Billy Beane is the General Manager of the Oakland Athletics who is losing his best players and has a tight budget of $41 million. With help from Peter Brand, they try to win the World Series by finding good players cheaply using analytics. The Blind Side is based on the true story of the Tuohy family who take in homeless teenager Michael Oher and eventually adopt him, supporting his path to a college football scholarship through high school ball. Both films show underdogs overcoming the odds through determination and unconventional methods.

1. MOVIE
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By: Carson Sheppard

2. MONEYBALL
Rated PG-13

3. • Billy Beane is a retired Major League Baseball player and the General Manager for the
Oakland Athletics and is losing 3 of his best players after getting beat by the New York
Yankees in The Division Playoffs. His team is on a tight budget and doesn’t have enough
money to get his best players back, he needs to find good players for cheap. With the
help of a newly hired recruit named Peter Brand, they try and win the World Series with a
team that has a budget of $41 million.
• Quotes: I made one decision in my life based on money. And I swore I would never do it
again.
• I pay you to get on first, not get thrown out at second.
• Interesting Points: A baseball team beat another team when they have a $41 million dollar
salary and the team the beat has a $125 million dollars salary.
• Rating: 7.7/10 stars

5. THE BLIND SIDE
Rated PG-13

6. • Based on the true story of Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy who take in a homeless teenager
named Michael Oher. Michael has little education and is very shy and quiet. The Tuohy’s
take Michael into their home and eventually adopt him. They sign him up for football but
Michael doesn’t know anything about the sport. He eventually gets really good and is
offered a scholarship to many Division One schools.
• Quotes: Michael: Sorry coach, I stopped when I heard the whistle. Coach Cotton: Where
were you taking him? Michael: The bus. It was time for him to go home.
• Interesting Points: A teenager who was homeless and had nothing stayed focused and
determined and his dreams came true.
• Rating: 7.6/10 Stars