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.
Not for scares or laughs.
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Robert RedfordRoy Hobbs
Robert DuvallMax Mercy
Glenn CloseIris Gaines
Kim BasingerMemo Paris
Wilford BrimleyPop Fisher
Barbara HersheyHarriet Bird
Robert ProskyThe Judge
Richard FarnsworthRed Blow
Joe Don BakerThe Whammer
Michael MadsenBump Bailey
John FinneganSam Simpson
Alan FudgeEd Hobbs
Mike StarrBoone
Jon Van NessJohn Olsen
Ralph TabakinAli's Customer, Al's Customer
Edward WalshNewsreel Presenter
Danny Aiello IIIEmil LaJong
Barry KivelPat McGee
Martin GreyAdditional Knight
Bernie McInerneyHospital Doctor
Darren W. ConradTeen on Railroad Track at Carnival (uncredited)
Mark FalvoBaseball Fan (uncredited)
James K. FulaterBaseball Crowd (uncredited)Pick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).
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GoodWatch score 79May 11, 1984 · 2 h 17 min · PG
How We Got Here, One Season Athlete, Paparazzi +9
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In the United States, The Natural streams on Sony Pictures Core, and it is free with ads on BYUtv. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, and Spectrum On Demand. It also streams in 4 other countries.
Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 66 (IMDb 7.4, Letterboxd 3.5 out of 5, and Metacritic 61). Audiences rate it higher (73 out of 100) than critics (61).
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
Yes: romance is 6 of 10, and the viewing guide lists it for date night.
TV Tropes lists 81 tropes for it, including How We Got Here, One Season Athlete, and Paparazzi.
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