# Eight Men Out (1988)

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**Runtime**: 120 min
**Genres**: Drama, History
**Directed by**: John Sayles
**Written by**: John Sayles
**Starring**: John Cusack, Clifton James, Michael Lerner, Christopher Lloyd, John Mahoney, Charlie Sheen

> *When the cheering stopped, there were... Eight Men Out.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

The Black Sox scandal gets a player’s-eye view. Fresh-faced White Sox stars take bribes to tank the 1919 World Series, then face down a fed-led witch hunt that rewrites baseball’s soul. John Sayles keeps eight men human, the era alive, and the myth intact.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, cerebral, slow-burn

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