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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/)
1. Bull Durham
by Ron Shelton
 
2. Rocky  
3. Raging Bull  
4.
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Hoop Dreams  
5. Slap Shot (25th Anniversary Special Edition)
by George Roy Hill
 
6. Hoosiers
by David Anspaugh
 
7. Olympia - Parts 1 & 2  
8. Breaking Away  
9. Chariots of Fire (Full Screen Edition)
by Hugh Hudson
 
10. When We Were Kings
by Leon Gast
 
11. Bang The Drum Slowly
by John D. Hancock
 
12. Dogtown and Z-Boys  
13. A League of Their Own
by Penny Marshall
 
14.
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The Freshman (silent B&W)
by Harold Lloyd
 
15. The Endless Summer  
16. North Dallas Forty
by Ted Kotcheff
 
17. Brian's Song
by Buzz Kulik
 
18. Caddyshack
by Harold Ramis
 
19. Downhill Racer
by Michael Ritchie
 
20. Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962) (Ws Sub)
by Ralph Nelson
 
21.
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Pumping Iron  
22.
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The Set Up
by Robert Wise
 
23. The Hustler
by Robert Rossen
 
24. Searching for Bobby Fischer
by Steven Zaillian
 
25. Horse Feathers
by Norman Z. McLeod
 
26. The Bad News Bears  
27. National Velvet
by Clarence Brown
 
28. Eight Men Out  
29. Rollerball
by Norman Jewison
 
30. The Rookie (Full Screen Edition)
by John Lee Hancock
 
31. Baseball - A Film by Ken Burns
by Ken Burns
 
32. Vision Quest
by Harold Becker
 
33. Fat City
by John Huston
 
34. Everybody's All American
by Taylor Hackford
 
35. Million Dollar Legs (1932) / Movie
by Edward F. Cline
 
36. Jerry Maguire (Special Edition)
by Cameron Crowe
 
37.
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The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick (1972)
by Wim Wenders
 
38. Field of Dreams (Widescreen Collector's Edition)
by Phil Alden Robinson
 
39. The Harder They Fall
by Mark Robson
 
40. The Longest Yard
by Robert Aldrich
 
41. Remember the Titans (Widescreen Edition)
by Boaz Yakin
 
42. The Pride of the Yankees
by Sam Wood
 
43. Fists of Fury (AKA The Big Boss)
by Jiaxiang Wu
 
44.
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The Deadliest Season  
45.
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Grand Prix
by John Frankenheimer
 
46. Any Given Sunday (Special Edition Director's Cut) - Oliver Stone Collection  
47. It Happens Every Spring / Movie
by Lloyd Bacon
 
48. The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings
by John Badham
 
49. Phar Lap / Movie
by Simon Wincer
 
50. Best in Show  
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