The Natural (1984)

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He lived for a dream that wouldn't die.

An unknown middle-aged batter named Roy Hobbs with a mysterious past appears out of nowhere to take a losing 1930s baseball team to the top of the league.

• Released: 1984-05-11
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 2h 17m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 696 votes

Directed by Barry Levinson.

Top cast

• Robert Redford as Roy Hobbs
• Robert Duvall as Max Mercy
• Glenn Close as Iris Gaines
• Kim Basinger as Memo Paris
• Wilford Brimley as Pop Fisher
• Barbara Hershey as Harriet Bird
• Robert Prosky as The Judge
• Richard Farnsworth as Red Blow
• Joe Don Baker as The Whammer
• Michael Madsen as Bump Bailey

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Natural

• United States: 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: stream on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel; 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, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store
• Canada: stream on Starz 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: stream on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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