The fact that Bull Durham savors the scuzzier side of the game makes it all the more romantic.

| Apr 14, 2025

A sexy movie with great chemistry between its stars

| Apr 7, 2025

Crash was different, and that’s why he and the movie stand above most, if not all, baseball and sports films for me. Director Ron Shelton captured the minor league grind and added a bevy of edgy humor to the proceedings, starting with Costner’s aging pro.

| Original Score: A | Aug 13, 2024

Bull Durham is hit… I would even say a HOME RUN! [Full review in Spanish]

| Jul 7, 2022

Is Bull Durham the greatest sports movie ever made? Hey, no argument from me.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Aug 10, 2021

Writer/Director Ron Shelton clearly knows what he's doing here.

| Original Score: 3.0/4.0 | Sep 4, 2020

Down-to-earth personalities and the honest, simple, funny dialogue are spot-on.

| Original Score: 9/10 | Aug 31, 2020

You 'd never find similar scenes to "Bull Durham" in, say, Europe, and not because they don't have our national pastime; they're just too sensible. You simply have to love America to be able to revel in our delightful, deep state of cultural silliness.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Jun 10, 2020

Bull Durham puts Shelton in the Hollywood big leagues, and he's hit his very first pitch over the scoreboard in centerfield.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Mar 24, 2020

Bull Durham (1988) is a humorous and intelligent romantic sports comedy-drama about a mediocre Carolina minor leagues baseball team - the Durham Bulls, from first-time director Ron Shelton. It is the quintessential modern sports film about America's...

| Original Score: A+ | Sep 28, 2019

Bull Durham is the greatest baseball film ever made. It captures the essence of the game. It's full of crackling dialogue that is endlessly quotable. It's absolutely hilarious at times and heartbreaking at others.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Oct 29, 2018

Writer-director Ron Shelton tells a wonderful story of how a veteran ballplayer and up-and-comer collide in the world of the minor leagues, and how they are loved by a baseball groupie who's also a philosopher and poet.

| Dec 9, 2017

Does an impressive job picking up the mundane world of bush league baseball in spirit.

| Original Score: B | Sep 7, 2015

It's not just the screenplay, it's the performances and direction that make this film.

| Nov 26, 2014

Costner is charming as an aging catcher who decides it's time to hang up his mitt at Sarandon's place.

Full Review | May 6, 2014

Bull Durham is the feel-good movie of the Summer of '88. The sooner you see it, the happier your summer's going to be. So what are you waiting for?

| Jul 30, 2013

A smart, witty character piece that eschews the stale sports flick formul

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 29, 2013

Screwball Annie and hardball Crash aren't playing the same game, which is Shelton's conceit as well as a possible screen-writing miscalculation.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 20, 2013

Ron Shelton, who wrote and directed the film, displays a knowledge of and affection for the national pastime. You can see it in the knowing detail he brings to even the minor characters.

| Mar 20, 2013

Bull Durham is a jaunty, refreshing comedy that mixes sex The ambling pace and inventiveness of Bull Durham are the doing of Shelton, a filmmaker worth watching. This film is a tidy summing-up of one aspect of America`s favorite sport.

| Mar 20, 2013