List of sports films

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This list of sports films is a compilation of films in the genre covering sports activities. Sports movies have been made since the era of silent films, such as the 1915 film The Champion starring Charlie Chaplin. Films in this genre can range from serious (Raging Bull) to silly (Horse Feathers). A classic theme for sports films is the triumph of an individual or team who prevail despite the difficulties. Men often identify with sports films in ways they wouldn't with other genres, such as spy films.^[1]

American football

Title	Year	Genre	Notes
The Freshman	1925	Comedy	Silent film
Horse Feathers	1932	Comedy
Knute Rockne, All American	1940	Drama	Biographical film
That's My Boy	1951	Comedy
Paper Lion	1968	Comedy
Brian's Song	1971	Drama	TV movie
The Longest Yard	1974	Comedy
Two-Minute Warning	1976	Thriller
Gus	1976	Family Comedy
Semi-Tough	1977	Comedy
Heaven Can Wait	1978	Comedy
North Dallas Forty	1979	Comedy Drama
All the Right Moves	1983	Drama
Quarterback Princess	1983	Drama	Biographical film
The Bear	1984	Drama	Biographical film
Lucas	1986	Comedy
The Best of Times	1986	Comedy Drama
Wildcats	1986	Comedy
Johnny Be Good	1988	Comedy
Everybody's All-American	1988	Drama
Necessary Roughness	1991	Comedy
The Last Boy Scout	1991	Action
School Ties	1992	Drama
The Program	1993	Drama
Rudy	1993	Drama	Biographical film based on the life of Rudy Ruettiger.
Little Giants	1994	Family Comedy
Rise and Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story	1994	Drama	Made for TV. Based on the life of, and career-ending injury suffered by, Dennis Byrd.
Jerry Maguire	1996	Romantic Comedy
Angels in the Endzone	1997	Family Comedy
The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon	1998	Comedy drama	TV movie
The Waterboy	1998	Comedy
Air Bud: Golden Receiver	1998	Family Comedy
Varsity Blues	1999	Drama
Any Given Sunday	1999	Drama
The Fanatics	1999	Comedy
Remember the Titans	2000	Drama	Based on a true story
The Replacements	2000	Comedy
Full Ride	2002	Comedy
The Slaughter Rule	2002	Drama
Junction Boys	2002	Drama	Made for TV; based on a true story
Hometown Legend	2002	Drama
Second String	2002	Comedy Drama	TV movie
Radio	2003	Drama	Based on a true story.
Friday Night Lights	2004	Drama	Based on a true story.
The Longest Yard	2005	Comedy	Remake
Two for the Money	2005	Drama
Invincible	2006	Drama	Biographical film
We Are Marshall	2006	Drama	Based on the story of Marshall University football in the aftermath of the 1970 plane crash that wiped out the team.
Facing the Giants	2006	Drama
Gridiron Gang	2006	Drama
The Comebacks	2007	Comedy	Spoof of sports movies
The Game Plan	2007	Family Comedy
Leatherheads	2007	Comedy
The Express	2008	Drama	Biographical film on the life of Ernie Davis.
The Longshots	2008	Family comedy-drama	Based on a true story.
The Band that Wouldn't Die	2009	Documentary	Made for TV as a part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Explores the history of the Baltimore Colts, the team's controversial move to Indianapolis, and the NFL's return to Baltimore, through the common thread of the Colts marching band.
The Blind Side	2009	Drama	Biographical film on the high school career and recruitment of Michael Oher.
The U	2009	Documentary	Made for TV as a part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Chronicles the rise and dominance of the University of Miami program in the 1980s and 1990s.
The 5th Quarter	2011	Drama	Based on the story of Jon Abbate and the surprising 2006 season of Wake Forest University.
Pony Excess	2011	Documentary	Made for TV as a part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. A history of football at Southern Methodist University, focusing especially on the 1987 scandal that shut down the program for two years and on SMU football's struggle to rebuild.

Athletics (track and field)

Title	Year	Genre	Event(s)	Notes
College	1927	Comedy
The Bob Mathias Story	1954	Drama	Decathlon	Biographical film on Bob Mathias.
It Happened in Athens	1962	Comedy	Marathon
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner	1962	Drama	Distance running
Billie	1965	Comedy
The World's Greatest Athlete	1973	Comedy	Track
The Loneliest Runner	1976	Drama	Marathon
See How She Runs	1978	Drama	Marathon	Made for TV
Crossbar	1979	Drama	High Jump	Made for TV
The Jericho Mile	1979		Mile	Made for TV
Running	1979		Marathon
Chariots of Fire	1981	Drama	Sprints
Graduation Day	1981	Horror	Track
Personal Best	1982	Drama
Running Brave	1983	Drama	10,000 m	Biographical film on the life and career of Billy Mills.
Cracked Up	1987	Drama	Track
Run for Your Life	1988	Drama/Thriller	Marathon
Across the Tracks	1991	Drama	Track
Higher Learning	1995	Drama	Track
Prefontaine	1997	Drama	Track
Without Limits	1998	Drama	Track
The Long Run	2000	Drama	Marathon
Pumpkin	2002	Comedy
Hitler's Pawn: The Margaret Lambert Story	2004	Documentary	High Jump
Four Minutes	2005		Mile	Made for TV. Chronicles the successful quest of Roger Bannister to break the four-minute barrier in the mile.
The Ringer	2005	Comedy
Saint Ralph	2005
Run Fatboy Run	2007	Romantic comedy	Marathon
The One Man Olympics	2008
The Runner	2009		Ultra Trail
Into the Wind	2010	Documentary	Road running	Made for TV as part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Documents the 1980 attempt of cancer patient and amputee Terry Fox to run across Canada.
Marion Jones: Press Pause	2010	Documentary	Sprints	Made for TV as part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Chronicles the career of Marion Jones, her 2007 admission of performance-enhancing drug use, and subsequent prison sentence.
The Robber	2010	Drama	Marathon

Australian rules football

Title	Year	Genre	Notes
The Great Macarthy	1975	Comedy
The Club	1980	Comedy/Drama
Australian Rules	2002	Drama

Auto racing

NB: This list excludes films that feature illegally run street races unless legitimate races are integral to the storyline.

