Best Sport Movies
This page is updated regularly. Subscribe, so you don't miss new recommendations. The list of "Best Sport Movies" contains films with the following parameters. Style: entertaining, captivating, realistic, inspirational, interesting and dramatic. Plot: rivalry, underdog, fight, dialogue, motivation, ambition, redemption, mentor, storytelling and transformation. Genre: Sport, Drama and Biography. Country: USA, India and UK.
Best Sport Movies
TOP Movies: The Blind Side (2009), Remember the Titans (2000), Million Dollar Baby (2004), Rocky Balboa (2006), Jerry Maguire (1996), Ford v Ferrari (2019), Real Steel (2011), Moneyball (2011), Bleed for This (2016), Air (2023), The Fighter (2010), Raging Bull (1980), The Hustler (1961), Rush (2013), Finding Forrester (2000), Marty Supreme (2025), Kingpin (1996), Dangal (2016), I, Tonya (2017), Hustle (2022).
List of Best Movies
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Oversized African-American, Michael Oher, the teen from across the tracks and a broken home, has nowhere to sleep at age 16. Taken in by an affluent Memphis couple, Michael embarks on a remarkable rise to play for the NFL.
Style:
touching, inspirational, sentimental, emotional, motivational ...
Audience:
chick flick, family outing, teens, kids, family friendly ...
Plot:
american football, adoption, life, african american, football, christian, interracial relations, human spirit, family drama, rising to stardom, interracial adoption, strong female character ...
Time:
year 2009, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, boston, tennessee, america, mississippi ...
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
After leading his football team to 15 winning seasons, coach Bill Yoast is demoted and replaced by Herman Boone – tough, opinionated and as different from the beloved Yoast as he could be. The two men learn to overcome their differences and turn a ...
Style:
touching, sentimental, inspirational, emotional, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, teens, chick flick, family friendly, family outing ...
Plot:
racism, high school, african american, american football, civil rights, racial tension, racial prejudice, against the odds, high school football, football, prejudice, life lesson ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 2000, y2k, 2000s
Place:
virginia, boston, usa, america, africa ...
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Despondent over a painful estrangement from his daughter, trainer Frankie Dunn isn't prepared for boxer Maggie Fitzgerald to enter his life. But Maggie's determined to go pro and to convince Dunn and his cohort to help her.
Style:
emotional, depressing, touching, sad, bad ending ...
Audience:
girls' night, kids, family friendly, adult
Plot:
boxing, underdog, female boxer, female protagonist, determination, mentor protege relationship, athlete's life, female athlete, boxing trainer, strong female character, euthanasia, athlete and trainer ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, europe, london, las vegas ...
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242K
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
When he loses a highly publicized virtual boxing match to ex-champ Rocky Balboa, reigning heavyweight titleholder, Mason Dixon retaliates by challenging Rocky to a nationally televised, 10-round exhibition bout. To the surprise of his son and ...
Style:
inspirational, sincere, touching, melancholic, action packed ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, manly, family outing
Plot:
boxing, father son relationship, comeback, boxer, athlete's life, training, fight, life, life philosophy, restaurant owner, loneliness, against the odds ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa, las vegas
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308K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
Jerry Maguire used to be a typical sports agent: willing to do just about anything he could to get the biggest possible contracts for his clients, plus a nice commission for himself. Then, one day, he suddenly has second thoughts about what ...
Style:
inspirational, feel good, motivational, sentimental, rom com ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, teens, girls' night
Plot:
american football, career, single mother, love story, football, passion, workplace romance, sex scene, wedding, starting over, selfishness, sports agent ...
Time:
90s, 2010s, 20th century
Place:
usa, cuba
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 152 min.
Story:
American car designer Carroll Shelby and the British-born driver Ken Miles work together to battle corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford Motor Company and take on the ...
