Best Sports Movies of all time

[frozen]

What are you favorite sports movies of all time?<br><br>Here is a small list I started to get the thread off and moving...<br><br>(not in any particular order)<br><br>Miracle<br>Hoosiers<br>He Got Game<br>Any Given Sunday<br>Playmakers (not a movie, but a great series by ESPN)<br>Mighty Ducks (shot in St. Paul/Minneapolis area)<br>Mighty Ducks 2<br>Mighty Ducks 3<br>Slap Shot<br>Slap Shot 2<br>The Rookie<br>Rocky<br>Field of Dreams<br>Caddyshack<br>The Longest Yard<br>Jerry Maguire<br>The Bad News Bears<br>Ali<br><br>what are you guys' favorites? <p></p><i></i>

[frozen]

I forgot to add one to the list.. a very important movie and one of my childhood favorites...<br><br>who could forget bennie "the jet" rodrieduz, squintz, the great hambino, and smalls...<br><br><!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>The Sandlot</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> <p></p><i></i>

[frozen]

<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>Hurricane</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> (with Denzel Washington, GREAT GREAT movie. true story)<br><br><!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>Rounders</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> (by far the best gambling movie... makes you want to sit down and play poker) <p></p><i></i>

[frozen]

Friday Night Lights<br><br>Rudy<br><br>Remember the Titans<br><br>Cool Runnings<br><br>Major League<br><br> <p></p><i></i>

[hawkfan70]

Bull Durham<br>Young Blood<br>Mystery Alaska (right name?) <p></p><i></i>

[packerboy]

For Love of The Game<br><br>'61<br><br>Brian's Song<br><br> <p></p><i></i>

[ChrisK]

For those who like something off the beaten path, director Kevin Smith has at least two movies that feature scenes with hockey: "Clerks" with the scene on top of the convenience store where the guys play hockey with inline skates and "Chasing Amy" where a pivotal scene occurs during a hockey game and the hits during the game are used to punctuate an intense conversation between the two main characters. Great stuff, but not for everyone.<br><br>I haven't seen "Bang the Drum Slowly" mentioned, DeNiro doesn't really look like a ballplayer but it's a great story. "When We Were Kings" is a superb documentary on the Ali-Foreman fight in Zaire in 1973. <p></p><i></i>

[EREmpireStrikesBack]

<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>The Natural</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br><!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>Little Giants</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>Major League 2<br>Major League 3: Back To The Minors<br><br>And for the record, I believe most parts of all 3 of the Mighty Ducks movies were shot in MN and the metro area.<br><br><!--EZCODE EMOTICON START 8) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/glasses.gif ALT="8)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p>Elk River AA State Champions- 2001 Boys & 2004 Girls</p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p100.ezboard.com/bmnhs.showUserP ... kesBack</A>  <IMG HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10 SRC="http://images.usatoday.com/news/health/ ... /darth.jpg" BORDER=0> at: 12/7/05 3:47 am<br></i>

[Dizzy]

I'd put 'Radio' on the list. And who could forget 'Space Jam'? <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :lol --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/laugh.gif ALT=":lol"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p></p><i></i>

[koren808]

Blue Chips is a good one.<br><br>Does Kazaam count? It STARS a sports player.<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :lol --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/laugh.gif ALT=":lol"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p>-------------------<br><br>Catholics have churches, fat people have Wisconsin, and I have the Pawtucket Patriot brewery.- Peter Griffin</p><i></i>

[east hockey]

My personal favorites, in no real order:<br><br>Miracle<br>American Flyers<br>Any Given Sunday (Pacino's speech before the big game was epic)<br>Blue Chips<br>Bull Durham (Crash telling the hitter what pitch Nuke was gonna throw <!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://www.minnhock.com/biggrin.gif"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END-->)<br>Caddyshack<br>The Color Of Money (only if you consider pool to be a sport)<br>Diggstown<br>Eight Men Out<br>Gladiator (not the Russell Crowe version, the one with Brian Dennehy)<br>Kingpin (sure, say bowling isn't a sport so I can ban ya <!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://www.minnhock.com/biggrin.gif"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END-->)<br>Little Giants ("Spike is in PeeWee football hell")<br>The Longest Yard (<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>not</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> the Adam Sandler remake)<br>Major League: Back to the Minors (Uecker's best role)<br>Long Gone (What Stud says to Dusty to make Dusty bean him was beyond funny)<br>The Program<br>The Replacements ("That's why girls don't play the game")<br>Rookie of the Year (yep, unrealistic as heck but still entertaining)<br>Sidekicks (the Norris-Piscopo fight left my sides hurting)<br><!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>Slap Shot (best sports movie ever)</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>The Sandlot<br>Tin Cup<br>Happy Gilmour ("The Price is Wrong, *****")<br>The Waterboy ("Captain Insano shows no mercy")<br>Youngblood ("Let's go, pretty boy")<br><br>Lee <p>____________<br>Message Board arsonist since 2005</p><i></i>