See also: Category:Auto racing films

Title	Year	Genre	Type	Notes
The Crowd Roars	1935
The Big Wheel	1935
Genevieve	1953		Vintage cars
Checkpoint	1956		Road racing
The Green Helmet	1961		Road racing
The Iron Maiden	1962		Traction engines
24 heures d'amant	1964		Sportscar racing
The Great Race	1965
Grand Prix	1966		Open wheel racing
Red Line 7000	1966		Stock car racing
Fireball 500	1966
Spinout	1966
Hell On Wheels	1967
A Man and a Woman	1967
The Love Bug	1968	Comedy
Speedway	1968
Winning	1969
Le Mans	1971	Drama	Sports car racing
Weekend of a Champion	1971
The Last American Hero	1973
Herbie Rides Again	1974	Comedy		Sequel to The Love Bug.
Flåklypa Grand Prix	1975
Death Race 2000	1975
Bobby Deerfield	1977
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo	1977	Comedy		The third entry in The Love Bug series.
The Quick and the Dead	1977
Herbie Goes Bananas	1980	Comedy		The fourth entry in The Love Bug series.
Heart Like a Wheel	1983	Biographical drama	Drag racing	Based on the life of Shirley Muldowney.
Stroker Ace	1983		Stock car racing
La Carrera Panamericana	1990		Historic sportscar racing
Checkered Flag	1990		Open wheel racing	Unsold TV pilot
Dorf Goes Auto Racing	1990	Comedy	Stock car racing	Direct-to-video short film. Part of the Dorf series.
Days of Thunder	1990	Drama	Stock car racing
Thunderbolt	1995		Saloon car racing
Race the Sun	1996		Solar car racing
The Love Bug	1997	Comedy		Made-for-TV sequel to the original 1968 film of the same title.
Super Speedway	1997		Open wheel racing
Driven	2000		Open wheel racing
éX-Driver The Movie	2002
Michel Vaillant	2003
Right on Track	2003		Drag racing
NASCAR: The IMAX Experience	2004	Documentary	Stock car racing
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story	2004	Documentary	Stock car racing	Made for TV. Chronicles the life and career of Dale Earnhardt.
Dust to Glory	2005		Off-road racing
Herbie: Fully Loaded	2005			The most recent entry in The Love Bug series.
Cars	2006	Animated family comedy	Stock car racing
Chasing the Horizon	2006		Off-road racing
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby	2006	Comedy	Stock car racing
Dale	2007	Documentary	Stock car racing	Chronicles the life and career of Dale Earnhardt.
Ta Ra Rum Pum	2007		Stock car racing
Speed Racer	2008	Drama	Sports car racing	A live-action adaptation of the Japanese anime series of the same English-language title.
Death Race	2008
Death Racers	2008
Truth in 24	2008	Documentary	Sports car racing
Love The Beast	2009	Documentary	Tarmac rally
Senna	2010	Documentary	Open wheel racing
Tim Richmond: To the Limit	2010	Documentary	Stock car racing	Made for TV as a part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Chronicles the career of Tim Richmond, his lifestyle, and his death from AIDS.
Cars 2	2011	Animated family action film	Sports car racing

