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Top 100 Best Sports Movies Of All Time

What are the best sports movies? Sports and Movies are two of the most loved entertainment sources and people are like crazy after them. What if we Mix both – Sports Movies. It was supposed to be a miracle but unfortunately not many sports movies are blockbuster even if they are critically praised by Critics. The reason probably is that people already get too much high voltage action and drama in real sports that they do not want fictional dramas centered around it.

The Very first Sports film is said to be “The Champion” which was made in 1915 and it starred one of the greatest comedian Charlie Chaplin. After that Hundreds of Sports movies are made each decade. Some met critical acclaim, Some were well received at box office while others failed to impress critics and audience alike.

You might wonder then why Big Production companies keep on making Sports movies? This is because Sports films are Inspirational and Motivational and give positive energy to audience. Not all sports movies are equally entertaining but some of the sports movies stood out of crowd and made a fan following of there own.

I made here a list of 100 such sports movies that were not only loved by audience but also are very motivational and Inspirational. I tried to Include almost all type of sports like Boxing Movies, Baseball Movies, Cricket Movies, Football Movies, Hockey Movies, Basketball movies and even MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) Movies.

So Here is the List of 100 Greatest Sports Movies of All Time:

Contents

100. The Express

Director – Gary Fleder
Cast – Rob Brown, Dennis Quaid
IMDB Rating – 7.3
Rotten Tomatoes – 61%
Release Date – 12 September 2008
Box Office – $9.8 million
Genre – Biography, Drama, Sport
Awards – None
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99. Eight Men Out

Director – John Sayles
Cast – Michael Lerner, Christopher Lloyd, Clifton James, John Cusack
IMDB Rating – 7.2
Rotten Tomatoes – 86%
Release Date – 2 September 1988
Box Office – $5.7 million
Genre – Drama, History, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

98. Breaking Away

Director – Peter Yates
Cast – Daniel Stern, Dennis Quaid, Dennis Christopher, Jackie Earle Haley
IMDB Rating – 7.7
Rotten Tomatoes – 94%
Release Date – 31 October 2018
Box Office – $20 million
Genre – Comedy, Drama, Romance
Awards – Won 1 Oscar
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97. Peaceful Warrior

Director – Victor Salva
Cast – Amy Smart, Scott Mechlowicz, Nick Nolte
IMDB Rating – 7.3
Rotten Tomatoes – 25%
Release Date – 2 June 2006
Box Office – $4.3 million
Genre – Drama, Romance, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

96. Secretariat

Director – Randall Wallace
Cast – Margo Martindale, James Cromwell, Diane Lane, Dylan Walsh, John Malkovich
IMDB Rating – 7.2
Rotten Tomatoes – 63%
Release Date – 30 September 2010
Box Office – $60.3 million
Genre – Biography, Drama, Family
Awards – None
Plot –

95. The Greatest Game ever Played

Director – Bill Paxton
Cast – Peter Firth, Elias Koteas, Shia LaBeouf, Stephen Dillane
IMDB Rating – 7.4
Rotten Tomatoes – 63%
Release Date – 30 September 2005
Box Office – $15.4 million
Genre – Biography, Drama, History
Awards – None
Plot –

94. Soul Surfer

Director – Sean McNamara
Cast – Helen Hunt, Carrie Underwood, AnnaSophia Robb, Lorraine Nicholson
IMDB Rating – 7
Rotten Tomatoes – 45%
Release Date – 8 April 2011
Box Office – $47.1 million
Genre – Biography, Drama, Family
Awards – None
Plot –

93. Trouble with the Curve

Director – Robert Lorenz
Cast – Amy Adams, Clint Eastwood, Matthew Lillard, Justin Timberlake
IMDB Rating – 6.8
Rotten Tomatoes – 51%
Release Date – September 21, 2012
Box Office – $49 million
Genre – Drama, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

92. Slap Shot

Director – George Roy Hill
Cast – Michael Ontkean, Paul Newman, Jennifer Warren, Strother Martin
IMDB Rating – 7.3
Rotten Tomatoes – 84%
Release Date – 25 February 1977
Box Office – $28,000,000
Genre – Comedy, Drama, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

