• Trouble With the Curve (2012)

    For decades Gus Lobel (Clint Eastwood) has been one of baseball's best scouts -- but now his age is catching up with him. Still, he refuses to be benched even though his bosses are questioning his judgment. Tasked with checking out the country's hottest batting prospect, Gus is forced to accept help from his daughter, Mickey (Amy Adams). Though they haven't spent time together in...

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Trouble With the Curve
58
metacriticBased on 40 Critics
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Release Date: September 21st, 2012

DVD Release Date: December 18th, 2012

PG-13 |1 hr 51 min

Plot Summary

For decades Gus Lobel (Clint Eastwood) has been one of baseball's best scouts -- but now his age is catching up with him. Still, he refuses to be benched even though his bosses are questioning his judgment. Tasked with checking out the country's hottest batting prospect, Gus is forced to accept help from his daughter, Mickey (Amy Adams). Though they haven't spent time together in years, father and daughter make new discoveries about their shared past, which could change their future.

Cast: Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, Justin Timberlake, John Goodman, Robert Patrick, Matthew Lillard, Scott Eastwood, Joe Massingill

Director: Robert Lorenz

Genres: Drama

Production Co: Malpaso Company

Distributors: Warner Bros. Pictures

Keywords: 2010s, Daughter, Touching, Inspiring, Love

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  • 80
    Todd McCarthyThe Hollywood Reporter

    Eastwood is vastly entertaining as an old-fashioned scout who disdains computers and fancy statistical charts in favor of his own time-tested instincts. show more

  • 65
    Mark JenkinsNPR

    Predictable but appealing, Trouble with the Curve is the latest of Clint Eastwood's odes to old-fashioned attitudes and virtues. show more

  • 60
    Movieline

    Trouble With The Curve is an ode to the old ways of doing things, both in terms of acting and baseball. show more

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