Aviation sport

Title	Year	Genre	Notes
Thunder Over Reno	2008

Baseball

Title	Year	Genre	Notes
Fireman, Save My Child	1927	Comedy
Elmer, the Great	1933	Drama
Alibi Ike	1935	Comedy
The Pride of the Yankees	1942	Drama	Biographical film on the career of Lou Gehrig.
The Babe Ruth Story	1948	Drama	Biographical film on the life and career of Babe Ruth.
It Happens Every Spring	1949	Comedy
The Stratton Story	1949	Drama	Biographical film on the life and career of Monty Stratton.
Take Me Out to the Ball Game	1949	Musical
Angels in the Outfield	1951	Family comedy
Rhubarb	1951	Family Comedy
The Pride of St. Louis	1952	Drama	Biographical film based on the playing career of Dizzy Dean.
The Kid from Left Field	1953	Comedy
Fear Strikes Out	1957	Drama	Biographical film on the life and career of Jimmy Piersall.
Damn Yankees	1958	Musical
Safe at Home!	1962	Comedy
Bang the Drum Slowly	1973	Drama
The Bad News Bears	1976	Comedy
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings	1976	Comedy
The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training	1977	Comedy
One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story	1978	Drama	Made for TV. Biographical film on the life and career of Ron LeFlore.
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan	1978	Comedy
The Kid from Left Field	1979	Comedy	TV movie, remake
Squeeze Play!	1980	Comedy
Blue Skies Again	1983	Comedy
Tiger Town	1983	Family comedy	TV movie
The Natural	1984	Drama
Brewster's Millions	1985	Comedy
The Slugger's Wife	1985	Romantic comedy
Long Gone	1987	Comedy-drama	Made for TV
Trading Hearts	1987	Comedy
Amazing Grace and Chuck	1987	Drama
Bull Durham	1988	Romantic comedy
Eight Men Out	1988	Drama	Based on the 1919 Black Sox Scandal.
Stealing Home	1988	Drama
Field of Dreams	1989	Drama
Major League	1989	Comedy
Night Game	1989	Crime drama
Mr. Destiny	1990	Comedy
Talent for the Game	1991	Drama
The Babe	1992	Drama	Biography based on the life and career of Babe Ruth.
The Comrades of Summer	1992	Comedy	TV movie
A League of Their Own	1992	Comedy-drama	A fictionalized account of the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League of the 1940s.
Mr. Baseball	1992	Romantic comedy
Rookie of the Year	1993	Comedy
The Man From Left Field	1993	Comedy	TV movie
The Sandlot	1993	Family Comedy
Angels in the Outfield	1994	Family comedy	Remake of the 1951 film of the same title.
Cobb	1994	Drama	Biography based on the life and career of Ty Cobb.
Little Big League	1994	Family comedy
Major League II	1994	Comedy
The Scout	1994	Comedy
Dorf on the Diamond	1996	Comedy	Direct-to-video short film. The last film in the Dorf series to date.
Ed	1996	Family comedy
The Fan	1996	Thriller
BASEketball	1998	Comedy
If the Sun Rises in the West	1998	Drama
Major League: Back to the Minors	1998	Comedy
For Love of the Game	1999	Drama
Perfect Game	2000	Family Comedy	TV movie
Angels in the Infield	2000	Family Comedy	TV movie
61*	2001	Drama	Made for TV; based on the 1961 home run record chase of Roger Maris..
Hardball	2001	Drama-comedy
Summer Catch	2001	Romantic comedy
Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch	2002	Family comedy
The Rookie	2002	Drama	Based on the baseball career of Jim Morris.
Battlefield Baseball	2003	Action
Day of Independence	2003	Drama	Short film
Hustle	2004	Drama	Made-for-TV biographical film based on the career of Pete Rose.
Mickey	2004	Drama
Mr. 3000	2004	Comedy
Fever Pitch	2005	Romantic comedy
Game 6	2005	Drama-comedy
Bad News Bears	2005	Comedy
The Sandlot 2	2005	Family comedy
The Benchwarmers	2006	Comedy
Everyone's Hero	2006	Animation
Beer League	2006	Comedy
The Final Season	2007	Drama	Based on the 1991 season of Norway High School in Norway, Iowa, the school's last season before it was closed and consolidated into its county school district.
The Sandlot 3	2007	Family comedy
The Sandlot: Heading Home	2007	Family comedy
City Without Baseball	2008	Drama
Sugar	2008	Drama
Fernando Nation	2010	Documentary	Made for TV as a part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Chronicles the impact of Fernando Valenzuela's 1981 rookie season with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Four Days in October	2010	Documentary	Made for TV as a part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Chronicles the Boston Red Sox' comeback from a 3–0 series deficit against the New York Yankees in the 2004 ALCS.
Hero	2010	Drama
Jordan Rides the Bus	2010	Documentary	Made for TV as a part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Explores Michael Jordan's brief career in minor league baseball after his first retirement from basketball.
Little Big Men	2010	Documentary	Made for TV as a part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Chronicles the Kirkland National Little League team that scored a stunning victory in the 1982 Little League World Series, and the players' lives in the nearly three decades that followed.
Catching Hell	2011	Documentary	Made for TV as a follow-up to ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Explores the relationship between Steve Bartman and Chicago Cubs fans since Bartman's famous incident in Game 6 of the 2003 NLCS.
Moneyball	2011	Drama	Based on a true story.

Non-fiction

• The Ball Game (1898)
• The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)
• The Winning Team (1952)
• A Winner Never Quits (1986)
• Soul of the Game (1996)
• Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way (Made for TV) (1997)
• The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg (1998)
• Touching the Game-The Story of the Cape Cod Baseball League (2004)
• The Benchwarmers (2006)
• American Pastime (2007)
• Dummy Hoy: A Deaf Hero (2008) directed by David Risotto
• Signs of the Time (2008)

Basketball

Title	Year	Genre	Notes
One on One	1977	Drama
Coach	1978	Comedy
Fast Break	1979	Comedy
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh	1979	Comedy
Teen Wolf	1985	Comedy
Hoosiers	1986	Drama	Based loosely on the story of the 1953–54 Milan High School basketball team.
The Pistol: The Birth of a Legend	1991	Drama	Biographical film based on the early life of Pete Maravich.
White Men Can't Jump	1992	Drama
Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story	1992	Drama	TV movie, biographical film
Blue Chips	1994	Drama
Hoop Dreams	1994	Documentary
Above the Rim	1994	Drama-comedy
The Air Up There	1994	Comedy
The Basketball Diaries	1995	Drama
Forget Paris	1995	Romantic Comedy
Slam Dunk Ernest	1995	Comedy
Space Jam	1996	Comedy	Combines live action and animation.
Eddie	1996	Comedy
Celtic Pride	1996	Comedy
Sunset Park	1996	Drama
Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault	1996	Drama	TV movie, biographical film
Air Bud	1997	Family Comedy
The Sixth Man	1997	Comedy
My Giant	1998	Comedy
BASEketball	1998	Comedy
Bad as I Wanna Be: The Dennis Rodman Story	1998	Drama	TV movie, biographical film
He Got Game	1998	Drama
Love and Basketball	2000	Romantic Drama
Finding Forrester	2000	Drama
The Luck of the Irish	2001	Family comedy	TV movie
O	2001	Drama	An adaptation of Othello, with the setting updated to that of a modern American high school and its basketball team.
Juwanna Mann	2002	Romantic comedy
The Red Sneakers	2002	Fantasy	TV movie
Like Mike	2002	Family comedy
A Season on the Brink'	2002	Drama	Made for TV. Based on the book of the same title, documenting the 1985–86 season of Indiana University.
The Year of the Yao	2004	Documentary	Chronicles Yao Ming's first season in the NBA.
Rebound	2005	Family comedy
Coach Carter	2005	Drama	Based on a true story.
Crossover	2006	Action
Like Mike 2	2006	Family comedy
Glory Road	2006	Drama	Based on the story of the 1965–66 Texas Western College team.
Home of the Giants	2007	Crime drama
Quantum Hoops	2007	Documentary	Focuses on the attempt of Caltech's men's team to end a 21-year losing streak in conference play in the final week of the 2005–06 season.
Dribbles	2007	Drama
Semi-Pro	2008	Comedy
More Than a Game	2009	Documentary	Chronicles the high school careers of LeBron James and four of his hometown friends.
Hurricane Season	2009	Drama	Based on a true story
Sonicsgate	2009	Documentary	Explores the controversial relocation of the Seattle SuperSonics to Oklahoma City.
Once Brothers	2010	Documentary	Made for TV as part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. The story of Croat Dražen Petrović and Serb Vlade Divac, former Yugoslavia national teammates, and how the Yugoslav wars irretrievably broke their friendship.
The Fab Five	2011	Documentary	Made for TV as a follow-up to ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Documents the University of Michigan's early-1990s Fab Five and their impact on the sport and culture.
Unguarded	2011	Documentary	Made for TV as a follow-up to ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Chronicles the life and career of former NBA player Chris Herren, his battle with drug addiction, and his ongoing recovery.

