The 20 Greatest Sports Movies of All Time

From gritty boxing sagas to underdog locker-room tearjerkers, these films span every arena and era of competition. Which one takes the title?

1

Bull Durham

A 1988 romantic comedy set in minor-league baseball's Carolina League.

1000pts

2

Rudy

A 1993 underdog film about a undersized walk-on chasing his dream of playing football for Notre Dame.

984pts

3

Field of Dreams

A 1989 baseball fantasy in which an Iowa farmer builds a diamond in his cornfield.

984pts

4

Cinderella Man

A 2005 Depression-era boxing biopic of heavyweight James J. Braddock.

984pts

5

Chariots of Fire

The 1981 Best Picture winner about two British sprinters at the 1924 Olympics.

914pts

6

Warrior

A 2011 drama about two estranged brothers who meet in the final of an MMA tournament.

861pts

7

Creed

A 2015 boxing film following Apollo Creed's son as he is trained by an aging Rocky Balboa.

861pts

8

Miracle

A 2004 film recounting the 1980 US Olympic hockey team's upset of the Soviet Union.

861pts

9

Rocky

The 1976 Best Picture winner about a Philadelphia club fighter who gets a shot at the heavyweight title.

861pts

10

A League of Their Own

A 1992 comedy-drama about the WWII-era All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.

799pts

11

Ford v Ferrari

A 2019 drama about the American effort to beat Ferrari at the 1966 Le Mans 24 Hours.

799pts

12

Hoosiers

A 1986 drama about a small-town Indiana high school basketball team's improbable state-championship run.

727pts

13

Raging Bull

Martin Scorsese's 1980 black-and-white boxing biopic of self-destructive middleweight Jake LaMotta.

639pts

14

Million Dollar Baby

Clint Eastwood's 2004 Best Picture winner about a grizzled trainer and a determined female boxer.

639pts

15

Remember the Titans

A 2000 drama about a newly integrated Virginia high school football team in 1971.

639pts

16

Jerry Maguire

A 1996 film about a sports agent who rebuilds his career around a single NFL client.

639pts

17

The Wrestler

A 2008 drama starring Mickey Rourke as a faded pro wrestler clinging to the ring.

639pts

18

Caddyshack

A 1980 golf comedy set at an exclusive country club.

639pts

19

The Blind Side

A 2009 film about an offensive lineman taken in by a wealthy family on his path to the NFL.

533pts

20

Moneyball

A 2011 drama about the Oakland A's data-driven approach to building a competitive baseball roster.

533pts