# Greatest sports movie? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 23, 2011, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-movie/590059 "2011-07-23T03:00:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-movie/590059/1 "2011-07-23T03:00:39Z")
I’m from Minnesota. I enjoy curling, so “Men With Brooms” has a soft spot in my head. OTOH, my cousin was a trainer with the North Stars and “Slap Shot” holds a special place. Yours? And why are your stars better than the Hanson Brothers? Because, really, they aren’t. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-movie/590059/2 "2011-07-23T03:04:28Z")
I came in to mention Slap Shot. No argument here. I would put Brian’s Song at #2. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-movie/590059/3 "2011-07-23T03:07:02Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > I would put Brian’s Song at #2. One does not mention “Brian’s Song.” It’s not for everybody else. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![sitchensis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sitchensis/32/4892_2.png) [@sitchensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sitchensis)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-movie/590059/4 "2011-07-23T03:14:01Z")
Vision Quest ---
**Author:** ![mac\_bolan00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b3f665/32.png) [@mac\_bolan00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mac_bolan00)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-movie/590059/5 "2011-07-23T03:16:43Z")
lemme recall: the first olympiad (title?) about spiridon luis fighting czar (roller derby) old man and the sea (off-shore fishing) brian’s song (football) one on one (basketball) rollerball (rollerball) something for joey (football) the coach (basketball) chariots of fire (track) rocky (boxing) ice castles (figure skating) the champ (boxing) the natural (baseball) body and soul (boxing) color of money (pool) cutting edge (figure skating) * * * enough! #1 chariots of fire (best movie) #2 the champ (best acting) #3 the mickey rooney movie (most inspiring) ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-movie/590059/6 "2011-07-23T03:19:21Z")
As I’ve said before the best sports movies are the ones where the heroes lose the big game. (Or, there’s _The Hustler_, a tragedy where Fast Eddie wins his rematch with Fats.) ---
**Author:** ![mac\_bolan00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b3f665/32.png) [@mac\_bolan00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mac_bolan00)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-movie/590059/7 "2011-07-23T03:21:35Z")
special mention: cool hand luke (barb wire hurdling.) ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-movie/590059/8 "2011-07-23T03:21:39Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > (Or, there’s _The Hustler_, a tragedy where Fast Eddie wins his rematch with Fats.) We have a run with Paul Newman. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-movie/590059/9 "2011-07-23T03:23:38Z")
_Hoosiers_ ---
**Author:** ![wedgehed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8edcca/32.png) [@wedgehed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wedgehed)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-movie/590059/10 "2011-07-23T03:26:30Z")
I couldn’t care less for horse racing, but I love the movie _Seabiscuit_. My favorite baseball movies are _Major League_ & _Bull Durham_. ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-movie/590059/11 "2011-07-23T03:29:13Z")
The (original) Bad News Bears ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-movie/590059/12 "2011-07-23T03:32:38Z")
Raging Bull Personal fave: Jim Thorpe All American ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-movie/590059/13 "2011-07-23T03:49:45Z")
> [@wedgehed](#): > > I couldn’t care less for horse racing, but I love the movie _Seabiscuit_. But _Ruffian_ is right out. The other movie at which men can cry. Loved that damned horse. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-movie/590059/14 "2011-07-23T03:56:59Z")
I’m quite fond of _Blood of Heroes_. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-movie/590059/15 "2011-07-23T04:43:03Z")
I’m a sucker for _The Natural_. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-movie/590059/16 "2011-07-23T04:56:49Z")
_Olympiad_ Okay, it’s half Nazi propaganda, but aside from that… ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-movie/590059/17 "2011-07-23T05:19:01Z")
Complained to a Jewish co-worker when _Olympiad_ was being shown in the lunch room by our former Assyrian terrorist co-workers. “It’s Nazi propaganda!” “But it’s BRILLIANT Nazi propaganda.” FTR, when a guy complains about a dimension on your drawing and you can tell from his eyes that he’s killed before and would not hesitate to kill again, you fix the dimension. And his wife made a hell of a cup of coffee. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-movie/590059/18 "2011-07-23T05:34:53Z")
I have to remember to do a thread asking for votes for the “Best Nazi”, or “Who’s your favorite Nazi?” ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-movie/590059/19 "2011-07-23T13:20:55Z")
A toss up between Raging Bull and Senna ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-movie/590059/20 "2011-07-23T13:26:32Z")
_Victory._ I mean, come on, Sly Stallone as a prison camp goalie, helping a feisty group of scamps escape the Nazis? AND Pele? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-movie/590059.md?page=2)