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The Natural
1984
· Movie
· 138 min
B
MEANRANK
74/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1576
- IMDb #1315
- Google retired #901
- Rotten Tomatoes #1049
- Metacritic #2085
- Letterboxd #2064
+8 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1788
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #783
- Metacritic Critics #2382
- Metacritic Audience #1659
- Criticker #1003
- Kinopoisk #2688
- AlloCiné #1949
- Trakt #1644
Every rating
58–92
out of 100
A middle-aged unknown baseball player with a mysterious past emerges from obscurity to sign with a struggling team. His incredible talent and miraculous hitting power propel the team to the top of the league. His sudden rise to fame forces him to confront the regrets and missed opportunities of his youth, and the temptations that could derail his second chance.
Details
- Director
- Barry Levinson
- Writers
- Phil Dusenberry, Roger Towne
- Based on
- The Natural by Bernard Malamud
- Released
- 11 May 1984
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 138 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $28.0M
- Box office
- $48.0M
- Awards
- 0 wins, 6 nominations
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Awards & nominations
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| 57th Academy Awards 1985 | Best Production Design | Angelo P. Graham | Nominee |
| 57th Academy Awards 1985 | Best Production Design | Mel Bourne | Nominee |
| 57th Academy Awards 1985 | Best Production Design | Bruce Weintraub | Nominee |
| 57th Academy Awards 1985 | Best Original Score | Randy Newman | Nominee |
| 57th Academy Awards 1985 | Best Supporting Actress | Glenn Close | Nominee |
| 57th Academy Awards 1985 | Best Cinematography | Caleb Deschanel | Nominee |
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57th Academy Awards
6 nominations
| Best Cinematography | Caleb Deschanel | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Randy Newman | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Angelo P. Graham | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Mel Bourne | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Bruce Weintraub | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Glenn Close | Nominee |