Your favorite sports movie?

[Teh One Who Knocks]

What is everyone's favorite sports film? There are definitely some very good ones out there (along with some bad ones).

Off the top of my head (and in no particular order), I think my top 5 are:

Hoosiers
We Are Marshall
Field of Dreams
For Love of the Game
The Longest Yard (original)

[SmoothBob]

I got a soft spot for Tin Cup..

Also liked The Natural, Bull Durham and The Mean Machine (uk) just for the scenes o Jason Statham in goal!

[Teh One Who Knocks]

If I had to put a golf movie on my list, it would be The Greatest Game Ever Played

As for the Longest Yard remake (Mean Machine in the UK), it was better than I was expecting, but it still didn't measure up to the original IMHO.

[SmoothBob]

I'd vote for the Big Blue as the greatest, its got diving in it! , simply because the film makes me cry, its one of the most beautiful things ive seen in my life, in fact im going to watch it tonight, ive decided!

[SmoothBob]

Then there's Rocky, Raging Bull, Caddyshack, Happy Gilmore, Jerry Mcguire (again nearly makes me cry!), Once were kings and Eastwoods masterpiece (ok he's had a few masterpieces!) Million Dollar Baby, fantastic movie..

Jings i like more than i realised!

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Forgot about Million Dollar Baby....love that film

[AntZ]

You guys covered quite a few good ones, I would add:

Brian's Song
Cinderella Story
Bad News Bears
and Breaking Away - Incredible Bike movie and it won the Academy Award for Org. Story!

There are a few more I'm thinking about, just need to remember the names...

[Shady]

Rudy. He was so small but had such a big heart.


Also, Dodgeball.

[fricnjay]

Lots of great ones in here, my favs would probably be:

Serious Films:

Field of Dreams
The Natural
Invincible
Hoosiers
The Hustler

Comedies:

Caddyshack
The Replacements
Major League
The Waterboy
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story

[Hal-9000]

The Longest Yard (original)
The Bad News Bears
Caddyshack

[SmoothBob]

Not seen Hoosiers but theres a lot o you sayin is good (adds to list)

Yeah, I agree Lance, Mean Machine UK no as good the US original

Glad others like The Natural, one o Redfords best oi tink!

[Goofy]

Jerry McGuire has always been a favourite of mine........ Cuba Gooding is awesome in it So's the little kid actually "you said fuck"

[Goofy]

Escape to Victory - Pele and Sly Stallone in the same team

[deebakes]

Baseketball

[JoeyB]

Not seen Hoosiers but theres a lot o you sayin is good (adds to list)

Hoosiers is a beautiful, old fashioned masterpiece, with breathtaking music and cinematography, as well as perhaps the finest performance of Dennis Hopper's career. On top of that, it is based on a true story and has every element a sports film should have. One of my favorites. Might have to dig out the DVD tonight.

Just so you know, a Hoosier is a nickname for a person from the state of Indiana, where the film is set.

Oh, one of the actors in the movie was playing basketball in college at the time...and the NCAA actually suspended and fined him for doing the film!