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A 2013 American biographical sports film about the first black athlete to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) during the modern era, starring Chadwick Boseman as Jackie Robinson and Harrison Ford as Branch Rickey. The film depicts his challenges and achievements as a Dodgers player, his relationships with his teammates and opponents, and his legacy in the sport and society.
- $31-40 million
- Mark Isham
- April 12, 2013 (United States)
- Thomas Tull
Apr 12, 2013 · 42: Directed by Brian Helgeland. With Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford, Nicole Beharie, Christopher Meloni. In 1947, Jackie Robinson becomes the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era when he was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers and faces considerable racism in the process.
- (100K)
- Biography, Drama, Sport
- Brian Helgeland
- 2013-04-12
Apr 12, 2013 · 42 is an earnest, inspirational, and respectfully told biography of an influential American sports icon, though it might be a little too safe and old-fashioned for some. In 1946, Branch Rickey ...
- (195)
- Brian Helgeland
- PG-13
- Chadwick Boseman
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Apr 11, 2013 · As written and directed by Brian Helgeland, “42” is competent, occasionally rousing and historically respectful — but it rarely rises above standard, old-fashioned biography fare. It’s a mostly unexceptional film about an exceptional man. Boseman is a fine actor, and he looks like a baseball player in the spring training and game-time ...
42. The true story of an American legend. 15,992 IMDb 7.5 2 h 8 min 2013. X-Ray PG-13 ... Find Movie Box Office Data: Goodreads Book reviews & recommendations : IMDb ...
Branch Rickey is a Major League team executive with a bold idea. To that end, Rickey recruits Robinson to break the unspoken color line as the first modern African American Major League player. As both anticipate, this proves a major challenge for Robinson and his family as they endure unrelenting racist hostility on and off the field, from ...
42 is a 2013 American biographical sports film about baseball player Jackie Robinson, the first black athlete to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) during the modern era. Written and directed by Brian Helgeland, the film stars Chadwick Boseman as Robinson, alongside Harrison Ford, Nicole Beharie, Christopher Meloni, André Holland, Lucas Black, Hamish Linklater, and Ryan Merriman in ...