Best Sports Movies

Caddyshack is a 1980 U.S. comedy film directed by Harold Ramis and written by Brian Doyle-Murray, Ramis and Douglas Kenney. It stars Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight, Michael O'Keefe and Bill Murray. Doyle-Murray also has a supporting role. The film was Ramis's first feature and was a. . . more

Rocky is a 1976 film written by and starring Sylvester Stallone and directed by John G. Avildsen. It tells the rags-to-riches American Dream story of Rocky Balboa, an uneducated but good-hearted debt collector for a loan shark in Philadelphia. Balboa is also a club fighter who gets a shot at the. . . more

The Cleveland Indians are perennial losers. For years, few things have gone right with the team, and when Rachel Phelps (Margaret Whitton), a former Las Vegas showgirl, inherits the team from her late husband, it doesn't look like their fortunes will change any time soon. The greedy Phelps hates. . . more

Hoosiers is a 1986 movie about a small-town Indiana high school basketball team that wins the state championship. The film is set during the 1950's, when all high schools in Indiana, regardless of school size, competed in one state championship tournament. It stars Gene Hackman as a new coach with. . . more

The Natural is a 1984 movie based on the 1952 novel by Bernard Malamud. The movie follows the career of Roy Hobbs, an outstanding pitching prospect whose career is sidetracked when he is shot by a crazed fan. Most of the movie concerns itself with Hobbs' comeback with the fictional New York. . . more

Field of Dreams is a movie about a farmer who becomes convinced by a mysterious voice that he is supposed to construct a baseball diamond in his corn field. It stars Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, Gaby Hoffmann, Ray Liotta, Timothy Busfield, James Earl Jones, Burt Lancaster, and Frank Whaley. The. . . more

Remember the Titans is an American drama film released in 2000. It was directed by Boaz Yakin, and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer for Walt Disney Pictures, and starred Denzel Washington as Coach Herman Boone. Remember the Titans centers on racial tensions in the football team of the newly integrated. . . more

Raging Bull is a 1980 film directed by Martin Scorsese (Academy Award nomination - Best Director) adapted by Paul Schrader and Mardik Martin from the memoir Raging Bull: My Story it is commonly ranked as one of the Greatest films ever made It stars Robert De Niro (Academy Award - Best Actor) as. . . more

Kevin Costner stars as "Crash" Davis (named after Lawrence "Crash" Davis, an actual player for the Durham Bulls in the 1940s and 50s), a veteran of countless years in the minor leagues unwillingly sent down to single-A Bulls for a specific purpose: to educate a hotshot rookie pitcher "Nuke". . . more

Slap Shot is a 1977 film starring Paul Newman and Michael Ontkean and directed by George Roy Hill. The film is based on a book written by Nancy Dowd, based in part on her brother Ned Dowd's experiences playing minor league hockey in the United States in the seventies, during which time violence,. . . more

Happy is a wannabe ice hockey player who masters a powerful slapshot that his father taught him as a child. His slapshot is not enough, though, as his aggression and poor skating ability on the ice gets him cut from every team he tries out for. His grandmother, with whom he's lived almost all his. . . more

Rudy is a 1993 film directed by David Anspaugh. It is an account of the life of Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger who harbored dreams of playing football at the University of Notre Dame despite significant obstacles. It was the first movie shoot the Notre Dame administration allowed on campus since "Knute. . . more

The Longest Yard is a 1974 movie about inmates at a prison who play American football against their guards. Burt Reynolds portrayed Paul "Wrecking" Crewe in the original, and the coach Nate Scarboro in the 2005 remake starring Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, and Nelly. The 1974 original was also the. . . more

The Bad News Bears is a 1976 film directed by Michael Ritchie. It stars Walter Matthau and Tatum O'Neal. The film was followed by two sequels, The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training in 1977 and The Bad News Bears Go to Japan in 1978, and a short-lived 1979 CBS television series, none of which were. . . more