[EREmpireStrikesBack]

What about Chariots Of Fire? Any good? Or the one about that long distance runner from Oregon w/ the crazy name?<br><br><!--EZCODE EMOTICON START 8) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/glasses.gif ALT="8)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p>Elk River AA State Champions- 2001 Boys & 2004 Girls</p><i></i>

[east hockey]

<!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>Or the one about that long distance runner from Oregon w/ the crazy name?<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br><br>Without Limits? The one about Steve Prefontaine, played by Billy Crudup? Donald Sutherland played his coach. Pretty good flick, I thought.<br><br>Lee <p>____________<br>Message Board arsonist since 2005</p><i></i>

[JohnBasedow09]

Frozen, I agree with your list, it has many great sports movies. I would like to add another movie- Friday Night Lights. Based on a true story about a small town BIG TIME football team that falls short of a Texas State Championship in 88' <p></p><i></i>

[JohnBasedow09]

Frozen, I didnt read your other post with FNL. My bad.<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :eek --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/eek.gif ALT=":eek"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p></p><i></i>

[2AhockeyOldTimer]

thats on your list for best sports movies? Had me fooled. <p>2A</p><i></i>

[ThunderStorm22]

Rudy<br><br>Friday Night Lights <p></p><i></i>

[PuckU126]

<!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>Little Giants<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br>HAHA ER.... My favorite part is when the dad, who lives in his football past, gets hurt and falls in the pool. The guy tried to tackle his wife (who was holding the tackling dummy), and she pulled away. He then went through the window, landed <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>on the family jewels</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END-->, and then tipped over into the pool!<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :lol --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/laugh.gif ALT=":lol"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br><br><!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :smokin --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/smokin.gif ALT=":smokin"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p></p><i></i>

[PuckU126]

How about… <br><br><!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>Gladiator -</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> fighting is a sport… just don’t die in this case <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :evil --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/devil.gif ALT=":evil"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br><!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong><br>AND</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br><br><!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>Ben Hur -</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> the chariot race was SWEET <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :b --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/tongue.gif ALT=":b"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br><br><!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :smokin --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/smokin.gif ALT=":smokin"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p></p><i></i>

[Stitch Lips]

A classic all of you failed to mention ....<br><br>Cinderella Man.<br><br>A true story about character, life and inspiration.<br><br>Most all of those other movies are fictitious with the exception of a few ....<br><br>I highly recommend checking out this movie:<br><br>Russell Crowe stars in the story inspired by the life of legendary athlete <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>Jim Braddock</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END-->, a once-promising light heavyweight boxer forced into retirement after a string of losses in the ring. As the nation enters the darkest years of the Great Depression, Braddock accepts a string of dead-end jobs to support his wife, Mae (Renee Zellweger), and their children, while never totally abandoning his dream of boxing again.<br><br>Thanks to a last minute cancellation, Braddock finds himself back in the ring against the second-ranked world contender-and to everyone's amazement, Braddock wins in the third round. Despite being pounds lighter than his opponents and repeated injuries to his hands, Braddock continues to fight against challengers and win. Carrying on his shoulders the hopes and dreams of the disenfranchised, Braddock, dubbed the "Cinderella Man," faces his toughest challenger in Max Baer (Craig Bierko), the heavyweight champion of the world, renowned for having killed two men in the ring.<br><br>Braddock-not so much a great boxer as a great man who boxed-climbed into the ring seeking nothing more than to provide for his wife and children. His commitment to them inspired him to championship, elevating the family man with a simple cause to the level of legend.<br><br><!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :p --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/tongue.gif ALT=":p"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> a tough act to follow ... that's for sure. <p></p><i></i>

[PuckU126]

How is Cinderella Man a classic? It just came out on DVD. <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :lol --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/laugh.gif ALT=":lol"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br><br>GREAT MOVIE!!!<br><br><!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :smokin --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/smokin.gif ALT=":smokin"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p></p><i></i>

[Stitch Lips]

Watch it ... you'll see what I mean.<br><br>maybe I should have said <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>destined</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> to become a classic!<br><br><!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :hat --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/pimp.gif ALT=":hat"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p></p><i></i>

[WarriorHockeyHoney]

a league of their own and the karate kid! <p></p><i></i>

[Wild4hockey]

Seabiscuit<br>The Natural<br>Major League<br>Slap Shot<br><br>p.s. Wasn't there a Jean Claude Van Damn movie about hockey? <p></p><i></i>