The Bad News Bears Go to Japan

The Bad News Bears Go to Japan

They never met an adult they couldn't drive crazy.

Directed by John Berry

Produced by Paramount Pictures

197892 min4.8 / 10

A lighthearted, fish-out-of-water comedy about a ragtag kids' baseball team's misadventures in Japan, built on humor, charm, and the bonds between misfits.

A small time promotor/hustler takes the pint-sized baseball team to Japan for a match against the country's best little league baseball team which sparks off a series of adventures and mishaps the boys come into.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Bad News Bears Go to Japan sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Is The Bad News Bears Go to Japan easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Is The Bad News Bears Go to Japan scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Does The Bad News Bears Go to Japan end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is The Bad News Bears Go to Japan violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

4/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity4

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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