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Best Sports Movies by Sport

Posted by: Chest Rockwell (a.k.a MarkN) on Jan 17, 08:41

These are mine . . .

Baseball - The Natural  (There are many fine options here, but none of them generate the emotional response in me that The Natural does every time I watch it.)

Football -Friday Night Lights  (Tough call because I like Jerry Maguire here as well as Invincible and Any Given Sunday.  No right answer.)

Basketball -Hoosiers

Hockey - Slap Shot  (Miracle would be a good choice here, but if any sport's best movie should be a comedy, it's gotta be hockey.)

Horse Racing - Seabiscuit

Track & Field - Chariots of Fire

Billiards (is that a sport?) - The Hustler

Auto Racing - Talladega Nights (Duh.)

Feel free to add more sports to your list if you want, but try and really make sure they're sports.  If you can't even find it on ESPN 8 (The Ocho!) at 3 in the morning, it's probably not a sport.

Best Sports Movies by Sport Chest Rockwell Jan 17, 08:41

What about dodgeball? {nm} GMov Jan 17, 08:43

Lance Armstrong ruined it. {nm} RogerMore Jan 17, 08:45

Skiing....the classic Downhill Racer {nm} Buy BONDS 19 and 20 coming soon Jan 17, 08:45

Hot Dog, the Movie! {nm} ndmaster Jan 17, 09:07

Better Off Dead {nm} shwuck Jan 17, 09:37

Where's my $2? {nm} He was looting me, ruining me! Jan 17, 12:15

plus tip {nm} mrbeankc Jan 18, 03:25

Bend it like beckham maybe for soccer. Or victory {nm} GMov Jan 17, 08:46

Rudo Y Cursi with GGBER and DLUNA is a pretty funny soccer comedy {nm} slappydavid Jan 17, 09:03

And yes, joeoftexas just mentioned it below, The Damned United {nm} slappydavid Jan 17, 09:13

The original "Fever Pitch" {nm} shwuck Jan 17, 09:38

Rugby......Invictus (are there any other movies?) {nm} Buy BONDS 19 and 20 coming soon Jan 17, 08:47

Jousting....A Knight's Tale {nm} Buy BONDS 19 and 20 coming soon Jan 17, 08:48

Chariot Racing....Ben-Hur {nm} Buy BONDS 19 and 20 coming soon Jan 17, 08:49

Roller Ball .....the original starring JCAAN ...John-a-than....John-A-Than {nm} Buy BONDS 19 and 20 coming soon Jan 17, 08:52

Murderball {nm} RogerMore Jan 17, 08:49

Rugby - This Sporting Life. {nm} RufusS Jan 17, 09:05

Bobsled - Cool Runnings {nm} RogerMore Jan 17, 08:50

+1 - and Surf's Up for Surfing, - Field of Dreams, Bull Durham or Major League for Baseball {nm} JDolphin Jan 17, 15:08

Boxing, cycling, and if it's a sport, body-building second gary Jan 17, 08:52

agree with all three... {nm} ndmaster Jan 17, 09:09

Cycling....Breaking Away {nm} Buy BONDS 19 and 20 coming soon Jan 17, 08:53

Great topic! For me, Football = Rudy {nm} Sleprock Jan 17, 08:54

Boxing- Raging Bull {nm} Sleprock Jan 17, 08:54

Rocky {nm} ryancoke2 Jan 17, 09:28

Bowling - Kingpin (not sure The Big Lebowski counts as a bowling film) {nm} RogerMore Jan 17, 08:57

Cricket - Lagaan (2001) joeoftexas Jan 17, 09:01

Rugby - This Sporting Life (1963) joeoftexas Jan 17, 09:03

Soccer - The Damned United (2008) joeoftexas Jan 17, 09:05

Cricket - Lagaan bunty_ketti Jan 17, 09:53

Best auto racing, IMHOP, was the classic Grand Prix (1966) starring JGARN .... Buy BONDS 19 and 20 coming soon Jan 17, 09:03

I agree... Great opening titles credit sequence (designed by Saul Bass). joeoftexas Jan 17, 09:13

+1 JMT-NL Jan 17, 09:14

The Wrestler {nm} slappydavid Jan 17, 09:04

Not NACHO ? {nm} Buy BONDS 19 and 20 coming soon Jan 17, 09:23

Not a JBLAC fan, but it's a funny movie alright... {nm} slappydavid Jan 17, 09:33

Haven't seen it yet, but "Win Win" was pretty terrific. {nm} second gary Jan 17, 10:08

Politics... The Candidate ( from the best sports-director ever; Smile... Bad News Bears !!!!! etc) JMT-NL Jan 17, 09:12

How has Caddyshack not been mentioned? {nm} forlorne Jan 17, 09:33

Shaolin Soccer? {nm} forlorne Jan 17, 09:37

Baseball - Bull Durham or The Natural {nm} shwuck Jan 17, 09:41

Golf - The Greatest Game Ever Played Zaba Jan 17, 09:48

Basketball: never seen "Hoosiers," but I loved "Hoop Dreams." {nm} second gary Jan 17, 10:00

Never seen Hoosiers? You're fired. I'm going to need a third gary. {nm} Chest Rockwell Jan 17, 10:52

Or "Rudy," for that matter... :) {nm} second gary Jan 17, 20:10

Wax on. Wax off. {nm} second gary Jan 17, 20:12

MMA - Bloodsport or Warrior {nm} lapuckfan Jan 17, 11:39

Not an MNA fan - but love Bloodsport {nm} JDolphin Jan 17, 15:03

Tennis: Strangers On A Train, Wimbledon, Match Point {nm} He was looting me, ruining me! Jan 17, 12:14

Cockfighting - The Cockfighter {nm} ChrisEW Jan 17, 12:36

"Rudy! Rudy! Rudy! Rudy!" {nm} BJB Jan 17, 17:06

also...Teen Wolf and One on One {nm} BJB Jan 17, 17:15

Football Brian's Song (1971 TV movie) {nm} Vashta Nerada Jan 17, 18:24





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