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The Natural

He lived for a dream that wouldn't die.

6.9(704)19842h 17m7

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.

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Status
Released
Budget
$28M
Box office
$48M
Language
English
  • corruption
  • sports
  • baseball
  • attempted murder
  • talent
  • redemption
  • child prodigy
  • femme fatale
  • lightning bolt
  • hdd

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalPG11 May 1984
  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalPG11 May 1984
  • United Arab EmiratesAE

    • PhysicalBlu-ray6 Apr 2010
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalPG20 Sept 1984
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical11 May 1984
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical28 Jun 1984
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical29 Mar 1985
  • ColombiaCO

    • Theatrical1 Nov 1984
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical12 Oct 1984
  • FinlandFI

    • Theatrical31 Aug 1984
  • FranceFR

    • PremiereDeauville Film Festival1 Sept 1984
    • TheatricalU19 Sept 1984
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical6West Germany12 Oct 1984

Frequently asked questions

The Natural was released on 11 May 1984.

Audience reviews

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    John Chard

    4/24/2015

    8.5/10

    The Wonder of Wonderboy. The Natural is directed by Barry Levinson and adapted to screenplay by Roger Towne & Phil Dusenberry from the novel written by Bernard Malamud. It stars Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger, Wilford Brimley, Barbara Hershey, Robert Prosky and Richard Farnsworth. Music is by Randy Newman and cinematography by Caleb Deschanel. The Natural is a wistful sports movie, one…

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    Peter McGinn

    9/19/2020

    7/10

    Many, many years ago when I was a bit of a sports fan, I remember reading stories about scouts who had seen athletes in the olden days like Roy Hobbs. Players who could hit a ball a mile or throw a hundred mile per hour fastball, but who never made it to the big league for some reason. But of course, this movie is based on a novel by Bernard Malamud, though there are hints of actual events here and there. It is an…

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    CinemaSerf

    7/20/2026

    7/10

    If you ever saw how Josef von Sternberg photographed Marlene Dietrich then you'll appreciate a similar style of camera adulation from Barry Levinson with Robert Redford in this touching adaptation of Bernard Malamud's complex and characterful novel. Every opportunity is taken to glisten the sunlight through his blond locks to create an almost halo-like effect as his "Hobbs" picks up a very special baseball bat and he…

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