Bobsledding

Title	Year	Genre	Notes
Cool Runnings	1993	Comedy	Loosely based on the debut of the Jamaica bobsled team at the 1988 Winter Olympics.

Bowling

Title	Year	Genre	Notes
Strikes and Spares	1934	Short film
Dreamer	1979	Drama	Direct-to-video
Kingpin	1996	Comedy
The Big Lebowski	1998	Comedy
Alley Cats Strike	2000	Family Comedy	TV movie
Super Bowlin'	2011	Comedy

Bowls

Title	Year	Genre	Notes
Crackerjack	2002	Comedy
Blackball	2003	Comedy

Boxing

Title	Year	Genre	Notes
Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph	1894	Documentary	Silent film
Boxing Match; or, Glove Contest	1896	Documentary	Silent film
Battling Butler	1926	Comedy	Silent film
The Champ	1931	Drama
The Bermondsey Kid	1933	Drama
The Prizefighter and the Lady	1933	Romantic Comedy
Excuse My Glove	1936	Comedy
City for Conquest	1940	Drama
Gentleman Jim	1942	Drama	Biographical film
Body and Soul	1947	Film noir
The Set-Up	1949	Film noir
Champion	1949	Film noir
The Square Ring	1952	Drama
The Harder They Fall	1956	Film noir
Somebody Up There Likes Me	1956	Drama
Requiem for a Heavyweight	1962	Drama
Legendary Champions	1968	Documentary
The Great White Hope	1970	Romantic Drama
Fat City	1972	Drama
Let's Do It Again	1975	Comedy
Rocky	1976	Drama
The Greatest	1977	Drama	Biographical film
The Champ	1977	Drama
The Main Event	1979	Comedy
Penitentiary	1979	Drama	Blaxploitation
Rocky II	1979	Drama
Raging Bull	1980	Drama	Biographical film
Penitentiary II	1982	Drama	Blaxploitation
Rocky III	1982	Drama
Rocky IV	1985	Drama
Streets of Gold	1986	Drama
Teen Wolf Too	1987	Family Comedy
Split Decisions	1988	Action Drama
Rocky V	1990	Drama
Diggstown	1992	Drama
Gladiator	1992	Action Drama
Night and the City	1992	Crime Drama
The Great White Hype	1996	Comedy
When We Were Kings	1996	Documentary	Documents the events before and during the 1974 fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman.
The Boxer	1997	Drama
Play It to the Bone	1999	Comedy-drama
Rocky Marciano	1999	Drama	TV movie, biographical film
On the Ropes	1999	Documentary
The Hurricane	1999	Drama	Biographical film on Rubin "Hurricane" Carter.
Girlfight	2000	Drama
Ali	2001	Drama	Biographical film on Muhammad Ali.
Carman: The Champion	2001	Action Drama
Undisputed	2002	Action Thriller
Beautiful Boxer	2002	Drama	Biographical film
Million Dollar Baby	2004	Drama
Against the Ropes	2004	Drama
Cinderella Man	2005	Drama	Based on the career of James J. Braddock.
Pacquiao: The Movie	2006	Drama	Biographical film on the life and career of Manny Pacquiao.
Rocky Balboa	2006	Drama
Undisputed II: Last Man Standing	2006	Action Thriller
Annapolis	2006	Drama
Jump In!	2007	Romantic Comedy	TV movie
Apne	2007	Drama
Miracle on 1st Street	2007	Comedy-drama
Muay Thai Chaiya	2007	Drama
Resurrecting the Champ	2007	Drama
The Hammer	2007	Comedy
The Fighter	2010	Drama	Biographical film based on the life of Micky Ward.
Max Schmeling	2010	Drama	Biographical film
The Real Rocky	2011	Documentary	Made for TV as a follow-up to ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Profiles Chuck Wepner, the real-life inspiration for Rocky Balboa.
Real Steel	2011	Science fiction

Cheerleading

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Title	Year	Genre	Notes
Debbie Does Dallas	1978	Pornographic film
Laker Girls	1990	Drama	TV movie
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom	1993	Comedy	TV movie
Bring It On	2000	Comedy
Sugar & Spice	2001	Comedy
Gotta Kick It Up!	2002	Family Comedy	TV movie, based on true story
Cheerleader Queens	2003	Comedy
Bring It On Again	2004	Comedy
Bring It On: All or Nothing	2006	Comedy
Bring It On: In It to Win It	2007	Comedy
Bring It On: Fight to the Finish	2009	Comedy
Fired Up!	2009	Comedy

Cricket

Title	Year	Genre	Notes
Badger's Green	1934	Comedy
Badger's Green	1949	Comedy
It's Not Cricket	1949	Comedy
The Final Test	1953	Comedy-drama
Playing Away	1987	Comedy
Awwal Number	1990	Action
Lagaan	2001	Drama
Wondrous Oblivion	2003	Comedy-drama
Iqbal	2005	Drama
Hit for Six	2007	Drama
Chennai 600028	2007	Romantic Comedy
Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii	2007	Comedy-drama
Say Salaam India	2007	Drama
Hattrick	2007	Comedy-drama
Meerabai Not Out	2008	Drama
Hansie	2008	Drama	Based on a true story
I Know How Many Runs You Scored Last Summer	2008	Comedy-horror
Victory	2009	Drama
Dil Bole Hadippa!	2009	Comedy-drama
Patiala House	2011	Family Drama

