Best sports films

[Insidious Von]

The success of Ray Donovan has rekindled interest in Goon.

The film is brilliant but it fell behind the 8 Ball after Liev Schreiber's trainer (Wade Belak) committed suicide. The backlash caused mass avoidance in Canadian theaters and the film bombed.

Now a sequel is in the works, I don't necessarily agree with it but...

 

[italianguy74]

Goon was pretty good, it reminded me of Young Blood.

 

[nondescriptive]

Gotta go by category:

Football: "The Longest Yard" (original), "Remember The Titans", "Brian's Song", "Semi Tough"

Baseball: "Money Ball", "Bang the Drum Slowly", "Field of Dreams". "The Natural"

Hockey: "Slap Shot", "Miracle", "The Rocket"

Auto racing: "Grand Prix" (James Garner did his own driving), "Rush", "Le Mans"


Boxing: "Raging Bull",, " Rocky", "Cinderella Man", "DiggsTown", "Million Dollar Baby"

Horse Racing: "National Velvet", "Seabiscuit" "Secretariat"

 

[Funny321]

This is going on a different theme than the thread, but I enjoyed Dodgeball and talledega nights.

 

[tribunus]

I grew up with "Mr Baseball", "Major League" and "Remember The Titans".

When it comes to recent sports films, I thought "Draft Day" was excellent.

 

[shack]

Basketball: Inside moves.

Baseball: Bull Durham

 

[waterloodude]

College Football: The Program

 

[ron3221]

Rudy (1993) Les Boys (1997) Varsity Blues (1999)

 

[bemeup]

Basketball: Inside moves.

Baseball: Bull Durham

I would agree with both those choices. Inside Moves is not a well-known movie, it deserved a better box office and critical reaction. Two under-rated actors, John Savage and David Morse and Harold Russell's first appearance on film since The Best Years of Our Lives.
As far as boxing goes, Raging Bull is not only the best boxing movie ever, I sometimes feel it is the best movie I have ever seen. I don't know if I would call it my favourite movie, because it is so downbeat, but in technical terms, from Scorcese's direction, the editing by Thelma Schoonmaker, and the production design of Michael Chapman, it is unsurpassed.

 

[Insidious Von]

What ever happened to the actor who played Napoleon Dynamite?

 

[bullitt]

'hoosiers' 'north dallas forty'.... both dynamite.

 

[IM469]

For me - in the order they come to mind:
Longest Yard (Original), Field of Dreams, Slap Shot, The Replacements, The Natural, 42, Any Given Sunday, The Draft
I enjoyed the football game in Mash the movie but it was not subject of the movie.

 

[mandrill]

"8 Men Out".... "Say it ain't true, Joe! Say it ain't true!".... "Sorry, kid. I can't say that. I'd like to, but I can't."

 

[onthebottom]

Miracle on Ice.....

 

[janus]

Fat City, Hoop Dreams

 

[thumper18474]

In no particular order
Fighting Back...The Rocky Bleier Story...Loves my Steelers!!!
Original Brian Song...Jimmy Caan..and Billy DEE Williams
The replacements
Remember the titans
North Dallas forty
And
DRAFT DAY

 

[shack]

Did anybody mention Rocky? Kinda corny in hindsight but definitely a classic.

 

[itd131]

Really liked "Coach Carter" (basketball) and "On Any Given Sunday" (football). Is it worth it to mention "Caddyshack?"

 

[MrMessi]

Space Jam

 

[spankingman]

Football
Brian's Song orig. Rudy The Replacements Longest Yard orig.

Baseball
League of their Own Major League Mr. October

Hockey
SLAPSHOT Don Cherry Story