The movie chronicles the journey of the 1980 US Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team. It begins with a montage of the 70s. Then University of Minnesota head coach Herb Brooks is interviewed by the USOC in Colorado Springs, in which they are very skeptical of his philosophies. He then tells his wife Patti. . . more

The 2005 biographical film Cinderella Man tells the story of James J. Braddock. Directed by Ron Howard, and starring Russell Crowe as Braddock with Renée Zellweger as his wife Mae, the movie had an estimated budget of $88,000,000 and grossed $108.5 million world-wide. Paul Giamatti, playing. . . more

by InterMat The name is simple, effective and defining for Jon Trenge. The very definition of veritas is a singular word – truth. The movie “Veritas,” directed by Lehigh Valley native and former University of Virginia wrestler turned filmmaker Howie Miller echoes that definition as it shows. . . more

Brian's Song is a 1971 made-for-TV movie, recalling the details of the life of Brian Piccolo (played by James Caan), a football player stricken with terminal cancer, and his friendship with Chicago Bears running back teammate and Pro Football Hall of Famer Gale Sayers (Billy Dee Williams), who. . . more

The story of the 1919 World Series as told in the 1963 nonfiction book Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series is brought to the big screen. The Chicago White Sox and the Cincinnati Reds fight it out in the baseball World Series, but questions arise when the heavily favorite White. . . more

We Are Marshall is a 2006 motion picture directed by McG dramatizing the aftermath of the 1970 plane crash that killed most of the Marshall University Thundering Herd football team, the rebuilding of the program, and the healing that the community undergoes. It stars Matthew McConaughey as head. . . more

When World War II threatens to shut down Major League Baseball, candy manufacturing magnate Walter Harvey (Garry Marshall) decides to create a women's league to make money. Ira Lowenstein (David Strathairn) is put in charge and scout Ernie Capadino (Jon Lovitz) is sent out to recruit players.. . . more

Rocky II begins with the 15th round of the Bicentennial fight from the first movie. The fight indeed lasts 15 rounds with each fighter suffering many injuries. After the fight, Rocky calls out for Adrian, who runs down to the ring. As Creed is announced the winner by split decision, Adrian and. . . more

Glory Road deals with the events of the 1966 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship, in which Texas Western College coach Don Haskins led a team with an all-black starting lineup, a first in NCAA history. Several scenes in this movie were filmed at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP),. . . more

Friday Night Lights follows the journey of a high school football team to greatness. The team is the Permian Panthers, and the town is Odessa, Texas. The movie focuses on the town's absolute obsession with the team and how the team must live up to all of the pressures surrounding them. The Panthers. . . more

The movie is based on the true story of two British athletes competing in the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. Englishman Harold Abrahams (Ben Cross), who is Jewish, overcomes anti-Semitism and class prejudice in order to compete against the "Flying Scotsman", Eric Liddell (Ian Charleson), in the 100. . . more

White Men Can't Jump is a 1992 feature film starring Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes as basketball hustlers. Rosie Perez co-stars as Harrelson's girlfriend. The film was written and directed by Ron Shelton. It was released to theaters on March 27, 1992 by 20th Century Fox. Woody Harrelson plays. . . more

Coach Carter is a 2005 film, directed by Thomas Carter. It is based on a true story, in which Richmond High School (Richmond, California, USA) head basketball coach Ken Carter made headlines in 1999 for benching his undefeated team due to poor academic results. At the start of the movie, Ken Carter. . . more

Jerry Maguire tells the story of professional sports agent Jerry Maguire (Tom Cruise), whose crisis of faith leads him to write a mission statement that advocates better service, fewer clients, and less focus on the bottom line. However, after he distributes the mission statement to his fellow. . . more

To spice things up for his organization, Philadelphia Eagles coach Dick Vermeil decided to hold open tryouts for a spot on the pro football team's roster. Vince Papale is a 30-year-old bartender who has just lost his part-time teaching job. Disgusted with his professional failure, his wife abruptly. . . more