91. Kicking and Screaming

Director – Noah Baumbach
Cast – Parker Posey, Cara Buono, Josh Hamilton, Jason Wiles, Chris Eigeman, Olivia d’Abo
IMDB Rating – 6.9
Rotten Tomatoes – 55%
Release Date – 4 October 1995
Box Office – $718,490
Genre – Comedy, Drama, Romance
Awards – None
Plot –

90. Glory Road

Director – James Gartner
Cast – Jon Voight, Derek Luke, Josh Lucas
IMDB Rating – 7.2
Rotten Tomatoes – 56%
Release Date – 13 January 2006
Box Office – $42.9 million
Genre – Biography, Drama, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

89. Leatherheads

Director – George Clooney
Cast – John Krasinski, Renée Zellweger, Wayne Duvall, George Clooney, Jonathan Pryce, Stephen Root
IMDB Rating – 6
Rotten Tomatoes – 52%
Release Date – 4 April 2008
Box Office – $41,299,492
Genre – Comedy, Drama, Romance
Awards – None
Plot –

88. Kickboxer

Director – Mark DiSalle, David Worth
Cast – Dennis Alexio, Michel Qissi, Jean-Claude van Damme, Dennis Chan
IMDB Rating – 6.4
Rotten Tomatoes – 40%
Release Date – 20 April 1989
Box Office – $50 million
Genre – Action, Sport, Thriller
Awards – None
Plot –

87. Chak de India

Director – Shimit Amin
Cast – Vidya Malvade, Shah Rukh Khan, Chitrashi Rawat, Sagarika Ghatge, Shilpa Shukla, Mohit Chauhan, Vivan Bhatena
IMDB Rating – 8.2
Rotten Tomatoes – 93%
Release Date – 10 August 2007
Box Office – ₹2.9 billion
Genre – Drama, Family, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

86. Fever Pitch

Director – Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly
Cast – Jimmy Fallon, Drew Barrymore
IMDB Rating – 6.2
Rotten Tomatoes – 65%
Release Date – 6 April 2005
Box Office – $50.5 million
Genre – Comedy, Drama, Romance
Awards – None
Plot –

85. Two for the Money

Director – D. J. Caruso
Cast – Matthew McConaughey, Rene Russo, Al Pacino, Armand Assante, Carly Pope
IMDB Rating – 6.3
Rotten Tomatoes – 22%
Release Date – 7 October 2005
Box Office – $30.5 million
Genre – Drama, Sport, Thriller
Awards – None
Plot –

84. Alive

Director – Frank Marshall
Cast – Vincent Spano, Josh Hamilton, Ethan Hawke
IMDB Rating – 7.1
Rotten Tomatoes – 62%
Release Date – 15 January 1993
Box Office – $36.7 million
Genre – Adventure, Biography, Drama
Awards – None
Plot –

83. Bull Durham

Director – Ron Shelton
Cast – Trey Wilson, Kevin Costner, Tim Robbins, Susan Sarandon
IMDB Rating – 7.1
Rotten Tomatoes – 97%
Release Date – 15 June 1988
Box Office – $58 million
Genre – Comedy, Romance, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

82. Varsity Blues

Director – Brian Robbins
Cast – Paul Walker, James Van Der Beek, Ron Lester, Jon Voight
IMDB Rating – 6.5
Rotten Tomatoes – 41%
Release Date – 15 January 1999
Box Office – $54.3 million
Genre – Comedy, Drama, Romance
Awards – None
Plot –

81. The Mighty Ducks

Director – Stephen Herek
Cast – Heidi Kling, Emilio Estevez, Elden Henson, Josef Sommer, Joss Ackland, Lane Smith, Brandon Adams, M. C. Gainey
IMDB Rating – 6.5
Rotten Tomatoes – 23%
Release Date – 2 October 1992
Box Office – $50.7 million
Genre – Comedy, Drama, Family
Awards – None
Plot –

80. Tin Cup

Director – Ron Shelton
Cast – Cheech Marin, Don Johnson, Kevin Costner, Rene Russo
IMDB Rating – 6.3
Rotten Tomatoes – 70%
Release Date – 16 August 1996
Box Office – $75,854,588
Genre – Comedy, Drama, Romance
Awards – None
Plot –

