Movie · Biography · Drama

Based on the inspiring, true story of baseball phenomenon Rickey Hill. The son of a small-town traveling pastor (Dennis Quaid), Rickey shows an extraordinary talent for baseball despite growing up with a degenerative spinal disease. His father discourages Rickey from playing baseball to protect him from injury and to have him follow in his footsteps to become a preacher. 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 arrives, he must overcome his worsening condition and the division it causes in his family to fulfill his dream of playing professional baseball. The Hill also stars Joelle Carter, Randy Houser, Bonnie Bedelia, and Scott Glenn.

2023 · 2h 6m
Director Jeff Celentano

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The Hill

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Based on the inspiring, true story of baseball phenomenon Rickey Hill. The son of a small-town traveling pastor (Dennis Quaid), Rickey shows an extraordinary talent for baseball despite growing up with a degenerative spinal disease. His father discourages Rickey from playing baseball to protect him from injury and to have him follow in his footsteps to become a preacher. 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 arrives, he must overcome his worsening condition and the division it causes in his family to fulfill his dream of playing professional baseball. The Hill also stars Joelle Carter, Randy Houser, Bonnie Bedelia, and Scott Glenn.

COMMON SENSE

Fact-based sports drama highlights the power of faith.

TOMATOMETER
Average 5.5
Reviews 36
Fresh 16
Rotten 20

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Studio
Briarcliff Entertainment
Released
2023
Run Time
2 hr 6 min
Rated
Unrated
Region of Origin
United States
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Languages

Original Audio
English, English (United Kingdom)
Audio

English (United States) (AD, AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

Subtitles

English (United States) (CC), French (Canada) , Spanish (Latin America)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen, to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.