1984 · drama · sport
The Natural
Directed by Barry Levinson2h 17m1984
An unknown middle-aged batter named Roy Hobbs with a mysterious past appears out of nowhere to take a losing 1930s baseball team to the top of the league.
Our read: The Natural (1984) reads as a warm, steady, grounded drama · sport entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Warm, steady, measured drama / sport, grounded in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, tender.
- warm
- redemptive
- tender
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