathryn
Morris, Tammy Blanchard, Erin
Pickett, Sergio Garcia, Stephen
Bishop, Brent Jennings, Ken
Medlock, Jack McGee, Vyto
Ruginis, Nick Searcy,
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Director:
, Bennett Miller,
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Genre:
Drama, ,
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Cinema Release Date:
04 Nov 2011
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Rental Release Date:
16 Mar 2012