List of sports films
This is a list of films about sports.
American football
- Any Given Sunday (1999)
- The Freshman (1925)
- Friday Night Lights (2004)
- Invincible (2006)
- The Longest Yard (1974)
- The Longest Yard (2005)
- North Dallas Forty (1979)
- Remember the Titans (2000)
- Rudy (1993)
- Semi-Tough (1977)
- Varsity Blues (1999)
- The Waterboy (1998)
- The Replacements (2000)
- We Are Marshall (2006)
- Radio (2003)
- The Program (1993)
- The Last Boy Scout (1991)
- Everybody's All-American (1988)
- Johnny Be Good (1988)
- Wildcats (1986)
- All the Right Moves (1983)
- Heaven Can Wait (1978)
- Semi-Tough (1977)
- Brian's Song (made for TV; remade in 2001, also for TV) (1971)
- Knute Rockne, All American (1940)
- Horse Feathers (1932)
Athletics (track and field)
- Chariots of Fire (1981)
- Four Minutes (2005; made for TV)
- The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
- Prefontaine (1997)
- Running Brave (1984)
- Without Limits (1998)
- The World's Greatest Athlete (1973)
Australian Rules football
- Australian Rules (2002)
- The Club (1980)
Auto racing
- 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story (2004; made for TV)
- Days of Thunder (1990)
- Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
- (2004)
- Driven (2000)
- Heart Like a Wheel (1983)
- Flåklypa Grand Prix (1975)
- Le Mans (1971)
- Winning (1969)
- Grand Prix (1966)
- Red Line 7000 (1966)
Baseball
Fiction
- A League of Their Own (1992)
- Alibi Ike (1935)
- Amazing Grace and Chuck (1987)
- Angels in the Outfield (1951)
- Angels in the Outfield (1994 remake)
- The Bad News Bears (1976) & sequels
- Bad News Bears (2005) - remake of 1976 original
- Bang the Drum Slowly (made for television, 1956; remade for screen, 1973)
- The Benchwarmers (2006)
- The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976)
- Blue Skies Again (1983)
- Brewster's Millions (1985)
- Bull Durham (1988)
- The Comrades of Summer (1992)
- Chasing 3000 (2006)
- Damn Yankees (1958)
- Ed (1996)
- Elmer, the Great (1933)
- Everyone's Hero (2006)
- The Fan (1996)
- Fever Pitch (2005)
- Field of Dreams (1989)
- Fireman, Save My Child (1932)
- For Love of the Game (1999)
- Hardball (2001)
- It Happens Every Spring (1949)
- Little Big League (1994)
- Long Gone (made for television, 1987)
- Major League (1989)
- Major League II (1994)
- Major League: Back to the Minors (1998)
- Mickey (2004)
- Mr. 3000 (2004)
- Mr. Baseball (1992)
- Mr. Destiny (1990)
- The Natural (1984)
- Night Game (1989)
- Pastime (1991)
- Perfect Game (2000)
- Rhubarb (1951)
- Rookie of the Year (1993)
- Safe At Home (1962)
- The Sandlot (1993)
- The Sandlot 2 (2005)
- The Scout (1994)
- The Slugger's Wife (1985)
- Squeeze Play (1980)
- Stealing Home (1988)
- Summer Catch (2001)
- Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)
- Talent For The Game (1991)
- Tiger Town (1983)
- Trading Hearts (1987)
- Wait Till This Year
- When It Was A Game (1992, 1993, 1998)
Non-fiction
- 61* (made for television, 2001)
- The Babe (1992)
- The Babe Ruth Story (1948)
- Cobb (1994)
- Eight Men Out (1988)
- Fear Strikes Out (1957)
- Hustle (made for television, 2004)
- The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)
- The Kid from Left Field (1953)
- The Pride of St. Louis (1952)
- The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
- The Rookie (2002)
- Soul of the Game (1996)
- The Stratton Story (1949)
- Touching the Game-The Story of the Cape Cod Baseball League (2004)
- The Winning Team (1952)
Basketball
- Above The Rim
- The Air Up There
- BASEketball (1998)
- The Basketball Diaries
- Blue Chips (1994)
- Coach Carter
- Crossover
- Eddie (1996)
- Forget Paris
- Glory Road (2006)
- He Got Game
- Hoop Dreams
- Hoosiers (1986)
- Juwanna Mann
- Like Mike
- Love and Basketball
- The Sixth Man
- Space Jam (1996)
- Teen Wolf (1985)
- White Men Can't Jump
- The Year of the Yao (documentary) (2005)