The film follows the real-life quest during the 1961 season of New York Yankees Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris to break Babe Ruth's single-season home run record of 60 set in 1927. The asterisk in the title reflects the fact that Ruth had 154 games to set the record, while Mantle and Maris had 162. . . more

Ali is an Academy Award-nominated 2001 biographical film which tells the story of Muhammad Ali. It stars Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, Jon Voight, Mario Van Peebles, Ron Silver, Jeffrey Wright, Mykelti Williamson, Jada Pinkett Smith, Nona Gaye (in her film debut), Michael Michele, Joe Morton, Giancarlo. . . more

Hoop Dreams is a 1994 documentary film directed by Steve James. It follows the story of two Chicago, Illinois high school students and their dream of becoming professional basketball players. Originally intended to be a 30-minute short produced for the Public Broadcasting Service, it eventually led. . . more

Adam Sandler plays Bobby Boucher (pronounced in the French fashion as "Boo-SHAY"), a socially inept (but also intelligent) water boy with anger issues due to constant teasing and his mother's (Kathy Bates) excessive sheltering. He was the water boy for the fictitious University of Louisiana. . . more

When a devastating hit knocks a professional football legend and quarterback Cap Rooney (Denis Quaid) out of the game, a young, unknown third-stringer is called in to replace him. Having ridden the bench for years because of a string of bad luck stories and perhaps insufficient character, Willie. . . more

Mystery, Alaska is a 1999 movie directed by Jay Roach about a fictional small-town ice hockey team that plays a game against the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League. The New York Rangers The New York Rangers' roster portrayed in the film is entirely fictional. The roster features the. . . more

From the author of Killer Angels (made into the movie Gettysburg), and other American Civil War books, comes For Love of the Game. For Love of the Game is the story of an aging, almost over-the-hill pitcher who has done the almost impossible, pitched a perfect game. The book was adapted by Dana. . . more

The Rookie is a 2002 drama, directed by John Lee Hancock. It is based on the true story of Jim Morris, who had a brief but famous Major League Baseball career. Twelve years prior to the setting of the movie, Jimmy Morris (played by Dennis Quaid) injured his shoulder, putting an end to his Minor. . . more

The Hustler is a 1961 film adaptation of the novel of the same name (1959) by Walter Tevis. It stars Paul Newman as Eddie Felson, Jackie Gleason as Fats, Piper Laurie and George C. Scott as Bert. The film was adapted by Sidney Carroll and Robert Rossen. It was directed by Rossen and, like his. . . more

The Mighty Ducks is the first film in The Mighty Ducks trilogy, produced by Avnet-Kerner Productions and Walt Disney Pictures, distributed by Buena Vista Distribution, and originally released to movie theatres on October 2, 1992. After winning yet another case, hotshot lawyer Gordon Bombay (Emilio. . . more

Rocky IV is the fourth and most successful movie, in terms of box office gross, of the Rocky franchise. Rocky Balboa (played again by Sylvester Stallone), has said he plans to retire from boxing after recovering his title from Clubber Lang in Rocky III. A new sensation from the Soviet Union, Ivan. . . more

Million Dollar Baby is an Academy Award winning 2004 dramatic film directed by Clint Eastwood. The film stars Eastwood, Hilary Swank, and Morgan Freeman. It is the story of an under-appreciated boxing trainer, his elusive past and his quest for atonement in helping an underdog amateur female boxer. . . more

Blades of Glory is a 2007 figure skating comedy film directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck and starring Will Ferrell, Jon Heder, Will Arnett, Amy Poehler, and Jenna Fischer. The film was released on March 30, 2007 by DreamWorks (through Paramount Pictures). At the 2002 World WinterSport Games in. . . more

The Hurricane is a 1999 film starring Denzel Washington. It purports to be the true story of boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, whose conviction for triple murder was set aside after he had spent almost twenty years in prison. The film narrates the life of middleweight boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter,. . . more

