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A struggling minor league baseball player retires and woefully returns to his small hometown, carefully dodging old wounds until confronted with the one that hurts the most - the girl that got away.

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    • Author: Domarivip
    Brampton's Own is a fun and easy movie to watch. There's nothing negative about this movie that I can really say. I thought the actors all did well, and the storyline was not complicated to follow. Sometimes I think we all need a good simple movie to sit back and relax to. There were multiple times throughout the movie that I found myself laughing and smiling, so I'd say that right there is a win. I would consider watching this movie and recommend it because I honestly thought it was pretty good!
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    • Author: Bajinn
    I thought this movie was very satisfying. Even though it focuses on a minor league baseball player returning to his hometown, I think anyone who has left their hometown for a long time for any reason will connect with this movie. While Dustin and I didn't leave our towns for even remotely similar reasons (I suck at baseball), that feeling of being an outsider in the place where you grew up is one I've felt a lot returning home. Credit to director/writer Michael Doneger for capturing that feeling perfectly. Great movie.
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    • Author: Kanrad
    Brampton's Own is the story of a baseball player who has so far failed to make it to the big leagues. Returning home to the small town he left behind and to the people he once knew brings back memories of what could have been. Finding the love of his life getting ready to marry another, he tries to win her back but must choose between his life's calling and the love of his life. Both Alex Russell and Rose McIver gave fantastic performances in this film giving it an extra layer of emotion. Besides the main couple the rest of the cast was great and gave the film some very memorable and funny moments. I highly recommend this film to those who are fans of romantic comedies.
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    • Author: Mr.Bean
    Combining a heartfelt story with a superb cast, Michael Doneger creates a story about coming home to nothing being the same. Minor league baseball player Dustin (Alex Russell) returns home after finally hanging up his cleats to find everything has changed. His friends, family, and even the town he grew up in have moved on without him, leaving him to find out what he truly wants to do in life outside of the baseball diamond. Expecting to return to the same quiet town of Brampton, Dustin comes to find that his glory days are well in the past, with no one remembering the high school standout that brought athletic recognition to the tight-knit community. Confronted with deciding between his love of the game and the girl who got away (A Christmas Prince's Rachel McIver), Dustin realizes that the choice to be happy isn't always the easiest, which is a concept that I myself still struggle with sometimes. With beautiful scenery that captivated my attention and a script that is filled to the brim by witty banter and tangible chemistry, Brampton's Own is the movie that will leave you looking forward to your next date night.
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    • Author: Kriau
    Being a big baseball fan, I was drawn to Brampton's Own through the main character's dream and goal of become a major-league player. The film follows the almost 30 year old Dustin who is an AAA baseball player for a team that feeds into the Seattle Mariners. He decides that after 12 years of trying to make the majors to give up his dream and move back to his hometown to pursue another dream, his high school sweetheart. Dustin is welcomed by his family when returning home but he realizes when being home that he still loves and misses the game of baseball. Dustin must decide if he should pursuit the game he loves or the girl next door. What I enjoyed most about the film was the humor, I found myself laughing aloud many times at Dustin's relationship with a young boy he befriends when returning home. The story is fun and nostalgic, being an entertaining sports movie that left me pleased.
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    • Author: Goktilar
    Brampton's Own was a classic tale of returning home and reconnecting with old flames, that I really enjoyed. Director Michael Doneger does a fantastic job creating this story of finding one's self of belonging in a place that has changed from what it once was. It follows Dustin, a 30-year-old aspiring professional baseball player, who goes home and tries to win back his high school sweetheart who is engaged to another man. I really enjoyed seeing the relationship be reborn and felt that the actors did well to portray the mixed feelings of seeing each other after so many years. There was a lot of history between Dustin and his ex-girlfriend and the story deals with that in a realistic way, really making him work to get her love back. This is a great film for a quiet movie night with friends!
  • Credited cast:
    Alex Russell Alex Russell - Dustin
    Rose McIver Rose McIver - Rachel Kinley
    Jean Smart Jean Smart - Judy
    Scott Porter Scott Porter - Eddie
    Kevin Linehan Kevin Linehan - Gavin Phillips
    Spencer Grammer Spencer Grammer - Jane
    Carter Hastings Carter Hastings - Cody
    Riley Voelkel Riley Voelkel - Emma
    John Getz John Getz - Bart
    Fernando Luis Vega Fernando Luis Vega - Alex
    Carly Hughes Carly Hughes - Allyson
    Matt Corboy Matt Corboy - Hal
    Randall Bacon Randall Bacon - Diego Alomar
    Michael Doneger Michael Doneger - Robby
    Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
    Gregg Daniel Gregg Daniel - Dave Thompson
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