Moneyball
- language: English
- director: Bennett Miller
- actor: Adrian Bellani Arliss Howard Brad Pitt Brent Jennings Casey Bond Chris McGarry Chris Pratt Derrin Ebert Diane Behrens Glenn Morshower Jack McGee James Shanklin Jonah Hill Ken Medlock Kerris Dorsey Miguel Mendoza Nick Porrazzo Nick Searcy Philip Seymour Hoffman Reed Diamond Reed Thompson Robin Wright Stephen Bishop Takayo Fischer Tammy Blanchard Vyto Ruginis
- writer: Aaron Sorkin (screenplay) Michael Lewis (book) Stan Chervin (story) Steven Zaillian
Synopsis:
The story of Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane’s successful attempt to put together a baseball club on a budget by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players.
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