BASEketball is a 1998 David Zucker comedy feature film starring South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, along with Dian Bachar, Robert Vaughn, Yasmine Bleeth, and Jenny McCarthy. The movie follows the history of the sport (created by Zucker years earlier) of the same name, from its. . . more

Based loosely on the actual National Football League player strike of 1987, The Replacements follows the fictitious Washington Sentinels, who elect to use players of various backgrounds who never got a decent shot in the NFL to attempt to get to the playoffs. Each player seems to have unbelievable. . . more

The film's setting is a 1970s era professional football team based in Dallas, Texas which closely resembles the Dallas Cowboys. Nolte plays the aging wide receiver, Phillip Elliott, who is struggling to stay competitive and to this end relies heavily on the use of painkillers. Backed up by his. . . more

Rocky III (1982) is the third installment in the Rocky movie series. It stars Sylvester Stallone as the title character, with Carl Weathers as former boxing rival Apollo Creed, and Talia Shire as Rocky's wife, Adrian. Rocky's opponent is Clubber Lang, played by former bodyguard Mr. T. Lang is a. . . more

When We Were Kings is a 1996 documentary film directed by Leon Gast about the famous Rumble in the Jungle heavyweight championship match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman held in (what was then called) Zaïre (now called the Congo, all references are to Zaire) on October 30, 1974. It is. . . more

Eddie "Fast Eddy" Felson, a former pool player forced into retirement by gangsters (as seen in "The Hustler",) finds himself, self-respect, and finally, redemption when he enters a relationship with young pool player Tom Cruise very similar to his own early career. As they travel together, Fast. . . more

Plot Summary A skilled young hockey prospect hoping to attract the attention of professional scouts is pressured to show that he can fight if challenged during his stay in a Canadian minor hockey town. His on-ice activities are complicated by his relationship with the coach's. . . more

Tin Cup is a 1996 romantic comedy starring Kevin Costner and Rene Russo, with major supporting roles by Cheech Marin and Don Johnson. The storyline focuses on the relationship that develops between two entirely opposite personalities. Costner plays golf driving range pro Roy "Tin Cup" McAvoy, a. . . more

Love & Basketball is a 2000 romantic drama film, written and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood. This film stars Omar Epps and Sanaa Lathan. It is the story of two next-door neighbors in Los Angeles, California who grew up loving basketball and, eventually, each other. Gina Prince-Bythewood, a. . . more

The Program is a 1993 film starring James Caan, Halle Berry, Omar Epps, Craig Sheffer, Kristy Swanson, Daniel Lee, and Joey Lauren Adams. The film was directed by Davis S. Ward who has directed and written other Hollywood films such as the Major League series. The film touches on the season of the. . . more

Varsity Blues is a 1999 film that follows a small-town high school football team and their focused coach, Jon Voight, through a tumultuous season. The players must deal with the pressures of adolescence and their football obsessed community. In the small town of West Canaan, Texas, football is a. . . more

The Pride of the Yankees is a 1942 biographical film directed by Sam Wood about the New York Yankees' star baseball player, first baseman Lou Gehrig, who had his Hall-of-Fame career tragically cut short at 36 years of age when he was stricken with the fatal disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. . . more

Director Bruce Brown follows two surfers, Mike Hynson and Robert August, on a surf trip around the world. Despite the balmy climate of their native California, cold ocean currents make local beaches inhospitable during the winter. They travel to the coasts of Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Tahiti,. . . more

Dave (Christopher), Mike (Quaid), Cyril (Stern) and Moocher (Haley) live in a state college town and often get into fights with some of the male students. Dave is obsessed with bicycle racing. His down-to-earth, blue-collar father Paul (Dooley) is puzzled and exasperated by his son's love of. . . more

Above the Rim is a 1994 basketball-drama film, written by Jeff Pollack and Benny Medina, and directed by Jeff Pollack. This movie stars Duane Martin, Leon Robinson, Tupac Shakur, and Christopher Andrews. This film is the story of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships with. . . more

