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Rocky? Rocky 2-4? Slap Shot (1977) is fantastic.

For basketball I'd say Hoosiers (1986) is good. For American Football? Jerry Maguire (1996).

What are the best soccer, cricket, or racing movies?

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[-] DudeImMacGyver@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago

Baseketball, Dodgeball, Happy Gilmore, and The Big Lebowski (I don't watch sports)

[-] fahfahfahfah@lemmy.billiam.net 6 points 1 month ago
[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Baseketball.

The only other one about a real sport I've watched multiple times and is a sport I actually like would be The Mighty Ducks.

[-] 00L10@feddit.org 4 points 1 month ago

Dodgeball - a true underdog story

[-] ServeTheBeam@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago
[-] veeesix@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago

For Golf, Happy Gilmore! If you haven’t seen it yet, you can do it!

[-] RoidingOldMan@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yes that or Tin Cup (1996). Apparently peak year for golf movies. Legend of Baggar Vance (2000) was a few years later. There was a tiny window for mainstream golf movies.

[-] CodingCarpenter@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

The replacements

[-] turkalino@lemmy.yachts 3 points 1 month ago

Hijacking this thread to ask if there’s any good rugby movies besides Invictus

[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Battle Royale.

https://youtu.be/N0p1t-dC7Ko

Battle Royale eSports. ;)

[-] transientpunk@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

The only sport I actually watch is Drifting. I have never seen a good drifting movie.

I do enjoy The Big Lebowski for bowling, and Cool Runnings for bobsled

[-] lemmyng@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

Live action: Major League 2 had a streak of getting played on TV, so it's probably the one I've seen bits of the most, followed by Rudy for the same reason.

Animated: Cars.

[-] eric@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

Goon and Goon 2

[-] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I don't watch many sports now but watched these movies a ton as a kid:

the rookie - baseball

the air up there - basketball

caddyshack - golf

kingpin - bowling (the big Lebowski is my favorite movie of all time, but I don't really consider it a "bowling" movie)

the wizard - competitive gaming

cool runnings - bobsledding

the big green - soccer

[-] Helkriz@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago
[-] PorradaVFR@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Miracle - hockey Senna - F1 Faster (series) - MotoGP

[-] triptrapper@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Warrior for MMA. It's a bit of a guilty pleasure because it hits all of my traditional masculine buttons. Redemption, making dad proud, making wife proud, showing your brother you actually love him, fist fights, etc.

[-] karashta@fedia.io 2 points 1 month ago

You already named my favorite sports movie: Slap Shot.

The Wrestler is my other pick that I haven't seen yet in this thread

[-] TheLastOfHisName@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago
[-] rustydomino@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

OWNS. OWNS.

[-] rustydomino@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Comedic Baseball: the Sandlot, Major League

Romantic baseball: For Love Of The Game

Baseball baseball: Moneyball

Historic baseball: A League Of Their Own

There is crying in baseball: Field of Dreams

[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The Natural
Happy Gilmore
Dodgeball
Ted Lasso
Play it to the Bone
Warrior
Bloodsport
North Shore
The Waterboy
Gran Prix
The Karate Kid
Semi Pro

[-] ghost_towels@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

Wind and Master and Commander for sailing. And maybe some Pirates of the Caribbean too :)

I haven’t watched Maiden yet, definitely this winter sometime.

[-] ClanOfTheOcho@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Teenwolf.

Caddyshack. Happy Gilmore a close second.

Bend it Like Beckham, or Victory.

Edit: Bad News Bears or Major League.

Lagaan is great if you don't mind subtitles

[-] delirious_owl@discuss.online 1 points 1 month ago
[-] RoidingOldMan@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago
[-] delirious_owl@discuss.online 1 points 1 month ago

Fascist hunting

[-] delirious_owl@discuss.online 1 points 1 month ago

Ocean's Eleven

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