Major League

Major League (1989)

  • 85% of critics liked it
    (34 reviews)

  • 78% of users liked it
    (86,255 ratings)

Inheriting the Cleveland Indians baseball team from her late husband, covetous ex-showgirl Rachel Phelps (Margaret Whitton) wants to move the franchise to Miami, primarily to take advantage of the many personal perks she's been promised by that city. But Cleveland won't yield its lease on the… More

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R, 2 hr.
Directed By
David S. Ward
Written By
David S. Ward
Genres
Sports & Fitness, Comedy
In Theaters
Apr 7, 1989 Wide
On DVD
Sep 24, 2002
Paramount Home Video

Critic Reviews

  • Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine

    Major League doesn't try too hard or aim too high, but it is pretty funny.

  • Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

    Slick predictability is about all it has in mind, down to the last trite freeze-frame.

  • , Variety

    For sheer crowd-pleasing fun it belts one high into the left-field bleachers.

  • Caryn James, New York Times

    The film is so loopy that it glides over its cliches and indulges in some congenial movie-baseball silliness.

  • Hal Hinson, Washington Post

    Shamelessly formulaic.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • KJ P


    This movie has a lot going for it, and by the time the credits begin to role, you are going to appreciate the storytelling of how the worst team in the major leagues became the best with one season. This film is filled with great laughs, intense ball-games, a knockout cast, and some… More

  • Jeff "


    In the History of sports there's always been at least two baseball films that has stood out above all the rest. For me it's Major League and The Sandlot. Major League is truly a sports comedy classic. What makes Major League such a winner is the many memorable scenes in the… More

  • Khris N


    A genuine classic sports gem from the 1980's, this underdog movie is a classic belly of laughs, and that famous sing along which had everyone on their feet! When the new owner of the Cleveland Indians decides to purposely sabotage the team's efforts in order to have the… More

  • Lenny M


    Solid.

  • Wahida K


    inthebasket

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