Top 100 Sports Movies List

#100 Sports Movie

The Hammer (2007) R

Jerry's last connection to the fight game is the evening boxing class he teaches at a gym in Pasadena. When a boxing coach asks Jerry if he'd like to spar a couple of rounds he reluctantly steps into the ring. A one-punch knockdown convinces him that it's time to make his return to competitive boxing.

Director:

Charles Herman-Wurmfeld

Writers:

Kevin Hench, Adam Carolla (story)

Stars:

Adam Carolla, Oswaldo Castillo, Heather Juergensen

#99 Sports Movie

The Game Plan (2007) PG

An NFL quarterback living the bachelor lifestyle discovers that he has an 8-year-old daughter from a previous relationship.

Director:

Andy Fickman

Writers:

Nichole Millard, Kathryn Price

Stars:

Dwayne Johnson, Kyra Sedgwick, Madison Pettis

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#98 Sports Movie

Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach (2009) R

A high school janitor has not recovered from his failed career as a tennis pro. He begins coaching his beloved sport to a group of misfits and leads them to the Nebraska State Championships.

Director:

Danny Leiner

Writers:

Andy Stock, Rick Stempson

Stars:

Seann William Scott, Randy Quaid, Brando Eaton

#97 Sports Movie

Real Steel (2011) PG-13

In the near future, robot boxing is a top sport. A struggling promoter feels he's found a champion in a discarded robot.

Director:

Shawn Levy

Writers:

John Gatins, Dan Gilroy

Stars:

Hugh Jackman, Evangeline Lilly, Dakota Goyo

#96 Sports Movie

The Comebacks (2007) PG-13

A comedy that spoofs the inspirational sports movies, The Comebacks tells the story of an out-of-luck coach, Lambeau Fields, who takes a rag-tag bunch of college misfits and drives them towards the football championships.

Director:

Tom Brady

Writers:

Ed Yeager, Joey Gutierrez

Stars:

David Koechner, Robert Ri'chard, Carl Weathers

#95 Sports Movie

Days of Thunder (1990) PG-13

A young hot-shot stock car driver gets his chance to compete at the top level.

Director:

Tony Scott

Writers:

Robert Towne, Tom Cruise

Stars:

Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Robert Duvall

#94 Sports Movie

Never Back Down (2008) PG-13

A frustrated and conflicted teenager arrives at a new highschool to discover an underground fightclub and meet a classmate who begins to coerce him into fighting.

Director:

Jeff Wadlow

Writers:

Chris Hauty

Stars:

Sean Faris, Djimon Hounsou, Amber Heard

#93 Sports Movie

Blades of Glory (2007) PG-13

In 2002, two rival Olympic ice skaters were stripped of their gold medals and permanently banned from men's single competition. Presently, however, they've found a loophole that will allow them to qualify as a pairs team.

Director:

Josh Gordon, Will Speck

Writers:

Jeff Cox, Craig Cox

Stars:

Will Ferrell, Jon Heder, Amy Poehler

#92 Sports Movie

Rudy (1993) PG

Rudy has always been told that he was too small to play college football. But he is determined to overcome the odds and fulfill his dream of playing for Notre Dame.

Director:

David Anspaugh

Writers:

Angelo Pizzo

Stars:

Sean Astin, Jon Favreau, Ned Beatty

#91 Sports Movie

The Natural (1984) PG

An unknown comes out of seemingly nowhere to become a legendary player with almost divine talent.

Director:

Barry Levinson

Writers:

Bernard Malamud, Roger Towne

Stars:

Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close

#90 Sports Movie

Major League (1989) R

The new owner of the Cleveland Indians puts together a purposely horrible team so they'll lose and she can move the team. But when the plot is uncovered, they start winning just to spite her.

Director:

David S. Ward

Writers:

David S. Ward

Stars:

Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Corbin Bernsen

#89 Sports Movie

The Waterboy (1998) PG-13

A waterboy for a college football team discovers he has a unique tackling ability and becomes a member of the team.

Director:

Frank Coraci

Writers:

Tim Herlihy, Adam Sandler

Stars:

Adam Sandler, Kathy Bates, Henry Winkler

#88 Sports Movie

Rollerball (1975) R

In a corporate-controlled future, an ultra-violent sport known as Rollerball represents the world, and one of its powerful athletes is out to defy those who want him out of the game.

Director:

Norman Jewison

Writers:

William Harrison

Stars:

James Caan, John Houseman, Maud Adams

#87 Sports Movie

Semi-Pro (2008) R

Jackie Moon, the owner-coach-player of the American Basketball Association's Flint Michigan Tropics, rallies his teammates to make their NBA dreams come true

Director:

Kent Alterman

Writers:

Scot Armstrong

Stars:

Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson, André Benjamin

#86 Sports Movie

Kicking & Screaming (2005) PG

Family man Phil Weston, a lifelong victim of his father's competitive nature, takes on the coaching duties of a kids' soccer team, and soon finds that he's also taking on his father's dysfunctional way of relating...

Director:

Jesse Dylan

Writers:

Leo Benvenuti, Steve Rudnick

Stars:

Will Ferrell, Robert Duvall, Josh Hutcherson

#85 Sports Movie

All the Right Moves (1983) R

A high school footballer desperate for a scholarship and his headstrong coach clash in a dying Pennsylvania steel town.

Director:

Michael Chapman

Writers:

Pat Jordan, Michael Kane

Stars:

Tom Cruise, Lea Thompson, Craig T. Nelson

#84 Sports Movie

The Sandlot (1993) PG

A new kid in town is taken under the wing of a young baseball prodigy and his team in this coming of age movie set in the summer of 1962. Together, they get themselves into many adventures involving rival teams, lifeguards, and a vicious dog.

Director:

David M. Evans

Writers:

David M. Evans, Robert Gunter

Stars:

Tom Guiry, Mike Vitar, Art LaFleur

#83 Sports Movie

Big Fan (2009) R

A hard-core New York Giants fan struggles to deal with the consequences when he is beaten up by his favorite player.

Director:

Robert D. Siegel

Writers:

Robert D. Siegel

Stars:

Patton Oswalt, Kevin Corrigan, Michael Rapaport

#82 Sports Movie

42 (2008) R

The story of Jackie Robinson from his signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers organization in 1945 to his historic 1947 rookie season when he broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball.

Director:

Brian Helgeland

Writers:

Brian Helgeland

Stars:

Chadwick Boseman, T.R. Knight, Harrison Ford

#81 Sports Movie

A League of Their Own (1992) PG

Two sisters join the first female professional baseball league and struggle to help it succeed amidst their own growing rivalry.

Director:

Penny Marshall

Writers:

Kim Wilson, Kelly Candaele

Stars:

Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Lori Petty

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