Style:
inspirational, realistic, captivating, exciting, historical drama ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, adult
Plot:
racing, car, car racing, racecar driver, car race, talented, auto mechanic, race car, rise to the top, race, desire for fame, auto racing ...
Time:
60s, year 2019, 20th century, year 1959, 2010s ...
Place:
france, los angeles, italy
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378K
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Sport
Country: USA, India
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
In the near-future, Charlie Kenton is a washed-up fighter who retired from the ring when robots took over the sport. After Charlie's robot is trashed, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son Max to rebuild and train an unlikely contender.
Style:
futuristic, inspirational, feel good, sentimental, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
boxing, father son relationship, underdog, robot, androids and robots, technology, against the odds, boy, contests and competitions, giant robot, arena, artificial intelligence ...
Time:
future, near future, year 2011, 2020s, 2010s ...
Place:
usa, austin texas, iran, north america, brazil ...
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504K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
The story of Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball team on a budget, by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players.
Style:
inspirational, feel good, clever, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
baseball, mathematics, underdog, success, rise to the top, strategy, business, entrepreneurship, based on real people, biopic, entrepreneur, motivation ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, year 2002, 2000s, 80s ...
Place:
boston, california, usa, san francisco, bay area ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
The inspirational story of World Champion Boxer Vinny Pazienza, who after a near fatal car crash, which left him not knowing if he'd ever walk again, made one of sports most incredible comebacks.
Style:
realistic, rough, exciting, serious, inspirational ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
boxing, underdog, comeback, boxer, passion, hopes, training, car accident, car rollover, rivalry, adaptation, fight ...
Time:
year 1988
Place:
rhode island, boston, new york, las vegas
Is relevant?
193K
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Discover the game-changing partnership between a then undiscovered Michael Jordan and Nike's fledgling basketball division which revolutionized the world of sports and culture with the Air Jordan brand.
Style:
dramatic, captivating, entertaining, exciting, witty ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
business, businessman, biopic, sports man, ambition, basketball player, escapades, success, fight, rise to the top, lifestyle, casino ...
Time:
80s, year 1984, 20th century
Place:
las vegas
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406K
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
The Fighter, is a drama about boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after nearly being ...
Style:
inspirational, realistic, sincere, serious, stylized ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
boxing, boxer, addiction, underdog, biopic, athlete's life, drug abuse, drug addiction, change of luck, white trash, fight, working class ...
Time:
year 2010, 20th century, 2000s, 90s, 80s ...
Place:
boston, massachusetts, america, new jersey, usa ...
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407K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
When Jake LaMotta steps into a boxing ring and obliterates his opponent, he's a prizefighter. But when he treats his family and friends the same way, he's a ticking time bomb, ready to go off at any moment. Though LaMotta wants his ...
Style:
bloody, breathtaking, depressing, harsh, cerebral ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
boxing, character study, redemption, rise and fall, boxer, violent, bad temper, brutality, mafia, jealousy, dysfunctional family, rage ...
Time:
1950s, 20th century, 1940s, year 1980, 60s ...
Place:
new york, bronx new york city, chicago, italy, florida ...
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Fast Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive attitude. His bravado causes him to challenge the legendary Minnesota Fats to a high-stakes match.
Style:
black and white, sexy, atmospheric, suspense, psychological ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
billiards, gambling, suicide, hustler, success, drunkenness, arrogance, death of girlfriend, money, rivalry, lifestyle, championship ...
Time:
20th century, year 1961, 60s
Place:
louisville kentucky, usa, california, san francisco, new york ...
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554K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A biographical drama centered on the rivalry between Formula 1 drivers James Hunt and Niki Lauda during the 1976 Formula One motor-racing season.
Style:
inspirational, realistic, exciting, clever, visually stunning ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
racing, race car, car race, racecar driver, formula 1, success, rise to the top, motor sport, car racing, race, world champion, rivalry ...
Time:
70s, year 2013, 2010s, year 1970, year 1976 ...
