Million Dollar Arm
Sometimes to win, you have to change the game.
2014 | 124m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Craig Gillespie |
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| Writer: | Tom McCarthy |
| Staring: |
| In a last-ditch effort to save his career, sports agent JB Bernstein dreams up a wild game plan to find Major League Baseball’s next great pitcher from a pool of cricket players in India. He soon discovers two young men who can throw a fastball but know nothing about the game of baseball. Or America. It’s an incredible and touching journey that will change them all — especially JB, who learns valuable lessons about teamwork, commitment and family. | |
| Release Date: | May 09, 2014 |
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| Director: | Craig Gillespie |
| Writer: | Tom McCarthy |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | baseball, cricket, sports, based on true story, india, duringcreditsstinger |
| Production Companies | Walt Disney Pictures, Roth Films, Mayhem Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $38,307,627
Budget: $25,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jon Hamm | J. B. Bernstein |
| Aasif Mandvi | Ash Vasudevan |
| Bill Paxton | Tom House |
| Suraj Sharma | Rinku |
| Madhur Mittal | Dinesh |
| Lake Bell | Brenda Paauwe |
| Pitobash | Amit |
| Alan Arkin | Ray Arkin |
| Bar Paly | Lisette |
| Al Sapienza | Pete |
| Tzi Ma | Chang |
| Allyn Rachel | Theresa |
| Ravi Naidu | Indian Reporter |
| Gabriela Lopez | Hot Girl |
| Tanner Anderson | Basketball Player (uncredited) |
| Tom Verducci | Scout |
| Brett Zimmerman | Mark |
| Andrew Benator | Hotel Manager |
| Ismail Bashey | Emcee (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Craig Gillespie | Director |
| Kirston Mann | Costume Designer |
| Barry Robison | Production Design |
| Sheila Jaffe | Casting Director |
| Kevin Halloran | Unit Production Manager |
| Mike Topoozian | First Assistant Director |
| Michael McCue | Second Assistant Director |
| Jeremy Woolsey | Art Direction |
| Jeanette Scott | Set Decoration |
| Lana Horochowski | Makeup Department Head |
| Ron Pipes | Key Makeup Artist |
| Theraesa Rivers | Hair Department Head |
| Arturo Rojas | Key Hair Stylist |
| Alan Rankin | Sound Designer |
| Jon Mooney | Music Editor, Music Supervisor |
| Tom McCarthy | Screenplay |
| Tatiana S. Riegel | Editor |
| Sean Thigpen | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Seher Aly Latif | Casting Director |
| Mark P. Stoeckinger | Supervising Sound Editor |
| A.R. Rahman | Original Music Composer |
| Daniel Boccoli | First Assistant Editor |
| Gyula Pados | Director of Photography |
| Jille Azis | Set Decoration |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Mark Ciardi | Producer |
| Palak Patel | Executive Producer |
| Kevin Halloran | Executive Producer |
| Connor Schell | Executive Producer |
| Michael Mandt | Co-Producer |
| Tabrez Noorani | Co-Producer |
| Gordon Gray | Producer |
| Joe Roth | Producer |
| Bill Simmons | Executive Producer |
| Neil Mandt | Co-Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 11 |
| 2024 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 8 |
| 2024 | 6 | 18 | 36 | 11 |
| 2024 | 7 | 19 | 45 | 12 |
| 2024 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 9 |
| 2024 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 12 |
| 2024 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 7 |
| 2024 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 7 |
| 2024 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 9 |
| 2025 | 1 | 13 | 22 | 8 |
| 2025 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Trending Position
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| 2025 | 7 | 866 | 929 |
I can't say there is anything overly noteworthy about <em>'Million Dollar Arm'</em>. but it's well paced and features a great (true) story - it makes for a very enjoyable 124 minutes. Jon Hamm is a good choice to play lead character JB, he does carry the film with his performance. There are other ... pleasant performances though, Pitobash Tripathy (Amit) stands out most from those behind Hamm. Bill Paxton (Tom), Lake Bell (Brenda), Suraj Sharma (Rinku) and Madhur Mittal (Dinesh) merit props too. It's a feel-good premise, one that is rather nice to see play out. The score is solid, as is the cinematography. It's a positive that they spend a decent chunk of the film actually in India, I had a inkling they might've skipped it but thankfully they do not - they tell the story well. It's probably Disneyfied in ways, but who cares. It isn't anything necessarily special, but I certainly thoroughly enjoyed this. Recommended.