Sports Illustrated's "The Greatest Sports Movies"

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Ever since part-time boxer Elmo Lincoln became the screen’s first Tarzan, in 1918, the movies have been linked with sports, reaching the heights of Olympia and the depths of Space Jam. But which are the best? Our process was democratic and unscientific. We solicited nominations from our staff, then lateraled them back and forth in meetings, in e-mails and around the Goobers dispenser until reaching consensus — which, naturally, provoked more debate (With many thanks to <a href="http://listsofbests.com/profile.cgi?id=764" title="Mike got me a readable version of the list.">MikeE</a> for his assistance!).

  1. 1.
    Bull Durham
    by Ron Shelton

  2. 2.
    Rocky
    by John G. Avildsen

  3. 3.
    Raging Bull
    by Martin Scorsese

  4. 4.
    ?
    Hoop Dreams

  5. 5.
    Slap Shot (25th Anniversary Special Edition)
    by George Roy Hill

  6. 6.
    Hoosiers
    by David Anspaugh

  7. 7.
    Olympia - Parts 1 & 2 [VHS]

  8. 8.
    Breaking Away
    by Peter Yates

  9. 10.
    When We Were Kings
    by Leon Gast

  10. 11.
    Bang the Drum Slowly

  11. 12.

  12. 13.
    A League of Their Own
    by Penny Marshall

  13. 14.
    The Freshman (silent B&W)
    by Fred C. Newmayer & Sam Taylor

  14. 15.
    The Endless Summer
    by Bruce Brown

  15. 16.
    North Dallas Forty

  16. 17.
    Brian's Song
    by Buzz Kulik

  17. 18.
    Caddyshack

  18. 19.
    Downhill Racer [VHS]
    by Michael Ritchie

  19. 20.
    Requiem for a Heavyweight
    by Ralph Nelson

  20. 21.
    Pumping Iron

  21. 22.
    ?
    The Set Up [VHS]
    by Robert Wise

  22. 23.
    The Hustler
    by Robert Rossen

  23. 24.
    Searching for Bobby Fischer
    by Steven Zaillian

  24. 25.
    Horse Feathers

  25. 26.
    The Bad News Bears
    by Michael Ritchie

  26. 27.
    National Velvet
    by Clarence Brown

  27. 28.
    Eight Men Out
    by John Sayles

  28. 29.
    Rollerball

  29. 30.
    The Rookie (Full Screen Edition)

  30. 31.
    Baseball - A Film by Ken Burns

  31. 32.
    Vision Quest
    by Harold Becker

  32. 33.
    Fat City
    by John Huston

  33. 34.
    Everybody's All American [VHS]
    by Taylor Hackford

  34. 35.
    Million Dollar Legs [VHS]
    by Edward F. Cline

  35. 36.
    Jerry Maguire (Special Edition)
    by Cameron Crowe

  36. 37.
    The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick (1972)
    by Wim Wenders

  37. 38.
    Field of Dreams (Widescreen Collector's Edition)
    by Phil Alden Robinson

  38. 39.
    The Harder They Fall
    by Mark Robson

  39. 40.
    The Longest Yard

  40. 41.
    Remember the Titans (Widescreen Edition)
    by Boaz Yakin

  41. 42.
    The Pride of the Yankees

  42. 43.
    Fists of Fury (AKA The Big Boss)
    by Wei Lo

  43. 44.
    ?
    The Deadliest Season

  44. 45.
    ?
    Grand Prix
    by John Frankenheimer

  45. 47.
    It Happens Every Spring [VHS]
    by Lloyd Bacon

  46. 48.
    The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings
    by John Badham

  47. 49.
    Phar Lap [VHS]
    by Simon Wincer

  48. 50.
    Best in Show
    by Christopher Guest

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Created by Robot Co-op on Nov 30, 2005.
 

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