In 1947, Jackie Robinson becomes the first Black man to play in Major League Baseball facing unabashed racism from the public, the press and other players.
Acting
Boseman's controlled fire—every micro-reaction calibrated.
Production
Period stadiums so convincing you'll smell the hot dogs.
Score
Swelling strings doing heavy lifting, but hey, it works.
Director
Brian Helgeland
Chadwick Boseman
Jackie Robinson
Harrison Ford
Branch Rickey
Nicole Beharie
Rachel Robinson
Christopher Meloni
Leo Durocher
Ryan Merriman
Dixie Walker
Lucas Black
Pee Wee Reese
André Holland
Wendell Smith
Alan Tudyk
Ben Chapman
Hamish Linklater
Ralph Branca
T. R. Knight
Harold Parrott
John C. McGinley
Red Barber
Toby Huss
Clyde Sukeforth
Max Gail
Burt Shotton
Brad Beyer
Kirby Higbe
James Pickens Jr.
Mr. Brock
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Boseman had never played baseball before this role; he trained for five months and faked the rest with camera angles.
The real Robinson's widow Rachel consulted on set—she's the reason the film includes their courtship, insisting he was 'a man in love, not just a symbol.'
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