This is something I have thought about for a while, yet have had a very difficult time deciding on. I wish I could say that was because of the countless great sports movies all vying for the honors, but its quite the opposite. Hollywood has always had a very difficult time delivering authentic sports movies. The balance between feel goodiness and realism is a very difficult tightrope to manage, and few have done it successfully.
I realize that there are several solid sports movies that I have never seen (Eight Men Out, Chariots of Fire, Bang the Drum Slowly to name a few), and I will make it my point over the next 2 months to watch them, and adjust the list if need be. And since it is too hard to include comedies in this category, I have added a top 5 comedy list.
Top 10 Sports Movies:
1. Hoosiers
2. Rocky
3. Miracle
4. The Wrestler
I realize that there are several solid sports movies that I have never seen (Eight Men Out, Chariots of Fire, Bang the Drum Slowly to name a few), and I will make it my point over the next 2 months to watch them, and adjust the list if need be. And since it is too hard to include comedies in this category, I have added a top 5 comedy list.
Top 10 Sports Movies:
1. Hoosiers
2. Rocky
3. Miracle
4. The Wrestler
5. Cinderella Man
6. Seabiscuit
6. Seabiscuit
7. Raging Bull
8. Field of Dreams
9. We Are Marshall
10. Friday Night Lights
8. Field of Dreams
9. We Are Marshall
10. Friday Night Lights
Top 5 Sports Comedies:1. Caddyshack
2. The Big Lebowski
3. Major League
4. Happy Gilmore
5. Dodgeball
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