79. Driven

Director – Renny Harlin
Cast – Burt Reynolds, Til Schweiger, Estella Warren, Sylvester Stallone, Kip Pardue, Gina Gershon
IMDB Rating – 4.6
Rotten Tomatoes – 14%
Release Date – 24 August 2001
Box Office – $54.7 million
Genre – Action, Drama, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

78. The Game Plan

Director – Andy Fickman
Cast – Morris Chestnut, Johnson, Kyra Sedgwick, Dwayne “The Rock”
IMDB Rating – 6.1
Rotten Tomatoes – 29%
Release Date – 23 September 2007
Box Office – $146.6 million
Genre – Comedy, Family, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

77. The Benchwarmers

Director – Dennis Dugan
Cast – David Spade, Rob Schneider, Jon Heder
IMDB Rating – 5.5
Rotten Tomatoes – 11%
Release Date – 7 April 2006
Box Office – $65 million
Genre – Comedy, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

76. Balls of Fury

Director – Robert Ben Garant
Cast – Maggie Q, Dan Fogler, Robert Patrick, Christopher Walken, James Hong, George Lopez, Thomas Lennon
IMDB Rating – 5.3
Rotten Tomatoes – 22%
Release Date – 29 August 2007
Box Office – $41.1 million
Genre – Comedy, Crime, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

75. We Are Marshall

Director – McG
Cast – Matthew Fox, January Jones, Anthony Mackie, Matthew McConaughey, Ian McShane, Kate Mara
IMDB Rating – 7.1
Rotten Tomatoes – 48%
Release Date – 12 December 2006
Box Office – $43.5 million
Genre – Drama, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

74. Lords of Dogtown

Director – Catherine Hardwicke
Cast – Emile Hirsch, Michael Angarano, Heath Ledger, Victor Rasuk, Nikki Reed, John Robinson
IMDB Rating – 7.1
Rotten Tomatoes – 55%
Release Date – 3 June 2005
Box Office – $13.4 million
Genre – Biography, Drama, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

73. Rudy

Director – David Anspaugh
Cast – Charles S. Dutton, Lili Taylor, Ned Beatty, Sean Astin
IMDB Rating – 7.5
Rotten Tomatoes – 78%
Release Date – 13 October 1993
Box Office – $22.8 million
Genre – Biography, Drama, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

72. Invincible

Director – Ericson Core
Cast – Greg Kinnear, Michael Hayes, Mark Wahlberg, Elizabeth Banks
IMDB Rating – 7.1
Rotten Tomatoes –72%
Release Date – 25 August 2006
Box Office – $58.5 million
Genre – Biography, Drama, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

71. The Fan

Director – Tony Scott
Cast – John Leguizamo, Robert De Niro, Benicio del Toro, Wesley Snipes
IMDB Rating – 5.9
Rotten Tomatoes – 34%
Release Date – 16 August 1996
Box Office – $18.6 million
Genre – Action, Drama, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

70. Friday Night lights

Director – Peter Berg
Cast – Lucas Black, Garrett Hedlund, Billy Bob Thornton, Jay Hernandez, Derek Luke
IMDB Rating – 7.2
Rotten Tomatoes – 81%
Release Date – 6 October 2004
Box Office – $62 million
Genre – Action, Drama, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

69. The Lague of Bagger Vance

Director – Robert Redford
Cast – Charlize Theron, Will Smith, Matt Damon
IMDB Rating – 6.7
Rotten Tomatoes – 43%
Release Date – 3 November 2000
Box Office – $39.5 million
Genre – Drama, Fantasy, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

68. Win Win

Director – Tom McCarthy
Cast – Alex Shaffer, Paul Giamatti, Bobby Cannavale, Amy Ryan
IMDB Rating – 7.1
Rotten Tomatoes – 94%
Release Date – 18 March 2011
Box Office – $11.9 million
Genre – Comedy, Drama, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

67. The Karate Kid II

Director – John G. Avildsen
Cast – Noriyuki “Pat” Morita,Ralph Macchio
IMDB Rating – 6
Rotten Tomatoes – 42%
Release Date – 20 June 1986
Box Office – $115.1 million
Genre – Action, Family, Romance
Awards – None
Plot –

66. The World’s Fastest Indian

Director – Roger Donaldson
Cast – Jessica Cauffiel, Anthony Hopkins, Christopher Lawford, Diane Ladd
IMDB Rating – 7.8
Rotten Tomatoes – 82%
Release Date – 13 October 2005
Box Office – $18.3 million
Genre – Biography, Drama, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

