OT Greatest Sports Movies

[PtldPlatypus]

I'm sure there are some decent soccer movies out there, but "Bend it Like Beckham" is the only one I can think of.

There are also a lot of good golf movies, but listing them here would require acknowledging golf as a sport, so I refuse.

 

[Everything Beagle]

Grouping by sport, baseball pretty inarguably has the best pantheon of movies: Bull Durham, Field of Dreams, A League of Their Own, Major League, Moneyball, The Rookie, 42, 8 Men Out, just to name a few...but for my money, probably my favorite underrated baseball movie is "For Love of the Game".

I still quote Bull Durham!

 

[Everything Beagle]

Lagaan (2001) isn’t just the best movie about cricket; it’s one of the best sports movies, and one of the best movies period.

Also Hidalgo is technically a sports movie.

 

[Hoopguru]

The Jim Thorpe Movie is the Best Sports Movie EverLetsRun.com · 3y ago

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I'm sure there are some decent soccer movies out there, but "Bend it Like Beckham" is the only one I can think of.

This was actually pretty good.

Escape to Victory (or simply Victory) is a 1981 sports war film directed by John Huston and starring Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine, Max von Sydow and Pelé.

 

[BigGameDamian]

Major League
Moneyball
Rush
Bull Durham
Field of Dreams
Mighty Ducks
Draft Day
All the Right Moves

 

[BigGameDamian]

Does this movie count?

 

[Whyachi]

Does this movie count?

the mean kid from White Water Summer!! We've just entered the Kevin Bacon algorithm

 

[Whyachi]

the mean kid from White Water Summer!! We've just entered the Kevin Bacon algorithm

Kevin Bacon beat up the kid from Goonies, who became a hobbit after playing football at Notre Dame, then he worked with Orlando Bloom, who raced cars with Djimon Hounsou in Gran Turismo, who tried to kill Kurt Russell in Stargate, and Kurt was the voice of Elvis in Forrest Gump, and Forrest Gump was an all-American football player for Alabama !!

 

[kjironman1]

Basketball: The last has to begin with Hoosiers, then other entries like Hoop Dreams, Love and Basketball, He Got Game, Glory Road, The Air Up There, Hustle...but "White Men Can't Jump" will always hold a special place in my heart.

How could you leave out Air Bud?

 

[kjironman1]

but listing them here would require acknowledging golf as a sport

Pulled a muscle pushing the cart out of the sand trap. I could not bring myself to call it a sports injury.

 

[kjironman1]

Forrest Gump was an all-American football player for Alabama !!

Forest also was a champion ping pong player.
FOREST GUMP IS THE GREATEST SPORTS MOVIE EVER!

 

[PDXFonz]

I can’t believe that Debbie does Dallas has been mentioned, but not this classic!

 

[PDXFonz]

How could you leave out Air Bud?

Sly won’t tolerate that

 

[PtldPlatypus]

How could you leave out Air Bud?

Same way I left "Gus" out of the list of football movies. Pure oversight.

 

[Sedatedfork]

Mystery Alaska is worth mentioning

 

[OR-84]

You’re killing me smalls…
Not THE greatest by all means, but come on…Sandlot

 

[tlongII]

 

[Hoopguru]

REMEMBER THE TITANS Trailer (2000) Denzel Washington ...YouTube · Classic Movie Trailers2 minutes, 59 secondsMay 29, 2020

 

[PtldPlatypus]

You’re killing me smalls…
Not THE greatest by all means, but come on…Sandlot

You're absolutely right--I should have included it in my list of baseball movies. My bad.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

The Predator movies are sport, at least for the Predators.

 

[Hoopguru]

I, Tonya

 

[Tortimer]

I like a lot of sports movies but The Natural is my favorite by far.

 

[bigbailes]

BEST SPORTS MOVIES - Rocky, Creed, Field of Dreams, Major League, Bad News Bears (OG ONLY), Caddyshack, Tin Cup, Sandlot, League of their Own, White Men Can't Jump, The Wrestler, The Iron Claw (if you count wrestling as a sports movie), Karate Kid,

SPORTS MOVIES I LOVE BUT AREN'T GREAT MOVIES- Varsity Blues, Happy Gilmore, The Program, BASEketball, Blue Chips, Dodgeball

SPORTS MOVIES THAT ARE VASTLY OVERRATED- Rudy, Moneyball, Remember the Titans, Rookie of the Year

 

[PtldPlatypus]

SPORTS MOVIES THAT ARE VASTLY OVERRATED- Rookie of the Year

???

Is that movie even considered good by...anybody?

 

[Whyachi]

???

Is that movie even considered good by...anybody?

I think MLB went on strike shortly after "Rookie of the Year". Renting out Wrigley Field and hiring real players to make a truly horrible baseball movie, created an irreversible catastrophic reaction within the players union.

 

[bigbailes]

???

Is that movie even considered good by...anybody?

hahaha ... I have quite a few friends that love it, but as a Cubs fan it's truly an abomination.

 

[PDXFonz]

???

Is that movie even considered good by...anybody?

It’s not as good as MVP: Most Valuable Primate

 

[Whyachi]

The Predator movies are sport, at least for the Predators.

Surviving the Game.... Ice-T defeated Rutger Hauer & Gary Busey. And he accidentally smoked a whiney teenager in the process. Get that man a cigar \o/

 

[kjironman1]

Cannot believe I forgot "For Love of The Game"