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July 10, 2025
Fernbank is all about the All-Stars
MLB All-Star Week is happening soon in Atlanta at Truist Park – home of the Atlanta Braves. We here at Fernbank are big baseball nerds (physics and math? Yes, please!) and there are lots of things that relate to baseball right here in the museum. In our Reflections of Culture exhibit, you can view an authentic Atlanta Braves uniform or interact with physics in Fantastic Forces, where you can explore gravity, aerodynamics, centripetal force and more.
Other teams, such as the Tampa Bay Rays, Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs, Miami Marlins and the Arizona Diamondbacks feature animals in their name. While you won’t find a tiger or marlin in the museum, you can view a Manta Ray, Bear and a Diamondback in our A Walk Through Time in Georgia exhibit. Hopefully you don’t encounter any of these in the forest, though ☺
We also love movies here at Fernbank. Our Giant Screen Theater hosts an array of nature and culture-related films, including Superpower Dogs, now playing. Although none of the dogs in this movie play baseball, there are plenty of other baseball-related movies to get you excited for All-Star Week.
Family Viewing
A League of Their Own (1992, PG)
During World War II, sisters Dottie and Kit join the first female professional baseball league and struggle to help it succeed amid their own growing rivalry.
The Sandlot (1993, PG)
In the summer of 1962, a new kid in town is taken under the wing of a young baseball prodigy and his rowdy team, resulting in many adventures.
Rookie of the Year (1993, PG)
When an accident miraculously gives a boy an incredibly powerful pitching arm, he becomes a major league pitcher for the Chicago Cubs.
The Natural (1984, PG)
A middle-aged unknown comes seemingly out of nowhere to become a legendary baseball player with almost supernatural talent.
Million Dollar Arm (2014, PG)
A sports agent stages an unconventional recruitment strategy to get talented Indian cricket players to play Major League Baseball.
Field of Dreams (1989, PG)
Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella is inspired by a voice he can't ignore to pursue a dream he can hardly believe. Supported by his wife, Ray begins the quest by turning his ordinary cornfield into a place where dreams can come true.
Angels in the Outfield (1994, PG)
When a boy prays for a chance to have a family if the California Angels win the pennant, angels are assigned to make that possible.
For an Older Crowd
Moneyball (2011, PG-13)
Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to assemble a baseball team on a lean budget by employing computer-generated analysis to acquire new players.
Trouble with the Curve (2012, PG-13)
A daughter tries to remedy her dysfunctional relationship with her ailing father, a decorated baseball scout, by helping him in a recruiting trip which could be his last.
Major League (1989, R)
The new owner of the Cleveland Indians puts together a purposely horrible team so they'll lose and she can move the team. But when the plot is uncovered, they start winning just to spite her.
Bull Durham (1988, R)
A fan who has an affair with one minor-league baseball player each season meets an up-and-coming pitcher and the experienced catcher assigned to him.
For Love of the Game (1999, PG-13)
After 19 years of playing the game he's loved his whole life, Detroit Tigers pitcher Billy Chapel has to decide if he's going to risk everything and put everything out there.
42 (2013, PG-13)
In 1947, Jackie Robinson becomes the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era when he was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers and faces considerable racism in the process.
Fever Pitch (2005, PG-13)
Lindsay is stuck in the middle of her relationship with Ben and his passion for the Boston Red Sox.
Documentaries
Fastball (2016, NR)
With Kevin Costner narrating, a cast of baseball legends and scientists explore the magic within the 396 milliseconds it takes a fastball to reach home plate, and decipher who threw the fastest pitch ever.
Knuckleball! (2012, NR)
A documentary that showcases baseball's most unpredictable pitch.
The League (2023, PG)
Based on the journey of the Negro Baseball League.
All descriptions, movie posters and rating information from IMDB.com.
Do you have a favorite baseball movie? Let us know @FernbankMuseum.
There’s always something new to see here at Fernbank. Enjoy a night-out without the kids at Fernbank After Dark, the 2nd Friday every month; let the kids join in at Fernbank…but LATER on July 25 and Aug. 22 or enjoy some stand-up comedy at Gallery Laughs on July 18. Don’t miss our daily programs and guided programs or our special exhibit, Turtles, on view through Sept. 1.
Fernbank is a nonprofit natural history museum, giant screen theater and old-growth forest, and is not affiliated with Fernbank Science Center, which operates as a division of DeKalb County Schools.
