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Here are my top three:

Brian's Song (1971): http://imdb.com/title/tt0068315/
Many say this is the greatest made for TV movie of all time. It is the true story of Chicago Bears runningbacks Gale Sayers and Brian Piccolo. The movie is not about football, but rather their friendship and dealing with adversity. The movie is a sad one. It is considered one of the few movies that it is socially acceptable for a guy to cry during.

The Natural (1984): http://imdb.com/title/tt0087781/
This movie tells an amazing story of a 35 year old rookie named Roy Hobbs. The movie has great actors such as Robert Duvall and Robert Redford. The film's score has become iconic in the past few decades. Even after you've seen this movie a dozen times, you will still cringe every time you see Bump Bailey run through the wall.

Field of Dreams (1989): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097351/
If you believe in the impossible, the incredible can come true.
This movie is not about baseball. It is the story of the father-son relationship. This movie featured great performances from Kevin Costner, James Earl Jones, and Burt Lancaster. This movie is notable for being one of the few where only men cry while watching it. Any son who knows the deep meaning a game of catch can have would do so.

Field of Dreams, best ever, hands down.

SpaceJam

*nods sagely*

Field of Dreams, best ever, hands down.

Agreed.

Cool Runnings!!!
*sings*
We’re de Jamaican Bobsleigh team,
We’re de best you’ve ever seen!

Ahhh, John Candy. Forever missed. :(

Hoosiers probably.

Though I'll say Grand Prix because no one else will, or Le Mans because it manages to be about the sporting event (since the race is 24 hours long and not a series (at the time))

Cool Runnings!!!

Baseketball

Cool Runnings. No question.

Here are my top three:

Brian's Song (1971): http://imdb.com/title/tt0068315/
Many say this is the greatest made for TV movie of all time. It is the true story of Chicago Bears runningbacks Gale Sayers and Brian Piccolo. The movie is not about football, but rather their friendship and dealing with adversity. The movie is a sad one. It is considered one of the few movies that it is socially acceptable for a guy to cry during.

The Natural (1984): http://imdb.com/title/tt0087781/
This movie tells an amazing story of a 35 year old rookie named Roy Hobbs. The movie has great actors such as Robert Duvall and Robert Redford. The film's score has become iconic in the past few decades. Even after you've seen this movie a dozen times, you will still cringe every time you see Bump Bailey run through the wall.

Field of Dreams (1989): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097351/
If you believe in the impossible, the incredible can come true.
This movie is not about baseball. It is the story of the father-son relationship. This movie featured great performances from Kevin Costner, James Earl Jones, and Burt Lancaster. This movie is notable for being one of the few where only men cry while watching it. Any son who knows the deep meaning a game of catch can have would do so.

And where is "Raging Bull"?

And where is "Raging Bull"?

Good point.

I am going to suggest Lagaan.

Lgaan is a bollywood musical about a young man who makes a deal with the local british overseer: if he and his team can beat the british team, they will not have to pay taxes for the next three years. If the biritsh win, the village will have to pay triple taxes.

This movie has romance, action, sports, politics, beautiful women, half-naked beautiful men, and lots of laughs.

there are good ones? :confused:

i vote dodgeball or baseketball cuz i've seen both of them. not bend it like beckham though, that was pish *nods*

I quite liked

The Games (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065757/)

and

Dying to be Perfect (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119030/)

Escape to victory


combining war and football (using real footballers), must be great

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083284/maindetails

Sports movies tend to be lame and oh-so-predictable. (What? They went and won the game at the last second? My God, I never saw that coming!)

This Sporting Life, on the other hand, is a gritty and downright depressing tale of violence on and off the rugby pitch, professional cheating, and a joyless affair between the main character and his landlady.
A nasty but memorable film - Richard Harris at his brooding best.

I am going to suggest Lagaan.

Lgaan is a bollywood musical about a young man who makes a deal with the local british overseer: if he and his team can beat the british team, they will not have to pay taxes for the next three years. If the biritsh win, the village will have to pay triple taxes.

This movie has romance, action, sports, politics, beautiful women, half-naked beautiful men, and lots of laughs.

And all kinds of dance numbers--I enjoyed that film a lot.

Bull Durham and Major League are the two best baseball films ever, and I have soft spot in my head for The Waterboy as a football film. I'm not much for the inspirational sort of sports film--it can't usually match up to the drama on the field, though Pride of the Yankees was really good.

Here are my top three:

Brian's Song (1971): http://imdb.com/title/tt0068315/
Many say this is the greatest made for TV movie of all time. It is the true story of Chicago Bears runningbacks Gale Sayers and Brian Piccolo. The movie is not about football, but rather their friendship and dealing with adversity. The movie is a sad one. It is considered one of the few movies that it is socially acceptable for a guy to cry during.

