The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.
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Movie1942·128 min
The Pride of the Yankees
Directed by Sam Wood
An Academy Award-winning drama family film directed by Sam Wood. Winner of Best Film Editing, with 8 additional Oscar nominations including Best Picture.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 24%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
7.4/10
145 ratings
About The Pride of the Yankees
- Pacing
- Measured (4 of 9)
- Tone
- Bittersweet (4 of 9)
- Intensity
- Moderate (4 of 9)
- Complexity
- Approachable (4 of 9)
- Humor
- Light-touch (4 of 9)
- Scale
- Personal (4 of 9)
- Spirit
- Earnest (5 of 9)
- Texture
- Cozy, Contemplative
- Story Tags
- sacrifice duty, fate destiny, family legacy, mid century, sports, historical event, new york, american regional, romantic partners, underdog, everyman, rise and fall, tragedy arc