Name: Bad News Bears
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2005-07-22
Duration: 113 min
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Greg Kinnear, Marcia Gay Harden, Sammi Kane Kraft, Ridge Canipe

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Bad News Bears plot summary

Baseball has rules. Meet the exceptions.

Morris Buttermaker is a burned-out minor league baseball player who loves to drink and can't keep his hands to himself. His long-suffering lawyer arranges for him to manage a local Little League team, and Buttermaker soon finds himself the head of a rag-tag group of misfit players. Through unconventional team-building exercises and his offbeat coaching style, Buttermaker helps his hapless Bears prepare to meet their rivals, the Yankees.

Details

Release date: July 22, 2005
Runtime: 1h 53m
Genres: Comedy
Directed by: Richard Linklater
Country: United States
TMDB rating: 5.8 / 10 · 304 votes

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Cast

Billy Bob ThorntonMorris Buttermaker
Greg KinnearRoy Bullock
Marcia Gay HardenLiz Whitewood
Sammi Kane KraftAmanda Whurlitzer
Ridge CanipeToby Whitewood
Brandon CraggsMike Engelberg
Jeffrey DaviesKelly Leak
Timmy DetersTanner Boyle
Carlos EstradaMiguel Agilar
Emmanuel EstradaJose Agilar

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In the United States, Bad News Bears is available to stream on fuboTV, MGM+, Paramount+, Philo, and MGM Plus. It's also free on YouTube Free. You can also rent or buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV, Google Play, and YouTube.