"In a game divided by color, he made us see greatness."

2013

2h 8m

7.2(1857 votes)

Drama

Overview

In 1946, Branch Rickey, owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, took a stand against Major League Baseball's infamous color line when he signed Jackie Robinson to the team. The deal put both men in the crosshairs of the public, the press and even other players. Facing unabashed racism from every side, Robinson was forced to demonstrate tremendous courage and let his talent on the field wins over fans and his teammates – silencing his critics and forever changing the world by changing the game of baseball.

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84 members

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Chadwick Boseman

Jackie Robinson

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Harrison Ford

Branch Rickey

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Nicole Beharie

Rachel Robinson

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Christopher Meloni

Leo Durocher

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Ryan Merriman

Dixie Walker

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Lucas Black

Pee Wee Reese

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André Holland

Wendell Smith

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Alan Tudyk

Ben Chapman

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Hamish Linklater

Ralph Branca

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T.R. Knight

Harold Parrott

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John C. McGinley

Red Barber

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Toby Huss

Clyde Sukeforth

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Max Gail

Burt Shotton

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Brad Beyer

Kirby Higbe

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James Pickens Jr.

Mr. Brock

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Gino Anthony Pesi

Joe Garagiola

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Brett Cullen

Clay Hopper

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Jesse Luken

Eddie Stanky

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Jamey Holliday

Pete Reiser

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Derek Phillips

Bobby Bragan

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Jamie Ruehling

Spider Jorgensen

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Blake Sanders

Gene Hermanski

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Johnny Knight

Carl Furillo

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Clint O'Brien

Hugh Casey

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Dusan Brown

Ed Charles

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Cherise Boothe

Ed's Mother

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Friedel Pinkston

Birmingham Catcher

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Linc Hand

Fritz Ostermueller

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Thomas Helgeland

Everett McCooey

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Matt Clark

Luther

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Peter MacKenzie

Happy Chandler

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Joe Inscoe

Bob Cooke

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Monnae Michaell

Mallie

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Karole Foreman

Duff Harris

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C.J. Nitkowski

Dutch Leonard

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Scott Callaway

Andy Seminick

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James Rackley

Phillie One

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Aaron Farb

Phillie Two

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Anthony S. Goolsby

Monarch Batter

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Lou Criscuolo

Reporter One

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Ross Hughes

Reporter Two

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Joe Knezevich

Reporter Three

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Mark Harelik

Herb Pennock

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Kenny Cook

Fan One

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David Sweeney

Fan Two

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Rhoda Griffis

Miss Bishop

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Daniel Fenlon

Babe Hamburger

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Maury Covington

Policeman

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Henry Friedman

Freckles

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Holden Hansen

Freckle's Dad

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Dan Mengini

Spectator One

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Jon Kohler

Spectator Two

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Marc Gowan

Doctor

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Jackson Walker

Jimmy Powers

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Danny Vinson

Eddie Dyer

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Ari Blinder

Photographer

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William Flaman

Cracker

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Denise Moyé

Older Woman

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Peter Jurasik

Hotel Manager

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Michael H. Cole

Another Reporter

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Janet Metzger

Jane Ann

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Dax Griffin

Racist City Island Fan

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Jayson Warner Smith

White Gas Station Attendant

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Jeremy Ray Taylor

Boy

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Christopher Harvey

Bus Driver

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Kelley Jakle

Alice

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Jud Tylor

Laraine Day

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Tobias Michael Finn

Panamanian Kid

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Ercell A. Grimes Jr.

Shouting Fan

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Dwight Houser

City Island Umpire

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Barry Suttle

Roosevelt Home Umpire

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Andrew B. Roberts

Ball One Umpire

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Jimmie L. Coleman

Negro League Umpire

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Steve Hicks

Umpire One

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Wayne Hickey

Umpire Two

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Andrew C. Mullins

Umpire Three

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Dennis A. Spears

Umpire Four

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Gary Miller

Umpire Five

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Todd Wilson

Reporter Four

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David Thoms

Enos Slaughter

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Richard Tavernaro

Deland Umpire

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Hunter Clowdus

Dodger Bat Boy

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Colman Domingo

Lawson Bowman (uncredited)

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Benjamin C. Graham

Dodgers fan

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