Moneyball

Moneyball

Moneyball is a 2011 biographical sports drama film directed by Bennett Miller and distributed by Columbia Pictures. The film is based on Michael Lewis's 2003 book of the same name, an account of the Oakland Athletics baseball team's 2002 season and their general manager Billy Beane's attempts to assemble a competitive team. In the film, Beane and assistant GM Peter Brand , faced with the franchise's unfavorable financial situation, take a sophisticated sabermetric approach towards scouting and analyzing players, acquiring "submarine" pitcher Chad Bradford and former catcher Scott Hatteberg...
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quick facts
Release date:September 9, 2011
Directed by:Bennett Miller
Rated:PG-13 (USA)
Runtime:133 Minutes
Producer:Brad Pitt, Michael DeLuca, Rachael Horovitz
Editor:Christopher Tellefsen
Music by:Mychael Danna
Cinematography:Wally Pfister
Screenplay by:Aaron Sorkin, Steven Zaillian
Estimated budget:$47,000,000
Adapted from:Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
Genre:Biography

Award-winners from Moneyball

Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt
Character:Billy Beane
Born:December 18, 1963

Cast of Moneyball

Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Art Howe
Born:July 23, 1967
Age:44
Robin Wright
Robin Wright
Young Sharon
Born:April 8, 1966
Age:46
Jonah Hill
Jonah Hill
Peter Brand
Born:December 20, 1983
Age:28
Jack McGee
Jack McGee
John Poloni
Born:February 2, 1949
Age:63
Glenn Morshower
Glenn Morshower
Ron Hopkins
Born:April 24, 1959
Age:53
Arliss Howard
Arliss Howard
John Henry
Born:October 18, 1954
Age:57

Honors and Awards

YearAward Won
2011 New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor, Brad Pitt
2011 New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Screenplay, Aaron Sorkin
2011 National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor, Brad Pitt
2011 BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Steven Zaillian
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YearAward Nomination
2012 People's Choice Award for Favorite Drama Movie
2011 Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama, Brad Pitt
2011 Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, Jonah Hill
2011 Satellite Award for Best Film – Drama, Sony Pictures Entertainment
2011 Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Aaron Sorkin
2011 BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Picture
2011 BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Actor, Brad Pitt
2011 BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Steven Zaillian
2012 Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture, Brad Pitt
2012 Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture, Jonah Hill
2012 Golden Globe Award for Best Drama Film, Michael DeLuca
2012 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Drama Film, Brad Pitt
2012 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Film, Jonah Hill
2012 Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture, Steven Zaillian
2011 National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor, Brad Pitt
2011 National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay, Aaron Sorkin
2011 BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay, Adapted, Steven Zaillian
2011 BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Brad Pitt
2011 BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Jonah Hill
2012 Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures, Michael DeLuca
2011 Academy Award for Actor in a Leading Role, Brad Pitt
2011 Academy Award for Actor in a Supporting Role, Jonah Hill
2011 Academy Award for Film Editing, Christopher Tellefsen
2011 Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay, Steven Zaillian
2011 Academy Award for Sound Mixing, Deb Adair
2011 Academy Award for Best Picture, Brad Pitt
2012 Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Steven Zaillian
2012 Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film
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Film director of Moneyball

Bennett Miller
Bennett Miller
Born: December 30, 1966
Age: 45

Bennett Miller is an American film director. Miller is the director of the feature Moneyball . He also directed the documentary film The Cruise and Capote , a film for which he received an Oscar nomination for Best Director as well. He has also directed television commercials and music videos,...
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TitleReleasedRatedGenre
Foxcatcher 2013
Moneyball 2011 PG-13 (USA) Biography
Capote 2005 R (USA) Biography
The Cruise 1998 PG-13 (USA)
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Filming locations for Moneyball

Los Angeles
Los Angeles

Los Angeles with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in the state of California, and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of 468.67 square miles , and is located in Southern California. Often known by...
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Oakland
Oakland

Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724. Incorporated in 1852, Oakland is the county seat of Alameda County and is a central hub city for a region of the San Francisco...
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