Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls
A sidelined baseball hopeful finds a comic second chance in a fiercely competitive softball league populated by lawyers.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- cheerful
- irreverent
- witty
- lazy sunday
- casual group viewing
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Ben joins a competitive softball league after losing his professional baseball prospects, turning amateur competition into his path forward.
Ben must rebuild his identity after a freak accident ends his chances of playing professional baseball.
The softball league premise, comic character names, and psychotic-versus-cheerful keyword profile point to heightened slapstick rather than realistic sports drama.
The freak accident directly causes Ben's professional baseball ambitions to collapse and motivates his entry into softball.
Films like Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls, and why
The Benchwarmers
sports comedy, underdog competition, and broad slapstick humor
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
amateur sports rivalry, ensemble comedy, and irreverent workplace-adjacent humor
Balls of Fury
competitive recreational sports, exaggerated comic personalities, and feel-good underdog energy
Movie Details
- Director
- Jonathan A. Rosenbaum
- Release Date
- 2019-01-29
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 4.3 / 10 (39)
Cast
- Chris Klein
- Chelsey Reist
- Jonathan Silverman
- Liam Hughes
- Jill Morrison
- Zak Santiago
- Peter Graham-Gaudreau
- Lee Majdoub
- Garfield Wilson
- Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe
Where to watch in United States
- 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 Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls about?
- A sidelined baseball hopeful finds a comic second chance in a fiercely competitive softball league populated by lawyers.
- What is Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls as mild.
- Which films are like Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls?
- Films with a similar feel include The Benchwarmers, DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story, and Balls of Fury.
- How long is Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls?
- Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls runs 90 minutes.
- Where can I watch Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls?
- In United States, Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
