Best sports film

CharltonMadrid

Apologies if this has been done before, but after watching Moneyball the other day I am convinced its one of the best sports film I have ever seen. Admittedly there are some rotten films in the genre though, and the sports scenes themselves can often be poor.

Which sports films do you rate?

cafc999

Next Goal Wins - A documentary on the worst team in football (Yes, their is one worse than us)

cafcdave123

Dodge ball

bazjonster

Champions

North Lower Neil

Rocky
Raging Bull
The Hustler
Fever Pitch

JiMMy 85

Moneyball works really well because they don't have to depict much of the actual sport itself, which is where a lot of films fall down. Especially football films. Play-by-play American sports are easier to shoot and than football. Baseball especially.

The Damned United is one of my favourites, thought Tom Hooper did a great job with the limited football action in that. Stylistically very different to Moneyball and felt like an artist's impression of what events were really like.

Rocky is hard to beat but Creed has some of the best boxing scenes, really well shot and presented in-context for added realism. Southpaw has great boxing action but is a forgettable movie. Raging Bull doesn't feel like a sports movie to me.

If I had to choose just one movie to take with me to a desert island, it would be Escape To Victory. Or Teen Wolf.

North Lower Neil

I enjoyed The Wrestler too if that counts.

colthe3rd

I presume we aren't counting documentaries?

Moneyball is excellent. I'll nominate Slapshot, Rush, Remember the Titans and Any Given Sunday.

LenGlover

This Sporting Life is a personal favourite. The Rocky films entertain as 'feel good' stories.

Most are watchable even if just for comedic value.

Nug

Still love Escape to Victory and a hard to find one called Rudy.

Fumbluff

Shaolin Soccer

ValleyGary

I quite like Blind Side and Jerry Maguire

northstandsteve

I like Green Street and Football factory

CharltonMadrid

Jossy's Giants was the best TV show about sport.

SomervilleAddick

Slapshot - there someone dressed as a Hanson at just about every game I go to.

RedPanda

Raging Bull is a classic film on every level.

1StevieG

Field of dreams. Escape to Victory. Isle of Man TT race. Senna.

Fumbluff

Caddyshack? Kingpin? C'mon guys I'm losing respect here

ricky_otto

Raging Bull
Cinderella Man
Escape to Victory

tajaddick

Cinderella man. Great boxing film about jimmy braddock.

ricky_otto

tajaddick said:

Cinderella man. Great boxing film about jimmy braddock.

We posted that at the same time. Brilliant film. An all time favourite of mine

moutuakilla

The mighty ducks
The mighty ducks 2
The mighty ducks 3
Space jam

Bedsaddick

When we were kings
Raging Bull
Rocky IV
Fire in Babylon
TT3D:Closer to the edge
Senna
Grand Prix: The killer years

DOC64

Chariots of Fire anyone?

Fiiish

Baseketball. Plucky underdogs fighting to keep greedy millionaire from ruining their club? It's CARD with South Park's humour.

cafcdave123

Happy Gilmore...

colthe3rd

SomervilleAddick said:

Slapshot - there someone dressed as a Hanson at just about every game I go to.

Which one?

Redskin

Aussie Rules film, The Club.
Saw it as a stoned young man over thirty years ago. This thread inspired me to buy it just now from Amazon.

North Lower Neil

Rush is good.

philcafc

Raging Bull & Field of Dreams for me.

1StevieG

Blades of Glory is very funny.