Rocky? Rocky 2-4? Slap Shot (1977) is fantastic.
For basketball I’d say Hoosiers (1986) is good. For American Football? Jerry Maguire (1996).
What are the best soccer, cricket, or racing movies?
Baseketball, Dodgeball, Happy Gilmore, and The Big Lebowski (I don’t watch sports)
Moneyball
Space Jam.
Baseketball.
The only other one about a real sport I’ve watched multiple times and is a sport I actually like would be The Mighty Ducks.
For Golf, Happy Gilmore! If you haven’t seen it yet, you can do it!
Yes that or Tin Cup (1996). Apparently peak year for golf movies. Legend of Baggar Vance (2000) was a few years later. There was a tiny window for mainstream golf movies.
Dodgeball - a true underdog story
Hijacking this thread to ask if there’s any good rugby movies besides Invictus
The replacements
Warrior for MMA. It’s a bit of a guilty pleasure because it hits all of my traditional masculine buttons. Redemption, making dad proud, making wife proud, showing your brother you actually love him, fist fights, etc.
Miracle - hockey Senna - F1 Faster (series) - MotoGP
You already named my favorite sports movie: Slap Shot.
The Wrestler is my other pick that I haven’t seen yet in this thread
“Who own de Chiefs?”
OWNS. OWNS.
Comedic Baseball: the Sandlot, Major League
Romantic baseball: For Love Of The Game
Baseball baseball: Moneyball
Historic baseball: A League Of Their Own
There is crying in baseball: Field of Dreams
Live action: Major League 2 had a streak of getting played on TV, so it’s probably the one I’ve seen bits of the most, followed by Rudy for the same reason.
Animated: Cars.
