Customer Ratings & Reviews

Bought because it was cheap. Nice addition to my library

really great video for any type of baseball fan. loved it

great movie to watch with the family if you like sport movies.

This is an excellent movie about a successful baseball legend!

This is a powerful story portrayed in a very well made movie.

I loved this movie. Very entertaining. I highly recommend.

I bought this DVD for my husband. He thouroughly enjoyed it

Baseball film it’s amazing fantastic highly recommend

My niece got this movie because she loves baseball.

Great movie. I’m not sure what else there is to say

This movie still tells an exciting story of a baseball great that had a lot of issues to contend with. Well acted and well played.

Must see movie even if you aren’t that into sports.

I love baseball and I love history. This movie is fun enough and tells some history everyone should know. Acting is good enough.

Can watch this movie of Jackie Robinson over again

Good move. Had seen it a few times on tv and found this in the Best Buy discount movie bin. Happy to add it to my collection.

It was a good movie. I was actually an extra when they shot at on of the oldest baseball stadium in the country still standing. Rockwood Field in Birmingham, Al. I will say you just don't know how long a movie takes until you are in one. That one scene where he is talking about the catcher having a rag arm. That was the scene I was in. I thought hey I am behind home plate and he is stealing home I may get to be in the movie.. Boy was I wrong and the backdrop was blurred out. Over 24 hours logged as an extra and about 10 of those were working on that scene and a few shots leading up to it. All in all it was a good experience and good movie too.

Jackie Robinson was the first African American baseball player breaking down barriers during a time of extreme racism.

"42, The Jackie Robinson Story" delivers a solid, moving and ultimately a triumphant performance about one of the most iconic and groundbreaking figures in the history of the sport of baseball. It is a most worthy tribute to not just Jackie Robinson the athlete but to Jackie Robinson, the man. Chadwick Boseman brings Jackie's persona and character to life on the big screen with strength and dignity. Harrison Ford delivers as the risk taking General Manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers Branch Rickey. Alan Tudyk (for all of you Firefly fans) delivers a performance that has to be seen to be believed as the nefarious racist manager of the Philadelphia Phillies, Ben Chapman. "42" is the movie that belongs in the collection of serious movie aficionados regardless of their love, or lack thereof, for the sport.

Great movie for the fans of baseball and a good way to know a little about the baseball history.

Everyone has heard of Jackie Robinson, but how many know what he really went through to achieve his place as the first African-American professional baseball player in America? Here you will experience it with him. Chadwick Boseman does any amazing job of communicating with the slightest look how Jackie felt about the racism he encountered. One scene where he is badgered by the coach from another team with racial epithets is so painful to watch that you want to turn away but can't--because Jackie didn't. A worthwhile film for anyone interested in baseball, American race relations, and the resilience of the human spirit.