The Hill

The Hill (2023) is an American sports drama based on a true story — watch it online on iFILM. Director Jeff Celentano tells the story of Rickey Hill, a boy raised in small-town Texas by a traveling pastor father, who plays baseball despite a degenerative spinal condition that makes walking painful. Colin Ford plays Rickey; Dennis Quaid plays his father, James.

James Hill sees baseball as a distraction from faith. Rickey sees it as the one thing that makes sense. The film's tension lives entirely in that gap — not in the medical obstacle, which the script handles matter-of-factly, but in the cost of wanting something your father won't validate. Scott Glenn and Bonnie Bedelia round out the cast in supporting roles. Because this is a true story, the outcome isn't a secret: Rickey Hill reached the majors.

Celentano shoots it straight, no stylistic detours — the kind of faith-and-family sports film that knows its audience and doesn't pretend otherwise. For viewers who respond to that register, it earns its runtime. Stream The Hill (2023) online on iFILM.