Best '80s Baseball Movies
Why the '80s Were Actually the Best Era For Baseball Movies
We all have soft spots for certain baseball movies — the genre produces inspiring and heartfelt movies that can be as exciting as watching a real game — but which decade did it better? While the '90s can boast about having some great baseball movies, I have to counter that the '80s were actually the golden era for baseball films. One omnipresent name comes to mind: Kevin Costner, who appeared in multiple great '80s movies about baseball (and this week gets into the sports cinema again with the football-themed Draft Day). Without further ado, here's why the '80s are responsible for the best baseball flicks!
Bull Durham came out in 1988.
Image Source: Warner Bros.
It made the minor leagues as exciting as the majors.
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And Kevin Costner looked like this back then.
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And it was a romantic comedy.
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It's romantic, but raunchy.
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Then Field of Dreams came out.
It was his destiny.
Image Source: Universal Pictures
It's still the best movie that combines baseball, Iowa, ghosts, and grief.
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Eight Men Out was the dramatic baseball movie.
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These were John Cusack's glory days.
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Major League Came Out in '89.
It was a different era for Charlie Sheen.
It also starred Tom Berenger and Corbin Bernsen.
If you don't remember Corbin Bernsen, just look at this.
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Robert Redford was also an '80s baseball player.
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And he was so, so beautiful.
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