Allan Malamud, Bill Caplan, Lolita Davidovich

Tyrus Raymond Cobb played baseball like a man charging a machine-gun nest. He gave no quarter, took no prisoners. And when his Hall of Fame career was over, Ty Cobb attacked life the same way. Tommy L...( read more  read more... )ee Jones portrays the legendary - and equally cheered and detested - Georgia Peach in this acclaimed film from writer/director Ron Shelton (Bull Durham, Dark Blue), also starring Robert Wuhl and Lolita Davidovich. From its recapturing of the outfielder's playing days (Roger Clemens portrays a rival pitcher) to its recreation of a 1961 Hall of Fame banquet, Cobb is a movie grand slam.

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59% liked it

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67% liked it

30 critics

R, 129 min.

Directed by: Ron Shelton

Release Date: December 2, 1994

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DVD Release Date: September 2, 2003

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  • September 23, 2009
    I thought Shelton hit a Grand Slam at first, only to realize it was in a 45-12 blow out! This movie is okay, yet some will loath it at it's core.
  • August 25, 2008
    TLJ is f'n hilarious!!
  • June 7, 2008
    My baseball lovin' friend will be disappointed that Im not interested.
  • May 26, 2008
    Intéressante l'histoire de Ty Cobb, mais l'adaptation de sa biographie est plus ou moins réussi. Le film est plus sur l'homme que sur l'athlète. Et surtout l'homme avant sa mort.
  • May 16, 2008
    missed the point on the player and his skills
  • February 23, 2008
    This is a great movie Tommy lee Jones played Ty Cobb just right. From all reserch and reading on Cobb TLJ played him right. Great baseball movie....
  • December 19, 2007
    This is the bio movie of one, of the most memorable legends in baseball history, maybe one of the best of all time Ty Cobb.... This is a must see....
  • October 6, 2007
    The best movie of a baseball player that i see. Tommy Lee Jones is a photo of TyCobb in this movie.
  • September 15, 2007
    best ball player ever.
  • August 20, 2007
    Would like to get round to seeing!

Critic Reviews


May 12, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Shelton's strong, stinging film -- one of the year's best -- wants to get at something ingrained in the American character: the irrational desire to make saints of sports heroes. full review

January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

It's the kind of film where you admire the craftsmanship and artistry while questioning the wisdom of the project itself. full review

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