Favorite Sports Movies

by **The Red Tornado** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 21:52:49

TenuredVulture wrote:Poker--House of Games

Although a great flick, House of Games isnt about poker it's about con games. Rounders is considered the big poker movie- it's inspired the current generation of young poker players.

by **Drugs Delaney** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 21:54:19

Uncle Milty wrote:Breaking Away is the best cycling movie.

One of the top five sports movies ever made. It's truly fantastic.

by **Bucky** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 22:04:12

Baseball- Stealing Home
Boxing- Rocky
Football - Invincible*
Clairvoyance- The Sixth Sense
Gambling- Trading Places
Rowing- The Philadelphia Story
Invisibility- The Philadelphia Experiment
Stadium Security- Unbreakable
Apocalyptic Doom- Twelve Monkeys
Auto Safety- Blow Out
Racing- Room for Rent
Sainting- Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
Geo-caching- Money for Nothing
Amishing- Witness

* - I haven't, ya know, technically seen this movie yet, but I'm sure it will be number one after having done so.

by **EndlessSummer** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 22:39:50

I'd also add Dog Town & Z-Boys for skateboarding.

by **TenuredVulture** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 23:44:01

Chess--Searching for Bobby Fischer
Dodgeball--Dodgeball
Male Synchronized Swimming--that SNL bit.

Drag Racing--Heart Like a Wheel
Making Sculpture out of Mashed Potatoes--Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Fishing--Jaws
Fishing (Fly)--A River Runs Through It
Surfing and Football--Point Break
Bouncing--Road House

by **TenuredVulture** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 23:45:02

I'd bet the best gymnastic movie is a porno.

by **Houshphandzadeh** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 23:48:25

I don't know what the best dodgeball movie is but it ain't Dodgeball.

by **philliesphhan** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 23:58:56

Drugs Delaney wrote:Baseball - Eight Men Out

so what you're saying is I should finish watching this for free on demand

by **philliesphhan** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 23:59:11

Houshphandzadeh wrote:I don't know what the best dodgeball movie is but it ain't Dodgeball.

You don't like Dodgeball either? in addition to Caddyshack I mean

by **Houshphandzadeh** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 00:11:39

I do like Caddyshack; I just don't think it deserves its following.

Dodgeball is just dreadful.

by **Drugs Delaney** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 02:52:51

philliesphhan wrote:
Drugs Delaney wrote:Baseball - Eight Men Out

so what you're saying is I should finish watching this for free on demand

I'd highly recommend that. It's an excellent film.

by **Ace Rothstein** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 05:58:00

My Favorites :

Baseball -- Eight Men Out ...................Bleacher Bums very funny movie with Brad Garrett
Football -- Brian's Song
Basketball -- Hoop Dreams ......Celtic Pride a close 2nd
Soccer -- The Big Green
Hockey -- Miracle
Boxing -- Rocky
Auto Racing -- Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Horse Racing -- The Longshot
Figure Skating -- The Cutting Edge
Gymnastics -- American Anthem
Bowling -- King Pin
Golf --Caddyshack
Rowing -- Skulls
Tennis -- Wimbledon
Bicycle -- Rad
Poker -- Rounders
Rable Tennis - Balls of Fury
Cheerleading -- Bring it On
Wrestling -- No Holds Barred
Chess -- Searching for Bobby Fischer
Dodgeball -- Dodgeball
Karate -- Sidekicks .............CHUCK NORRIS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Surfing -- Point break

by **swishnicholson** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 08:18:16

Houshphandzadeh wrote:I do like Caddyshack; I just don't think it deserves its following.

Dodgeball is just dreadful.

Now, Dodgeball, I liked.

by **swishnicholson** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 08:18:58

Uncle Milty wrote:Breaking Away is the best cycling movie.

by **swishnicholson** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 08:31:01

I suppose as a runner I should nominate a running or track and field film, but they're almost all pretty bad. I guess Chariots of Fire by default. Running Brave isn't awful and Endurance, about Haile Gebrselassie is well done but probably of limited interest to anyone not already interested in the subject.

Running, with Michael Douglas, should deserve a mention in just about any of the inevitable worst sports movie lists

by **TenuredVulture** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 10:36:22

swishnicholson wrote:I suppose as a runner I should nominate a running or track and field film, but they're almost all pretty bad. I guess Chariots of Fire by default. Running Brave isn't awful and Endurance, about Haile Gebrselassie is well done but probably of limited interest to anyone not already interested in the subject.

Running, with Michael Douglas, should deserve a mention in just about any of the inevitable worst sports movie lists

Can't Gallipoli count as a track movie? It's pretty good.

by **Drugs Delaney** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 10:49:39

Ace Rothstein wrote:Rowing -- Skulls

Very underrated movie.

swishnicholson wrote:I suppose as a runner I should nominate a running or track and field film, but they're almost all pretty bad. I guess Chariots of Fire by default. Running Brave isn't awful and Endurance, about Haile Gebrselassie is well done but probably of limited interest to anyone not already interested in the subject.

Have you seen Prefontaine or Without Limits? They're both the same movie about the exact same topic and they both came out at the same time, but I think they're both pretty decent.

by **MrsVox** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 10:53:11

DIdn't we do this once already? I can't get through The Rookie without getting weepy. I read the book, and it bugged me that the guy was in real life, a jackass, that he couldn't stay married, etc. But I still love the movie.

by **swishnicholson** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:23:44

Drugs Delaney wrote:Have you seen Prefontaine or Without Limits? They're both the same movie about the exact same topic and they both came out at the same time, but I think they're both pretty decent.

I would agree with this, but I was a little too familiar with the material beforehand to get wholly into either film.And I couldn't really even tell you which one I liked better since I saw them pretty closely together and they're sort of blurred, although I think I preferred the less slick Prefontaine.

by **Drugs Delaney** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:32:02

MrsVox wrote:DIdn't we do this once already?

Probably. I did do a search, but I wasn't sure what to look for because sports and movies come up very often on this site. I wasn't going to look through literally hundreds of threads to find the right one.

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