Hardball(2001)
The most important thing in life is showing up
An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of getting a loan from a friend.
Movie: Hardball
Top 10 Billed Cast
Conor O'Neill
Elizabeth Wilkes
Jamal
Matt Hyland
Ticky Tobin
Andre Ray Peetes
Jefferson Albert Tibbs
Jarius 'G-Baby' Evans
Clarence
Duffy
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