Bull Durham

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Bull Durham

R

1988

1h 48m

Romance

Comedy

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In Durham, N.C., the Bulls minor league baseball team has one asset no other can claim: a poetry-loving groupie named Annie Savoy (Susan Sarandon). As the team's season begins, Annie selects brash new recruit Ebby Calvin Laloosh (Tim Robbins), whom she christens "Nuke," to inspire with the religion of baseball. Nuke also receives guidance from veteran player Crash Davis (Kevin Costner), who settles Nuke's erratic pitching and teaches him to follow the catcher's lead.

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Critics Consensus

Kevin Costner is at his funniest and most charismatic in Bull Durham, a film that's as wise about relationships as it is about minor league baseball.

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Carrie Rickey

Philadelphia Inquirer

Mar 20, 2013

3/4

Screwball Annie and hardball Crash aren't playing the same game, which is Shelton's conceit as well as a possible screen-writing miscalculation.

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Jay Boyar

Orlando Sentinel

Mar 20, 2013

Ron Shelton, who wrote and directed the film, displays a knowledge of and affection for the national pastime. You can see it in the knowing detail he brings to even the minor characters.

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Sheila Benson

Los Angeles Times

Mar 11, 2013

[Shelton is] uncanny at putting us inside his players' heads when they're on the mound or up at bat, running their private litanies of encouragement and subversion to psych themselves up.

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Chance Solem-Pfeifer

Willamette Week

Apr 14, 2025

The fact that Bull Durham savors the scuzzier side of the game makes it all the more romantic.

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Rachel Wagner

Hallmarkies Podcast

Apr 7, 2025

A sexy movie with great chemistry between its stars

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Dan Buffa

Ramble On With Buffa (Substack)

Aug 13, 2024

A

Crash was different, and that’s why he and the movie stand above most, if not all, baseball and sports films for me. Director Ron Shelton captured the minor league grind and added a bevy of edgy humor to the proceedings, starting with Costner’s aging pro.

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Keith B

@Okbullard Sep 15, 2026

It was a decent sports film and I've always liked Costner. Was it one of the best ever and deserved a 97%? I don't think so. I can easily think of three superior sports films, Rocky, Moneyball and Raging Bull.

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Tim M

@tgmacman Sep 7, 2026

Getting baseball right and just about everything else, Bull Durham has a high batting average thanks to the charisma of its three leads.

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Jerry S

@Jerome2 Aug 29, 2026

It feels like the whole movie led to nothing really happening. This is the last movie I’ll ever watch. Waste of my time.

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Jon P

@JonPop Aug 20, 2026

Nostalgic view of what minor league baseball is about. Very good cast and acting makes this film.

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Alex B

@ALEXANDRIA123 Jul 8, 2026

Bull Durham in this viewer’s, opinion Susan was a great mix of romance and baseball, superior, acting, directing and a great storyline, especially for baseball lovers! Finally, Kevin Costner and Susan Sarandon are “easy on the eye “and have good chemistry in this motion picture! Alex B

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Mike W.

@Weebs825 Jun 26, 2026

Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbin’s are brilliant in this movie!

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Tim Robbins

Ebby Calvin 'Nuke' LaLoosh

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Synopsis

In Durham, N.C., the Bulls minor league baseball team has one asset no other can claim: a poetry-loving groupie named Annie Savoy (Susan Sarandon). As the team's season begins, Annie selects brash new recruit Ebby Calvin Laloosh (Tim Robbins), whom she christens "Nuke," to inspire with the religion of baseball. Nuke also receives guidance from veteran player Crash Davis (Kevin Costner), who settles Nuke's erratic pitching and teaches him to follow the catcher's lead.

Director: Ron Shelton
Producer: Thom Mount, Mark Burg
Screenwriter: Ron Shelton
Distributor: Orion Pictures
Production Co: The Mount Company
Rating: R
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 15, 1988, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 2, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $49.9M
Runtime: 1h 48m
Sound Mix: Surround

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