Moneyball (2011)

Underdog team triumphs (or goes almost all the way) through sheer hard work, perseverance, integrity, talent, and enterprising spirit.

Moneyball adds a twist and a gimmick: the team is truly screwed up, the manager put it together because he believes in statistical voodoo.

Plays as though Freakanomics were a sports movie. Equally entertaining.

Read my full review at Fridae, first published on 15 February 2012.