Cue Sports

Title	Year	Genre	Notes
The Hustler	1961	Drama
The Color of Money	1986	Drama
Pool Hall Junkies	2002	Thriller
Singhaawakokanaya(Sinhalese)	2002	Thriller

Curling

Title	Year	Genre	Notes
Men with Brooms	2002	Romantic Comedy

Cycling

Japanese movie poster for 1956 film Onna Keirin-ō (女競輪王)

Title	Year	Genre	Type	Notes
Onna Keirin-ō	1956		Keirin
For A Yellow Jersey	1965	Short
A Sunday in Hell	1977	Documentary	Road racing
Breaking Away	1979	Coming-of-age film	Road racing and Little 500
BMX Bandits	1983		BMX racing
American Flyers	1985	Drama	Road racing
Rad	1986		BMX racing
Quicksilver	1986
Bicycleran	1987
Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar	1992
Il grande Fausto	1995		Road racing
The Unknown Cyclist	1998
El Amateur	1999		Road racing
Road to Paris	2001	Documentary	Road racing
Cyclomania	2001		Road racing
Le Velo de Ghislain Lambert	2001		Road racing
Nasu: Summer in Andalusia	2003		Road racing
Triplets of Belleville	2003
Cycling Chronicles; LandScape The Boy Saw	2004
Hell on Wheels	2005
Overcoming	2005	Documentary	Road racing
The Flying Scotsman	2006	Drama	Track Cycling
Island Etude	2006	Drama
Klunkerz: A Film About Mountain Bikes	2006
Clorophilla	2006		Freeride
The Cycling Genius Is Coming	2008
Bicycle Dreams	2009	Documentary	Road racing
The Birth of Big Air	2010	Documentary	BMX	Made for TV as part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Chronicles the life and career of Mat Hoffman.

Dodgeball

Title	Year	Genre	Notes
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story	2004	Comedy

Fencing

Title	Year	Genre	Notes
By the Sword	1991	Drama
The Fencing Master	1992	Drama

Field Hockey

Title	Year	Genre	Notes
Chak De India	2007	Drama

Figure skating

Title	Year	Genre	Notes
Ice Castles	1978	Romantic Drama
The Cutting Edge	1992	Romantic Comedy
Ice Angel	2000	Fantasy	TV movie
Ice Princess	2005	Family Comedy
Go Figure	2005	Family Comedy	TV movie
The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold	2006	Romantic Drama	TV movie
Blades of Glory	2007	Comedy
The Cutting Edge 3: Chasing the Dream	2008	Romantic Drama	TV movie
The Cutting Edge: Fire & Ice	2009	Romantic Drama	TV movie

Association football

Title	Year	Genre	Notes
The Great Game	1930	Comedy
Sportszerelem	1936	Comedy
The Arsenal Stadium Mystery	1939	Crime Comedy
Das Grosse Spiel	1942	Comedy
The Great Game	1953	Comedy-drama
Dhanyee Meye	1971	Comedy
Mohunbaganer Meye	1976
Yesterday's Hero	1979	Drama
Escape to Victory	1981	War
Gregory's Girl	1981	Romantic Comedy
Ultra	1991	Drama
Ladybugs	1992	Comedy
Do I Not Like That!	1994	Documentary
The Big Green	1994	Family Comedy
Fever Pitch	1997	Romantic Comedy
When Saturday Comes	1996	Drama
Soccer Dog: The Movie	1999	Family Comedy
Air Bud: World Pup	2000	Family Comedy
There's Only One Jimmy Grimble	2000	Comedy-drama
Shaolin Soccer	2001	Comedy
A Shot at Glory	2001	Drama
Mean Machine	2001	Comedy-drama	An adaptation of the original version of The Longest Yard, but featuring association football instead of American football.
Mike Bassett: England Manager	2001	Comedy
The Game of Their Lives	2002	Documentary	Chronicles the seven then-surviving members of the North Korea national team that made a surprising run into the quarterfinals of the 1966 FIFA World Cup.
Bend It Like Beckham	2002	Comedy-drama
The Miracle of Bern	2003	Comedy-drama	Set against the backdrop of the 1954 FIFA World Cup Final, which became known in Germany as the "Miracle of Bern".
The Other Final	2003	Documentary
Soccer Dog: European Cup	2004	Family comedy
Dare to Dream: The Story of the U.S. Women's Soccer Team	2005	Documentary
Goal!	2005	Drama
Kicking & Screaming	2005	Family Comedy
Real, The Movie	2005	Documentary
The Game of Their Lives	2005	Drama	Based on the USA's massive upset of England in the 1950 FIFA World Cup.
Goal II: Living the Dream	2006	Drama
Offside	2006	Comedy
Offside	2006	Comedy-drama
Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos	2006	Documentary
Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait	2006	Documentary	Chronicles the life and career of Zinedine Zidane.
She’s the Man	2006	Romantic comedy
Gracie	2007	Drama	Loosely based on the teenage years of Elisabeth Shue, who played the mother of the titular character.
Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal	2007
Her Best Move	2007	Romantic Comedy
Maradona by Kusturica	2008	Documentary
Kicking It	2008	Documentary
Soccer Mom	2008	Family comedy
Goal! 3: Taking on the World	2009	Drama
Offside	2009	Romantic comedy
The Damned United	2009	Drama	A fictionalized version of Brian Clough's tenure as manager of Leeds United.
One Night in Turin	2010	Documentary
The Two Escobars	2010	Documentary	Made for TV as part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Explores the lives of footballer Andrés Escobar and drug lord Pablo Escobar, the links between football and drug money in their country of Colombia in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and the connections between the murders of both men.
For the Glory	2011	Drama

