Personal All-Time Sports Movies by Genre

[Jim Schue]

For the record, I was opposed to "We Are Marshall", but conceded inclusion into our final list because I personally can't stand Matthew McConaughey and felt maybe it skewed my perception of the movie. My buddy loves it.

 

I don't know many people that don't think "Rudy" is a pretty darn inspiring and entertaining movie. And "Any Given Sunday" is just a flat-out fun and cool football movie.

 

You and your buddy are whacked-out if you would include that movie over "The Longest Yard" on a greatest FB movie of all-time list. By "that," I mean any of those three.

 

And don't get some outrageous idea that I'm talking about the wholly awful Adam Sandler version (I shouldn't have to bring that up, but there are a lot of clueless youngsters out there with really bad taste, so I'm just covering my backside), as opposed to the unbelievably amazing original.

[mcpapa]

Baseball: Bull Durham, Major League, Field of Dreams, The Natural

Basketball: Hoosiers, Hoop Dreams, White Men Can't Jump

Football: The Best of Times, The Longest Yard (orig)

Boxing: Million Dollar Baby, Raging Bull, Requiem for a Heavyweight

Other: Caddyshack, Happy Gilmore, The Legend of Bagger Vance, Breaking Away

[formerkywrestler]

Bowling: Kingpin and Big Lebowski.

 

I'd say these two are better than any other genre.

[bugatti]

Bowling: Kingpin and Big Lebowski.

 

I'd say these two are better than any other genre.

I am ashamed to admit I have never seen the Big Lewbowski. Kingpin is awesome.

[Jim Schue]

I am ashamed to admit I have never seen the Big Lewbowski. Kingpin is awesome.

 

You are hereby sentenced to rent a copy on your way home from work today, and watch tonight while laughing uncontrollably.

[mcpapa]

Football:All the Right Moves

Track: Without Limits (about Steve Prefontaine)

 

I'd have to include the documentary (Fire on the Track) that was made about Pre in the "track" category.

 

Another good one in my VHS library is "Endurance".

[MountainThunder]

Leaving Major League out of the baseball list is blasphemy...

 

:thumb:

 

"Are you saying that Jesus Christ couldn't hit a curve ball?"

[MountainThunder]

You and your buddy are whacked-out if you would include that movie over "The Longest Yard" on a greatest FB movie of all-time list. By "that," I mean any of those three.

 

And don't get some outrageous idea that I'm talking about the wholly awful Adam Sandler version (I shouldn't have to bring that up, but there are a lot of clueless youngsters out there with really bad taste, so I'm just covering my backside), as opposed to the unbelievably amazing original.

 

While I did like the remake, .... it was not in the same league as the original. Burt Reynolds actually showed great range of acting skills in that movie from hilarious to serious. Whenever it comes on TV and I can never turn it off! The original is a MUST for any football list.

[formerkywrestler]

You are hereby sentenced to rent a copy on your way home from work today, and watch tonight while laughing uncontrollably.

:thumb::thumb:

 

Actually the hell with work. Leave now!

[Randy Parker]

Basketball- Hoosiers

Baseball- Field of Dreams (tough one...Sandlot would be my #2 & Major League #3)

Football- Rudy

Golf- Happy Gilmore :lol:

[bugatti]

I still have not seen the Big Lebowski. I know, I suck.

 

Also, if anyone puts down Mighty Ducks 2 on here you are automatically put on my ignore list. I hate that movie. And Coach Bombay.

[swamprat]

Leaving Major League out of the baseball list is blasphemy...

 

It's my number one.

[Jim Schue]

Digging up a relic, eh Randy? :lol:

 

For all my posts in this thread, I never offered my list. Here goes, and I'm sticking with the big four sports.

 

Baseball - Major League

Basketball - Hoosiers

Hockey - Slap Shot

Football - Longest Yard

[swamprat]

Basketball:

Hoosiers

Blue Chips

Finding Forrester

The Red Sneakers

Coach Carter

A Season on the Brink

Glory Road

 

Baseball:

Major League

Bull Durham

The Natural

Field of Dreams

61*

The Babe

The Bad News Bears

 

Football:

The Longest Yard (Original)

We Are Marshall

Remember the Titans

The Program

The Replacements

The Express

Friday Night Lights

 

Boxing:

The Cinderella Man

Rocky

The Hurricane

Rocky III

Million Dollar Baby

 

Other:

Slap Shot (Hockey)

The Mighty Ducks (Hockey)

Miracle (Hockey)

Mystery, Alaska (Hockey)

The Legend of Bagger Vance (Golf)

Tin Cup (Golf)

Sea Biscuit (Horse Racing)

Secretariat (Horse Racing)

Invictus (Rugby)

Dodgeball

Cool Runnings (Bobsledding)

American Flyers (Bicycling)

8 Seconds (Bullriding)

Days of Thunder (NASCAR)

Grand Prix (Fomula 1)

Chariots of Fire (Track)

[Mayfieldsportsfan]

Football

Remember the Titans

The Longest Yard (Original)

Friday Night Lights

Baseball

61*

The Natural

Major League

Field of Dreams

 

Don't really care for basketball movies.