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Eight Men Out (1988)

★ 7.2PG114 minDirector: John Sayles

1988 film

Eight Men Out is a 1988 American period sports drama film based on Eliot Asinof's 1963 book Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series. It was written and directed by John Sayles. The film is a dramatization of Major League Baseball's Black Sox Scandal in which eight members of the Chicago White Sox conspired with gamblers to lose the 1919 World Series. Most of the movie was filmed at Bush Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Eight Men Out about?
Eight Men Out (1988) — A semi-fictionalized account of the scandal surrounding the 1919 World Series, coined the Black Sox Scandal, is presented. The Chicago White Sox, considered the cream of the crop and one of the best major league teams ever, has just won the American League pennant, and are odds o
Is Eight Men Out based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Eight Men Out scary?
Content rating: PG. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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