- A Season on the Brink (made for TV) (2002)
- Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault (1996)
Bobsledding
- Cool Runnings (1993)
Boxing
- Ali
- The Boxer
- Cinderella Man
- The Great White Hope
- The Great White Hype
- The Greatest (1977)
- The Hurricane (1999)
- Million Dollar Baby (2004)
- Raging Bull
- Requiem for a Heavyweight
- Rocky (1976)
- Rocky II (1979)
- Rocky III (1981)
- Rocky IV (1985)
- Rocky V (1990)
- Rocky Balboa (2006)
- Teen Wolf Too (1987)
- Somebody Up There Likes Me
- When We Were Kings
- (2001) Carman The Champion
- (2000) Girlfight
- (1979) The Champ
- (1972) Fat City
- (1956) The Harder They Fall
- (1954) On the Waterfront
- (1952) The Square Ring
- (1949) Champion
- (1947) Body And Soul
Cricket
- Wondrous Oblivion (2003)
- Bodyline (film) (1984)
Curling
- Men with Brooms (2002)
Cycling
- American Flyers (1985)
- Breaking Away (1979)
- Hell on Wheels (2005)
- Triplets of Belleville (2003)
Fencing
- By the sword (film)
Football (soccer)
- Bend It Like Beckham
- The Big Green
- Escape to Victory
- The Game of Their Lives
- Goal! (2005)
- Goal! 2 (2006)
- Mean Machine (2001)
- The Miracle of Bern
- The Other Final
- Shaolin Soccer
- When Saturday Comes
- Once in a Lifetime (documentary) (2006)
- Kicking & Screaming (2005)
- (2005) Pelé Forever (documentary) (2005)
- Real, The Movie (2005)
- Fever Pitch (1996)
- Ladybugs (1992)
- Hero (documentary) (1986)
- Yesterday's Hero (1979)
- The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (1939)
- The Great Game (1930)
Golf
- Caddyshack (1980)
- Caddyshack II (1988)
- Happy Gilmore
- The Legend of Bagger Vance
- Tin Cup
- The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)
- Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius (2004)
Horse racing
- The Black Stallion (1979)
- Hidalgo
- International Velvet (1978)
- National Velvet
- Phar Lap (1983)
- Seabiscuit (2003)
Ice hockey
- The Mighty Ducks (1992, 1994, 1996)
- Maurice Ricard aka The Rocket (2005)
- Miracle (2004)
- Mystery, Alaska (1999)
- Slap Shot
- (2002)
- Sudden Death (1995)
- Youngblood (1986)
Judo
- Sanshiro Sugata (1943)
Martial arts
Note: Films should not be listed here unless the sporting aspects of martial arts play a major part in the plot.
- (1994) The Next Karate Kid
- (1992) Sidekicks
- (1989) The Karate Kid, Part III
- (1986) The Karate Kid, Part II
- (1984) The Karate Kid
- (1989) Kickboxer
- (1988) Bloodsport
- (1989) Best of the Best
Motocross
- (1980) Spetters
Rodeo
Running
- (1982) Chariots of Fire
Roller derby
- Hell on Wheels (as at 2006 post-production)
Rowing
- (2000) The Skulls (rowing)
- (1995) True Blue (rowing)
Rugby
(league)
- This Sporting Life (1963)
- Up'N'Under
(union)
- Coming Out (rugby union)
Sailing
- (1992) Wind (sailing)
Skateboarding
- (2005) Lords of Dogtown
- (2003) Grind
- (2001) Dogtown and Z-Boys (documentary)
Skin Diving
- (1980) The Blue Lagoon (1980 film)
- (1991) Return to the Blue Lagoon
Snowboarding
- (2005) First Descent (snowboarding)
Sumo Wrestling
- Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (Japan)
Supercross
- (2005) Supercross (film)
Surfing
- (2002) Blue Crush
- (1978)Big Wednesday
Table tennis
- (2002) Ping Pong (table tennis)
Tennis
- (2004) Wimbledon (tennis)
- (1995) The Break (tennis)
Track and Field
- (1982) Personal Best
Ultimate Frisbee
- (2000) Above and Beyond
- (2002) I Bleed Black (documentary)
- (2004) Stacked
Wheelchair Rugby
- (2005) Murderball (wheelchair rugby; documentary)
Wrestling
- (2006) Nacho Libre (pro wrestling)
- (2000) Ready to Rumble (pro wrestling)
- (1999) Beyond The Mat (pro wrestling)
- (1989) No Holds Barred (pro wrestling)
- (1987) Body Slam (pro wrestling)
- (1987) Over the Top (arm wrestling)
- (1985) Grunt! The Wrestling Movie (pro wrestling)
- (1985) Vision Quest (amateur wrestling)
- (1973) The Wrestler (pro wrestling)
See also
Categories
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