c/movies · by RoidingOldMan@lemmy.world · 1y

What's your most watched sports movie? Name one for each sport you watch.

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 pts · 1y

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

fahfahfahfah@lemmy.billiam.net · 6 pts · 1y

Moneyball

ServeTheBeam@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y

Space Jam.

00L10@feddit.org · 4 pts · 1y

Dodgeball - a true underdog story

veeesix@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 1y (1 reply)

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

RoidingOldMan@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

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.

Kolanaki@yiffit.net · 4 pts · 1y

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.

turkalino@lemmy.yachts · 3 pts · 1y

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

CodingCarpenter@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 1y

The replacements

lemmyng@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y

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 pts · 1y

Goon and Goon 2

PorradaVFR@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

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

karashta@fedia.io · 2 pts · 1y

You already named my favorite sports movie: Slap Shot.

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

transientpunk@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y

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

rustydomino@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

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

acosmichippo@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

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

Reverendender@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y

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

triptrapper@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

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.

jordanlund@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

Battle Royale.

https://youtu.be/N0p1t-dC7Ko

Battle Royale eSports. ;)

Helkriz@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

Moneyball

TheLastOfHisName@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y (1 reply)

"Who own de Chiefs?"

rustydomino@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

OWNS. OWNS.

ghost_towels@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1y

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