The League

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Summary: Based on the journey of the Negro Baseball League.

Release Date: July 14, 2023

Genres: Documentary, Sport

Director: Sam Pollard

Writers: Bob Motley

, Byron Motley

Runtime: 1 h 43 min

MPAA: PG

Production: 2929 Productions, Outpost Digital, Play/Action Pictures, RadicalMedia, Two One Five Entertainment

Distributor: Magnolia Pictures

Country: United States

Language: English

Domestic: $ 70,038

Box office:

Domestic:$70KWorldwide:$70K

The average Metacritic score is 77%.

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77/100

22%58%

22% of the Stars & Main Cast are Female.

58% of the Stars & Main Cast are "diverse."

Black50%White41.67%Mixed / Other8.33%

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Role model5/5
Diverse5/5
Violence4/5
Language3/5

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Race	Indian	Mixed / Other	Asian	Total	Visuals	Info
Forebears	14			14
Bettaface	1			1		A third party facial recognition software company we used to maintain objectivity. Upload images to the facial recognition demo page to check the veracity of our data set. Or use their API and do a bulk peer review if you'd like. Source: https://www.betafaceapi.com/demo_old.html
Ethnic		1		1		This is the most reliable data source for accurate ethnic breakdowns of famous people. Often the information is crowdsourced by users and they cite all their sources (family trees, obituaries, census archives, etc.) on the bottom of the page. The only issue is converting their ambiguous and inconsistent verdicts into quantifiable variables. Source: https://ethnicelebs.com/
Surname	1			1		A third party free program that uses US Census data to create an algorithm that analyzes surnames and guesses what ethnicity the person is. Obviously there are issues with this data set such as African Americans who have the last names of their ancestors' slave owner. However, when no other data set is available, this can give a rough estimate and expand the data pool for the less important cast members with no IMDb or TMDb image. Please consider downloading their source code via GitHub to verify the accuracy of our data set, and to peer review our conclusions. Source: https://pypi.org/project/ethnicolr/
Kairos			1	1		A third party facial recognition software company we used to maintain objectivity. Upload images to the facial recognition demo page to check the veracity of our data set. Or use their API and do a bulk peer review if you'd like. Source: https://www.kairos.com/demos
Total	16	1	1	18
Cast Percentages	88.89%	5.56%	5.56%	100%	{"name":"Cast Percentages","series":[{"name":"Indian","y":88.89,"color":"#7798BF","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":5.56,"color":"#55BF3B","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Asian","y":5.56,"color":"#90ee7e","sliced":true,"selected":true}],"prefix":""}
U.S. Population (2020) Percentage	1.35%	9.32%	6%		{"name":"U.S. Population (2020)","series":[{"name":"White","y":57.84,"color":"#2b908f"},{"name":"Arab","y":0.54,"color":"#DF5353"},{"name":"Asian","y":6,"color":"#90ee7e"},{"name":"Black","y":12.4,"color":"#f45b5b"},{"name":"Indian","y":1.35,"color":"#7798BF"},{"name":"Indigenous","y":1.12,"color":"#aaeeee"},{"name":"Latino","y":18.73,"color":"#eeaaee"},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":9.32,"color":"#55BF3B"},{"name":"Jewish","y":2.02,"color":"#ff0066"}],"prefix":""}	Source: US Census (Note: Racial and ethnic categories overlap so the sum will not equal 100%.)
U.S. Population (2020) Representation	+87.54	-3.76	-0.44		{"name":"U.S. Population (2020)","series":[["Indian",1.35],["Mixed \/ Other",9.32],["Asian",6]],"cast":[{"name":"Indian","y":88.89,"color":"#7798BF"},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":5.56,"color":"#55BF3B"},{"name":"Asian","y":5.56,"color":"#90ee7e"}]}
U.S. Buying Power (2018) Percentage		1.38%	6.2%		{"name":"U.S. Buying Power (2018)","series":[{"name":"White","y":12147700000000,"color":"#2b908f","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Arab","y":0,"color":"#DF5353","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Asian","y":1013300000000,"color":"#90ee7e","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Black","y":1300200000000,"color":"#f45b5b","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indian","y":0,"color":"#7798BF","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indigenous","y":114600000000,"color":"#aaeeee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Latino","y":1539000000000,"color":"#eeaaee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":224700000000,"color":"#55BF3B","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Jewish","y":0,"color":"#ff0066","sliced":true,"selected":true}],"prefix":"$"}	Source: Selig Center, University of Georgia
U.S. Buying Power (2018) Representation		+4.18	-0.64		{"name":"U.S. Buying Power (2018)","series":[["Indian",0],["Mixed \/ Other",1.38],["Asian",6.2]],"cast":[{"name":"Indian","y":88.89,"color":"#7798BF"},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":5.56,"color":"#55BF3B"},{"name":"Asian","y":5.56,"color":"#90ee7e"}]}
U.S. Average Individual Income (2018) Percentage		7.28%	7.52%		{"name":"U.S. Average Individual Income (2018)","series":[{"name":"White","y":11825174998483,"color":"#2b908f","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Arab","y":0,"color":"#DF5353","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Asian","y":1360705388565,"color":"#90ee7e","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Black","y":1706765993728,"color":"#f45b5b","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indian","y":0,"color":"#7798BF","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indigenous","y":164296821776,"color":"#aaeeee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Latino","y":1721419354421,"color":"#eeaaee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":1318328353188,"color":"#55BF3B","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Jewish","y":0,"color":"#ff0066","sliced":true,"selected":true}],"prefix":"$"}	Source: IPUMS-CPS, University of Minnesota
U.S. Average Individual Income (2018) Representation		-1.72	-1.96		{"name":"U.S. Average Individual Income (2018)","series":[["Indian",0],["Mixed \/ Other",7.28],["Asian",7.52]],"cast":[{"name":"Indian","y":88.89,"color":"#7798BF"},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":5.56,"color":"#55BF3B"},{"name":"Asian","y":5.56,"color":"#90ee7e"}]}
World population (2019) Percentage	21.91%	1.92%	31.25%		{"name":"World population (2019) ","series":[{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":14688882870,"color":"#55BF3B","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Latino","y":42991259469,"color":"#eeaaee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indigenous","y":10971786583,"color":"#aaeeee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"White","y":108889096410,"color":"#2b908f","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Black","y":110601821551,"color":"#f45b5b","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Asian","y":238860161621,"color":"#90ee7e","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Arab","y":67406299429,"color":"#DF5353","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indian","y":167470202093,"color":"#7798BF","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Jewish","y":2568698093,"color":"#ff0066","sliced":true,"selected":true}],"prefix":""}	NOTE: ZR is the first organization to ever create a global buying power divided by race. Essentially we just took data from CIA.gov FactBook, UN Population Estimates, and The World Bank's Population Estimates / Purchasing Power Parity Per Capita.
World population (2019) Representation	+66.98	+3.64	-25.69		{"name":"World population (2019) ","series":[["Indian",21.91],["Mixed \/ Other",1.92],["Asian",31.25]],"cast":[{"name":"Indian","y":88.89,"color":"#7798BF"},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":5.56,"color":"#55BF3B"},{"name":"Asian","y":5.56,"color":"#90ee7e"}]}
World Buying Power Percentage	6.94%	1.81%	29.46%		{"name":"World Buying Power","series":[{"name":"White","y":3010602822170000,"color":"#2b908f","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Latino","y":771525888400000,"color":"#eeaaee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Jewish","y":91700962050000,"color":"#ff0066","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Black","y":526264226360000,"color":"#f45b5b","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indigenous","y":174285727610000,"color":"#aaeeee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":148984454560000,"color":"#55BF3B","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Arab","y":526400066100000,"color":"#DF5353","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Asian","y":2431392083750000,"color":"#90ee7e","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indian","y":572687873900000,"color":"#7798BF","sliced":true,"selected":true}],"prefix":"$"}	NOTE: ZR is the first organization to ever create a global buying power divided by race. Essentially we just took data from CIA.gov FactBook, UN Population Estimates, and The World Bank's Population Estimates / Purchasing Power Parity Per Capita.
World Buying Power Representation	+81.95	+3.75	-23.9		{"name":"World Buying Power","series":[["Indian",6.94],["Mixed \/ Other",1.81],["Asian",29.46]],"cast":[{"name":"Indian","y":88.89,"color":"#7798BF"},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":5.56,"color":"#55BF3B"},{"name":"Asian","y":5.56,"color":"#90ee7e"}]}
Notes		The "Mixed / Other" categories overlap, and the 2 or more category was not an option until the 2000 Census. So for the combined column, all data will be taken from the "Other" column except for 2000, 2010, & 2020. For those, the average between the "2 or More Races" and "Some Other Race" will be used.	The US Census considers Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Indian, and Bangladeshi as Asians. At ZR we group Pakistanis with the Arab world. And we group Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi with India because 1.) they are all genetically similar as "South Asians and 2.) there are only a handful of actors from those regions in our database. However, you are viewing the "Asian Alone" category from the US Census when comparing it with Domestic representation. Also note that the 2000 and 2010 estimates include MultiRacial Asians not just "Asian Alone" estimates, and in some categories they include Native Hawaiians as "Asian." So there is a margin of error less than 1% and some inconsistencies with the grouping.

