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IMDb rating 7.4
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Critic William Thomas
rated 6

The first of Barry Levinson’s directing-only assignments, this sentimental period drama about a gifted 1930s baseball player and perennial loser proved the director could handle a big league cast (...) and epic imagery....

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Cast & Crew

Barry Levinson
Director
Michael Madsen
As Bump Bailey
Robert Redford
As Roy Hobbs
Robert Duvall
As Max Mercy
Mike Starr
As Boone
Glenn Close
As Iris Gaines
Barbara Hershey
As Harriet Bird

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The Natural is a classic underdog story about Roy Hobbs, a talented baseball player who gets a second chance at glory after a mysterious woman shoots him and ends his promising career. Starring Robert Redford as Hobbs, the movie follows his journey from a young boy learning the game from his father to a 35-year-old rookie who leads the New York Knights to victory. With a star-studded cast, including Glenn Close, Kim Basinger, Robert Duvall, Wilford Brimley, and Barbara Hershey, this feel-good sports drama has become a timeless favorite.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The Natural include Dead Poets Society, Rain Man, Paris, Texas, Do the Right Thing, Kramer vs. Kramer, September.

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The Natural was released in theaters on September 20, 1984.