The best sport movies
I excluded movies about boxing and football (soccer) here, because they are too many! I wanted to include a larger variety of sports.
I made a whole list only for boxing movies and another one for football (soccer) films.
Some of the movies in this list do not have a sport as its main subject, but a sport plays an important role.
I made a whole list only for boxing movies and another one for football (soccer) films.
Some of the movies in this list do not have a sport as its main subject, but a sport plays an important role.
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- DirectorClint EastwoodStarsMorgan FreemanMatt DamonTony KgorogeNelson Mandela, in his first term as President of South Africa, initiates a unique venture to unite the Apartheid-torn land: enlist the national rugby team on a mission to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup.The beautiful story about South African rugby national team and the Rugby World Cup of 1995, soon after the end of Apartheid.
- DirectorMajid MajidiStarsReza NajiAmir Farrokh HashemianBahare SeddiqiAfter a boy loses his sister's pair of shoes, he goes on a series of adventures in order to find them. When he can't, he tries a new way to "win" a new pair.There is a footrace in the climax of the film.
- DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsRalph MacchioPat MoritaElisabeth ShueRecently relocated from NJ to LA, Daniel becomes the target of a gang of Cobra Kai dojo students. When Mr. Miyagi saves him with expert Karate skills, Daniel convinces him to teach him to defend himself, and put his bullies in their place.Learning karate and competing in the All Valley Karate Tournament.
- DirectorPedro AlmodóvarStarsLiberto RabalFrancesca NeriJavier BardemAfter leaving jail, Víctor is still in love with Elena, but she's married to the former cop -now basketball player- who became paralysed by a shot from Víctor's gun...One of the most important characters plays for Spanish wheelchair basketball national team.
- DirectorCarlos GomesStarsHelvídio MattosMaurício AzedoDirceu MarinhoAn excellent documentary (amazing interviews!) about the most popular multi-sport club in the world, with 40 million fans.
- DirectorWoody AllenStarsScarlett JohanssonJonathan Rhys MeyersEmily MortimerAt a turning point in his life, a former tennis pro falls for an actress who happens to be dating his friend and soon-to-be brother-in-law.When a retired professional player starts to teach tennis, everything change in his and a wealthy family's lives.
- DirectorJoão Rodrigo MattosStarsZéu BrittoMarcélia CartaxoAc CostaThis is not properly a sport film, but trampoline appears not only in the title but also throughout the movie, as the escape of bad life for poor children in Brazilian Northeastern state of Bahia.
- DirectorDennis GanselStarsJürgen VogelFrederick LauMax RiemeltA high school teacher's experiment to demonstrate to his students what life is like under a dictatorship spins horribly out of control when he forms a social unit with a life of its own.Water polo is an element of union for "The Wave" group.
- DirectorCao HamburgerStarsMichel JoelsasGermano HaiutDaniela PiepszykA boy is left alone in a Jewish neighborhood in 1970, when the World Cup coincides with political crackdowns by the military dictatorship.Football (soccer) and button football appear throughout the movie.
- DirectorsJohn LasseterJoe RanftStarsOwen WilsonBonnie HuntPaul NewmanOn the way to the biggest race of his life, a hotshot rookie race car gets stranded in a rundown town and learns that winning isn't everything in life.This race of the Piston Cup championship will not be like any other.
- DirectorBrian FeeStarsOwen WilsonCristela AlonzoChris CooperLightning McQueen sets out to prove to a new generation of racers that he's still the best race car in the world.Another great film from this amazing car racing trilogy.
- DirectorHugo CarvanaStarsHugo CarvanaOdete LaraPaulo César PeréioHaving come out recently from jail, a tramp decides to cheat a false millionaire, who only appears to be rich.Pool is in the core of this funny movie.
- DirectorTodd KapostasyStarsJamie FoxxJade WilleyAllan Wayne AndersonThe unfettered and definitive look at the life and career of Dennis Rodman.Great basketball documentary.
