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I can't include boxing as a sport so i can't name the films associated. There aren't that many good sports movies but the one that i didn't see in anyone's list is cool running. I enjoyed this movie



My favorite sports movie is Tin Cup, one of the most underrated movies ever imo.

Others I love:

Love & Basketball
Happy Gilmore
Rocky I-III
Field of Dreams
The Natural
Fever Pitch (1997)
Rudy
Shaolin Soccer
The Karate Kid



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I don't really like sports movies. I agree with Yoda's mum about the tension being kind of fake. I don't know why.

I quite enjoyed Mike Bassett: England Manager, but more for the comedy than the 'will they win?' aspects.

Best moment: Old fashioned manager Mike has written the names of the players he wants on the back of a cigarette packet and told his assistant to round up the squad. Two players, Hedges and Benson, turn up that he isn't expecting and he has a go at his assistant, waving his cigarette packet at him and saying "You tell me where it says Benson and Hedges on here!" Genius.



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Guys and Balls (Männer wie wir) (2004)
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Any Given Sunday
Friday Night Lights
Million Dollar Baby
Rocky 1-4
Above The Rim
Major League
Remember The Titans
He Got Game
Raging Bull
Caddyshack
Field of Dreams
The Waterboy



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I don't really like sports films too much but I enjoyed Remember the Titans, Any Given Sunday, Friday Night Lights, and Cinderella Man.
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Damn, I forgot about "White Man Can't Jump"...I love this movie.



Some favourites in alphabetical order:
- The Bad News Bears ('76)
- A League of their Own ('92)
- Rocky ('76)
- Rocky II ('79)
- Rocky III ('88)
- Rollerball ('75)
- Slap Shot ('77)
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I 2nd Cool Runnings Mad Max...nice choice. I would also have to included:
Aspen Extreme,
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
Touching the Void
Bad News Bears
The Sandlot
Riding Giants
Step Into Liquid
Blades of Glory
(Haven't seen it yet but I know I will love it)
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1) Rudy (1993)
2) Remember the Titans (2000)
3) The Longest Yard (1974)
4) Brian's Song (1971)
5) We Are Marshall (2006)
6) Hoop Dreams (1994)
7) Bull Durham (1988)
8) Any Given Sunday (1999)
9) Chariots of Fire (1981)
10) Jerry Maguire (1996)
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In no particular order of preference;
Coach Carter
Any Given Sunday
A league of their own
Remember the titans
Mighty ducks I-III
Ali (does this count, or is it more biographical than sports related?)
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Great Thread!! Alot of excellent movies mentioned throughout, I just want to add INVINCIBLE to the mix. I've watched it about 6 times in the last 10 days or so. Can't get over how great the ending is!!
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Great Thread!! Alot of excellent movies mentioned throughout, I just want to add INVINCIBLE to the mix. I've watched it about 6 times in the last 10 days or so. Can't get over how great the ending is!!

I really want to see that!
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1) Rudy (1993)
2) Remember the Titans (2000)
3) The Longest Yard (1974)
4) Brian's Song (1971)
5) We Are Marshall (2006)
6) Hoop Dreams (1994)
7) Bull Durham (1988)
8) Any Given Sunday (1999)
9) Chariots of Fire (1981)
10) Jerry Maguire (1996)
Chariots of Fire is probably my favorite sports movie of all time. My mother walked down the aisle to 'Eric's Theme' (which isn't the main theme from the movie, Thank God).

I have to add The Sandlot, which is perhaps one of the greatest live action kids films. ("You play ball like a girl!")
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Caddyshack
Mystery, Alaska
Slap Shot
Hoosiers
Bull Durham
Rollerball (the original)



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Caddyshack
Mystery, Alaska
Slap Shot
Hoosiers
Bull Durham
Rollerball (the original)
I don't tend to like Russell Crowe, but Mystery Alaska was pretty good. Nice blend of sport and story.



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I agree with a lot of the movies already mentioned. Funny sport movies are awesome such as Happy Gilmore and The Waterboy, Necessary Roughness and The Longest Yard. And then there is the regular action like The Rocky's especially Rocky 4. And then there is Million Dollar Baby, which I think would have heavy impact as far as boxing movies is concerned.





Breaking Away is one of my all time fav's.

I like Longest Yard...the orig' and also Caddyshack, to name a few.
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