6 Best Little League and Pee-Wee Sports Movies

By Vlad Zakh · April 21, 2026

Youth sports leagues are scrappy, ragtag and full of heart. The Mighty Ducks has a cynical lawyer reluctantly coaching a hapless hockey team, Little Big League has a twelve-year-old inheriting a major league baseball team, and Angels in the Outfield has an orphan praying for the last-place Angels. Little Giants, The Sandlot and The Bad News Bears round out the six.

The Mighty Ducks (1992)

IMDb ★ 6.6 RT 27% Metacritic 46

A washed-up lawyer coaches a ragtag youth hockey team as court-ordered community service.

Directed by Stephen Herek · 1h 41m · Rated PG

2 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Little Big League (1994)

TMDB ★ 6.2

A twelve-year-old boy inherits his grandfather's major league baseball team and appoints himself manager.

Directed by Andrew Scheinman · 1h 59m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Angels in the Outfield (1994)

IMDb ★ 6.2 RT 31% Metacritic 44

A boy prays for his estranged father's return and gets angelic help for his baseball team instead.

Directed by William Dear · 1h 43m · Rated PG

1 win & 4 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Little Giants (1994)

TMDB ★ 6.2

Two rival brothers each coach competing pee-wee football teams in a small Ohio town.

Directed by Duwayne Dunham · 1h 47m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Sandlot (1993)

IMDb ★ 7.8 RT 66% Metacritic 55

A group of neighbourhood kids spend one perfect summer defined entirely by baseball.

Directed by David Mickey Evans · 1h 41m · Rated PG

2 wins & 1 nomination

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus, Hulu, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount+ Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Bad News Bears (1976)

TMDB ★ 7.0

A washed-up former minor leaguer coaches a hopeless little league team of misfits.

Directed by Michael Ritchie · 1h 42m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Rent: JustWatch TV, 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

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Little League and Pee-Wee Sports Movies

The Mighty Ducks (1992)

Little Big League (1994)

Angels in the Outfield (1994)

Little Giants (1994)

The Sandlot (1993)

The Bad News Bears (1976)

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