The Natural (1984): http://imdb.com/title/tt0087781/
This movie tells an amazing story of a 35 year old rookie named Roy Hobbs. The movie has great actors such as Robert Duvall and Robert Redford. The film's score has become iconic in the past few decades. Even after you've seen this movie a dozen times, you will still cringe every time you see Bump Bailey run through the wall.

Field of Dreams (1989): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097351/
If you believe in the impossible, the incredible can come true.
This movie is not about baseball. It is the story of the father-son relationship. This movie featured great performances from Kevin Costner, James Earl Jones, and Burt Lancaster. This movie is notable for being one of the few where only men cry while watching it. Any son who knows the deep meaning a game of catch can have would do so.

Brian's Song, yeah, pretty much a tear-jerker, not that there's anything wrong with that. The Natural's good but if you really like it, do not, under any circumstances, read the Bernard Malamud book. You have been warned. The book Field of Dreams comes from, Shoeless Joe, is good and is worth reading, though it's quite different from the film.

I like Bang the Drum Slowly and Damn Yankees, too, quite a lot.

Out of the very few I've seen and remember, Angels In The Outfield, just because I loved it as a small child. I did like the book Field of Dreams, but I never saw it.

The book Field of Dreams comes from, Shoeless Joe, is good and is worth reading, though it's quite different from the film.

That's because the film Field of Dreams is based on the book of the same name.

If you want an American football movie, yeah, Brian's Song is probably the best, but Remember the Titans and We Are Marshall are also excellent.

Oh, and somebody mentioned Major League. I was an extra in the sequel to that. :cool:

That's because the film Field of Dreams is based on the book of the same name.

Actually, no. "The movie was directed and adapted by Phil Alden Robinson from the novel Shoeless Joe by W. P. Kinsella." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_of_dreams)

The book Field of Dreams comes from, Shoeless Joe, is good and is worth reading, though it's quite different from the film.

That's what I meant...in what way is the movie different?

Edit: *reads wiki entry*

Actually, no. "The movie was directed and adapted by Phil Alden Robinson from the novel Shoeless Joe by W. P. Kinsella." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_of_dreams)

Weird...must be a novelisation I've got... :confused:

Rudy ;) (not really.

uh......I liked the Mighty Ducks movies, and also like that one baseball movie about that kid.......*looks up on IMDB* Rookie of the year, oh and Angels in the outfield......and Major League, and.......I really like baseball movies.

Field of Dreams if you're a sap :p
Bull Durham is infinitely better.
2nd best line in a sports movie, Bugs says to Daffy, "What kind of Mickey Mouse organization calls a team the Ducks?" :D

I also want to second whoever mentioned Dodgeball above. That's a terrific parody of a sports movie, and I eagerly await the day when ESPN actually has 8 channels, so I can watch The Ocho. ;)

Beerfest and Nacho Libre

Weird...must be a novelisation I've got... :confused:
You gotta be careful. I heard someone complaining about those novelizations of LOTR last year. :D

Field of Dreams if you're a sap :p
Bull Durham is infinitely better.
2nd best line in a sports movie, Bugs says to Daffy, "What kind of Mickey Mouse organization calls a team the Ducks?" :D

1st best:

ANNIE
(challenging him)
What do you believe in?

Crash at the door. Annie's question is slightly taunting.
He stops, and speaks with both aloofness and passion:

CRASH
I believe in the soul, the cock,
the pussy, the small of a woman's
back, the hanging curve ball,
high fiber, good scotch, long
foreplay, show tunes, and that
the novels of Thomas Pynchon are
self-indulgent, overrated crap.
(beat)
I believe that Lee Harvey Oswald
acted alone, I believe that there
oughtta be a constitutional
amendment outlawing astro-turf
and the designated hitter, I
believe in the "sweet spot", voting
every election, soft core
pornography, chocolate chip
cookies, opening your presents on
Christmas morning rather than
Christmas eve, and I believe in
long, slow, deep, soft, wet kisses
that last for 7 days.

Hoosiers probably.

Though I'll say Grand Prix because no one else will, or Le Mans because it manages to be about the sporting event (since the race is 24 hours long and not a series (at the time))

Yeah, I was going to say Grand Prix :p

So I'll say Baseketball instead.

Rocky.

Boxing rules.

Grand Prix? Too esoteric. Rollerball!

