Rocky and Moneyball are among the greatest sports movies pretty much everyone must watch.
The past century of cinema has seen the release of some great sports movies, from Horse Feathers in the 1930s to Marty ...
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As seen at film festivals and in the cinemas, sports movies tend to do well when they’re released. Immediately appealing to fans of specific pastimes, there’s a clear market for them. However, over ...
From 'Hoop Dreams' to 'Bring It On,' 'Raging Bull' to 'Bull Durham' and beyond, THR's critics pick their all-time champs. By Daniel Fienberg, Jon Frosch, Angie Han, David Rooney, Leslie Felperin, ...
As with any genre, sports movies are prone to sequelization. Usually, they are found in the world of sports comedies, because they have the whole “getting the band back together” vibe that comedy ...
Almost three decades after his (fictitious) Tour Championship triumph, Adam Sandler is back on the links as Happy Gilmore. The official follow-up to 1996’s golf screwball comedy is out Friday on ...
Toe pick! NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer discusses the best movies about winter sports with film critic and sports writer Will Leitch. PFEIFFER: Will Leitch is a sportswriter and host of the movie podcast ...
No matter what situation you may be facing in life — a personal challenge, a goal you’re chasing, or a battle to get people on the same page — a sports movie likely speaks to that place in time.