65. Goal! The Dream Begins

Director – Danny Cannon
Cast – Marcel Iureş, Alessandro Nivola, Kuno Becker, Stephen Dillane
IMDB Rating – 6.7
Rotten Tomatoes – 42%
Release Date – 12 May 2006
Box Office – $27.6 million
Genre – Drama, Romance, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

64. BloodSport

Director – Newt Arnold
Cast – Norman Burton, Leah Ayres, Donald Gibb, Jean-Claude Van Damme
IMDB Rating – 6.8
Rotten Tomatoes – 39%
Release Date – 26 February 1988
Box Office – $65 million
Genre – Action, Biography, Drama
Awards – None
Plot –

63. The Replacements

Director – Howard Deutch
Cast – Gene Hackman, Jon Favreau, Brooke Langton, Keanu Reeves, Orlando Jones
IMDB Rating – 6.6
Rotten Tomatoes – 41%
Release Date – 11 August 2000
Box Office – $50.1 million
Genre – Comedy, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

62. Major League

Director – David S. Ward
Cast – Margaret Whitton, Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Dennis Haysbert, Corbin Bernsen
IMDB Rating – 7.2
Rotten Tomatoes – 83%
Release Date – 7 April 1989
Box Office – $49.8 million
Genre – Comedy, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

61. Wimbledon

Director – Richard Loncraine
Cast – Paul Bettany, Sam Neill, Kirsten Dunst, Jon Favreau
IMDB Rating – 6.3
Rotten Tomatoes – 61%
Release Date – 13 September 2004
Box Office – $41.5 million
Genre – Comedy, Romance, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

60. Baseketball

Director – David Zucker
Cast – Matt Stone, Jenny McCarthy, Ernest Borgnine, Trey Parker, Yasmine Bleeth, Robert Vaughn
IMDB Rating – 6.5
Rotten Tomatoes – 42%
Release Date – 31 July 1998
Box Office – $7 million
Genre – Comedy, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

59. The Sandlot

Director – David Mickey Evans
Cast – Patrick Renna, Chauncey Leopardi, Tom Guiry, Grant Gelt, Marty York, Mike Vitar, Shane Obedzinski, Brandon Adams
IMDB Rating – 7.8
Rotten Tomatoes – 61%
Release Date – 1 April 1993
Box Office – $33.8 million
Genre – Comedy, Drama, Family
Awards – None
Plot –

58. White Men Can’t Jump

Director – Ron Shelton
Cast – Woody Harrelson, Wesley Snipes, Rosie Perez
IMDB Rating – 6.8
Rotten Tomatoes – 76%
Release Date – 27 March 1992
Box Office – $90.8 million
Genre – Comedy, Drama, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

57. Surf’s Up

Director – Chris Buck, Ash Brannon
Cast – Zooey Deschanel, Shia LaBeouf, James Woods, Jeff Bridges, Jon Heder
IMDB Rating – 6.7
Rotten Tomatoes – 79%
Release Date – June 8, 2007
Box Office – $149 million
Genre – Animation, Comedy, Family
Awards – None
Plot –

56. Shaolin Soccer

Director – Stephen Chow
Cast – Zhao Wei, Patrick Tse, Stephen Chow, Ng Man-tat
IMDB Rating – 7.2
Rotten Tomatoes – 90%
Release Date – 12 July 2001
Box Office – $42.8 million
Genre – Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Awards – None
Plot –

55. The Color of Money

Director – Martin Scorsese
Cast – Mary Elizabeth , Tom Cruise, Mastrantonio, Paul Newman
IMDB Rating – 7
Rotten Tomatoes – 89%
Release Date – 8 October 1986
Box Office – $52.3 million
Genre – Drama, Sport
Awards – Won 1 Oscar
Plot –

54. The Hustler

Director – Robert Rossen
Cast – Jackie Gleason, George C. Scott, Paul Newman, Piper Laurie
IMDB Rating – 8
Rotten Tomatoes – 98%
Release Date – 25 September 1961
Box Office – $7,600,000
Genre – Drama, Sport
Awards – Won 2 Oscars
Plot –