Gladiatorial combat

Title	Year	Genre	Notes
Gladiator	2000	Action

Golf

Title	Year	Genre	Notes
Follow the Sun	1951	Drama	Biographical film
Pat and Mike	1952	Comedy
The Caddy	1953	Comedy
Caddyshack	1980	Comedy
Dorf on Golf	1987	Comedy	Direct-to-video short film. The first entry in the Dorf series.
Caddyshack II	1988	Comedy
Dead Solid Perfect	1988	Drama	Made for TV.
Dorf's Golf Bible	1987	Comedy	Direct-to-video short film. The second film in the Dorf series.
Den ofrivillige golfaren	1991	Comedy
The Man with the Perfect Swing	1995	Comedy-drama
Happy Gilmore	1996	Comedy
Tin Cup	1996	Romantic comedy
The Legend of Bagger Vance	2000	Drama
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius	2004	Drama	Biographical film on the career of Bobby Jones.
The Greatest Game Ever Played	2005	Drama	Biographical film
Who's Your Caddy?	2007	Comedy
Chasing the Green	2009	Drama	Based on a true story.
Hole in One	2010	Comedy

Greyhound Racing

Title	Year	Genre	Notes
Wild Boy	1934	Comedy
Man About Dog	2004	Comedy

Gymnastics

Title	Year	Genre	Notes
Nadia	1984	Drama	Biographical film on Nadia Comăneci.
American Anthem	1986	Drama
Stick It	2006	Comedy-drama
Peaceful Warrior	2006	Drama

Handball

Title	Year	Genre	Notes
Szansa	1979	Drama
Bulggot shoot tonki	1993	Family Drama
Forever the Moment	2008	Drama

Horse racing

Title	Year	Genre	Notes
The Derby	1895	Documentary	Silent film
A Day at the Races	1937	Comedy
Trouble Brewing	1939	Musical comedy
Flying Fifty-Five	1939	Drama
National Velvet	1944	Drama
The Galloping Major	1951	Comedy
Boots Malone	1952	Drama
Just My Luck	1957	Comedy
International Velvet	1978	Drama
The Black Stallion	1979	Family drama
Phar Lap	1983	Drama	Based on a true story.
The Black Stallion Returns	1983	Family drama
Fire, Ice and Dynamite	1990	Action comedy
Seabiscuit	2003	Drama	Based on a true story.
Hidalgo	2004	Drama	Biographical film
Dreamer	2005	Drama
Racing Stripes	2005	Family comedy
Ruffian	2007	Drama	Made for TV; based on a true story.
Race	2008	Thriller
The Boys Club	2008	Thriller
Secretariat	2010	Drama	Based on a true story.
Charismatic	2011	Documentary	Made for TV as a follow-up to ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Chronicles the run of Charismatic and his jockey Chris Antley in the 1999 Triple Crown races.

Ice hockey

Title	Year	Genre	Notes
Slap Shot	1977	Comedy
Miracle on Ice	1981	Drama	TV movie, based on the 1980 Miracle on Ice.
Strange Brew	1983	Comedy
Youngblood	1986	Drama
The Mighty Ducks	1992	Family comedy
D2: The Mighty Ducks	1994	Family comedy
D3: The Mighty Ducks	1996	Family comedy
Les Boys	1997	Comedy
Mystery, Alaska	1999	Drama
MVP: Most Valuable Primate	2000	Family comedy
Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice	2002	Comedy
Miracle	2004	Drama	Based on the 1980 Miracle on Ice.
Maurice Richard	2005	Drama	Biographical film on Maurice Richard.
The Love Guru	2008	Comedy
King's Ransom	2009	Documentary	Made for TV as the first film of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Chronicles the impact of the 1988 trade of Wayne Gretzky from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings.
Score: A Hockey Musical	2010	Musical comedy

Jousting

Title	Year	Genre	Notes
Knightriders	1981	Drama
A Knight's Tale	2001	Adventure

Martial arts

Note: Films should not be listed here unless the sporting aspects of martial arts play a major part in the plot.

Title	Year	Genre	Style	Notes
Sanshiro Sugata	1943	Action	Jujutsu Judo
Sanshiro Sugata Part II	1943	Action	Judo
Enter The Dragon	1973	Action	Jeet Kune Do Kung Fu
Cordão de Ouro	1977	Action	Capoeira
The Karate Kid	1984	Family	Karate
The Karate Kid, Part II	1986	Family	Karate
No Retreat, No Surrender	1986	Action drama
Bloodsport	1988	Action	MMA
The Karate Kid, Part III	1989	Family	Karate
Best of the Best	1989	Action
Kickboxer	1989	Action	Kickboxing
Sidekicks	1992	Action	Karate
Only the Strong	1993	Action	Capoeira
The Next Karate Kid	1994	Family	Karate
Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie	1994	Action
Mortal Kombat	1995	Action
The Quest	1996	Action
Undisputed	2002	Action	MMA
Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior	2003	Action	Muay Thai
DOA: Dead or Alive	2006	Action	Various
Redbelt	2007	Drama	MMA
Never Back Down	2008	Action drama	MMA
Champions	2008	Action	Wushu
Ip Man	2008	Action	Wing Chun
Besouro	2009	Action	Capoeira
Fighting	2009	Action drama	MMA
Tekken	2009	Action
Blood and Bone	2009	Action
Undisputed III: Redemption	2010	Action	MMA
Knucklehead	2010	Comedy	MMA
The King of Fighters	2010	Action
Ong Bak 3	2010	Action
Ip Man 2	2010	Action	Wing Chun
Warrior	2011	Action drama	MMA

