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Baseball legend Ty Cobb (Tommy Lee Jones) pressures biographer Al Stump (Robert Wuhl) to whitewash the sordid details of his life.
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Critics Consensus

Tommy Lee Jones's searing performance helps to elevate Cobb above your typical sports biopic; he's so effective, in fact, that some may find the film unpleasant.

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David Ansen Newsweek 02/21/2018
Cobb is a refreshingly spiky antidote to all the Hollywood paeans to the glory of the game. Go to Full Review Gene Siskel Chicago Tribune 05/06/2014
3.5/4
Most biopics mistakenly try to take us from cradle to grave and end up skimming the surface. The wisdom of Cobb is that writer-director Ron Shelton knows that the close study of a single day can decode a human life. Go to Full Review John Hartl Seattle Times 05/06/2014
2.5/4
Unfortunately, the movie just makes Stump look like a self-important jerk, possibly a bigger jerk than Cobb, and Wuhl's affable, weightless performance doesn't help. Go to Full Review Ralph Novak People Magazine 05/06/2014
A curiously gripping amalgam of Patton, Citizen Kane and Melvin and Howard. Go to Full Review Candice Russell South Florida Sun-Sentinel 05/06/2014
To watch Tommy Lee Jones re-create the persona of the Hall of Famer in Cobb is to encounter the greatest SOB ever to come down the pike -- in or out of the domain of sports. The trek is hardly entertaining. Go to Full Review Dan Webster Spokesman-Review (Washington) 05/06/2014
While the story of Cobb himself is a worthy one (Shelton's treatment, believe it or not, even has its similarities to Orson Welles' Citizen Kane), Shelton shortchanges the very game that made the man famous. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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thiago s @Thiagostone Feb 13 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom. See more Mo S. @9mr_0 Nov 30 رغم قلت معرفتي بالبيسبول و اسف ما بحثت عن الاعب الحقيقي قبل وبعد الفلم عجز مني لكن من خلال مشاهدة الفلم ستمتعت بي قصه حلوه اداء ممثلين كان رائع ‏رؤية المخرج لسرد الاحداث كانت ممتعه See more Frans B @FransB Oct 10 Brilliant! Alarming, disturbing sometimes and very real feel. Very well written and brought to screen. Great performances by whole cast, especially Tommy Lee Jones. Amazing cinematography and visually stunning. Very entertaining and gripping. Highly recommended See more mark g @RT60762654 01/16/2025 Tommy Lee Jones at his best, at times it becomes cringeworthy, a testament to his talent. Apparently it is mostly fictitious, but that doesn't really take anything away from the overall production. See more Steve D @RT35616104 02/19/2023 Tommy Lee Jones is fantastic but the film is character assassination and almost completely fictional. Why? See more 09/11/2021 Best baseball movie of all time, regardless of what Dan Harris and Brendan Tuma say. See more Read all reviews
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Ron Shelton

Director

Tommy Lee Jones

Ty Cobb

Robert Wuhl

Al Stump

Lolita Davidovich

Ramona

Lou Myers

Willie

Stephen Mendillo

Mickey Cochrane

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Movie Info

Synopsis Baseball legend Ty Cobb (Tommy Lee Jones) pressures biographer Al Stump (Robert Wuhl) to whitewash the sordid details of his life.
Director
Ron Shelton
Producer
David V. Lester
Production Co
Warner Bros., Regency Enterprises, Alcor Films
Rating
R
Genre
Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 21, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$648.1K
Runtime
2h 8m
Sound Mix
Stereo, Surround
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