Wildcats is a 1986 motion picture starring Goldie Hawn and Swoosie Kurtz.It also has performances by LL Cool J and is the first film to feature Wesley Snipes & Woody Harrelson together. They also appeared together in White Men Can't Jump and Money Train. Blonde-haired, blue-eyed women's libber. . . more

The Legend of Bagger Vance is a 1995 book by Steven Pressfield (ISBN 0-380-81744-6), transporting the story of the Bhagavad Gita to the world of Georgia in 1931. In 2000, the book was made into a film directed by Robert Redford. The explicit parallels between Pressfield's novel and the Bhagavad. . . more

Plot Summary Written and Directed by Tom DiCillo comes an Independent off beat Drama-Comedy, Delirious, which will premiere in theatres in mid-August in New York, followed by Chicago and LA. The plot follows a minor celebrity photographer Les Galantine (Steve Buscemi) has big dreams, but he can’t. . . more

Space Jam is a 1996 American live-action/animated film starring Michael Jordan opposite Bugs Bunny (voiced by Billy West) and the rest of the Looney Tunes characters. It was produced by Ivan Reitman, and directed by Joe Pytka (live-action) and Tony Cervone & Bruce W. Smith (animation). This. . . more

Rocky Balboa is a 2006 film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Columbia Pictures, and Revolution Studios, written by, directed by and starring Sylvester Stallone as underdog boxer Rocky Balboa. It is the sixth and final film in the Rocky series, which began with the Oscar-winning Rocky thirty years earlier. . . more

Blue Chips is a 1994 film about basketball, starring Nick Nolte as a college coach and real-life basketball stars Shaquille O'Neal and Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway as talented "finds". It features cameos from Bobby Knight, Rick Pitino, Bob Cousy, Larry Bird, Dick Vitale, Jim Boeheim, Louis Gossett,. . . more

Henry Rowengartner (Nicholas), a 12-year-old Little Leaguer, has dreams of playing in the major leagues. One day, Henry breaks his arm trying to catch a fly ball and has to wrap it in a cast. When the cast is removed, he celebrates the occasion by attending a Chicago Cubs game in the bleachers of. . . more

Damn Yankees is a musical comedy, a modern retelling of the Faust legend set during the 1950s (when the New York Yankees dominated Major League Baseball), in Washington, D.C., with a script by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop and music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. It was based on. . . more

Heaven Can Wait is a 1978 comedy film directed by Warren Beatty and Buck Henry. The screenplay was adapted by Elaine May, Warren Beatty and Robert Towne (uncredited) from the original stage play Heaven Can Wait by Harry Segall. Joe Pendleton, a backup quarterback of the American football team Los. . . more

Paul "Wrecking" Crewe (Adam Sandler) was a revered football superstar back in his day, but that time has since faded. But when a messy drunk driving incident lands him in jail, Paul finds he was specifically requested by Warden Hazen (James Cromwell), a duplicitous prison official well aware of. . . more

Dogtown and Z-Boys (2001) is a documentary about the history of skateboarding. Using a mix of film of the Zephyr skateboard team shot in the 1970s by Craig Stecyk and more recent interviews, the documentary tells the story of a group of teenage surfer/skateboarders and their influence on the. . . more

D2: The Mighty Ducks is the second film in The Mighty Ducks trilogy and the first theatrical sequel to The Mighty Ducks, produced by Avnet-Kerner Productions and Walt Disney Pictures, distributed by Buena Vista Distribution, and originally released to movie theatres on March 25, 1994. Inspired by. . . more

The story of a New York pro baseball team and two of its players. Henry Wiggen is the star pitcher and Bruce Pearson is the normal, everyday catcher who is far from the star player on the team and friend to all of his teammates. During the off-season, Bruce learns that he is terminally ill, and. . . more

Major League II (1994) is a sequel to the 1989 film Major League. Major league II stars most of the same cast from the original, including Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, and Corbin Bernsen. However, Omar Epps replaces Wesley Snipes as the character Willie 'Mays' Hayes. This film also welcomes some. . . more

