I never watched a sports movie from Hollywood until two days ago. I was watching "83" and getting bored. From Bollywood I think Laggan is the only great sports movie that is interesting.
I looked for recommendations and found "The Hill", I was surprised to see the depth of emotions and relevance to reality in the biopic. I was then kinda interested to watch more from Hollywood. Yesterday I watched "The Longest Yard" and today I watched Jerry Maguire.
I must admit hollywood does better with sports movies than bollywood. So please tell me guys...
What's your favourite sports movie?
Which Longest yard? The old one with Burt Reynolds?
I like Pride Of The Yankees with Gary Cooper. It's really old, but Babe Ruth plays himself, which blew me away as a kid.
I think it's the new one that has Sandler.
I have never seen that one.
As I was watching without any recommendations, I just watched it. It was a comedy criminals vs cops match. There are some great scenes though.
Gary Cooper, the strong and silent type. Whatever happened to him?
Ah! Sopranos fan.
An American archetype!
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story remains my favorite.
Just watched the trailer. It had me on the uniform. Too funny 🤣 🤣
Classic!
I like "Dream Team 1935", how Latvia unexpectedly become the first European champions in basketball in 1935. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2516280/
It must be a very big moment. Latvia is a very small country.
Yes, of course!
But Uruguay was even smaller by population when they won the first FIFA World Cup in 1930.
Comparision:
But, anyway, more important is that this is great sports film. It's anyway just "based on true story".
This is the clear American in me, but The Sandlot for kids in the 90s is one of the best coming of age and nostalgic movies, centered around baseball. There is an entire generation of kids that will quote that movie in everyday conversations still.
Also love Remember the Titans.
On the goofier/dumb side of things, movies I love:
Big Lebowski (loosely involving bowling, but anytime I can recommend the Dude, I will. It's a bowling move, that's like my opinion, man.)
Dodgeball - dumb comedy Goon - dumb hockey comedy Caddyshack - dumb golf comedy BASEketball - dumb movie about a made up sport parodying the big business of professional sports. Stars the creators of South Park.
And many more.
Dodgeball has got two votes here, must be a great one.
It's a funny movie for certain, but I am just guessing it has a lot to do with a certain age/demographic haha
What do you mean by certain age? Is it A movie?
There was a period of time from like 2000 to 2008 (maybe a year or two after) where some truly hilarious American comedies were released. Staring guys known as the Frat Pack (Will Farrell, Luke and Owen Wilson, Ben Stiller, and Vince Vaughn, and others). This includes Dodgeball. So like American guys in their mid 30s to 40s all remember likely remember and recommend it.
you forgot Slapshot
I didn't necessarily forget, I saw Siggy had mentioned it before. I grew up with Newman's Own products haha
I forgot to mention Slapshot! Paul Newman in perhaps the lowest budget film of his life. Not serious. Not very PC. I still love it.
I see. It's about hockey. I guess there aren't many movies about Hockey
Youngblood
I was just thinking Hockey doesn't have many movies. Another one #872527 Did you watch Slapshot?
Nah I need to check it out thanks!
There are lots of good ones.
Remember the Titans Rocky Bull Durham The Wrestler Miracle Any Given Sunday Coach Carter Major League Slap shot Caddyshack He got game Moneyball Million Dollar Baby 42 The Rookie Ford vs Ferrari Senna Days of Thunder Bad News Bears
I am sure there are a bunch more I am forgetting. There are a lot of bad sports movies too.
Thanks. Why are all marked as comedy? Is there no tragic sports movie?
i like Moneyball with Brad Pitt
White Man Can't Jump is great too
maybe arent exactly sports movies per se but 🤷♂️
I've only watched Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
Wow. Nobody said Rudy yet??
Seems like a good movie. Was Rudy 4'6" only?
for basketball, Hoosiers and Blue Chip
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I now remember, may be I've watched The Karate Kid.