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You Gotta Believe

You Gotta Believe

A team of underdogs, with the spirit of champions.

20247.31h 44m

Overview

After dedicating the season to a teammate’s ailing father, a group of underestimated Ft. Worth youth baseball players takes its Cinderella run all the way to the 2002 Little League World Series—culminating in a record-breaking showdown that became an instant ESPN classic.

Directed by Ty Roberts
Written by Lane Garrison, Ty Roberts
Produced by Pasha Patriki, Matt Harvey, Houston Hill
Box Office0Revenue: $1.4M

Top Cast

Luke Wilson

Luke Wilson

Bobby Ratliff

Greg Kinnear

Greg Kinnear

Coach Jon Kelly

Sarah Gadon

Sarah Gadon

Patti Ratliff

Molly Parker

Molly Parker

Kathy Kelly

Lew Temple

Lew Temple

Coach Mitch Belew

J

Joaquin Roberts

Peanut

Martin Roach

Martin Roach

Sam Knight

Patrick Renna

Patrick Renna

Kliff Young

Blake DeLong

Blake DeLong

Dan Hewitt

Justin Adams

Justin Adams

Mack Hamilton

Themes & Keywords

sportsbaseballbased on true storylittle leaguehistorical drama2000sindependent film

About You Gotta Believe

You Gotta Believe is a family, drama film released in 2024 exploring themes of sports, baseball, based on true story, little league, historical drama, 2000s. Directed by Ty Roberts, it stars Luke Wilson, Greg Kinnear, Sarah Gadon. After dedicating the season to a teammate’s ailing father, a group of underestimated Ft. Worth youth baseball players takes its Cinderella run all the way to the 2002 Little League World Series—culminating in a record-breaking showdown that became an instant ESPN classic.

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