You Gotta Believe
Seen it?2024 | 104 min | Family, Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and middling reviews (59% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for families. If you loved Air or Field of Dreams, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 44 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
After dedicating the season to a teammate’s ailing father, a group of underestimated Ft. Worth youth baseball players takes its Cinderella run all the way to the 2002 Little League World Series—culminating in a record-breaking showdown that became an instant ESPN classic.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
59% on Rotten Tomatoes, 42 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$1 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 41K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ty Roberts
- Luke WilsonBobby Ratliff
- Greg KinnearCoach Jon Kelly
- Sarah GadonPatti Ratliff
- Molly ParkerKathy Kelly
- Lew TempleCoach Mitch Belew
- Joaquin RobertsPeanut
- Martin RoachSam Knight
- Patrick RennaKliff Young
- Blake DeLongDan Hewitt
- Justin AdamsMack Hamilton