Top 10 Sports Movies

Some movies are considered as good movies, some movies are regarded as great movies, and then some movies are classified as sports movies. Sports movies have been prevalent since the era of silent films. The best sports films are the ones where the movie triumphs over the sport itself. Here is a list of the ten best sports movies of all time.

10. Bull Durham

Bull Durham is a 1988 Hollywood movie starring Kevin Costner He is one of the most seasoned stars in Hollywood >> Read More... and Susan Sarandon She is one of the best living women legends in Hol >> Read More... . It is a great film which portrays the ruthless nature of commercial sport. It describes Kevin Costner (Crash Davis) as one of the veteran players of baseball who mentors rookie pitcher Ebby Calvin played by Tim Robbins A multiple talents infused into one person. A tale >> Read More... for the baseball minor leagues. It proved to be a commercial success earning much more than its estimated budget. Sports Illustrated rated it as the #1 sports movie of all time.

9. Olympia

Olympia is a documentary film made in 1938 by director Leni Riefenstahlon the ongoing Berlin Olympics. It was one of the first documentary films made based on the Olympic Games. This documentary film was made by using some of the best cinematography technologies available at that time. Split in two different parts the film though brilliant turned out to be highly controversial at that time. In spite of the obvious fact that the movie had Nazi ideology written all over it, it was recognized as one of the best movies produced in that time.

8. Hoop Dreams

Hoop Dreams was a 1994 movie about two African American high school students and their lifelong dream to become basketball players. Directed by Steve James, it had a total duration of 171 minutes and took around four years to make it. It shows all the obstacles that had to be faced to become professional sportsmen. It recently received high critical acclaim and had earned an estimated eleven million worldwide.

7. The Hustler

The Hustler is an American classic sports movie made by Robert Rossen in 1961. It is a story about how a pool player Fast Eddie Felson tries to enter the world of professional pool and the obstacles he has to overcome to get there. It is a movie where Felson’s rival Minnesota Fats was inspired from real-life pool player Rudolf Wanderone who also had the same nickname. It epitomized the widely popular game of pool and was termed as one of the greatest sports movies to be made in that era.

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Rush is one of the best modern era sports movies featuring the cut throat rivalry between Niki Laudaof Ferrari and James Hunt of McLaren in the 1976 F1 season. It was directed by Ron Howardand had Chris Hemsworth A “heartthrob” and total madness of women from “do >> Read More... as James Hunt and Daniel Bruhl Daniel Cesar Martin Bruhl Gonzalez is an actor bes >> Read More... as Niki Lauda. It portrays the harsh world of formula one racing and the dangers associated with it. To simplify it, Rush is a great movie that describes the amount of grit, persistence and determination needed by a sportsman to become a legend.

5. Rocky

Rocky is till date regarded by many as the best sports movie series to be ever made. It is the start of the acting career of Sylvester Stallone Sylvester Stallone is a famous American artist, sc >> Read More... who plays a small-time boxer Rocky Balboa aiming to reach the heights of professional boxing. It is a classic rag to riches story where Rocky ultimately faces off with the then champion Apollo Creed in a match that ends in a tie but not without showing how far a man can go without giving up. Rocky earned around 250 million dollars worldwide and spawned over six sequels.

4. The Wrestler

The Wrestler is directed by Darren Aronofsky Film Director, Screenwriter, Film producer and Env >> Read More... and has Mickey Rourke Mickey Rourke’s full name is Philip Andre Mickey R >> Read More... as the lead actor in the movie. It describes the story of a professional wrestler played by Rourke who continues to fight in the ring to get back the success of his prime days. The movie received critical acclaim by many and won the Golden Lion award and Mickey Rourke went on to win the prestigious BAFTA and the Golden Globe awards and also had an Oscar nomination for his exceptional individual performance in the movie.

3. Slap Shot

Slap Shot is regarded by many as probably the greatest ever movie made on the game of ice hockey. It is a 1977 movie having Paul Newman Paul Newman, a man full of qualities was an Americ >> Read More... and Michael Ontkean as the lead actors and was directed by George Roy Hill George Roy Hill was a famous American director. He >> Read More... . The story revolves around a minor league ice hockey team which takes up violent play to gain popularity in an economically declining town. Slightly cynical and provokingly raw Slap Shot is a fantastic depiction of a never ending will to keep playing on against all odds.

2. Raging Bull

Raging Bull is a brilliant boxing movie made by Martin Scorsese Martin Charles Scorsese is one of the most celebra >> Read More... in 1980 and depicts the life story of boxer Jake La Motta who is played by Robert DeNiro. Raging Bull is the story of a middleweight boxer whose animalistic tendencies, anger and sexual escapades ruined his family life. Raging Bull is not just a sports movie or boxing movie; it is a movie where winning or losing gets lost amidst all the fighting. It featured an excellent and charismatic performance by De Niro and is regarded by many as Martin Scorsese’s magnum opus.

1. Rudy

Rudy is a 1993 American sports movie based on the life and dreams of ‘Rudy’. It has been directed by David Anspaugh. It is the story of Rudy played by Sean Astin He played the role “Sam” in the trilogy “Lord Of T >> Read More... and his dreams of playing football despite being treated as small in the world of football. It was only the second movie which the Notre Dame campus allowed to be shot on campus. It is till date one of the greatest ever sports movies that has been made in the last 25 years.