53. Whip it

Director – Drew Barrymore
Cast – Kristen Wiig, Marcia Gay Harden, Juliette Lewis, Ellen Page, Drew Barrymore
IMDB Rating – 6.9
Rotten Tomatoes – 84%
Release Date – 26 September 2009
Box Office – $16.6 million
Genre – Drama, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

52. Kung Fu Kid (1984)

Director – John G. Avildsen
Cast – Noriyuki “Pat” Morita, Elisabeth Shue, Ralph Macchio
IMDB Rating – 7.2
Rotten Tomatoes – 88%
Release Date – 22 June 1984
Box Office – $91 million
Genre – Action, Drama, Family
Awards – None
Plot –

51. Run,Fatboy, Run

Director – David Schwimmer
Cast – Hank Azaria, Thandie Newton, Dylan Moran, Simon Pegg
IMDB Rating – 6.6
Rotten Tomatoes – 46%
Release Date – 7 September 2007
Box Office – $33.5 million
Genre – Comedy, Romance, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

50. Days of Thunder

Director – Tony Scott
Cast – Randy Quaid, Michael Rooker, Tom Cruise, Robert Duvall, Nicole Kidman, John C. Reilly
IMDB Rating – 6
Rotten Tomatoes – 39%
Release Date – 27 June 1990
Box Office – $157.9 million
Genre – Action, Drama, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

49. Seabiscuit

Director – Gary Ross
Cast – Jeff Bridges, Chris Cooper, Tobey Maguire, Elizabeth Banks
IMDB Rating – 7.3
Rotten Tomatoes – 77%
Release Date – 25 July 2003
Box Office – $148.3 million
Genre – Drama, History, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

48. Goon

Director – Michael Dowse
Cast – Alison Pill, Marc-André Grondin, Eugene Levy, Seann William Scott, Marc-André Grondin, Jay Baruchel
IMDB Rating – 6.8
Rotten Tomatoes – 82%
Release Date – 6 January 2012
Box Office – $7 million
Genre – Comedy, Drama, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

47. Speed racer

Director – Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski
Cast – Susan Sarandon, Christina Ricci, Roger Allam, Emile Hirsch, John Goodman, Matthew Fox
IMDB Rating – 6
Rotten Tomatoes – 40%
Release Date – 28 April 2008
Box Office – $93.9 million
Genre – Action, Adventure, Comedy
Awards – None
Plot –

46. Fearless

Director – Peter Weir
Cast – Tom Hulce, Isabella Rossellini, Jeff Bridges, Rosie Perez
IMDB Rating – 7.1
Rotten Tomatoes – 87%
Release Date – 15 October 1993
Box Office – $7 million
Genre – Drama, Thriller
Awards – None
Plot –

45. Kingpin

Director – Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly
Cast – Randy Quaid, Woody Harrelson, Bill Murray, Vanessa Angel
IMDB Rating – 6.9
Rotten Tomatoes – 50%
Release Date – 26 July 1996
Box Office – $32.2 million
Genre – Comedy, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

44. Cool Runnings

Director – Jon Turteltaub
Cast – Doug E. Doug, Malik Yoba, Leon, Rawle D. Lewis
IMDB Rating – 6.9
Rotten Tomatoes – 77%
Release Date – 1 October 1993
Box Office – $154.9 million
Genre – Adventure, Comedy, Family
Awards – None
Plot –

43. A League of their Own

Director – Penny Marshall
Cast – Geena Davis, Rosie O’Donnell, Jon Lovitz, Tom Hanks, Madonna, Lori Petty
IMDB Rating – 7.2
Rotten Tomatoes – 78%
Release Date – 1 July 1992
Box Office – $132.4 million
Genre – Comedy, Drama, Family
Awards – None
Plot –

42. Nacho Libre

Director – Jared Hess
Cast – Ana de la Reguera, Héctor Jiménez, Jack Black
IMDB Rating – 5.7
Rotten Tomatoes – 40%
Release Date – 16 June 2006
Box Office – $99.3 million
Genre – Comedy, Family, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

41. Semi Pro

Director – Kent Alterman
Cast – Woody Harrelson, Will Ferrell, André Benjamin
IMDB Rating – 5.8
Rotten Tomatoes – 23%
Release Date – 19 February 2008
Box Office – $43.9 million
Genre – Comedy, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