Motorcycling

Title	Year	Genre	Type	Notes
No Limit	1935	Comedy	Road racing
On Any Sunday	1971	Documentary
Sidewinder 1	1977	Drama	Motocross
Silver Dream Racer	1980	Drama	Road racing
Spetters	1980	Drama	Motocross
Space Riders	1984	Documentary	Road racing
The Dirtbike Kid	1985		Motocross
Winners Take All	1987		Motocross
Motocrossed	2001		Motocross
Faster	2003	Documentary	Road racing
Motocross Kids	2004		Motocross
Dust to Glory	2005	Documentary	Off-road racing
Supercross	2005	Drama	Supercross
The World's Fastest Indian	2005	Drama	Land speed record
TT3D: Closer to the Edge	2011	Documentary	Road racing

Olympic Games

Those featuring specific sports featured in the games are listed elsewhere

Title	Year	Genre	Notes
Dorf and the First Games of Mount Olympus	1988	Comedy	Direct-to-video short film in the Dorf series. Parody of the Ancient Olympic Games.
Dream Weavers	2008	Documentary

Powerboat racing

Title	Year	Genre	Type	Notes
Madison	2001	Drama	Hydroplane

Rodeo

Title	Year	Genre	Notes
Junior Bonner	1972	Western
8 Seconds	1994	Drama	Biographical film on the career of Lane Frost.
The Cowboy Way	1994	Action Comedy

Rollerblading

Title	Year	Genre	Notes
Airborne	1993	Comedy
Brink!	1998	Family Comedy	TV movie

Roller skating

Title	Year	Genre	Notes
Kansas City Bomber	1972	Drama
Rollerball	1975	Action
Rollerball	2002	Action
Roll Bounce	2005	Family
Hell on Wheels	2007	Documentary
Whip It	2009	Comedy-drama

Rowing

Title	Year	Genre	Notes
A Yank at Oxford	1938	Drama
Oxford Blues	1984	Comedy-drama
True Blue	1996	Drama
Queen of the Night	2001	Drama
Summer Storm	2004	Drama

Rugby

Title	Year	Genre	Code	Notes
This Sporting Life	1963		Rugby league
Grand Slam	1978	Comedy	Rugby union
The First Kangaroos	1988		Rugby league
Old Scores	1991		Rugby union
Up 'n' Under	1998		Rugby league
School Wars: Hero	2004		Rugby union
Sye	2004		Rugby union
Murderball	2005	Documentary	Wheelchair rugby
Footy Legends	2006		Rugby league
Number 10	2006		Rugby union
The Final Winter	2007		Rugby league
Forever Strong	2008	Drama	Rugby union	Based on an amalgam of true stories from the rugby program of Highland High School in Salt Lake City.
Invictus	2009	Drama	Rugby union	Based on the 1995 Rugby World Cup and the ultimately victorious host team, South Africa.
The 16th Man	2010	Documentary	Rugby union	Made for TV as part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Also chronicles the 1995 Rugby World Cup, but focuses more on the effect of the event and of Nelson Mandela's support of the Springboks on post-apartheid South Africa.
A Giant Awakens: the Rise of American Rugby	2010	Documentary	Rugby union

Sailing

Title	Year	Genre	Notes
Summer Rental	1985	Comedy
Wind	1992	Drama
Charlie St. Cloud	2010	Romantic Drama

Practical shooting

Title	Year	Genre	Notes
Double Tap	2000	Action

Skateboarding

• (1978) Skateboard: The Movie
• (1986) Thrashin'
• (1989) Gleaming the Cube
• (2001) Dogtown and Z-Boys (documentary)
• (2003) Grind
• (2005) Lords of Dogtown
• (2005) Under the Influence (pool skateboarding documentary)
• (2009) A Badlands Adventure (pool skateboarding)
• (2009) Welcome to Ridiculous (pool skateboarding)
• (2009) Street Dreams

Skiing

Title	Year	Genre	Notes
Downhill Racer	1969	Drama
Fire and Ice	1986	Action Adventure
Aspen Extreme	1993	Action Drama
Frozen	2010	Thriller

Ski Jumping

Title	Year	Genre	Notes
The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner	1974	Documentary
Matti	2006	Drama	Biographical film based on the life and career of Matti Nykänen.

Skin Diving

Title	Year	Genre	Notes
The Big Blue	1988	Drama

Snowboarding

Title	Year	Genre	Notes
Snowboard Academy	1996	Comedy
Johnny Tsunami	1999	Family Comedy	TV movie
Out Cold	2001	Comedy
MXP: Most Xtreme Primate	2003	Family Comedy
The White Album	2004	Documentary
First Descent	2005	Documentary
White Air	2007	Action Drama
Snow Summit Showdown	2009	Family Comedy
Chalet Girl	2011	Romantic Comedy
[The Art of Flight]	2011	Documentary

Ssireum

Title	Year	Genre	Notes
Like a Virgin	2006	Comedy

Sumo Wrestling

Title	Year	Genre	Notes
Wakanohana monogatari dohyou no oni	1956
Wakanohana monogatari dohyou no oni	1992
Sumo Do, Sumo Don't	1992	Comedy

Surfing

Title	Year	Genre	Notes
The Endless Summer	1966	Documentary	Follows surfers Mike Hynson and Robert August on a surf trip around the world, and features many other prominent surfers of the day.
Big Wednesday	1978	Comedy-drama
North Shore	1987	Action drama
Back to the Beach	1987	Comedy
Surf Nazis Must Die	1987	Comedy
Point Break	1991	Action
Surf Ninjas	1993	Family comedy
The Endless Summer II	1994	Documentary	Pat O'Connell and Robert "Wingnut" Weaver retrace the steps of Hynson and August from The Endless Summer while exploring the growth and evolution of surfing since the original film. Both films were directed by Bruce Brown.
In God’s Hands	1998	Action drama
7 Girls	2001	Documentary	Focuses on the surfing lives of seven prominent female surfers.
Blue Crush	2002	Drama
Step into Liquid	2003	Documentary	Director Dana Brown, son of the aforementioned Bruce Brown, explores the evolution of the sport since The Endless Summer II, including tow-in surfing.
Riding Giants	2004	Documentary	A historical overview of the sport, focusing primarily on big wave surfing.
Surf’s Up	2007	Animated mockumentary
'Shelter	2007	Drama
Surfer, Dude	2009	Comedy
Soul Surfer	2011	Drama	Biographical film on the life of Bethany Hamilton.

