Review of 42 (2013) by Jeeni B — 08 Oct 2015

Got to be the most iconic baseball movie of all time great movie.

This review of 42 (2013) was written by Jeeni B on 08 Oct 2015.

42 has generally received positive reviews.

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By Josh Terry (603) for Deseret News (Salt Lake City) (1) on 28 Nov 2017

Director Brian Helgeland's 42 may not be the greatest baseball movie of all time ... but it may tell baseball's most important story…

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By Elyse W (64) on 23 Dec 2017

Inspirational and educational. These may be my favorite roles for Chadwick Boseman and Harrison Ford…

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By Logan M (1,902) on 06 Feb 2017

Massive baseball fan, massively let down…

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By Dan M (2,128) on 28 Apr 2017

Reminds me a bit of that movie Glory Road, another sports movie about how black athletes had to deal with rampant racism everywhere they went…

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By James . (163) on 06 Feb 2017

Massive baseball fan, massively let down…

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By Galvy F (486) on 06 Feb 2017

Massive baseball fan, massively let down…

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By Peter I (75) on 23 Jan 2017

Inspirational! A true American hero perfectly portrayed on the big screen…

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By Brad R (338) on 21 Mar 2017

Some elements of the story omitted due to Hollywoodization. This film sported, pun pun, the pitcher signals, with 4 or 5 appearing…

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By Harvdog03 (99) on 30 Oct 2018

Really really good movie. Not a big fan of baseball but the subject matter of this movie is so much more than baseball…

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By Josh N (173) on 05 Sep 2017

42 was one of my favorite movies. It was inspiring and really good…

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