Sports movies

[K.C.]

For some reason, I've been catching a lot of them lately, so I'm willing to bring this topic up for discussion (I think we did a baseball movie centric thread a while back, but this is all encompassing):

Best Baseball Movie: Bull Durham
Other Possibilities: 61*, Bad News Bears, Eight Men Out, Field Of Dreams, For The Love Of The Game, A League Of Their Own, Major League, Mr. Baseball, The Natural, Pride Of The Yankees, Rookie Of The Year, The Sandlot,

Best Football Movie: Friday Night Lights (if anyone says Any Given Sunday I recommend they should get an immediate banning)
Other Possibilities: All The Right Moves, Brian's Song, Gridiron Gang, Invincible, Jerry Maguire, Leatherheads, The Longest Yard, Little Giants, Lucas, Necessary Roughness, North Dallas Forty, Remember The Titans, The Replacements, Rudy, Varsity Blues, The Waterboy, We Are Marshall

Best Basketball Movie: Hoosiers
Other Possibilities: Above The Rim, Basketball Diaries, Blue Chips, Coach Carter, Finding Forrester, He Got Game, Semi-Pro, Teen Wolf, White Men Can't Jump

Best Hockey Movie: Slap Shot
Other Possibilities: The Mighty Ducks, Sudden Death, Youngblood

Best Boxing Movie: Raging Bull
Other Possibilities: The Boxer, Diggstown, The Champ, The Great White Hope, The Harder They Fall, The Hurricane, Million Dollar Baby, Rocky

Best Soccer Movie: There has never been a good one made (suck on it, Bend It Like Beckham)

Best Surfing Movie: See Best Soccer Movie, although I will say I have the same disease Ronnie B has where I can never turn off a surfing movie. Especially Point Break which may be the worst movie ever made, but holds a special place in my heart.

Best Golf Movie: Caddyshack
Other Possibilities: The Greatest Game Ever Played, Happy Gilmore, The Legend Of Bagger Vance, Tin Cup




I'm kind of surprised by the lack of good football movies, considering it's the most popular sport.

Obviously, baseball has the most depth.

[Freakshow]

Track and Field movies: Chariots of Fire

Also good: Prefontaine, Gallapoli, Running Brave.

[RAAMONE]

"The Program" gets no mention for the best football movie?!?

[Contra]

Youngblood has a great sex scene.

[K.C.]

Track and Field movies: Chariots of Fire

Also good: Prefontaine, Gallapoli, Running Brave.

Yeah, Prefontaine was a really solid movie.

I caught it on HBO a few years ago. I had never heard of the guy, or the movie, but I stuck with it and it turned out to be a pretty good film.

[EddieMoscone]

If we add docs we may be better off...

Best Basketball Movie: Hoop Dreams

Best Surfing Movie: Dogtown and Z Boys

Let's go to Asia for Soccer...

Best Soccer Movie: Shoalin Soccer

I'd also like to have M*A*S*H* been given special consideration for the football category.

[drjoek]

Hockey movie. Miracle or The HBO doc about the 80 hockey team it was on again last night. Any movie about Steve Prefontaine is worth a watch. There are about 3 and they're all good. Surfing movies. Step into Liquid and Riding Giants Endless Summer

[KingGeno]

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[NYHCmikeX]

Best Football Movie: Friday Night Lights (if anyone says Any Given Sunday I recommend they should get an immediate banning)
Other Possibilities: All The Right Moves, Brian's Song, Gridiron Gang, Invincible, Jerry Maguire, Leatherheads, The Longest Yard, Little Giants, Lucas, Necessary Roughness, North Dallas Forty, Remember The Titans, The Replacements, Rudy, Varsity Blues, The Waterboy, We Are Marshall

This could be the single worst list ever assembled...You put North Dallas Forty at the bottom of the list behind Marky Mark on the Eagles, The Rock coaches Juvies, a chick flick version of Arli$$, George Clooney's pre-helmet football movie that NO ONE saw, Little Giants and fucking LUCAS? Jerry Macguire isnt even a football movie, its a chick flick with football in it. Lucas is a coming of age/summer movie/piece of shit that mentions football. Did you just name every movie that has a football scene in it except for the Program?

[yojimbo7248]

Best soccer movie: Fever Pitch

I am an Arsenal fan so I might be a bit biased but it is good.

[ihaveabadmonkey]

Soccer movie : Victory with Stallone and Pele.

They are POW's playing against the Nazi's and decide its a better idea to try and beat them then escape.

[weekapaugjz]

Youngblood has a great sex scene.

If gvac was still here, hed approve of this post.

[skyscraper]

Best soccer movie: Fever Pitch

I am an Arsenal fan so I might be a bit biased but it is good.

I also like the Arse, but come on.

[K.C.]

This could be the single worst list ever assembled...You put North Dallas Forty at the bottom of the list behind Marky Mark on the Eagles, The Rock coaches Juvies, a chick flick version of Arli$$, George Clooney's pre-helmet football movie that NO ONE saw, Little Giants and fucking LUCAS? Jerry Macguire isnt even a football movie, its a chick flick with football in it. Lucas is a coming of age/summer movie/piece of shit that mentions football. Did you just name every movie that has a football scene in it except for the Program?

Uh...just naming movies.

It wasn't a list in order, or even a list of movies I like.

Just putting out the more well-known ones, chief....did ya not get the whole alphabetical order thing?

[Jujubees2]

You forgot bowling!

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[tupper65]

Great list!

Also add "Miracle" to hockey movies.

