Movies have a way of appealing to our most basic interests and transforming that appeal into emotional connection. For sports enthusiasts, sports films will do just that.
Portraying the stories of a character’s rise and fall, sports films captivates the viewer often tapping deep into their own personal emotions.
Watching a story of adversity and the battle to overcome it can be as motivational, as it is entertaining. From the laughs and tears that result from such movies, viewers tend to get more out of them than sheer entertainment.
There are good sports films, and then their great ones that resonate more and their impact lasts much longer.
Here is a list of Coach’s Top Sports Movies from each sport. Enjoy!
Basketball
1 Glory Road
2 White Men Can’t Jump
3 Hoosiers
4 Coach Carter
5 He Got Game
6 The Air Up There
7 Blue Chips
8 Eddie
9 6th Man
10 Finding Forester
Honorable Mention
Air Bud, Love & Basketball, Hurricane Season, Sunset Park, Space Jam, Teen Wolf
Baseball
1 For Love of the Game
2 The Rookie
3 Moneyball
4 Trouble with the Curve
5 Sandlot
6 42
7 Bull Durham
8 Major League 2
9 A League of Their Own
10 Field of Dreams
Honorable Mention
The Natural, Major League, Rookie of the Year, Angels in the Outfield,
Million Dollar Arm
Football
1 Rudy
2 Friday Night Lights
3 Remember the Titans
4 Draft Day
5 When the Game Stood Tall
6 We Are Marshall
7 Varsity Blues
8 Blindside
9 Any Given Sunday
10 Facing the Giants
Honorable Mention
The Waterboy, The Replacements, Longest Yard (2005), Gridiron Gang, Concussion
Ice Hockey
1 Miracle
2 Mighty Ducks
3 D2: The Mighty Ducks
4 Mystery Alaska
5 Youngblood
6 D3: The Mighty Ducks
7 Slap Shot
8 Doc: Of Miracles and Men
9 Doc: Do You Believe in Miracles
10 Doc: Red Army
Honorable Mention
Miracle on Ice, Goon, The Rocket
Boxing
1 Rocky IV
2 Rocky II
3 Rocky
4 Creed II
5 Rocky III
6 Creed
7 Cinderella Man
8 The Hurricane
9 The Fighter
10 Raging Bull
Honorable Mention
Ali, Million Dollar Baby, Reel Steel, Southpaw, Rocky Balboa
Track & Field
1 McFarland, USA
2 Unbroken
3 Without Limits
4 Prefontaine
5 Race
Honorable Mention
Chariots of Fire
World’s Greatest Athlete
Martial Arts
1 Warrior
2 Karate Kid
3 Blood Sport
4 The Quest
5 Enter the Dragon
Honorable Mention
3 Ninjas
Mortal Kombat
Karate Kid (Remake)
Auto Racing
1 Rush
2 Days of Thunder
3 3: Dale Earnhardt Story
4 Ford vs. Ferrari
5 Race the Sun
Honorable Mention
Cars
Talladega Nights
Horse Racing
1 Seabiscuit
2 Secretariat
3 Hidalgo
Honorable Mention
50 to 1
Golf
1 Happy Gilmore Honorable Mention
2 Legend of Bagger Vance Greatest Game Ever Played
3 Tin Cup
Soccer
1 Green Street Honorable Mention
2 Big Green Bend It Like Beckham
3 Kicking & Screaming The Game of Their Lives
Wrestling
1 Foxcatcher Honorable Mention
2 Vision Quest Going to the Mat
3 Doc: Prince of Pennsylvania
Best of the Rest
1 Cool Runnings
2 Invictus
3 Chasing Mavericks
4 The Guardian
5 Eddie the Eagle
6 Everest
7The Color of Money
8 Battle of the Sexes
9 Bring It On
10 I, Tonya
Honorable Mention
Side Out, Airborne, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, Kingpin
Note: Best of the Rest List Includes: Cheerleading, Swimming, Figure Skating, Surfing, Gymnastics, Tennis, Volleyball, Rollerblade/skating, Climbing, Rodeo, Softball, Bowling, Dodgeball, Ski Jumping, Cycling, Billiards, Lacrosse, Field Hockey, Bobsled
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