One of Kevin Costner’s Top Films, Which Roger Ebert Rated Perfectly, Arrives on Netflix in September

Legendary film critic Roger Ebert awarded Kevin Costner’s movie Field of Dreams a perfect 4-star review. Widely regarded as one of Costner’s finest sports films, Field of Dreams earned three Academy Award nominations: Best Picture, Best Original Score, and Best Adapted Screenplay. Though Costner is well-known for his Westerns, his contributions to sports films, especially those centered on baseball, are equally significant, with notable works including Bull Durham, For the Love of the Game, and Field of Dreams.

Released in 1989, Field of Dreams was a box office hit, grossing approximately $85 million against a $15 million production budget. Directed by Phil Alden Robinson, the film is based on W.P. Kinsella’s book Shoeless Joe. It features Costner as Ray Kinsella, an Iowa farmer who, after hearing a mysterious voice urging him to “build it and they will come,” constructs a baseball field on his property despite pressure to sell. The film also stars James Earl Jones, Ray Liotta, Amy Madigan, and Gaby Hoffmann.