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Name: The Hill (2023)
Released: 2023-8-25
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Colin Ford, Joelle Carter, Randy Houser, Bonnie Bedelia

The Hill (2023)

PG
2h 6m
2023

44%

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The Hill is an inspiring, true story of baseball phenomenon Rickey Hill (Colin Ford). The son of a small-town traveling pastor (Dennis Quaid), Rickey shows an extraordinary talent for baseball despite being burdened by leg braces from a degenerative spinal disease. Driven by his faith and love of the sport, he continues to play against his father's wishes. But when a scout for the major league (Scott Glenn) arrives, he must overcome his worsening condition and the division it causes in his family in order to fulfill his dream of playing professional baseball.

Director:

Jeff Celentano

Producer:

Jeff Celentano, Warren Ostergard

Writer:

Angelo Pizzo, Scott Marshall Smith

Cast:

Dennis Quaid, Colin Ford, Joelle Carter, Randy Houser, Bonnie Bedelia, Scott Glenn, Jesse Berry

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

44%

Critics Consensus: Solid work from Dennis Quaid helps elevate The Hill, but this fact-based underdog drama is only intermittently inspirational.

Reviews

Decider

Raven Brunner

The movie’s story is cliché and rather preachy, but it isn’t bad. Rickey’s story is important and engaging… whenever viewers aren’t being weighed down by the pastor’s repetitive prejudice against his family and community.

January 22, 2024

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WTOP (Washington, D.C.)

Jason Fraley

As the stadium lights fade on a reconciled father and son like “Field of Dreams,” you can’t help but smile. Yes, it’s a “perfect” Hollywood ending, but call me a sucker for inspirational sports flicks. Turn off your brain and tap into your heart.

A true hero story. The fact that it's a little too long clearly hasn't bothered audiences. Didn't bother me either. Good family watch.

A homerun of a faith-based baseball movie.

Sadly the script isn't interested in such a complicated legacy but is content with cliched scenes of the preacher father who doesn't understand his talented son despite everyone else believing in him.

September 11, 2023

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