What is your favorite sports movie?

[Creed Bratton]

I know there will be a lot of differing opinions depending on if you prefer a comedy over a more serious movie but what are your top 3 Sports movies. For me it would be.

Hoosiers
Field of Dreams
Caddyshack

Honorable mention to Rocky, The Natural and Major League because on any given day I could replace any of the top 3 with the honorable mentions.

 

[WildcatFan1982]

Rocky
The Sandlot
Major League

 

[Tskware]

Lot of good boxing movies, e.g, Rocky, Million Dollar Baby and Raging Bull

As for comedies, thought that Bad News Bears was pretty damn funny if you have ever played Little League

 

[hmt5000]

Hoosiers, Major League... lots of good baseball movies. harder to make good bball and football movies I guess.

 

[Glenn's take]

Snapshot needd to be on any list.

 

[warrior-cat]

Hoosiers
Major League
The Replacements

 

[funKYcat75]

Snapshot needd to be on any list.

 

[KAB Cats]

Sandlot
Blue Chips
Necessary Roughness
The Program

 

[sefus12]

Major League
Major League 2 (greatly underrated)
Sandlot
Tin Cup
Remember the Titans
Varsity Blues

So many good sports movies out there

 

[MegaBlue05]

Major League
Blue Chips
The Program

 

[anonymous_2011]

Of those not already mentioned

Might Ducks
Angels in the Outfield
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Space Jam

 

[Glenn's take]

Autocorrect is a bitch but Slap Shot belongs on any list.

 

[*CatinIL*]

Field of Dreams
Bull Durham
Brian Song
Major League

 

[BC_Wader]

Hoosiers
Cinderella Man
Friday Night Lights
Rocky
Caddyshack

There's plenty of really good sports movies but those are my favorite.

 

[the nail at the foul line]

Hoop Dreams may be best sports documentary.

 

[BBCARDS4ME]

Eight Men Out

 

[rick64]

Bull Durham
Caddyshack
North Dallas Fourty
The Natural
Field of Dreams

 

[UK82]

My favorite sport, Rollerball.

 

[berniecarbo]

I guess it wasn't a great movie, but when I was a kid, the Yankees were dominating baseball. They had a streak that was something like 9 world series in 10 years. The Washington Senators had a team. People used to say, Washington, first in war, first in peace and last in the American League. They made a movie called "Damn Yankees" where a guy sells his soul to become a baseball hero and lead the Senators to beat the Yankees.

 

[HymanKaplan]

Bad News Bears

"Don't fall into the pool Engleberg, you'll flood the valley." LOL

 

[CaptainBoogerBuns]

Bad News Bears

"Don't fall into the pool Engleberg, you'll flood the valley." LOL

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They should have cast Jack Lemmon as the opposing coach

 

[HymanKaplan]

I think Vic Morrow was perfect. But Jack Lemmon would have made a great Whitewood.

One of the best moments of the movie almost goes unnoticed. When Cleveland, the woman that is the league administrator, hands Buttermaker the 2nd place trophy, he says, "Thank you sir." 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣


What makes this movie so great, at the end of the day, is it got out in front of the overzealous "sports parent" long before anyone else did. It's not just a great sports movie, it's a classic that transcends genre.