Moneyball (2011)

The 2011 film "Moneyball" was directed by Bennett Miller, featuring a script heavily polished by Aaron Sorkin. It was adapted into a biographical sports drama based on a nonfiction book by author Michael Lewis.

The film follows Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane in 2002 as he attempts to build a competitive baseball team on a severely limited budget. He achieves this by relying on sabermetrics, an analytical approach to evaluating player statistics.

The movie is directly based on the 2003 nonfiction book "Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game" by Michael Lewis. The book details how the Oakland Athletics used advanced data analytics to exploit inefficiencies in the baseball player market.

Actor Brad Pitt stars as Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane in the 2011 film adaptation. His performance, alongside co-star Jonah Hill, earned the film multiple Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture.