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)
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.
Space Jam.
Dodgeball - a true underdog story
The only sport I actually watch is Drifting. I have never seen a good drifting movie.
I do enjoy The Big Lebowski for bowling, and Cool Runnings for bobsled
The replacements
You already named my favorite sports movie: Slap Shot.
The Wrestler is my other pick that I haven’t seen yet in this thread
The Natural
Happy Gilmore
Dodgeball
Ted Lasso
Play it to the Bone
Warrior
Bloodsport
North Shore
The Waterboy
Gran Prix
The Karate Kid
Semi ProMiracle - hockey Senna - F1 Faster (series) - MotoGP
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.
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.
“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
Goon and Goon 2