Bad News Bears ('76) has got to be my favorite

"All we got on this team are a buncha Jews, spics, niggers, pansies, and a booger-eatin' moron!"
I love Tanner!

[Fezticle98]

Soccer - Green Street Hooligans was pretty good, as was "A Shot at Glory" with Robert Duvall.

Ladybugs was not so great.

[Patient zer0]

mean machine
the program

[Fezticle98]

Surfing – The Endless Summer.
also-rans (suck) – North Shore, Blue Crush

Football - Wildcats

[Dirtbag]

This could be the single worst list ever assembled...You put North Dallas Forty at the bottom of the list behind Marky Mark on the Eagles, The Rock coaches Juvies, a chick flick version of Arli$$, George Clooney's pre-helmet football movie that NO ONE saw, Little Giants and fucking LUCAS? Jerry Macguire isnt even a football movie, its a chick flick with football in it. Lucas is a coming of age/summer movie/piece of shit that mentions football. Did you just name every movie that has a football scene in it except for the Program?
That list is in alphabetical order.

[patsopinion]

I'd also like to have M*A*S*H* been given special consideration for the football category.


Hot Lips Houlihan: Oh my God! They've shot him!
Henry Blake: Hot Lips, you incredible nincompoop! It's the end of the quarter!



and bagger vance is not a good movie

[Warren Peace]

For basketball...don't forget Fast Break. Had Bernard King and Michael Warren of UCLA and Hill Street Blues in it.

[patsopinion]

oh and mean machiene with jason statham is a good movie

much better than catch 22 or the adam sandler remake
def a worth while flic to catch next time your updating ur netflix

[hereintheUK]

Best Soccer Movie: There has never been a good one made (suck on it, Bend It Like Beckham)




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I beg to differ. Sylvester Stallone as a goal keeper is solid gold. This probably makes the good bad movie list, but like most sports moves it's one I would never switch off if it's on TV.

[Fezticle98]

Soccer - Green Street Hooligans was pretty good, as was "A Shot at Glory" with Robert Duvall.

Ladybugs was not so great.

I meant to say Football Factory, not Green Street Hooligans. My mistake.

[Freakshow]

Heaven Can Wait?

[Doogie]

Best Soccer Movie: Mean Machine

Best Boxing Movie is tough...I think if there were not so many sequels Rocky would probably tie with Raging Bull. For the pure sports movie banner alone. Now I personally think that Raging Bull is the better movie, but it isnt entirely about boxing as much as it is about LaMotta's battles with his own demons, although it does have some of the better filmed fight scenes ever.

Best Baseball: I agree, Bull Durham all the way

Best Football: the original Longest Yard

[RAAMONE]

i know i might get some shit for this...because there are sooo many classic bobsledding movies...but cool runnings takes it hands down


as for soccer...kicking and screaming was alright...screaming will farrell makes me laugh

[hereintheUK]

Soccer Dog: European cup.

Any want to second?

[skyscraper]

You forgot blowing!


fixed.

[hammersavage]

Is Finding Forrester a sports movie? I'm undecided.



Got Sugar on Netflix. I hear great things

[weekapaugjz]

Got Sugar on Netflix. I hear great things

really freaking good. i think you'll like it.

one of the best sports movies i've seen in awhile.

[weekapaugjz]

i really need to watch youngblood again soon. i love carl racki.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1kiWvXTWG_8/ScPUYEEKHaI/AAAAAAAAAi0/JSvKHj2WLCg/s320/racki_02.jpg

[hammersavage]

Vision Quest is definitely my favorite. I've seen it more than almost any other movie. it still gets my pumped when he climbs the peg wall.

[weekapaugjz]

Vision Quest is definitely my favorite. I've seen it more than almost any other movie. it still gets my pumped when he climbs the peg wall.

you just like sweaty guys rolling around on a mat.

[goreds2]

I loved the movie The Rookie.

http://www.teachwithmovies.org/guides/rookie-DVDcover.jpg

http://www.teachwithmovies.org/guides/rookie.html

[TeeBone]

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[weekapaugjz]

best BMX movie:

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[TeeBone]

best BMX movie:

http://gothamist.com/attachments/arts_jen/040907_rad.jpg

Don't forget about BMX Bandits !!!!
http://1416andcounting.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/bmx-bandits.jpg

[hammersavage]

really freaking good. i think you'll like it.

one of the best sports movies i've seen in awhile.

Just amazing. One of the best sports flicks ever, especially if you love baseball.

Took a unique angle on traditional sports movies and was more of a rags to rags story. Incredibly realistic.
An American dream story for so many foreign ballplayers. So great

[hammersavage]

really freaking good. i think you'll. like it.

one of the best sports movies i've seen in awhile.

Just amazing. One of the best sports flicks ever, especially if you love baseball.

Took a unique angle on traditional sports movies and was more of a rags to rags story. Incredibly realistic.
An American dream story for so many foreign ballplayers. So great

[weekapaugjz]

Just amazing. One of the best sports flicks ever, especially if you love baseball.

Took a unique angle on traditional sports movies and was more of a rags to rags story. Incredibly realistic.
An American dream story for so many foreign ballplayers. So great

i really didn't know what to expect from it when i got it. the theatre my chick works at over the summer showed it and said i should see it. it totally goes beyond just a sports movie. it also gave a perspective of the minor league system that i never would have thought about. i think my favorite part of the movie was at the end with all the different players in the men's league saying who they played for.

[hammersavage]

My favorite part too