Movies Like Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)

Take Me Out to the Ball Game is a 1949 comedy, music, romance film from Busby Berkeley with a MovieMagicScore of 6.6/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Bull Durham and Fever Pitch.

Comedy Music Romance

Bull Durham

1988

Veteran catcher Crash Davis is brought to the minor league Durham Bulls to help their up and coming pitching prospect, "Nuke" Laloosh. Their relationship gets off to a rocky start and is further complicated when baseball groupie Annie Savoy sets her sights on the two men.

6.6

MagicScore

Fever Pitch

2005

When Ben Wrightman, a young teacher, begins dating pretty businesswoman Lindsey Meeks, the two don't seem to have a lot of the same interests, but they fall in love, regardless. Their romance goes well until baseball season begins, and Lindsey soon realizes that Ben is completely obsessed with the Boston Red Sox. Though she tries to understand Ben's passionate team loyalty, eventually it threatens to end their otherwise happy relationship.

6.2

MagicScore

Summer Catch

2001

Local boy Ryan Dunne, now a pitcher for Boston College, meets Tenley Parrish, the daughter of a wealthy couple who summer on the Cape. Ryan and Tenley fall in love, much to the chagrin of their families, while Ryan clings to one last hope of being discovered and signed to a pro baseball contract.

5.4

MagicScore

The Sandlot

1993

During a summer of friendship and adventure, one boy becomes a part of the gang, nine boys become a team and their leader becomes a legend by confronting the terrifying mystery beyond the right field wall.

7.5

MagicScore

A League of Their Own

1992

As America's stock of athletic young men is depleted during World War II, a professional all-female baseball league springs up in the Midwest, funded by publicity-hungry candy maker Walter Harvey. Competitive sisters Dottie Hinson and Kit Keller spar with each other, scout Ernie Capadino and grumpy has-been coach Jimmy Dugan on their way to fame.

7.2

MagicScore

Undrafted

2016

A team of misfit intramural baseball players become important to a player who was overlooked in the MLB draft, as he tries to come to grips with his dashed dream.

7.1

MagicScore

The Bad News Bears

1976

An aging, down-on-his-luck ex-minor leaguer coaches a team of misfits in an ultra-competitive California little league.

6.9

MagicScore

Major League

1989

When Rachel Phelps inherits the Cleveland Indians from her deceased husband, she's determined to move the team to a warmer climate—but only a losing season will make that possible, which should be easy given the misfits she's hired. Rachel is sure her dream will come true, but she underestimates their will to succeed.

6.9

MagicScore

The Stratton Story

1949

Star major league pitcher Monty Stratton loses a leg in a hunting accident, but becomes determined to leave the game on his own terms.

6.5

MagicScore

#10

For Love of the Game

1999

A baseball legend almost finished with his distinguished career at the age of forty has one last chance to prove who he is, what he is capable of, and win the heart of the woman he has loved for the past four years.

6.4

MagicScore

#11

Rookie of the Year

1993

12-year-old Henry Rowengartner, whose late father was a minor league baseball player, grew up dreaming of playing baseball, despite his physical shortcomings. After Henry's arm is broken while trying to catch a baseball at school, the tendon in that arm heals too tightly, allowing Henry to throw pitches that are as fast as 103 mph. Henry is spotted at nearby Wrigley Field by Larry "Fish" Fisher, the general manager of the struggling Chicago Cubs, after Henry throws an opponent's home-run ball all the way from the outfield bleachers back to the catcher, and it seems that Henry may be the pitcher that team owner Bob Carson has been praying for.

6.2

MagicScore

#12

Everyone's Hero

2006

A boy begins a grand journey to return Babe Ruth's baseball bat before the deciding game of the 1932 World Series comes to a close.

6.0

MagicScore

#13

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

1976

Top baseball pitcher Bingo Long is fed up with how his Negro League team owner treats him, so he forms his own lineup, recruiting big-hitting Leon Carter and Charlie Snow, who dreams of playing in the majors. Boycotted by black teams, Long's outfit play minor league white teams, earning more attention as entertainers than as players. However, their success wins them a chance to play again in the Negro League, this time as equals.

5.9

MagicScore

#14

Little Big League

1994

When the owner of the Minnesota Twins passes away, he bequeaths the team to his preteen grandson. The newly minted head honcho quickly appoints himself manager, causing unrest in an organization that struggles to take orders from a 12-year-old.

5.9

MagicScore

#15

The Sandlot 2

2005

A decade has passed in the small town where the original Sandlot gang banded together during the summer of ’62 to play baseball and battle the Beast. Now, back at the dugout, nine new kids descend on the diamond only to discover that a descendant of the Beast lives in Mr. Mertle’s backyard – a monster of mythical proportions known as 'The Great Fear'.

5.9

MagicScore

#16

The Benchwarmers

2006

A trio of guys try and make up for missed opportunities in childhood by forming a three-player baseball team to compete against standard little league squads.

5.8

MagicScore

#17

Bad News Bears

2005

Morris Buttermaker is a burned-out minor league baseball player who loves to drink and can't keep his hands to himself. His long-suffering lawyer arranges for him to manage a local Little League team, and Buttermaker soon finds himself the head of a rag-tag group of misfit players. Through unconventional team-building exercises and his offbeat coaching style, Buttermaker helps his hapless Bears prepare to meet their rivals, the Yankees.

5.8

MagicScore

#18

Major League II

1994

After losing in the ALCS the year before, the Cleveland Indians are determined to make it into the World Series this time! However, they first have to contend with Rachel Phelps again when she buys back the team.

5.7

MagicScore

#19

The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training

1977

A troubled, rebellious teen drives his rambunctious baseball team out to Houston where they play an exhibition game and the boy meets his estranged father, and hires him as the teams coach.

5.7

MagicScore

#20

Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch

2002

Josh is off to his first year of college and Buddy has stayed behind with Josh’s little sister Andrea and the rest of the family. Andrea, attempting to fit in with her Jr. High classmates, decides to join the baseball team and along the way discovers that Buddy is a talented baseball player.

5.5

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Take Me Out to the Ball Game?

The top films similar to Take Me Out to the Ball Game by MovieMagicScore are Bull Durham (6.6), Fever Pitch (6.2), Summer Catch (5.4). Each shares comedy/music/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Take Me Out to the Ball Game worth watching?

Take Me Out to the Ball Game holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.6/10 from 48 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Take Me Out to the Ball Game?

Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949) is a comedy, music, romance film directed by Busby Berkeley, starring Frank Sinatra, Esther Williams, Gene Kelly.

Where can I find more recommendations like Take Me Out to the Ball Game?

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About movies like Take Me Out to the Ball Game

This ranked list pairs Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949), a comedy and music and romance film from Busby Berkeley, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Frank Sinatra take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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