Billy Beane: How can you not get romantic about baseball?


Moneyball
Starring Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Written by Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, based on the book by Michael Lewis
Directed by Bennett Miller
Plot: The inspiring true story of Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane's journey to assemble a successful baseball club based purely on statistics - defying years of baseball tradition.

"How can you not get romantic about this film?! It is pure cinematic and storytelling magic! Sorkin and Zaillian - beautiful. Bennett Miller - graceful."

The Social Network
Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake
Written by Aaron Sorkin
Directed by David Fincher
Plot: The origins of Facebook with a focus on its creator Mark Zuckerberg and the enemies and “friends” he made along the way to his billions.

“I was interested in it, I was in a relationship with it, and mostly importantly -- I liked it.”