Eight Men Out (1988)

Stars	User	Rating
4	Dean Franz	73 _69th
Perhaps better known as "That one baseball movie that doesn't suck", Eight Men Out is a fine, fact-based slice of americana with a decidedly dark undercurrent. With an outstanding cast and atmosphere that oozes authenticity, Sayles knocks this one out of the park (SEE WHAT I FUCKING DID THERE?! THAT'S RIGHT!!! I MADE A REFERENCE TO THE SPORT DEPICTED - IN - THE MOVIE!!! I just... fucking... rule. I truly fucking do. You guys should all send me money).
2	philamental	69 _55th
A worthy big screen version of one of the most notorious scandals in baseball history. There are solid if unspectacular performances from the cast and I'm unsure whether it would hold the interest of non sports fans, but for it's intended audience Eight Men Out hits an impressive double
1	bentley82	79 _48th
Great sports movie detailing the Black Sox Scandal. A must see for any baseball fan with an interest in America's Pastime during one of its darkest moments.
1	ozymandius10	85 _90th
If you're a fan of baseball, you owe it to yourself to see this movie. It's not comedic like something like Major League, but that's not the draw here. The cast is amazing, as you can feel the pain from characters like Cusack's.
1	hellsditch	80 _62nd
First, I don't know the "real" story, so I'm not judging this on facts. As a movie, I thought this was compelling and well-cast. The baseball scenes were carefully constructed and played well by the actors. My favorite part of the movie was how it showed WHY these guys were driven to cheat, and how they felt they were justified in doing so. This was not simply a case of out-and-out greed on the player's part, but of a group of slighted men taking--what they thought--was rightfully owed to them.
1	gtown1479	73 _48th
Ok lets clear things up. I am fan of baseball and baseball history. Now I had a friend of mine known around these parts as "hellsditch" who tells me he doesn't like watching movies based on true events when you can just watch the documentary. I never really agreed with this until I started watching this movie. I feel like this would be a good movie to show to a 5th Grade Class when it rains on Field Day, but don't dumb the movie down for me. Don't treat me like a child. Cusack was good.
1	Luna6ix	79 _69th
I couldn't care less about baseball, but I find myself mesmerized by movies of baseball in it's earlier years. I find no reason to defend myself considering that Sayles wrote and directed a fine movie, and every one of it's number of recognizable players puts on a great show.
1	nauru	64 _63rd
Very nice period film with a strong cast. I went into this knowing nothing about this little piece of history so I can't comment on the historical accuracy. As a film, though, it works very well; and because of the type of story it is we end up with a unique sports movie that avoids most of the overused tropes of the genre. Could have shortened the courtroom bit toward the end, but generally the film is well done.
1	Darren	67 _42nd
Hadn't actually watched this in 20 years. Last watched it at my grandpa's house on VHS and was immediately drawn to the history of the game and the relation it has with so many people. This isn't a great movie but who cares. Many things have changed even the black Sox were able to win one. But one thing remains the same. Only a fool would doubt the Seattle Mariners. One day. One day.

Average Percentile 59.79% from 489 Ratings