Moneyball

Director: Bennett Miller
Writer: Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin (screenplay), Stan Chervin (story), Michael Lewis (book)
Cast: Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Robin Wright, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Language: English
Theatrical Release Date: Fri Sep 23 00:00:00 EDT 2011
Awards: 2012 Academy Awards Best Adapted Screenplay, 2012 Academy Awards Best Actor, 2012 Academy Awards Best Picture, 2012 Academy Awards Best Picture, 2012 Academy Awards Best Film Editing, 2012 Academy Awards Best Sound Mixing, 2012 Academy Awards Best Supporting Actor
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Tagline: What are you really worth?

Synopsis: Based on a true story, Moneyball stars Brad Pitt as Billy Beane, the general manager of the Oakland As and the guy who assembles the team, who has an epiphany: all of baseball's conventional wisdom is wrong. Forced to reinvent his team on a tight budget, Beane will have to outsmart the richer clubs. The onetime jock teams with Ivy League grad Peter Brand (Jonah Hill) in an unlikely partnership, recruiting bargain players that the scouts call flawed, but all of whom have an ability to get on base, score runs, and win games. It's more than baseball, it's a revolution – one that challenges old school traditions and puts Beane in the crosshairs of those who say he's tearing out the heart and soul of the game. [Synopsis courtesy of TIFF]

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