Movies and Sports. When you combine the two you might get some amazing results. Among them you might also see a weaker movie, but this happens every time.
Here’s a Top 10 of Sports Movies.
10. Miracle
This movie made more than 64 million dollars and Kurt Russell played the main role. In 2004 it received the award for the Best Sports Movie. Miracle tells the story of Herb Books, the hockey player turned coach that lead the US team to victory against the Russians, a team that looked to be invincible during the 1980 Olympics.
9. Friday Night Lights
This movie made 61 million dollars. Billy Bob Thornton, Lucas Black, Jay Hernandez and Tim McGraw were the main actors of this movie and the movie won the award for the best sports movie in 2005. In this movie we can see how the people of a small town stresses their high school football team to win the championship. Friday Night Lights show the life of a team, with good and also bad moments.
8. 61
The movie is directed by Billy Crystal. Barry Pepper plays Roger Maris, and Thomas Jane plays Mickey Mantle in a movie about baseball and an attempt to beat the record of Babe Ruth in 1927.
7. The Natural
A movie with a stellar cast: Robert Redford, Glenn Close and Kim Basinger, nominated 4 times at the Oscars. A movie about baseball, it tells the story of Roy Hobbs, a person with an exceptional “natural” talent.
6. Million Dollar Baby
This movie is directed by Clint Eastwood, and in the main roles we can see Clint Eastwood, of course, Hilary Swank and Morgan Freeman. This movie won 4 Oscar awards. It is the story of a underrated boxing coach, his past and his attempt to help a woman boxer to turn pro.
5. Ranging Bull
Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Cathy Moriarty and Frank Vincent are the main actors in the movie directed by Martin Scorsese, a movie nominated 8 times at the Oscars. DeNiro won the Academy Award for his role in Raging Bull. A biographical movie about the scandalous life of boxer Jake LaMotta.
4. Field of Dreams
Kevin Costner plays the main role of the movie, a movie that was nominated three times at the Oscars. A farmer from Iowa, Costner hears voices that tell him to build a baseball court on his land. He builds it and this is why the Chicago Black Sox team is born.
3. Remember the Titans
The real story of an african-american coach at a high school football team and the race problems he encounters. The coach is played by Denzel Washington.
2. Rudy
Rudy has always been told that he’s too small to play college football. But he is decided to face anything and to fulfill his dream of playing for Notre Dame. A movie with Sean Astin in the main role.
1. Rocky
Who hasn’t heard of Rocky Balboa, played by Sylvester Stallone? The movie made 117.235.247 dollars and received three Oscar awards.
