42 (2013)

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In a game divided by color, he made us see greatness.

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.

• Released: 2013-04-12
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 2h 8m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 2,013 votes

Directed by Brian Helgeland.

Top cast

• Chadwick Boseman as Jackie Robinson
• Harrison Ford as Branch Rickey
• Nicole Beharie as Rachel Robinson
• Christopher Meloni as Leo Durocher
• Ryan Merriman as Dixie Walker
• Lucas Black as Pee Wee Reese
• André Holland as Wendell Smith
• Alan Tudyk as Ben Chapman
• Hamish Linklater as Ralph Branca
• T. R. Knight as Harold Parrott

Full cast & crew

Where to watch 42

• United States: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Crave, Starz Amazon Channel, Crave Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fetch TV

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