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Best sports film

CharltonMadridCharltonMadrid
in Other Football and Sports
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?
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    cafc999cafc999
    Next Goal Wins - A documentary on the worst team in football (Yes, their is one worse than us)
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    cafcdave123cafcdave123
    Dodge ball
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    bazjonsterbazjonster
    Champions
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    North Lower NeilNorth Lower Neil
    Rocky
    Raging Bull
    The Hustler
    Fever Pitch
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    JiMMy 85JiMMy 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.

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    North Lower NeilNorth Lower Neil
    I enjoyed The Wrestler too if that counts.
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    colthe3rdcolthe3rd
    I presume we aren't counting documentaries?

    Moneyball is excellent. I'll nominate Slapshot, Rush, Remember the Titans and Any Given Sunday.
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    LenGloverLenGlover
    This Sporting Life is a personal favourite. The Rocky films entertain as 'feel good' stories.

    Most are watchable even if just for comedic value.
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    NugNug
    Still love Escape to Victory and a hard to find one called Rudy.
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    FumbluffFumbluff
    Shaolin Soccer :wink:
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    ValleyGaryValleyGary
    I quite like Blind Side and Jerry Maguire
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    CharltonMadridCharltonMadrid
    Jossy's Giants was the best TV show about sport.
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    SomervilleAddickSomervilleAddick
    Slapshot - there someone dressed as a Hanson at just about every game I go to.
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    RedPandaRedPanda
    Raging Bull is a classic film on every level.
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    1StevieG1StevieG
    Field of dreams. Escape to Victory. Isle of Man TT race. Senna.
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    FumbluffFumbluff
    Caddyshack? Kingpin? C'mon guys I'm losing respect here
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    ricky_ottoricky_otto
    edited September 2016
    Raging Bull
    Cinderella Man
    Escape to Victory
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    tajaddicktajaddick
    Cinderella man. Great boxing film about jimmy braddock.
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    ricky_ottoricky_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
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    BedsaddickBedsaddick
    edited September 2016
    When we were kings
    Raging Bull
    Rocky IV
    Fire in Babylon
    TT3D:Closer to the edge
    Senna
    Grand Prix: The killer years
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    DOC64DOC64
    Chariots of Fire anyone?
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    FiiishFiiish
    Baseketball. Plucky underdogs fighting to keep greedy millionaire from ruining their club? It's CARD with South Park's humour.
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    cafcdave123cafcdave123
    Happy Gilmore...
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    colthe3rdcolthe3rd
    SomervilleAddick said:

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

    Which one?
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    RedskinRedskin
    edited September 2016
    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.
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    North Lower NeilNorth Lower Neil
    Rush is good.
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    philcafcphilcafc
    Raging Bull & Field of Dreams for me.
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    1StevieG1StevieG
    Blades of Glory is very funny.
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