True story of American baseball legend Jackie Robinson who became the first black Major League Baseball player, debuting with the...
True story of American baseball legend Jackie Robinson who became the first black Major League Baseball player, debuting with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. Robinson is played by Chadwick Boseman (The Express), with Harrison Ford as Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey - who ushered in the batter's career.
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80 %193 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
85 %119,982 reviewsAudience score rating
"Relentlessly formulaic..."
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Variety
Variety"Chadwick Boseman and Harrison Ford cut through the artifice with engaging performances..."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"A serviceable biopic that graces over the serious drama in exchange for a quick emotional reactions."
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We Got This Covered
We Got This Covered"A well-told but square biopic doing justice to Jackie Robinson rather than exploring him."
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Empire Magazine
Empire Magazine"A gloriously sentimental, shamelessly enjoyable slice of apple pie..."
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Little White Lies
Little White Lies"Writer-director Brian Helgeland has given it a faultlessly sincere treatment..."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"Its corny triumphalism is barely bearable."
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Financial Times
Financial Times"42 is a solid crowd-pleaser about courage, endurance, justice and tolerance, but also about love..."
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IGN
IGN"The film certainly feels both well-meaning and well-intentioned, but 42 can't quite find a suitable tone or flow..."
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Film School Rejects
Film School Rejects"The style of the film, lush and traditional, is nothing special, but the takeaway, a daily struggle for dignity, is impossibly moving."
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Time Out
Time Out42 | Details
- Rating
- PG, Mild themes and coarse language
- Runtime
- 128
- Genre
- Drama, Sport, True Story & Biography
- Country of origin
- USA
