directed by: Brian Robbins, year: 2001
actors: Keanu Reeves, Diane Lane, John Hawkes, D.B. Sweeney

Hardball is a 2001 sports drama film about a compulsive gambler who agrees to coach a Little League team in a Chicago housing project. As he begins to bond with the kids, he learns valuable life lessons about teamwork, friendship, and perseverance.

Redemption, Youth, Mentorship, Inner City, Baseball