- DirectorsBobby FarrellyPeter FarrellyStarsWoody HarrelsonRandy QuaidBill MurrayAn amateur state bowling champion whose professional aspirations are prematurely dashed when he gets "Munsoned" hopes to ride a new bowling prodigy to success and riches by becoming his manager.Bowling comedy. Hilarious film. Woody Harrelson, Bill Murray, Randy Quaid, and Vanessa Angel are great.
- DirectorSylvain ChometStarsMichèle CaucheteuxJean-Claude DondaMichel RobinWhen her grandson is kidnapped during the Tour de France, Madame Souza and her beloved pooch Bruno team up with the Belleville Sisters--an aged song-and-dance team from the days of Fred Astaire--to rescue him.The Tour de France is the most important sports event in the country. Imagine a kidnapping during the bicycle race!
- DirectorsJonathan DaytonValerie FarisStarsEmma StoneSteve CarellAndrea RiseboroughThe true story of the 1973 tennis match between World number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs.Very nice film on rival tennis stars.
- DirectorPhil Alden RobinsonStarsKevin CostnerJames Earl JonesRay LiottaIowa farmer Ray Kinsella is inspired by a voice he can't ignore to pursue a dream he can hardly believe. Supported by his wife, Ray begins the quest by turning his ordinary cornfield into a place where dreams can come true.A tribute to baseball.
- DirectorMichael RapaportStarsBill BradleyWalt FrazierPhil JacksonA look at the basketball team, The New York Knicks, during their championship runs during the 1970s.Very nice documentary on how NBA grew, and basketball changed both in the way of playing and of supporting through the 60's, and how a unique generation in New York Knicks was important for that. The black question, the teams' rivaries and players' single stories are issues as well.
- DirectorRich MooreStarsJohn C. ReillyJack McBrayerJane LynchRalph is tired of playing the role of a bad guy and embarks on a journey to become a video game hero. But he accidentally lets loose a deadly enemy that threatens the entire arcade.It's n the list not because of the video games, but because of the car racing.
- DirectorsJohn LasseterBradford LewisStarsOwen WilsonLarry the Cable GuyMichael CaineStar race car Lightning McQueen and his pal Mater head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix race. But the road to the championship becomes rocky as Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage.Spies and car racing.
- DirectorJames MangoldStarsMatt DamonChristian BaleJon BernthalAmerican car designer Carroll Shelby and driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference and the laws of physics to build a revolutionary race car for Ford in order to defeat Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966.
- DirectorDavid ZuckerStarsLeslie NielsenPriscilla PresleyO.J. SimpsonIncompetent police Detective Frank Drebin must foil an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II.The life of queen Elizabeth II is at risk durig a baseball match.
- DirectorOliver StoneStarsAl PacinoDennis QuaidCameron DiazA behind-the-scenes look at the life-and-death struggles of modern-day gladiators and those who lead them.This could be one more well made motivational American football film, like Jerry Maguire, Remember the Titans, Rudy, The Replacements, or Varsity Blues, but it is even more, as it also deals with many other important issues, such as: business over all, media effects, family relations, age conflicts, vanity, health problems. The minor drawbacks are the excess of unnecessary nude butts and some scatology, but, on the other hand, the film may also be praised for its edition innovations. By the end, one more sample that this is not any given conventional American football movie.
- DirectorsJack KinneyBen SharpsteenStarsGeorge JohnsonJohn McLeishA narrator explains the history of the Olympic Games while Goofy demonstrates events.Olympics!
- DirectorOlivia NewmanStarsElvire EmanuelleYahya Abdul-Mateen IIColman DomingoHardened by years in foster care, a teenage girl from Brooklyn's Brownsville neighborhood decides that joining the boys' wrestling team is the only way back to her estranged father.A women's wrestling (and illegal fist fighting) film placed in a poor neighborhood.