Based on the book of the same name by George Plimpton (which is based on a true story), this 1968 movie follows sports writer George Plimpton. Plimpton attempts to play quarterback for the Detroit Lions in training camp. George Plimpton wants to write a story for Sports Illustrated on what it is. . . more

The Great White Hope tell the fictionalized -- and perhaps idealized -- life story of boxing champion Jack Johnson, here called Jack Jefferson. Acting as a lens focused on a racist society, The Great White Hope explores how segregation and prejudice created the demand for a "great white hope" who. . . more

Gabriel Caine (James Woods), a con man, is released from prison in the South and immediately gets to work on his next con. Caine and his partner, Fitz (Oliver Platt), travel to a small town not far from the prison: Diggstown – a city obsessed with boxing. A mean-spirited man named John Gillon. . . more

Gladiator is a 1992 feature film starring Cuba Gooding, Jr., James Marshall, Brian Dennehy, and Robert Loggia. The film tells the story of two teenagers trapped in the world of illegal underground boxing. One is fighting to save his father's life and using the money to pay off gambling debts. . . more

The Champ is a 1931 movie that was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. It was written by Frances Marion, Leonard Praskins and Wanda Tuchock, and directed by King Vidor. The movie stars Wallace Beery (boxer) and Jackie Cooper (TJ), and tells the story of a washed up alcoholic boxer who. . . more

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Conor O'Neill is a gambler who has bet on his dead father's account and is now severely in debt. In order to repay the debt he must coach a baseball team of troubled kids in the Cabrini-Green housing projects of Chicago. He had decided that once he repaid his debts he would leave the team but soon. . . more

Pumping Iron is a 1977 documentary film about the run-up to the 1975 Mr. Olympia bodybuilding competition. The film focuses on Arnold Schwarzenegger and his competitors, Lou Ferrigno and Franco Columbu. The documentary was co-directed by Robert Fiore and George Butler. It was based on the book of. . . more

he Super Fight was a unique type of boxing match. Since Muhammad Ali and Rocky Marciano fought at different times, boxing fans often debated over who would have won in a fight between the two heavyweight champions. In 1970, a boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Rocky Marciano, staged using. . . more

'Fever Pitch is based on the book by Nick Hornby. The movie follows Ben Wrightman as he attempts to intensely follow his favorite team, the Boston Red Sox, while also trying to fit in other less important things, like say a girlfriend, into his life. Trailer. . . more

Horse Feathers (1932) was the fourth Marx Brothers film. It stars the four Marx Brothers, Groucho, Chico, Harpo, and Zeppo, as well as Thelma Todd as Connie Bailey, and was written by Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, S. J. Perelman, and Will B. Johnstone. Kalmar and Ruby also wrote some of the original. . . more

'Fever Pitch is based on the book by Nick Hornby (who also wrote the screenplay). The movie follows Paul Ashworth as he attempts to intensely follow his favorite team, the Arsenal F.C., while also trying to fit in other less important things, like say a girlfriend, into his life. Trivia The book. . . more

Mountain Rivera is at the end of his boxing career after a knockout by Cassius Clay in the seventh round. His left eye is one punch from permanent trauma, his ears turned to cauliflower, his speech slurred from "being hit a million times," and he slings punches anytime he hears a bell, but his. . . more

Somebody Up There Likes Me is a 1956 drama film based on the life of middleweight boxing legend Rocky Graziano. Joseph Ruttenberg was awarded a 1956 Oscar in the category of Best Cinematography (Black and White). The film was also notable for being one of Paul Newman's first starring roles and for. . . more

The Fan is a 1996 thriller film directed by Tony Scott and starring Robert De Niro, Wesley Snipes, and Benicio del Toro. Based on the novel of the same name by Peter Abrahams, The Fan is a psychological thriller that follows Gil Renard (De Niro) as he progresses into his own insanity. The majority. . . more

