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The Sandlot

Play trailer 2:28 Poster for The Sandlot PG 1993 1h 41m Kids & Family Comedy Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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When Scotty Smalls moves to a new neighborhood, he manages to make friends with a group of kids who play baseball at the sandlot. Together they go on a series of funny and touching adventures. The boys run into trouble when Smalls borrows a ball from his stepdad that gets hit over a fence.
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Critics Consensus

It may be shamelessly derivative and overly nostalgic, but The Sandlot is nevertheless a genuinely sweet and funny coming-of-age adventure.

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Jill Rachlin Entertainment Weekly 04/09/2019
B-
Those in the mood to return to the age of innocence might want to try The Sandlot. Go to Full Review Duane Byrge The Hollywood Reporter 04/09/2019
A scruffy underdog yarn that will appeal not only to kids but also to their thirty- or fortysomething parents. Go to Full Review Dave Kehr Chicago Tribune 05/07/2014
2/4
In The Sandlot's nostalgia for simpler times, a single-sex world seems to be a key component. Go to Full Review Morgan Shaunette Willamette Week 06/23/2025
The Sandlot is derivative, often simplistic and saccharine, but it can’t be denied just how well it works as a coming-of-age adventure appreciated by audiences of all stripes. Go to Full Review M.V. Moorhead Phoenix Magazine 05/01/2025
It’s a charming picture, capturing the world from a kid perspective. Go to Full Review Danielle Solzman Solzy at the Movies 09/13/2024
5/5
Everything comes together in The Sandlot with perfection to deliver one of the best baseball movies in cinematic history. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Easton B @Ebmoviemaster2026 Aug 11 GREAT SPORTS MOVIE, SO MANY ICONIC LINES AND MOMENTS⚾️!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Poptart S @drgpoptart Jul 29 The iconic kids baseball movie. Who hasn't plotted about retrieving a wayward ball from a neighbor's yard, or longed to be part of a team that was bigger than its pieces? Full of feelings any millenial and older can undoubtedly relate to, this is a timeless classic I'll watch again and again. See more mono Jul 17 Great ass kids/family movie I have no issues with it at all, it was perfect. Everyone did a great job. See more Jake S @TheBrewMan Jul 12 Kids sports movies? #1 all time Baseball movies? #2 all time (Major League) See more Graham O @goczki Jul 5 Really good cult classic of a movie. It is kind of aging out as I am writing this review, but I still find it very enjoyable. See more Nick F @NickMovieGuy Jul 3 A classic fun movie. See more Read all reviews
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David M. Evans

Director

Tom Guiry

Scotty Smalls

Mike Vitar

Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez

Patrick Renna

Hamilton "Ham" Porter

Chauncey Leopardi

Michael "`Squints" Palledorous

Marty York

Alan "Yeah Yeah" McClennan

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Synopsis When Scotty Smalls moves to a new neighborhood, he manages to make friends with a group of kids who play baseball at the sandlot. Together they go on a series of funny and touching adventures. The boys run into trouble when Smalls borrows a ball from his stepdad that gets hit over a fence.
Director
David M. Evans
Producer
Dale De La Torre, William S. Gilmore
Screenwriter
David M. Evans, Robert Gunter
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Island World, Twentieth Century Fox
Rating
PG
Genre
Kids & Family, Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 1, 1993, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 20, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$31.7M
Runtime
1h 41m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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