Place:
europe, britain, vienna, japan, mount fuji ...
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Gus van Sant tells the story of a young African American man named Jamal who confronts his talents while living on the streets of the Bronx. He accidentally runs into an old writer named Forrester who discovers his passion for writing. With help ...
Style:
feel good, sentimental, touching, sincere, inspirational ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
mentor, literature, dedicated educator, coming of age, prejudice, genius, basketball, writers, teacher, african american, prodigy, intergenerational friendship ...
Time:
year 2000, 90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, scotland, usa, bronx new york city ...
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Finland, USA
Duration: 149 min.
Story:
Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness.
Style:
dark comedy, period drama, f word
Audience:
adult
Plot:
ping pong, table tennis, jewish man, male nudity, bare chested male, hustler, coming of age, self discovery, sacrifice, isolation, supernatural, identity crisis ...
Time:
1950s, year 1952
Place:
tokyo, paris france, cairo egypt, sarajevo, brussels ...
Is relevant?
96K
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
After bowler Roy Munson swindles the wrong crowd and is left with a hook for a hand, he settles into impoverished obscurity. That is, until he uncovers the next big thing: an Amish kid named Ishmael. So, the corrupt and the hopelessly naïve hit the ...
Style:
humorous, funny, feel good, light, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
bowling, road trip, buddies, on the road, older woman younger man, dark humor, dumb, culture clash, mentor, sexy woman, fish out of water, success ...
Time:
90s, 70s, 20th century, year 1969, year 1979 ...
Place:
pennsylvania, pittsburgh, nevada, usa, reno nevada
Is relevant?
239K
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: India, USA
Duration: 161 min.
Story:
Dangal is an extraordinary true story based on the life of Mahavir Singh and his two daughters, Geeta and Babita Phogat. The film traces the inspirational journey of a father who trains his daughters to become world class wrestlers.
Style:
inspirational, lyrical, atmospheric, intense, captivating ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
small town, wrestler, female empowerment, father daughter relationship, parent child relationship, indians, great ending, olympics, biopic, life philosophy, mentor, determination ...
Time:
2010s, 90s, 2000s
Place:
india, delhi, israel
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259K
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, UK, Qatar
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U. S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the sport is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.
Style:
black comedy, dark comedy, visually stunning, suspense, rough ...
Audience:
family friendly, adult
Plot:
competition, abusive mother, ice skater, figure skating, female protagonist, strong female lead, violence, mother daughter relationship, winter olympics, skating, emotional abuse, domestic violence ...
Time:
2010s, 90s, year 2017, year 1992, 80s ...
Place:
oregon, detroit, portland oregon, minneapolis minnesota
Is relevant?
162K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
After discovering a once-in-a-lifetime player with a rocky past abroad, a down on his luck basketball scout takes it upon himself to bring the phenom to the States without his team's approval. Against the odds, they have one final shot to prove ...
Style:
inspirational, feel good, disturbing, psychological, captivating ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
basketball player, basketball, coping, basketball coach, opportunity, training, sport team, teenage pregnancy, career, manager, ambition, athlete's life ...
Place:
spain, new york, philadelphia, china, nigeria ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
The true story of boxer, Jim Braddock who, in the 1920’s after his retirement, has a surprise comeback in order to get him and his family out of a socially poor state.
Style:
touching, inspirational, sentimental, motivational, uplifting ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, manly
Plot:
boxing, underdog, human spirit, great depression, boxer, biopic, athlete's life, roman empire, poverty, fight scenes, depression, protective male ...
Time:
1930s, year 2005, 2000s, year 2006, 1920s ...
Place:
netherlands, usa, new jersey, new york, madison square garden manhattan new york city ...
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331K
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed.
Style:
inspirational, emotional, reflective, brutal, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, teens, family outing, adult
Plot:
boxing, underdog, boxer, training, fight, mentor, athlete and trainer, coach, legacy, boxing match, gym, sex scene ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, year 1998, year 2016, 90s ...