Yeah, I was going to say Grand Prix :p


Well, I already knew you had good taste ;)

I dig lines like:
[Addressing Pete Aron at the Ferrari factory]
Agostini Manetta: What means far more to me than anything else is: our good name! Our reputation represents desire for perfection of the highest quality. I gamble that reputation gladly, because I have *absolute* faith in every car that leaves this factory. But I will not risk it on a driver in whom I cannot have an equal faith. There are fewer than thirty men in the world qualified to drive Formula One; a mere half-dozen, perhaps, to win. At this moment, I am inclined to think you are not one of them.
and

Jean-Pierre Sarti: Before you leave I want to tell you something. Not about the others, but about myself. I used to go to pieces. I'd see an accident like that and be so weak inside that I wanted to quit - stop the car and walk away. I could hardly make myself go past it. But I'm older now. When I see something really horrible, I put my foot down. Hard! Because I know that everyone else is lifting his.
Louise Frederickson: What a terrible way to win.
Jean-Pierre Sarti: No, there is no terrible way to win. There is only winning.

I all so like Winning with Paul Newman

Shaun of the Dead is my favourite.

Mighty Ducks. :p

Cinderella Man, Remember the Titans, Friday Night Lights.

Runner up:
Any Given Sunday

Grand Winner:
Playmakers

You gotta be careful. I heard someone complaining about those novelizations of LOTR last year. :D

LOLZ!

1st best:

That's the one ;)

Rocky.

Boxing rules.

But Sylvester Stallone consumes mass quantities of Pedro's reproductive organ :eek:

Grand Prix? Too esoteric. Rollerball!

The original Rollerball.

Remember the Titans was good.

Shaolin soccer, lol :D

Shaolin soccer, lol :D

"If you can steal the ball, Grasshopper ..."

Grand Prix? Too esoteric. Rollerball!

Ah come on, you weren't carried away to a different world during the rain race split screen ballet?

Sports movies never seem to work for me; similar to the way taped football matches seem pointless. Exceptions below:

Cool Runnings!!!

Baseketball

Shaolin soccer, lol :D

:D

Ah come on, you weren't carried away to a different world during the rain race split screen ballet?

Well, yes, but I managed to get back to this one. :p

"Talledega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" No, not really but I dont watch many sports movies. Some people dogged me about "Rudy" until I finally saw it, and I was very disappointed. Why did he deserve a movie about himself?

Miracle
Remember the Titans
We Are Marshall
Mighty Ducks
Alley Cats Strike
Miracle in Lane 2
Eddie

Rudy

I am going to suggest Lagaan.

Lgaan is a bollywood musical about a young man who makes a deal with the local british overseer: if he and his team can beat the british team, they will not have to pay taxes for the next three years. If the biritsh win, the village will have to pay triple taxes.

This movie has romance, action, sports, politics, beautiful women, half-naked beautiful men, and lots of laughs.

that movie was okay.

my fave sports movie would be rocky or jerry maguire if those count if not i would probably say invincible

I'm pretty sure it's a scientific fact that Brian's Song was the worst movie ever made. I can't believe anyone could possibly think that that movie might be good. The Keep and The Icecream Man were better movies. I think I'm going to have to go wash myself after being reminded of that piece of filth you call a film.

I'm going to say that I really liked the ESPN movie, "3".

It was a movie about Dale Earnhardt Sr. It showed where he came from, what he dealt with in his life (both before and after he hit it big in Nascar), and how he was affected by the people in his life.

I'm pretty sure it's a scientific fact that Brian's Song was the worst movie ever made.

I think it's a scientific fact that you stand alone on that.

Here are my top three:

Brian's Song (1971): http://imdb.com/title/tt0068315/
Many say this is the greatest made for TV movie of all time. It is the true story of Chicago Bears runningbacks Gale Sayers and Brian Piccolo. The movie is not about football, but rather their friendship and dealing with adversity. The movie is a sad one. It is considered one of the few movies that it is socially acceptable for a guy to cry during.


Until this point, I was under the impression that Brian's Song was one of the sequels to Hatchet (Survival Book). Thank you for enlightening me.

And I vote Cool Runnings.

I'm pretty sure it's a scientific fact that Brian's Song was the worst movie ever made. I can't believe anyone could possibly think that that movie might be good. The Keep and The Icecream Man were better movies. I think I'm going to have to go wash myself after being reminded of that piece of filth you call a film.

I think it's a scientific fact that you stand alone on that.Worst ever made is certainly a stretch, but it was a melodramatic piece of dreck. It's certainly not one of the best sports films of all time.

Worst ever made is certainly a stretch, but it was a melodramatic piece of dreck. It's certainly not one of the best sports films of all time.

We all know the worst sports movie ever was a cross between "Bend it Like Beckham" and "The Benchwarmers"

I'm going to say that I really liked the ESPN movie, "3".

