Critical Reception
The film received generally mixed to positive reviews. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes 62% of critics gave the film a positive review based on 109 reviews, making it "fresh" and summarizes the film as "Despite all the underdog sports movie conventions, the likable cast and lush production values make The Greatest Game Ever Played a solid and uplifting tale." By contrast, Metacritic gave it a score of 55 out of 100.
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