Sports movies: The top 50 sports films of all time

Get into the game with our definitive list of the best sports movies: inspirational dramas, rude comedies and classic documentaries celebrating the real thing.

By David Fear, Joshua Rothkopf and Keith Uhlich Mon Sep 17 2012

Sports movies

Ahh, sports movies. Victory, defeat, comebacks and a whole lot of ass slapping. To get in shape for ranking the 50 best sports movies of all time, we pounded the heavy bag, swore off sweets and drank plenty of raw eggs—by which we mean we watched a lot of DVDs. (Also, we stuck to traditional athletics—please, chess and billiards fans, save the fury for another comments board.) Surely there are titles we’ve missed. Raise a penalty flag if that’s the case. And remember, it’s not about winning—unless you’re counting backward in a ranked list. What are the mightiest sports movies of all time? Dive in and find out.

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Shame on you for not having Rudy anywhere on this list, but especially in the top 10.

DarthJay Thu Oct 18 2012
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Yeah this list is definitely lacking. Can't forget one of the great sports comedies, Happy Gilmore.

dirty Thu Oct 18 2012
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This list is a joke. So many classics left off this list.

Ron Thu Oct 18 2012
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You missed a few Victory from 1981 Pele, Sylvester Stallone and Michale Caine ...need i say more Mighty Ducks as cheesy as the sequels are it did spawn a real NHL team, The Sandlot

James Thu Oct 18 2012
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seriously you forgot remember the titans TOP5 no doubt

Colin Thu Oct 18 2012
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