Swimming

Title	Year	Genre		Notes
Vsyo reshayet mgnoveniye	1978	Drama
Popcorn und Paprika	1984	Drama
Koni	1986			Bengali film based on Moti Nandi's novel
Sarahsarà	1994	Drama
The Princess & the Barrio Boy	2000	Drama
Waterboys	2001		Synchronised swimming
Swimfan	2002	Erotic thriller
Swimming Upstream	2003	Drama
On a Clear Day	2005	Drama
The Big Bad Swim	2006	Comedy
Einfache Leute	2007	Drama
Pride	2007
Undead Pool	2007	Horror

Table tennis

Title	Year	Genre	Notes
Ping Pong	2002	Comedy-drama
Balls of Fury	2007	Comedy
Ping Pong Playa	2007	Comedy

Tennis

Title	Year	Genre	Notes
Hard, Fast and Beautiful	1951	Drama
The Christian Licorice Store	1971	Drama
Players	1979	Drama
Second Serve	1986	Drama
Nobody's Perfect	1990	Comedy
The Break	1995	Drama
Wimbledon	2004	Drama
Tennis no Ōjisama - Futari no Samurai	2005	Action
The Prince of Tennis	2006	Action
Jelenin Svet	2008	Documentary
Somay Ku: A Uganda Tennis Story	2008	Documentary
Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach	2009	Comedy
Unmatched	2010	Documentary	Made for TV as part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Focuses on the Chris Evert–Martina Navratilova rivalry, and on the long-term friendship between the two women.
Renée	2011	Documentary	Made for TV as a follow-up to ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Explores the life of transsexual tennis player Renée Richards and the impact of her entry in the 1977 US Open.

Volleyball

Title	Year	Genre	Notes
Side Out	1990	Comedy	Beach volleyball
The Iron Ladies	2000	Comedy
The Iron Ladies 2	2003	Comedy
Air Bud: Spikes Back	2003	Family Comedy
All You've Got	2006	Drama
Impact Point	2008	Thriller
Beach Spike	2010	Drama	Beach volleyball

Wrestling

Note: Lucha films are not included in this list. Although they feature luchadores (Mexican professional wrestlers) as the lead characters, the luchadores typically portray heroes (often superheroes) within non-wrestling stories (such as action, horror, or sci-fi).

Japanese movie poster for Rikidōzan monogatari dotō no otoko (1955)

Title	Year	Genre	Discipline	Notes
Night and the City	1950	Crime	Pro wrestling
Racket Girls	1951	Crime	Pro wrestling
Mr. Universe	1951	Romantic comedy	Pro Wrestling
Rikidōzan monogatari dotō no otoko	1955		Puroresu
The Wrestler	1974	Action drama	Pro wrestling
Paradise Alley	1978	Drama	Pro wrestling
The One and Only	1978	Comedy	Pro wrestling
Take Down	1979	Comedy-drama	Amateur wrestling
Below the Belt	1980	Comedy	Pro wrestling
Vision Quest	1985	Drama	Scholastic wrestling
Grunt! The Wrestling Movie	1985		Pro wrestling
Over the Top	1987	Action drama	Arm wrestling
Body Slam	1987	Comedy	Pro wrestling
No Holds Barred	1989	Action	Pro wrestling
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows	1998	Documentary	Pro wrestling	Direct-to-video. Follows Bret Hart in the final year of his 1980s–1990s World Wrestling Federation run, culminating in one of the most famous events in professional wrestling history, the Montreal Screwjob.
Beyond the Mat	1999	Documentary	Pro wrestling
Ready to Rumble	2000	Comedy	Pro wrestling
Reversal	2001	Romantic drama	Amateur wrestling
The Backyard	2002	Documentary	Backyard wrestling
Rikidōzan	2004	Drama	Puroresu	Biographical film on the seminal Japanese wrestler Rikidōzan.
Sting: Moment of Truth	2004	Drama	Pro wrestling	Biographical film on the career of Sting.
Going to the Mat	2004	Family Comedy	Amateur wrestling	Made for TV.
Lipstick and Dynamite, Piss and Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling	2005	Documentary	Pro wrestling
Nacho Libre	2006	Comedy	Lucha libre	Loosely based on the career of luchador Fray Tormenta.
The Absolute Truth About Pro Wrestling	2006	Documentary	Pro wrestling
Just Another Romantic Wrestling Comedy	2007	Romantic comedy	Pro wrestling
God's Tackle Box	2007	Documentary	Pro wrestling
Vampiro: Angel, Devil, Hero	2008	Documentary	Pro wrestling	Explores the career and outside-the-ring life of Canadian wrestler Vampiro.
The Wrestler	2008	Drama	Pro wrestling
From Parts Unknown	2009		Pro wrestling
Bloodstained Memoirs	2009	Documentary	Pro wrestling
Legendary	2010	Drama	Scholastic wrestling

See also

• List of films about bicycles and cycling
• List of films based on sports books

References

1. ^ Didinger, Ray; Macnow, Glen; Hackman, Gene (2009). The Ultimate Book of Sports Movies: Featuring the 100 Greatest Sports Films of All Time. Running Press. pp. 10–11. ISBN 0762435488. 

External links

• Dugout Videos: Baseball Films
• Sports Movies Guide
• Hall of Fame for Movie Coaches