About this movie
- Genres:
- Documentary, Sports
- Language:
- English
- Running time:
- 1:33:47
- Partner rating:
- Released:
- Aug 17, 2012
Cast & Crew
Cast
- R.A. Dickey
- Charles Hough
- Phil Niekro
- Tim Wakefield
Directors
- Ricki Stern
- Anne Sundberg
Producers
- Dan Cogan
- Christine Schomer
- Neil Barsky
Writers
- Christine Schomer
- Ricki Stern
- Anne Sundberg
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Knuckleball!
Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes
100%
percent positive reviews
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Ty Burr, Boston Globe
The sweet achievement of "Knuckleball!," Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg's documentary about this quixotic pitch and the quixotic men who throw it, is that it gives both sides equal play.
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Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News
With elements of "Moneyball" and a twist of the narrative arm, this look at how Tim Wakefield and R.A. Dickey became knuckleball experts is a real kick.
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Neil Genzlinger, New York Times
A first-rate sports documentary in any season.
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Scott Tobias, NPR
Considers one of baseball's greatest quirks with good humor and a glancing touch.
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John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter
Well-produced sports doc puts viewers in the pitchers' shoes.
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Karina Longworth, Village Voice
I could watch Phil Niekro reminisce about being owned by Bill Buckner for days. If you know what that means, you probably could, too.
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Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com
Immediately leaps near the top of the list of greatest baseball documentaries.
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