response On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 41% based on 113 reviews, with an average rating of 4.72/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Although Hardball contains some touching moments, they are not enough to transcend the sports formula." On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film has a weighted average score of 48 out of 100, based on 25 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale. See also List of sports films List of drama films List of hood films References External links 2001 films 2000s sports drama films American sports comedy-drama films American baseball films Hood films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by Brian Robbins Fireworks Entertainment films Films scored by Mark Isham Films with screenplays by John Gatins Films about alcoholism Films shot in Detroit Impact of the September 11 attacks on cinema 2000s English-language films 2000s American films