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?
Baseketball, Dodgeball, Happy Gilmore, and The Big Lebowski (I don’t watch sports)
Moneyball
Dodgeball - a true underdog story
For Golf, Happy Gilmore! If you haven’t seen it yet, you can do it!
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.
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.
Space Jam.
Hijacking this thread to ask if there’s any good rugby movies besides Invictus
The replacements
Goon and Goon 2
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.
Moneyball
The Natural
Happy Gilmore
Dodgeball
Ted Lasso
Play it to the Bone
Warrior
Bloodsport
North Shore
The Waterboy
Gran Prix
The Karate Kid
Semi ProWarrior 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.
You already named my favorite sports movie: Slap Shot.
The Wrestler is my other pick that I haven’t seen yet in this thread