40. Bring it On

Director – Peyton Reed
Cast – Jesse Bradford, Kirsten Dunst, Gabrielle Union, Eliza Dushku
IMDB Rating – 6
Rotten Tomatoes – 63%
Release Date – 22 August 2000
Box Office – $90.5 million
Genre – Comedy, Romance, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

39. Never Back Down

Director – Jeff Wadlow
Cast – Amber Heard, Cam Gigandet, Leslie Hope, Sean Faris, Evan Peters
IMDB Rating – 6.6
Rotten Tomatoes – 23%
Release Date – 4 March 2008
Box Office – $41,627,431
Genre – Action, Drama, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

38. The Hurricane

Director – Norman Jewison
Cast – Liev Schreiber, Denzel Washington, David Paymer, Vicellous Reon Shannon, Deborah Kara Unger, John Hannah
IMDB Rating – 7.6
Rotten Tomatoes – 83%
Release Date – 17 September 1999
Box Office – $74 million
Genre – Biography, Drama, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

37. The Basketball Diaries

Director – Scott Kalvert
Cast – Lorraine Bracco, Patrick McGaw, Leonardo DiCaprio, James Madio, Bruno Kirby, Ernie Hudson
IMDB Rating – 7.3
Rotten Tomatoes – 46%
Release Date – 21 April 1995
Box Office – $2.4 million
Genre – Biography, Crime, Drama
Awards – None
Plot –

36. Coach Carter

Director – Thomas Carter
Cast – Rob Brown, Samuel L. Jackson, Rick Gonzalez, Channing Tatum
IMDB Rating – 7.3
Rotten Tomatoes – 64%
Release Date – 13 January 2005
Box Office – $76.7 million
Genre – Biography, Drama, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

35. Ali

Director – Michael Mann
Cast – Jon Voight, Jeffrey Wright, Will Smith, Mario Van Peebles, Jamie Foxx, Ron Silver
IMDB Rating – 6.8
Rotten Tomatoes – 67%
Release Date – 25 December 2001
Box Office – $87.7 million
Genre – Biography, Drama, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

34. Rocky V

Director – John G. Avildsen
Cast – Burt Young, Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Sage Stallone
IMDB Rating – 5.3
Rotten Tomatoes – 29%
Release Date – 16 November 1990
Box Office – $119.9 million
Genre – Drama, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

33. Caddyshack

Director – Harold Ramis
Cast – Ted Knight, Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Michael O’Keefe
IMDB Rating – 7.3
Rotten Tomatoes – 74%
Release Date – 25 July 1980
Box Office – $39.8 million
Genre – Comedy, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

32. Rocky IV

Director – Sylvester Stallone
Cast – Talia Shire, Carl Weathers, Sylvester Stallone, Burt Young
IMDB Rating – 6.8
Rotten Tomatoes – 40%
Release Date – 21 November 1985
Box Office – $300.4 million
Genre – Drama, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

31. Green Street Hooligans

Director – Lexi Alexander
Cast – Claire Forlani, Charlie Hunnam, Leo Gregory, Elijah Wood
IMDB Rating – 7.5
Rotten Tomatoes – 47%
Release Date – 9 September 2005
Box Office – $4.33 million
Genre – Crime, Drama, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

30. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

Director – Adam McKay
Cast – Gary Cole, Sacha Baron Cohen, Will Ferrell, Leslie Bibb, John C. Reilly
IMDB Rating – 6.6
Rotten Tomatoes – 71%
Release Date – 26 July 2006
Box Office – $163 million
Genre – Comedy, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

29. Rocky III

Director – Sylvester Stallone
Cast – Burt Young, Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burgess Meredith, Carl Weathers
IMDB Rating – 6.8
Rotten Tomatoes – 66%
Release Date – 28 May 1982
Box Office – $270 million
Genre – Drama, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

28. Space Jam

Director – Joe Pytka
Cast – Wayne Knight, Bill Murray, Michael Jordan, Theresa Randle
IMDB Rating – 6.4
Rotten Tomatoes – 43%
Release Date – 10 November 1996
Box Office – $230.4 million
Genre – Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Awards – None
Plot –

27. Field of Dreams

Director – Phil Alden Robinson
Cast – James Earl Jones, Kevin Costner, Ray Liotta, Amy Madigan
IMDB Rating – 7.5
Rotten Tomatoes – 86%
Release Date – 21 April 1989
Box Office – $84.4 million
Genre – Drama, Family, Fantasy
Awards – None
Plot –

