Highest-Rated Movies about 'Jackie Robinson', Sort by Popularity
42 (2013), The Jackie Robinson Story (1950), The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (1990) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Jackie Robinson movies.
#1. 42 (2013)
Storyline: In 1946, Jackie Robinson is a Negro League baseball player who never takes racism lying down. Branch Rickey is a Major League team executive with a bold idea. To that end, Rickey recruits Robinson to break the unspoken color line as the first modern African American Major League player. As both anticipate, this proves a major challenge for Robinson and his family as they endure unrelenting racist hostility on and off the field, from player and fan alike. As Jackie struggles against his nature to endure such abuse without complaint, he finds allies and hope where he least expects it.
Plot Keywords: baseball catcher, baseball manager, critic, baseball fan, family member, baseball player, touching ...
Movie Details Click Here!#2. The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)
Storyline: Biography of Jackie Robinson, the first black major league baseball player in the 20th century. Traces his career in the negro leagues and the major leagues.—Jerry Milani <jmilani@umbc.edu>
Plot Keywords: baseball player, jackie robinson, mother, wife, coach, bigot, emotional ...
Movie Details Click Here!#3. The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (1990)
Storyline: Featuring music instead of any dialogue and set in a near Kafkaesque future, this loose remake of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari follows a bureaucrat whom mysterious Dr. Ramirez and his hideous sidekick want as their latest victim.
Plot Keywords: army officer, african-american, baseball player, mother, attorney, joe louis, passionate ...
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