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''. }} A League of Their Own is a 1992 American sports comedy-drama film that tells a fictionalized account of the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). Directed by Penny Marshall, the film stars Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Madonna, Rosie O'Donnell, and Lori Petty. The screenplay was written by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel from a story by Kelly Candaele and Kim Wilson.
 * Photography = Color
 * Runtime = 128 minutes
 * Country = United States
 * Release Date = July 1, 1992
 * Directed By = Penny Marshall
 * Produced By = Elliot Abbott Robert Greenhut
 * Written By = Kelly Candaele Kim Wilson
 * Distributed By = Columbia Pictures
 * Starring = Tom Hanks Geena Davis Madonna Rosie O'Donnell Lori Petty Jon Lovitz David Strathairn Garry Marshall Bill Pullman
 * Language= English
 * Budget=$40 million
 * Box Office = $132.4 million

Plot
Dottie and Kit are drafted into a professional baseball league along with several other women. However, things take a turn when Jimmy, an alcoholic and a former star, is forced to manage them.

Reception
The film was well-received by critics and baseball fans alike, the movie currently holds a 78% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. based on 67 reviews, with an average rating of 6.8/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Sentimental and light, but still thoroughly charming, A League of Their Own is buoyed by solid performances from a wonderful cast."[15] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film has a weighted average score 67 out of 100, based 20 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

On December 19, 2012, it was announced that the film would be preserved as part of the United States National Film Registry.