Place:
philadelphia, tijuana mexico, mexico, pennsylvania, usa ...
Is relevant?
526K
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
The youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer returns home, where he's trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament - a path that puts the fighter on a collision course with his estranged, older brother, an ex-marine ...
Style:
emotional, tense, inspirational, touching, sentimental ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, manly
Plot:
martial arts, courage, mixed martial arts, fight scenes, boxing, fistfight, estrangement, muscleman, happy ending, father son relationship, athlete and trainer, fight ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
pittsburgh, usa, iraq, atlantic city new jersey, el paso texas ...
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Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Happy Gilmore isn't done with golf — not by a long shot. Since his retirement after his first Tour Championship win, Gilmore returns to finance his daughter's ballet classes.
Style:
slapstick comedy, raunchy comedy, slapstick, whimsical
Plot:
golf, comeback, prosthetic hand, loss of wife, alcoholics anonymous meeting, father daughter relationship, alcoholism, psychiatric patient, parent child relationship, father son relationship, recovering alcoholic, mother's day ...
Time:
year 2004, year 1999, 90s, year 1998, year 2011 ...
Place:
north america
Is relevant?
Genre: Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 228 min.
Story:
Double or Nothing was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). This was the inaugural event under the AEW banner and took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada ...
Style:
captivating, exciting, entertaining, suspenseful
Plot:
professional wrestling, wrestling, rivalry, professional rivalry, fight, professional wrestler, fistfight, title bout, competitor, wrestler, arena, sporting event ...
Place:
las vegas
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Lifelong friends and national idols Ricky Bobby and Cal Naughton Jr. have earned their NASCAR stripes with their uncanny knack of finishing races in the first and second slots, respectively, and slinging catchphrases like "Shake and bake!" ...
Style:
funny, humorous, spoof, cult classic, slapstick ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
car race, betrayal, racing, stupidity, sport competition, farce, satire, car, auto racing, competition, championship, comeback ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
north carolina, usa, alabama
Is relevant?
174K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Tennis player turned coach Tashi has taken her husband, Art, and transformed him into a world-famous grand slam champion. To jolt him out of his recent losing streak, she makes him play a “Challenger” event — close to the lowest level of pro ...
Style:
homoerotic, captivating, dramatic, exciting, entertaining ...
Plot:
tennis, love triangle, tennis player, bromance, threesome, rivalry, sauna, teenage boy, homoerotic friendship, sports injury, homoeroticism, bisexual man ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, year 2019, year 2011, year 2007 ...
Place:
atlanta georgia, canada, ohio, indiana, england ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Sport
Country: USA
Story:
UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre is a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on November 4, 2017 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.
Style:
entertaining, exciting, captivating
Plot:
mixed martial arts, sporting event, professional sports, martial arts tournament, professional wrestler, title bout, master warrior, professional wrestling, battle zone, battles, muscleman, rivalry ...
Is relevant?
294
Genre: Sport
Country: USA
Story:
All In was an independent professional wrestling PPV event promoted by Cody Rhodes and The Young Bucks in association with Ring of Honor. The event took place on September 1, 2018, at the Sears Centre Arena in the Chicago suburb of Hoffman Estates, ...
Style:
exciting, entertaining, captivating
Plot:
wrestling, professional wrestling, elite, tournament, wrestler, professional rivalry, combat, contest, professional sports, champion, competitor, arena ...
Place:
chicago
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Genre: Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
All Out is a professional wrestling event produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It will take place at the Sears Centre Arena in the Chicago suburb of Hoffman Estates, Illinois on August 31, 2019. The event also will determine the inaugural AEW ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, entertaining
Plot:
professional wrestling, wrestling, arena, battles, professional wrestler, scuffle, championship, competitor, master warrior, martial arts, professional rivalry, wrestler ...
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