26. Bend it Like Beckham

Director – Gurinder Chadha
Cast – Keira Knightley, Anupam Kher, Parminder Nagra, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Archie Panjabi
IMDB Rating – 6.6
Rotten Tomatoes – 85%
Release Date – 11 April 2002
Box Office – $76.6 million
Genre – Comedy, Drama, Romance
Awards – None
Plot –

25. Any Given Sunday

Director – Oliver Stone
Cast – Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz, Matthew Modine, Al Pacino, Dennis Quaid, James Woods, LL Cool J
IMDB Rating – 6.9
Rotten Tomatoes – 52%
Release Date – 16 December 1999
Box Office – $100.2 million
Genre – Drama, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

24. The Karate Kid

23. Rocky II

Director – Sylvester Stallone
Cast – Burt Young, Talia Shire, Carl Weathers, Sylvester Stallone
IMDB Rating – 7.2
Rotten Tomatoes – 73%
Release Date – 15 June 1979
Box Office – $200.1 million
Genre – Drama, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

22. The Waterboy

Director – Frank Coraci
Cast – Kathy Bates, Adam Sandler, Jerry Reed, Fairuza Balk
IMDB Rating – 6.1
Rotten Tomatoes – 35%
Release Date – 6 November 1998
Box Office – $186 million
Genre – Comedy, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

21. Invictus

Director – Clint Eastwood
Cast – Matt Damon, Morgan Freeman
IMDB Rating – 7.3
Rotten Tomatoes – 76%
Release Date – 3 December 2009
Box Office – $122.2 million
Genre – Biography, Drama, History
Awards – None
Plot –

20. Blades of Glory

Director – Josh Gordon
Cast – Will Arnett, William Fichtner, Jon Heder, Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler
IMDB Rating – 6.3
Rotten Tomatoes – 70%
Release Date – 30 March 2007
Box Office – $145.7 million
Genre – Comedy, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

19. The Longest Yard

Director – Robert Aldrich
Cast – Ed Lauter, Eddie Albert, Mike Conrad, Burt Reynolds
IMDB Rating – 7.1
Rotten Tomatoes – 81%
Release Date – 30 August 1974
Box Office – $43 million
Genre – Comedy, Crime, Drama
Awards – None
Plot –

18. Remember the Titans

Director – Boaz Yakin
Cast – Donald Faison, Will Patton, Nicole Ari Parker, Denzel Washington
IMDB Rating – 7.8
Rotten Tomatoes – 73%
Release Date – 23 September 2000
Box Office – $136.7 million
Genre – Biography, Drama, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

17. Happy Gilmore

Director – Dennis Dugan
Cast – Carl Weathers, Christopher McDonald, Julie Bowen, Adam Sandler
IMDB Rating – 7
Rotten Tomatoes – 61%
Release Date – 16 February 1996
Box Office – $41.2 million
Genre – Comedy, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

16. Cinderella Man

Director – Ron Howard
Cast – Paul Giamatti, Craig Bierko, Bruce McGill, Renée Zellweger, Russell Crowe
IMDB Rating – 8
Rotten Tomatoes – 80%
Release Date – 29 May 2005
Box Office – $108.5 million
Genre – Biography, Drama, Sport
Awards – None
Plot –

15. Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story

Director – Rawson Marshall Thurber
Cast – Stephen Root, Christine Taylor, Vince Vaughn, Justin Long, Ben Stiller, Rip Torn, Joel Moore
IMDB Rating – 6.7
Rotten Tomatoes – 70%
Release Date – 18 June 2004
Box Office – $167.7 million
Genre – Comedy, Sport
Awards – None
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14. Rocky Balboa

Director – Sylvester Stallone
Cast – Burt Young, Sylvester Stallone, Milo Ventimiglia, Geraldine Hughes, Antonio Tarver
IMDB Rating – 7.1
Rotten Tomatoes – 77%
Release Date – 20 December 2006
Box Office – $155 million
Genre – Drama, Sport
Awards – None
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13. Cars

