Sports Illustrated's "The Greatest Sports Movies"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!). (found at: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/2003/si_movies/)
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Bull Durham
by Ron Shelton
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Rocky | ||
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Raging Bull | ||
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Hoop Dreams | ||
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Slap Shot (25th Anniversary Special Edition)
by George Roy Hill
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Hoosiers
by David Anspaugh
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Olympia - Parts 1 & 2 | ||
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Breaking Away | ||
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Chariots of Fire (Full Screen Edition)
by Hugh Hudson
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When We Were Kings
by Leon Gast
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Bang The Drum Slowly
by John D. Hancock
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Dogtown and Z-Boys | ||
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A League of Their Own
by Penny Marshall
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The Freshman (silent B&W)
by Harold Lloyd
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The Endless Summer | ||
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North Dallas Forty
by Ted Kotcheff
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Brian's Song
by Buzz Kulik
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Caddyshack
by Harold Ramis
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Downhill Racer
by Michael Ritchie
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Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962) (Ws Sub)
by Ralph Nelson
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Pumping Iron | ||
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The Set Up
by Robert Wise
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The Hustler
by Robert Rossen
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Searching for Bobby Fischer
by Steven Zaillian
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Horse Feathers
by Norman Z. McLeod
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The Bad News Bears | ||
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National Velvet
by Clarence Brown
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Eight Men Out | ||
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Rollerball
by Norman Jewison
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The Rookie (Full Screen Edition)
by John Lee Hancock
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Baseball - A Film by Ken Burns
by Ken Burns
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Vision Quest
by Harold Becker
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Fat City
by John Huston
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Everybody's All American
by Taylor Hackford
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Million Dollar Legs (1932) / Movie
by Edward F. Cline
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Jerry Maguire (Special Edition)
by Cameron Crowe
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The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick (1972)
by Wim Wenders
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Field of Dreams (Widescreen Collector's Edition)
by Phil Alden Robinson
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The Harder They Fall
by Mark Robson
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The Longest Yard
by Robert Aldrich
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Remember the Titans (Widescreen Edition)
by Boaz Yakin
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The Pride of the Yankees
by Sam Wood
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Fists of Fury (AKA The Big Boss)
by Jiaxiang Wu
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The Deadliest Season | ||
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Grand Prix
by John Frankenheimer
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Any Given Sunday (Special Edition Director's Cut) - Oliver Stone Collection | ||
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It Happens Every Spring / Movie
by Lloyd Bacon
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The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings
by John Badham
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Phar Lap / Movie
by Simon Wincer
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Best in Show | ||
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