Final Season, The Rating: PG Length: 119 mins. Year: 2007 Cast: Sean Astin, Rachel Leigh Cook, Powers Boothe, Tom Arnold

Movie Description
Small towns live and die by their high school teams, and Norway, Iowa is no exception. After 19 years of championship baseball seasons, the State School Board has decided to merge Norway High School with another local high school. The team, the school, and the town have one last chance to round out their rich heritage with a final championship season, but the odds are stacked against them.

S.I.M Rating: 7.68 out of 10

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"The film's climactic baseball game does crackle with nail-biting energy, but the 90-minute lead-up is full of hokey sentiment and unearned gushiness." Read Full Review by Tasha Robinson of the Chicago Tribune

"The US corn surplus is in no way eased by The Final Season, an Iowa high school baseball saga that goes heavy on the inspiration, sports-movie cliches, and high-fructose syrup." Read full review by Ty Burr of the Boston Globe

"The Final Season is as corny as an Iowa farm field, but as the World Series rolls around, fans of the sport might want to check out this tried-and-true tale of overcoming adversity, beating the odds and banding together for a righteous cause." Read full review by Steven Rea of the Philadelphia Inquirer