42
True story of American baseball legend Jackie Robinson who became the first black Major League Baseball player, debuting with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. Robinson is played by Chadwick Boseman (The Express), with Harrison Ford as Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey - who ushered in the batter's career.
2013Rating: PG, Mild themes and coarse language128 minsUSA
DramaSportTrue Story & Biography
- Director:
- Brian Helgeland ('A Knight's Tale', 'Payback', 'The Order')
- Writer:
- Brian Helgelan
- Cast:
- Chadwick BosemanHarrison FordAlan TudykChristopher MeloniJohn C. McGinleyLucas BlackJud TylorRyan Merriman
42 | Reviews
81%196 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® Score
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Hollywood Reporter
Chadwick Boseman and Harrison Ford cut through the artifice with engaging performances...
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We Got This Covered
A serviceable biopic that graces over the serious drama in exchange for a quick emotional reactions.
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Empire Magazine
A well-told but square biopic doing justice to Jackie Robinson rather than exploring him.
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The Guardian
Writer-director Brian Helgeland has given it a faultlessly sincere treatment...
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IGN
42 is a solid crowd-pleaser about courage, endurance, justice and tolerance, but also about love...
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Film School Rejects
The film certainly feels both well-meaning and well-intentioned, but 42 can't quite find a suitable tone or flow...
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Time Out
The style of the film, lush and traditional, is nothing special, but the takeaway, a daily struggle for dignity, is impossibly moving.
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42 | Release Details
42 is available to stream in Australia now on Stan and Google Play and Apple TV and Prime Video Store and Paramount+.