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IMDb Rating https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15514684/parentalguide last updated: 2024-10-27Update data
Commonsensemedia Rating https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/the-league last updated: 2024-10-27Update data
Message 5/5	Themes of compassion and empathy for Black people who've suffered due to historical and institutional racism. Also shows importance of courage, integrity, perseverance, and teamwork.
Role model 5/5	Stars of Negro League baseball -- including Rube Foster, Satchel Paige, Hank Aaron, Jackie Robinson, and others -- demonstrate courage and integrity, especially in the face of harsh racism. They also show how to claim your own space, even in the face of enormous social pressure. The hardships faced by the film's subjects are likely to inspire compassion and empathy for marginalized people.
Diverse 5/5	Focuses primarily on the Black baseball players who comprised teams of Negro League baseball, with Black journalists and sports experts -- men and women -- speaking on the League's history. Also addresses the racist violence that Black Americans faced during the early 20th century. Director Sam Pollard is Black.
Violence 4/5	Images and descriptions of racism and violence, including discussions about race massacres across the United States, archival footage of injured or dead Black people, and descriptions of lynching.
Sex 0/5	Images and descriptions of racism and violence, including discussions about race massacres across the United States, archival footage of injured or dead Black people, and descriptions of lynching.
Language 3/5	Racial slurs (the "N" word) and words that are now racial slurs but are used in a historical context ("colored").
Consumerism 0/5	Racial slurs (the "N" word) and words that are now racial slurs but are used in a historical context ("colored").
Drinking 0/5	Racial slurs (the "N" word) and words that are now racial slurs but are used in a historical context ("colored").

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