The 5 Most Overrated Baseball Movies of All Time

With the recent release of Moneyball, there have been several lists and comparisons to some of the great baseball films in Hollywood's history. The film currently has a "certified fresh" rating on the movie critic site "Rotten Tomatoes," with a 95 percent approval rating (which in respect to other films, is an extremely high figure). 

Although it's too early to tell if the film's heavy praise and attention is justified, it does bring light to some other films that haven't quite lived up to their own praise and attention. Here are the top five most overrated baseball movies of all time.

PLEASE NOTE: Inclusion of these films means they are overrated, not necessarily bad films.

5. "A League of Their Own"

This 1992 baseball flick has managed to launch to the top of the baseball film landscape, earning spots on multiple top 10 lists across the web, including here on Bleacher Report.

Geena Davis, Tom Hanks and Madonna lead an all-star cast. The film is funny, charming and lighthearted. It is, by all accounts, a very solid and well-directed movie.

But should it be ranked among classics like Field of Dreams and Bull Durham?

4. "The Babe"

With the first film on this list being categorized as a "great film, but overrated," the next four unfortunately can be categorized as "bad films and still overrated." 

For one of the most prominent films based on the Sultan of Swat, it's a shame that this one is as bad a film as it is.

John Goodman is a Hollywood legend, and he plays Babe Ruth as best as he probably can.

Unfortunately, the script—and particularly, the portrayal of Ruth in general—is a bit too discombobulated for the performance to make any real difference. 

3. "Mr. 3000"

Mr. 3000, starring Bernie Mac, is relatively new, having just been released in 2004.

The plot is just too unrealistic, and the humor is all too inconsistent to justify the solid amount of word of mouth praise this film received. 

2. "The Benchwarmers"

Critics scoffed at this film—and rightly so.

But in 2006, audiences fell in love with this movie, and it became a certain form of a cult classic. It was made by the same company that made Happy Gilmore.

For what it's worth, The Benchwarmers makes Happy Gilmore look like an Oscar winner.

1. "Rookie of the Year"

For the life of me, I never understood why people loved this film as much as they did.

Maybe it was just the annoyance of the unrealism behind a kid pitching in the majors, or maybe it was the presence of the now "certifiably-insane" Gary Busey.

If you want a good baseball movie for kids, choose The Sandlot or Angels in the Outfield—not this monstrosity of a film.