The Quiet Man is a 1952 American film starring John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Victor McLaglen, and Barry Fitzgerald, and directed by John Ford. It was based on a 1933 Saturday Evening Post short story by Maurice Walsh. The film is notable for its lush photography of the Irish countryside and the long,. . . more

The Greatest is a 1977 film about the life of boxer Muhammad Ali, in which Ali plays himself. It was directed by Tom Gries and Monte Hellman. The Greatest chronicles the tumultuous life and career of self-proclaimed 'Greatest boxer of all-time', Muhammad Ali, between the fourteen year period of his. . . more

Based on the 1948 book by Babe Ruth and Bob Considine, the movie follows Babe Ruth's life. The famed slugger is played by Bendix, who resembles Ruth slightly in looks and not at all in baseball ability. The film traces the "life and times" of Ruth, including his famous "called shot" in the 1932. . . more

The Freshman is a 1925 comedy film that tells the story of a nerdy college freshman trying to become popular by joining the school football team. It stars Harold Lloyd, Jobyna Ralston, Brooks Benedict and James Anderson. It remains one of Lloyd's most successful and enduring films. The movie was. . . more

The Air Up There is a 1994 comedic film directed by Paul Michael Glaser. It was a commercial for this film that inspired three college students (Craig Fass, Brian Turtle & Mike Ginelli) to invent the game and phenomenon known as Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon. Jimmy Dolan (Bacon) is a college. . . more

The 1996 movie The Great White Hype stars Samuel L. Jackson, Peter Berg, Damon Wayans, Jeff Goldblum, Jon Lovitz, Cheech Marin, John Rhys-Davies and Jamie Foxx . Jackson stars as Rev. Sultan, promoter of a champion boxer roughly based on Don King, who decides that he needs something new to boost. . . more

Downhill Racer was a 1969 film directed by American director Michael Ritchie on his film debut. It is a film drama about skiing starring Robert Redford and Gene Hackman. Cocky Robert Redford joins the U.S. ski team as a downhill racer and clashes with the team's coach, played by Gene Hackman. Lots. . . more

A 1988 film based on a book of the same name, by Frank Deford. The film follows Gavin Grey as he progresses from star college quarterback to his struggles after his football career ends. Trailer. . . more

Monday Night Mayhem is a 2002 television film about the origin of ABC's television series Monday Night Football. It debuted on the U.S. cable TV network TNT. Legendary sportscaster Howard Cosell is portrayed by John Turturro. The film also stars Eli Wallach, John Heard, Nick Turturro and Jay. . . more

D3: The Mighty Ducks is the third and final film in The Mighty Ducks trilogy and the second theatrical sequel to The Mighty Ducks, and first to D2: The Mighty Ducks. produced by Avnet-Kerner Productions and Walt Disney Pictures, distributed by Buena Vista Distribution, and originally released to. . . more

Celtic Pride (1996) is a comedy film directed by Tom DeCerchio. It features Daniel Stern and Dan Aykroyd as Mike O'Hara and Jimmy Flaherty, two fans of the basketball team, the Boston Celtics. Mike O'Hara and Jimmy Flaherty love sports. So when their Boston Celtics get to the NBA Finals, the guys. . . more

The film stars Robert Ryan (Ryan was a boxing champion while a student at Dartmouth College) as Stoker, an aging boxer who lives to fight. His manager is sure he will lose his last match so he takes money for a "dive" from a tough gambler, but doesn't tell Stoker. Suspense builds when Stoker is. . . more

Mr. 3000 follows Stan Ross (Bernie Mac) who was a Milwaukee Brewers baseball star with 3,000 hits that earned him the nickname "Mr. 3000." After recording what's believed to be his 3000th hit, Ross retires and leaves the Brewers, leaving the team without one of their star players in the middle of. . . more

Based on the 1955 autobiography by Jim Piersall, the movie follows Jim Piersall's life in baseball, the stress and pressure of which caused a mental and nervous breakdown. Trailer Trivia External Links. . . more

