The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
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Reviews Counted:20
Fresh:18
Rotten:2
Average Rating:7.4/10
Consensus: The equally tragic and heroic story of Yankee's first baseman Lou Gehrig is eloquently told here with an iconic star turn by Gary Cooper.
Reviews for The Pride of the Yankees
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It's a stirring, tear-jerking film for lovers of baseball. Full Review |
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Classic. Full Review |
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The best part of Pride of the Yankees is its grade-A love story. Full Review |
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Surprisingly dreary and lifeless. Full Review |
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For baseball and non-baseball fan alike, this sentimental, romantic saga of the NY kid who rose to the baseball heights and later met such a tragic end is well worth seeing. Full Review |
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3/5 |
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2/5 |
A insistência do filme em retratar Gehrig (um ano após sua morte) de forma unidimensionalmente heróica é tão grande que ele acaba sendo protagonizado por simples caricaturas.
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5/5 |
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4/5 |
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4.5/5 |
Eloquently written (by Herman Mankiewicz and Jo Swerling from a story by Paul Gallico), stunningly photographed, and directed with great sensitivity. Full Review |
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4/5 |
As a simple, moving story with an ironic heart-tug at the end, it serves as a fitting memorial to the real Lou, who called himself the luckiest man alive. Full Review |
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88/100 |
Yankee fan or not, this is a great film. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Only develops any real energy toward the end. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Good biopic of Lou Gehrig. Splendid Gary Cooper performance.
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5/5 |
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4/5 |
A wonderful romance and heartfelt weeper. Full Review |
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4/5 |
First-rate biopic, though Cooper is hard-pressed to sell Gehrig as a college student.
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4/5 |
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4/5 |
Gary Cooper rocks.
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C+ |
pure 1940's Americana and family values Full Review |
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