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From 'Hoop Dreams' to 'Bring It On,' 'Raging Bull' to 'Bull Durham' and beyond, THR's critics pick their all-time champs.
A first-rate comedy, the film acts as a satirical take on the stereotypical sports movie, following a middling dodgeball team’s efforts to become the champions of the sport and save their gym.
I enjoyed reading Joey Barrett’s piece, “Best sports movies anyone?” However, I was surprised he did not mention my all-time ...
The movie is another in a long line of underdog comes out on top, a popular theme in sports movies. 9. Hoosiers (1986) This basketball film is the favorite of millions of people.
Moneyball Released: 2011 Rated: PG-13 Memorable quote: “Adapt or die.” Based on the bestselling book by Michael Lewis, and one of this list’s many books made into movies, Moneyball is a ...
The film’s long list of admirers includes De Niro’s later castmate Al Pacino, who, in a 2006 book, called Bang the Drum Slowly his favorite movie.
Our Top 100 Sports Movies list left off classics, like Teen Wolf, Any Given Sunday and... Stick It? Here are the biggest snubs.
This list quickly got unwieldy. Within days, it was 300 movies deep. It included movies people desperately wanted on the ballot where the only sport was, say, guys in jeans playing beach volleyball.
In typical sports movie formula, the Giants went out and found their ringer in QB phenom and total dreamboat Junior Floyd. He immediately turns the team around.
There's a risk in creating a list of 10 popular sports movies and then trying to determine if they are classics. It gets tricky when you throw out Any Given Sunday and Space Jam and slide in He ...
The master list from which to choose is smaller than you think: Since 1976, Box Office Mojo lists the release of just 204 sports movies. By comparison, 604 films have dropped in 2015 with dozens ...