Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- nostalgic
- sweet
- upbeat
- family movie night
- baseball season
What critics said
Critics found the family-friendly baseball time-travel sequel sweet and entertaining but substantially less joyful and memorable than the original.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Tommy Santorelli travels back to 1976 and relives his boyhood with the sandlot team.
Tommy receives an opportunity to choose friendship instead of baseball stardom and personal glory.
The protagonist's journey to his childhood functions as a corrective lesson about arrogance and priorities.
The central setting is Tommy's 1976 boyhood sandlot, presented as the site of formative friendships and baseball memories.
Films like The Sandlot: Heading Home, and why
Back to the Future
shared time-travel comedy, childhood nostalgia, and a redemptive choice between personal glory and friendship
A Christmas Carol
shared family-friendly supernatural intervention, moral instruction, and transformation of an arrogant protagonist
The Sandlot
shared youth baseball culture, coming-of-age friendship, and warm nostalgic ensemble comedy
Little Big League
shared sports-themed coming-of-age story centered on teamwork, mentorship, and personal growth
Movie Details
- Director
- William Dear
- Release Date
- 2007-05-01
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 5.6 / 10 (82)
Cast
- Danny Nucci
- Keanu Pires
- Chauncey Leopardi
- Sarah Deakins
- Cole Heppell
- Kai James
- Brandon Olds
- Cainan Wiebe
- Renzo Carbonel
- Samuel Patrick Chu
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Disney Plus
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Sandlot: Heading Home about?
- A self-important baseball star is sent back to his 1976 childhood, where the sandlot offers one more chance to value teammates over fame.
- What is The Sandlot: Heading Home like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Sandlot: Heading Home as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Sandlot: Heading Home violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Sandlot: Heading Home.
- What did critics think of The Sandlot: Heading Home?
- Critics found the family-friendly baseball time-travel sequel sweet and entertaining but substantially less joyful and memorable than the original.
- Which films are like The Sandlot: Heading Home?
- Films with a similar feel include Back to the Future, A Christmas Carol, The Sandlot, and Little Big League.
- How long is The Sandlot: Heading Home?
- The Sandlot: Heading Home runs 96 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Sandlot: Heading Home?
- In United States, The Sandlot: Heading Home streams on Disney Plus.
