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The Natural (1984)

★ 6.9 · 658 ratings on TMDB

He lived for a dream that wouldn't die.

The Natural poster★ 6.9

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.

DirectorBarry Levinson
CastBarbara Hershey, Glenn Close, Joe Don Baker, Kim Basinger, Michael Madsen, Richard Farnsworth
GenresDrama
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The Natural keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E11 of the E0–E14 reality ladder, compressing integrity, corruption, heroism, fate.

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