Director – Joe Ranft, John Lasseter
Cast – Larry the Cable Guy, Owen Wilson, Bonnie Hunt, Paul Newman
IMDB Rating – 7.1
Rotten Tomatoes – 75%
Release Date – June 9, 2006
Box Office – $462.2 million
Genre – Animation, Family, Sport
Awards – None
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12. Moneyball

Director – Bennett Miller
Cast – Philip Seymour Hoffman, Chris Pratt, Jonah Hill, Robin Wright, Brad Pitt, Stephen Bishop
IMDB Rating – 7.6
Rotten Tomatoes – 94%
Release Date – September 9, 2011
Box Office – $110.2 million
Genre – Biography, Drama, Sport
Awards – None
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11. The Wrestler

Director – Darren Aronofsky
Cast – Evan Rachel Wood, Marisa Tomei, Mickey Rourke
IMDB Rating – 7.9
Rotten Tomatoes – 98%
Release Date – 8 December 2008
Box Office – $44.7 million
Genre – Drama, Sport
Awards – None
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10. Lagaan

Director – Ashutosh Gowariker
Cast – Gracy Singh, Aamir Khan, Paul Blackthorne, Rachel Shelley
IMDB Rating – 8.1
Rotten Tomatoes – 95%
Release Date – 15 June 2001
Box Office – ₹67.68 crore
Genre – Adventure, Drama, Musical
Awards – None
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9. Jerry McGuire

Director – Cameron Crowe
Cast – Cuba Gooding Jr., Kelly Preston, Jerry O’Connell, Tom Cruise, Renée Zellweger
IMDB Rating – 7.3
Rotten Tomatoes – 83%
Release Date – 13 December 1996
Box Office – $273.6 million
Genre – Comedy, Drama, Romance
Awards – Won 1 Oscar
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8. Real Steel

Director – Shawn Levy
Cast – Dakota Goyo, Anthony Mackie, Hugh Jackman, Evangeline Lilly
IMDB Rating – 7.1
Rotten Tomatoes – 60%
Release Date – September 6, 2011
Box Office – $299.3 million
Genre – Action, Drama, Family
Awards – None
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7. The Blind Side

Director – John Lee Hancock
Cast – Quinton Aaron, Tim McGraw, Lily Collins, Sandra Bullock, Jae Head
IMDB Rating – 7.6
Rotten Tomatoes – 66%
Release Date – 17 November 2009
Box Office – $309.2 million
Genre – Biography, Drama, Sport
Awards – Won 1 Oscar
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6. Miracle

Director – Gavin O’Connor
Cast – Patricia Clarkson, Noah Emmerich, Kurt Russell
IMDB Rating – 7.5
Rotten Tomatoes – 80%
Release Date – 6 February 2004
Box Office – $64.5 million
Genre – Biography, Drama, History
Awards – None
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5. The Fighter

Director – David O. Russell
Cast – Amy Adams, Mark Wahlberg, Melissa Leo, Jack McGee, Christian Bale
IMDB Rating – 7.8
Rotten Tomatoes – 91%
Release Date – 6 December 2010
Box Office – $129.2 million
Genre – Biography, Drama, Sport
Awards – Won 2 Oscars
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4. Warrior

Director – Gavin O’Connor
Cast – Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Morrison, Tom Hardy, Nick Nolte
IMDB Rating – 8.2
Rotten Tomatoes – 83%
Release Date – 9 September 2011
Box Office – $23.1 million
Genre – Drama, Sport
Awards – None
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3. Million Dollar Baby

Director – Clint Eastwood
Cast – Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman, Clint Eastwood
IMDB Rating – 8.1
Rotten Tomatoes – 91%
Release Date – December 15, 2004
Box Office – $216.8 million
Genre – Drama, Sport
Awards – Won 4 Oscars
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2. Raging Bull

Director – Martin Scorsese
Cast – Robert De Niro
IMDB Rating – 8.2
Rotten Tomatoes – 96%
Release Date – 14 November 1980
Box Office – $23.4 million
Genre – Biography, Drama, Sport
Awards – Won 2 Oscars
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1. Rocky

Director – John G. Avildsen
Cast – Carl Weathers, Sylvester Stallone, Burt Young, Talia Shire
IMDB Rating – 8.1
Rotten Tomatoes – 93%
Release Date – 21 November 1976
Box Office – $225 million
Genre – Drama, Sport
Awards – Won 3 Oscars
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