It was a movie about Dale Earnhardt Sr. It showed where he came from, what he dealt with in his life (both before and after he hit it big in Nascar), and how he was affected by the people in his life.

You mean that it showed up as a shovinistic pig who was very very arogant?

shovinistic

:confused:

:confused:

in other words, Dale Sr. was a jackass and a womanizer.

...I liked John Belushi's commercial for Lil' Chocolate Donuts...

He played a Decathlete!

I'm surprised I haven't seen Raging Bull thrown out there more. Un-fucking-believable movie. Robert De Niro at his sharpest, man. Classic stuff. I can't believe people actually like Field of Dreams. Kevin Costner and James Earl Jones? That movie was a stinking pile of shit if I've ever seen one!

For what it's worth, I didn't see Ali mentioned, and that wasn't half bad. When are they gonna give Tyson a movie?

I'm surprised I haven't seen Raging Bull thrown out there more. Un-fucking-believable movie. Robert De Niro at his sharpest, man. Classic stuff. I can't believe people actually like Field of Dreams. Kevin Costner and James Earl Jones? That movie was a stinking pile of shit if I've ever seen one!

What planet are you from that you failed to like Field of Dreams. It is only the most popular sports film ever made.

For what it's worth, I didn't see Ali mentioned, and that wasn't half bad. When are they gonna give Tyson a movie?

And bring more publicity to that son of a bitch? NEVER!!!

Talledega Nights. Funniest.Movie.Ever.Made.Period.tm.

Talledega Nights. Funniest.Movie.Ever.Made.Period.tm.

Too bad it's about auto-racing, thus making it automatically unwatchable.

Too bad it's about auto-racing, thus making it automatically unwatchable.

You're unwatchable...

You're unwatchable...

Besides, Herbie, the Love Bug (the original with Buddy Ebsen) was a far superior comedic racing movie to Talladega Nights. Ferrell was okay, but it wasn't that good.

The Club (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Club_%28film%29).

From Wiki:

The Club is a satirical play by Australian playwright David Williamson, that follows the fortunes of a football club over the course of a season. It explores the clashes between "human loyalty versus materialistic gain". It was inspired by the backroom dealings and antics of the Victorian Football League's Collingwood.

The play was produced in 1977, appropriately in Melbourne. It has been in the senior English syllabi for four Australian states for many years, and has even run in America, under the name Players.

A film version was produced in 1980, written by David Williamson, directed by Bruce Beresford and starring John Howard, Jack Thompson, Graham Kennedy and Frank Wilson. The film was described as a "hilarious, sharply observed slice of life".

The Sandlot

You're unwatchable...

http://www.acc.umu.se/~zqad/cats/1166518423-IWSDYJGZNXSDTOIT7XLDBZUVWAIE44AA.jpg

I can't believe no-one's said 'Dodgeball' yet!
well maybe I can.
But it's decent humorous flick.
Cotton McKnight: Average Joe's has a tough job, facing the Lumberjacks. These woodsmen probably haven't even smelled a woman in eight months.
Pepper Brooks: They must masturbate a lot, Cotton.

Also 'Slapshot'.
Don't tell me I'm the only one on here who's seen this classic.
Johnny Upton: What did the old man trade for these assholes, a used puck bag?

Too bad it's about auto-racing, thus making it automatically unwatchable.

QFT.

Besides, Herbie, the Love Bug (the original with Buddy Ebsen) was a far superior comedic racing movie to Talladega Nights. Ferrell was okay, but it wasn't that good.

No, no, no...Cannonball Run is the best racing movie. :cool:

I can't believe no-one's said 'Dodgeball' yet!
well maybe I can.
But it's decent humorous flick.

Someone already did, on the first couple of pages.

Also 'Slapshot'.
Don't tell me I'm the only one on here who's seen this classic.

That movie's fantastic!

http://slapshot.20m.com/Hansons7.JPG

The Club (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Club_%28film%29).

From Wiki:

The Club is a satirical play by Australian playwright David Williamson, that follows the fortunes of a football club over the course of a season. It explores the clashes between "human loyalty versus materialistic gain". It was inspired by the backroom dealings and antics of the Victorian Football League's Collingwood.

The play was produced in 1977, appropriately in Melbourne. It has been in the senior English syllabi for four Australian states for many years, and has even run in America, under the name Players.

A film version was produced in 1980, written by David Williamson, directed by Bruce Beresford and starring John Howard, Jack Thompson, Graham Kennedy and Frank Wilson. The film was described as a "hilarious, sharply observed slice of life".

Bloody good film!

The Sandlot

True, true.

How about Fight Club? Two guys beating the shit out of each other is a sport isn't it? :D

Two guys beating the shit out of each other is a sport isn't it? :D

Only if they wear gloves. :p