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  2. 1 day ago · Dig Deeper Behind-The-Scenes Stories From ‘A League of Their Own,’ The Most Rewatchable Sports Movie; Also ranks #2 on The All-Time Best Baseball Films; Also ranks #2 on Great Movies We Forget Are Set During A War

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  3. A League of Their Own is a 1992 American sports comedy drama film directed by Penny Marshall that tells a fictionalized account of the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL).

  4. Dec 18, 2018 · Penny Marshall Made the Best Sports Movie Ever With ‘A League of Their Own’. Her film about the first women's professional baseball league, starring Geena Davis and Tom Hanks, made $100 ...

  5. Jul 1, 1992 · A League of Their Own” follows many of the time-honored formulas of sports movies, and has a fair assortment of stock characters (the plain girl who gains confidence, the brash girl with the heart of gold, the jealous sisters), but it has another level that’s a lot more interesting.

  6. By celebrating women's contributions to sports history and avoiding stereotypes, A League of Their Own remains a significant milestone in film.

  7. As America's stock of athletic young men is depleted during World War II, a professional all-female baseball league springs up in the Midwest, funded by publicity-hungry candy maker Walter Harvey...

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