Hardball
The most important thing in life is showing up
2001 | 106m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Brian Robbins |
|---|---|
| Writer: | John Gatins |
| Staring: |
| An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of getting a loan from a friend. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 14, 2001 |
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| Director: | Brian Robbins |
| Writer: | John Gatins |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures, GHS Productions KG, Munich Film Partners & Company (MFP) GHS Productions, Nides/McCormick Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $40,222,729
Budget: $32,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Keanu Reeves | Conor O'Neill |
| Diane Lane | Elizabeth Wilkes |
| Michael B. Jordan | Jamal |
| D. B. Sweeney | Matt Hyland |
| John Hawkes | Ticky Tobin |
| Bryan Hearne | Andre Ray Peetes |
| Julian Griffith | Jefferson Albert Tibbs |
| DeWayne Warren | Jarius 'G-Baby' Evans |
| Kris D. Lofton | Clarence |
| Graham Beckel | Duffy |
| Mark Robert Ellis | Baseball Coach |
| Michael McGlone | Jimmy Fleming |
| Dawn Lewis | Ellen |
| Mark Margolis | Fink |
| Greg Sandquist | Barber's Son |
| Jacqueline Williams | Lenora Tibbs |
| Michael B. Chait | Straight-Laced Kid |
| Stephen Cinabro | Gino |
| Tom Milanovich | Ed |
| Kwame Amoaku | Pizza Guy |
| Vince Green | Other Pizza Guy |
| Paul Turner | Bartender |
| Sterling 'Steelo' Brim | Sterling |
| A. Delon Ellis Jr. | Miles Pennfield II |
| Michael Perkins | Kofi Evans |
| Brian M. Reed | Raymond 'Ray Ray' Bennet |
| Carol Hall | Pearla Evans |
| Freeman Coffey | Darryl Mackey |
| Sammy Sosa | Sammy Sosa |
| Andre Morgan | Umpire |
| Reginald McKinley | Umpire |
| Adam Tomei | Barfly |
| Ronnel Taylor | Gang Member |
| Aaron Evans | Aaron |
| Alexander Telles | Alex |
| Josefus Duanah | Tough Kid |
| Jeffery Gatlin | Tough Kid |
| Steve Abbott | Waatas Coach (uncredited) |
| John Anton | Baseball Fan (uncredited) |
| Dave Daniels | Baseball Fan (uncredited) |
| Michael Mili | Ticket Taker (uncredited) |
| Jerry Stanecki | Pitching Coach (uncredited) |
| Joe Wachowski | Spectator (uncredited) |
| Toussaint Waterman | Pallbearer (uncredited) |
| Johnny Yono | Spectator (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jaymes Hinkle | Production Design |
| Sam Conners | Stunts |
| Ned Bastille | Editor |
| Tom Richmond | Director of Photography |
| Kofi Elam | Stunts |
| Brian Robbins | Director |
| John Gatins | Screenplay |
| Marci Liroff | Casting |
| Francine Jamison-Tanchuck | Costume Design |
| Rick LeFevour | Stunt Coordinator |
| Tobiasz Daszkiewicz | Stunts |
| Linda Perlin | Stunts |
| Mark Isham | Original Music Composer |
| Daniel Coyle | Original Film Writer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Erwin Stoff | Executive Producer |
| Tina Nides | Producer |
| Kevin McCormick | Executive Producer |
| Brian Robbins | Producer |
| Michael Tollin | Producer |
| Herb Gains | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 25 | 37 | 13 |
| 2024 | 5 | 27 | 45 | 15 |
| 2024 | 6 | 20 | 30 | 14 |
| 2024 | 7 | 23 | 31 | 15 |
| 2024 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 10 |
| 2024 | 10 | 27 | 45 | 11 |
| 2024 | 11 | 18 | 36 | 10 |
| 2024 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 11 |
| 2025 | 1 | 17 | 27 | 13 |
| 2025 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
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