Semi-Tough is a 1977 movie directed by Michael Ritchie and starring Burt Reynolds, Kris Kristofferson, Jill Clayburgh, Lotte Lenya, Bert Convy, and Brian Dennehy Semi-Tough is an easy-going comedy about two professional football players (Reynolds and Kristofferson) and their mutual girlfriend. . . more

Undisputed is a 2002 action movie released through Miramax. The film starred and was co-produced by Wesley Snipes, directed by Walter Hill, and written by David Giler and Walter Hill, who is probably best known as the writer/director of 48 Hours and Streets of Fire, but had most recently directed. . . more

Olympia is a 1938 film by Leni Riefenstahl documenting the 1936 Summer Olympics. The movie was produced in two parts: Olympia 1. Teil - Fest der Völker (Festival of Peoples) and Olympia 2. Teil - Fest der Schönheit (Festival of Beauty). It was the first documentary film on the Olympic Games ever. . . more

Caddyshack II is a 1988 sequel to the 1980 cult classic golf comedy film Caddyshack.The film stars Jackie Mason, Dan Aykroyd, Robert Stack, Dyan Cannon, Chevy Chase, Jonathan Silverman and Jessica Lundy. Uninterestingly, the original Caddyshack was rated R, but the sequel was PG-13. Kate Hartounian. . . more

Rocky V is the fifth film in the Rocky film saga. It was released on November 16, 1990. The film stars Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Stallone's real life son Sage Stallone and real life boxer Tommy Morrison as boxer Tommy Gunn, an ingrate character who only uses Rocky for his connections and to. . . more

Major League: Back to the Minors is a 1998 movie, distributed by Warner Bros., directed and written by John Warren, with David S. Ward taking the co-writer duties. It is the third film in the Major League series. The movie features a mostly new cast, with only Dennis Haysbert, Bob Uecker, Corbin. . . more

The film tells of alcoholic farm laborer Tully (Stacy Keach) who lives with Oma (Susan Tyrrell) and is trying to make a boxing comeback. Yet, his personal problems overpower him. Fellow Stockton resident and fighter Ernie (Jeff Bridges) takes Tully's advice to join Ruben's (Nicholas Colasanto) gym. . . more

It's Good to be Alive is based on the autobiograhy written by Roy Campanella. The movie is about a baseball catcher, Roy Campanella, who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers before having his career cut short by an auto accident (which damaged Campanella's legs).. . . more

Directed by Sam Wood, "Navy Blue and Gold" is a pleasantly charming movie about life at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. The story focuses on three first-year midshipmen with very different backgrounds (except for a common love of football) who become roommates.. . . more

Golden Boy is a 1939 black-and-white Columbia Pictures drama film based on the Clifford Odets play of the same name. It features William Holden in the role that made him a star: a promising violinist who wants to be a boxer. Barbara Stanwyck plays his love interest. The supporting cast included Lee. . . more

Based on the 1934 book by Cortland Fitzsimmons called Death on the Diamond: A Baseball Mystery Story, the movie is a murder mystery. Larry Kelly is hired to pitch for Pop Clark's team. While trying to help Clark win the pennant, Kelly also must try to stop a killer from killing his teammates,. . . more

Air Bud is the 1997 feature film that sparked the franchise centered around the fictional dog Buddy, a Golden Retriever. The movie's title may be wordplay with "Air Jordan", a nickname of basketball superstar Michael Jordan. The original movie was successful, grossing US$4 million in its opening. . . more

The film is based on the book Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier by Rocky Bleier & Terry O'Neill. Rocky Bleier is drafted and sent to Vietnam after making the Pittsburgh Steelers team. Injured in Vietnam, Bleier is told he will never walk again.. . . more

Liquid Time is a 2002 avant-garde surf film that focuses solely on the fluid forms of tubing waves. Brothers Monty Webber and Greg Webber revived a childhood passion for perfectly formed tiny waves by filming the wake of their runabout as it pealed along the edge of a river sandbank. The 20-minute. . . more