We do have a thread on baseball movies, but what films of other sports are worth watching? A few to start us off.

Soccer: Goal Dreams is a very interesting look at the trials of the Palestinian National Team as it prepared for a make or break match in 2004.

Boxing: Million Dollar Baby, When We Were Kings, Ali, Rocky I & III (forget the rest of the franchise) Requiem for a Dream (oops for a Heavyweight)

Chess: Searching for Bobby Fischer

Golf: Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius, Tin Cup, The Legend of Baggar Vance, The Greatest Game Ever Played

Football: Knute Rockne: All-American, Go Tigers, Friday Night Lights

Basketball: The Harlem Globetrotters (1951), Hoosiers

Bike racing: Breaking Away, The Triplets of Belleville

Certainly this is the tip of the iceberg

I don't remember anything about boxing in Requiem for a Dream...

Happy Gilmore (golf)

Raging Bull, Girlfight (boxing)

Chariots of Fire (running)

Shaolin Soccer (soccer)

Murderball

Your right - Requiem for a Heavyweight

Ice Hockey: Slap Shot

Futuristic sport: Rollerball (Jewison)

Tron?

Dodgeball

Karate Kid

Vision Quest (well, may not be worth watching but I don't know of any other wrestling movies.)

Well, there is a bit of wrestling in The World According to Garp.

Bike Racing: American Flyers

Hockey: Youngblood

Football: The Longest Yard (the original), The Program, Remember the Titans, Rudy

Soccer: Bend it Like Beckham, Victory, Once in a Lifetime: the story of the New York Cosmos

Martial Arts: Enter the Dragon, Jet Li’s Fearless, Best of the Best

Basketball: Blue Chips, Hoop Dreams

Donkey Kong: The King of Kong

And you can’t forget the best movie ever made about competitive arm wrestling, Over the Top

The final act of THE BLACK STALLION (1979), especially the race itself, is an outstanding film version of a sporting event. And no sportscaster voiceover blaring the obvious details as it plays - just outstanding camera work and gorgeous, gorgeous visuals.

Seabicuit
World's Fastest Indian
Saint Ralph
Jerry McQuire

I wonder, does War/Dance fit?

Jim Thorpe: All American
Fear Strikes Out

The John Huston directed Victory - soccer with Stallone and Pele

The Orange County Register ran a poll of favorite baseball movies.

For the Love of the Game?!?!? I suppose one has to take into account that Costner played at Fullerton State. But For the Love of the Game?!?!?

Maybe the Sam Raimi fan club got the word out about the survey?

Miracle Hockey
Believe in Me, Glory Road, Edge of America, Annie O, Coach Carter, Heart of the Game & Space Jam Basketball
Gridiron Gang, Facing the Giants, Brians Song, Heaven can wait, Rudy, Possums, Remember the Titans Football
Eight Below Sled Dog Racing
Emmanuels Gift Bike Riding for a purpose
Gracie, She's the Man & The Big Green Soccer
Air Bud Movies Variety of Sports
Natural, Field of Dreams, The Rookie, Sandlot, The Final Season
Cool Runnings Winter Olympics
Chariots of Fire Summer Olympics

Welcome Creative but...umm... Best??

To add one more: Lagaan

Surfing - Riding Giants
Skateboarding - Dogtown and Z-Boys, Lords of Dogtown
Baseball - Bull Durham, The Sandlot
Bowling - The Big Lebowski

Empire's Top Ten

(make sure you read their criteria first)

Matt