What is the best sports movie ever?

[Hornius Emeritus]

Some candidates:


1) Field of Dreams

2) Pride of the Yankees

3) Bull Durham

4) Rocky

5) Hoosiers

6) Remember the Titans

7) The Hustler

8) Friday Night Lights

9) Brian's Song

10) Rudy

11) Breaking Away

12) Chariots of Fire

13) Raging Bull



Any other contenders that I am missing here?

I'm thinking that it has to be "Raging Bull," just beating out Field of Dreams and Brian's Song.

 

[overmaars]

Bobby Jones-Stroke of Genius
Greatest Game Ever Played
North Dallas Forty
8 men out

from your list HE, would have to go with a battle of classics between Bull Durham and Hoosiers, Bull Durham winning in OT.

 

[GhostOfTomJoad]

Raging Bull is by far the best film on that list and one of the greatest films of all time. Most won't see it as a 'sports movie' per se, but to me it's the gold standard of absolute perfection in film making. Acting, directing, cinematography, editing, score....just note perfect from beginning to end.

I'd probably rank Hoosiers and Bull Durham as the two best prototypical sports movies.

 

[Mack4President!]

1. Hoosiers

2. Major League

3. Rocky

 

[netslave]

I liked 'We Are Marshall'.

 

[foxyhorn]

Um, "The Program" anyone?

 

[bevo_daddy]

I don't deal in absolutes but most people will agree on Hoosiers, even though I don't even really like the movie. I think it may have to do with the short shorts. But here are some other great sports movies:

Caddyshack
The Natural
White Men Can't Jump
League Of Their Own
Tin Cup
Jerry Maguire

 

[kevwun]

If Raging Bull is on the list, the discussion is over. The other movies are fighting over second place.

 

[Texanne]

Slap Shot

 

[Hornius Emeritus]

Slap Shot is worthy.

American Flyer is worthy, too.

 

[general35]

"the kid from left field" with gary coleman?

 

[general35]

if u are going to put in friday night lights you can't leave off varsity blues....

 

[Mrmyke709]

American Flyers is a huge steaming pile of dung.
Training for a bike race in a cowboy hat?
Puleeeze.

 

[Statalyzer]

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[MirrOlure]

Invincible, though "new", is worthy of being on any such list.

And from the documentary genre, I'll nominate Hoop Dreams.

 

[chitwood]

Given my username and place of birth, you will never get me to change my opinion that it is Hoosiers. And of course it is predictable, it is based on a true story.

 

[bevo barry]

The original "The Longest Yard" should get honorable mention...but not (ugh) the remake.

 

[netslave]

 

[Hornius Emeritus]

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[gobears92]

How did you miss Gymakata???

 

[GhostOfTomJoad]

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[RabidLonghorn]

I hate Tin Cup because of the keep hitting the ball into the water scene, a real golfer would have taken the penalty and won the US open.
Rocky
Bull Durham
Natural
Glory Road
Slap Shot
Hoosiers
Raging Bull
North Dallas Fourty
Any given Sunday (except for the crappy uniforms)

 

[PeeJay]

I liked "Rookie."

 

[MGS]

Dodgeball?

 

[Hornius Emeritus]

Am I the only one who doesn't think "Pride of the Yankees" is not freaking awesome?

 

[nath05]

Gotta go with gymkata.

The skill of gymnastics. The kill of karate.

 

[Thunderhoof]

I remember all of the hoopla surrounding the "miracle on ice" from when I was a kid. I also remember the fear and extreme dislike I had for the Soviet Union as a kid and then as a young man.

Until 2005, seeing the Wall come down ranked as the biggest victory I had ever celebrated or taken part in.

I laugh at Morgan Freeman commercials when he says that the Olympics "draw us all together", insinuating that politics doesn't matter during the Games.

"Miracle" is a pretty good movie. Maybe not the best, but it's really damn good, in my opinion.

 

[PFD]

IMO, "Mystery, Alaska" is an underrated sports movie. Not the best, but a good one.

 

[TheFied]

1) Hoosiers
2) Hoosiers
3) Hoosiers

 

[JonathanMardukas]

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