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For Love of the Game

1999 · 138 min · Director: Sam Raimi ★ IMDb 6.6 · 40,816 ratings

Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)

A Detroit pitcher Billy Chapel, reflects on his life in major league baseball, after he finds out his girlfriend moves to London for a job. Thus forcing the ball player to analyze his life and how his career as a player, and his life without her will change, thus altering his priorities between his career winding to a close, choosing what his path will be, the love of baseball or the love of his life?

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Emotional fingerprint

For Love of the Game (1999) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Nostalgia 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love20%

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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Nostalgia, Love. Genres: Drama, Romance, Sport. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Nostalgia and Love. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitlesapproximate
  • Hope
  • Tension
  • Joy

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Joy

Hope
Tension
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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 23 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHopeTensionJoy
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension33 %10 %30 %5 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Sadness39 %13 %31 %5 %
12.5 %≈ 17′Sadness40 %15 %33 %6 %
17.5 %≈ 24′Tension34 %13 %30 %9 %
22.5 %≈ 31′Sadness30 %11 %25 %13 %
27.5 %≈ 38′Love31 %15 %23 %16 %
32.5 %≈ 45′Love34 %19 %23 %16 %
37.5 %≈ 52′Love34 %20 %23 %16 %
42.5 %≈ 59′Love34 %21 %21 %19 %
47.5 %≈ 66′Love43 %26 %16 %24 %
52.5 %≈ 72′Love56 %31 %25 %24 %
57.5 %≈ 79′Tension64 %29 %51 %13 %
62.5 %≈ 86′Tension63 %21 %55 %5 %
67.5 %≈ 93′Sadness61 %26 %46 %11 %
72.5 %≈ 100′Tension64 %43 %55 %20 %
77.5 %≈ 107′Hope68 %50 %65 %18 %
82.5 %≈ 114′Tension76 %55 %74 %29 %
87.5 %≈ 121′Joy81 %63 %65 %56 %
92.5 %≈ 128′Love78 %65 %40 %63 %
97.5 %≈ 135′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

Kevin Costner

Billy Chapel

Kelly Preston

Jane Aubrey

John C. Reilly

Gus Sinski

Jena Malone

Heather

Brian Cox

Gary Wheeler

J.K. Simmons

Frank Perry

VS
Vin Scully

Vin Scully

SL
Steve Lyons

Steve Lyons

CG
Carmine Giovinazzo

Ken Strout

BE
Bill E. Rogers

Davis Birch

HR
Hugh Ross

Mike Udall

Domenick Lombardozzi

Tow Truck Driver

AW
Arnetia Walker

Airport Bartender

LJ
Larry Joshua

Yankee Fan in Bar

GB
Greer Barnes

Mickey Hart (Detroit Tigers)

SB
Scott Bream

Brian Whitt (Detroit Tigers)

JM
Jose Mota

Jose Garcia (Detroit Tigers)

EJ
Earl Johnson

Marcus Random (Detroit Tigers)

CL
Chris Lemonis

Lee Giordano (Detroit Tigers)

JI
Jesse Ibarra

Dennis Skinner (Detroit Tigers)

Details

Directed by
Sam Raimi
Written by
Michael Shaara, Dana Stevens, Dana Stevens
Type
Movies
Released
1999
Runtime
138 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.6 · 40,816 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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