# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2011, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-movie/590059/41 "2011-07-25T00:32:49Z")
Another Olympics doc-- [Tokyo Olympiad](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059817/) ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2011, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-movie/590059/42 "2011-07-25T01:50:40Z")
Bull Durham, Brian’s song ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2011, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-movie/590059/43 "2011-07-25T01:58:39Z")
Jerry Maguire, just to add something new to the list. And Horse Feathers. Finest football movie ever made. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2011, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-movie/590059/44 "2011-07-25T03:16:30Z")
Some that haven’t been mentioned: Blue Chips Rudy Any Given Sunday Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby Major League The Blind Side Necessary Roughness The Express ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2011, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-movie/590059/45 "2011-07-25T03:30:32Z")
Oh, another good candidate for best EVAR, is this Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India. It is epic, beautifully made, somewhat corny but highly enjoyable. I love it and I don’t know a damned thing about cricket. ---
**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 25, 2011, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-movie/590059/46 "2011-07-25T03:48:07Z")
> [@tnetennba](#): > > Oh, another good candidate for best EVAR, is this Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India. It is epic, beautifully made, somewhat corny but highly enjoyable. I love it and I don’t know a damned thing about cricket. I may need to download it. I know nothing about cricket but my daughters took classes in it. They were twice the age of their classmates, but they were half as ept, being my kids. There is singing and dancing, right? I haven’t wasted decades watching “Namaste, America,” have I? ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2011, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-movie/590059/47 "2011-07-25T04:55:20Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > I may need to download it. I know nothing about cricket but my daughters took classes in it. They were twice the age of their classmates, but they were half as ept, being my kids. > > There is singing and dancing, right? I haven’t wasted decades watching “Namaste, America,” have I? It is indeed a musical–a four hour one, in fact–but is immensely entertaining while also making the cricket fairly accessible to those (like me) completely clueless about the sport. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2011, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-movie/590059/48 "2011-07-25T04:57:31Z")
> [@tnetennba](#): > > And Horse Feathers. Finest football movie ever made. You should check out Harold Lloyd’s brilliant _The Freshman_, since he not only made the climactic football game funnier than the Marx Bros (whose movie I adore), but earlier as well. ---
**Author:** ![Art\_Rock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/art_rock/32/525_2.png) [@Art\_Rock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Art_Rock)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2011, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-movie/590059/49 "2011-07-25T05:07:01Z")
Dodgeball for me. ---
**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 25, 2011, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-movie/590059/50 "2011-07-25T05:18:50Z")
> [@Art\_Rock](#): > > Dodgeball for me. She’s hot, but he’s still Vince Vaughan. ---
**Author:** ![antonio107](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ea924/32.png) [@antonio107](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antonio107)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2011, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-movie/590059/51 "2011-07-25T05:23:51Z")
The first two Major League movies. The first two Mighty Ducks movies. Cool Runnings. ---
**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 25, 2011, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-movie/590059/52 "2011-07-25T05:31:49Z")
> [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > You should check out Harold Lloyd’s brilliant _The Freshman_, since he not only made the climactic football game funnier than the Marx Bros (whose movie I adore), but earlier as well. I rarely find Harold Lloyd fans. ---
**Author:** ![Ibn\_Warraq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e19b73/32.png) [@Ibn\_Warraq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibn_Warraq)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2011, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-movie/590059/53 "2011-07-25T06:29:03Z")
While it’s not necessarily thought of as a sports movie, I think _Lucas_ deserves to be on that list. I’ve always thought it was one of the most under-appreciated movies of all time. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2011, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-movie/590059/54 "2011-07-25T12:44:12Z")
I have seen The Freshman… doesn’t it culminate in a boat race? Am I thinking of the wrong movie? Oh, yes, I am. I was thinking of Keaton’s, not Lloyd’s. ---
**Author:** ![Who\_me\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/958977/32.png) [@Who\_me\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Who_me_1)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2011, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-movie/590059/55 "2011-07-25T13:53:05Z")
I’d say National Velvet should rank highly. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2011, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-movie/590059/56 "2011-07-25T14:12:06Z")
Are we still listing what we thing is the “greatest sports movie” or just listing every sports movie? ---
**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 25, 2011, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-movie/590059/57 "2011-07-25T14:22:42Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Are we still listing what we thing is the “greatest sports movie” or just listing every sports movie? Unfortunately, this tends to happen to most “what’s the best” threads… It’s almost as bad as the inevitable “What, no love for…” post. ---
**Author:** ![minionkat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@minionkat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minionkat)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2011, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-movie/590059/58 "2011-07-25T15:37:38Z")
Bang the Drum Slowly ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2011, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-movie/590059/59 "2011-07-25T16:35:44Z")
> [@Superbia-acedia](#): > > Bang the Drum Slowly This is my favorite sports novel, but I don’t think the movie measures up. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2011, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-movie/590059/60 "2011-07-25T16:46:07Z")
> [@Southern\_Yankee](#): > > > [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > > > Are we still listing what we thing is the “greatest sports movie” or just listing every sports movie? > > Unfortunately, this tends to happen to most “what’s the best” threads… It’s almost as bad as the inevitable “What, no love for…” post. So to get back to the original purpose, which was to identify the greatest sports film and not just any sports films, [here](http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/espn25/story?page=listranker/bestmoviesresult)’s a list from ESPN. Their experts chose as the top ten: Hoosiers, Raging Bull, Field of Dreams, Bull Durham, Caddyshack, The Natural, Chariots of Fire, Jerry Maguire, Seabiscuit and Remember the Titans. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-movie/590059.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-movie/590059.md?page=4)