Recommend me some sports films.

soundwave · 27 Jun 2006 at 21:23

Big Kev said:
Yep, that's the one.

And apparently very good it is too...still one I havent seen, although there's no excuse why I havent really as it's always stupid cheap in any HMV/Virgin Megastrore sale

Neil

Jaap74 · 27 Jun 2006 at 23:21

a couple of oldies :

Slapshot
Rollerball

lee32uk · 27 Jun 2006 at 23:38

Mike Bassett England Manager

IceBus · 28 Jun 2006 at 00:43

IceBus said:
The Rookie

Which is actually on BBC2 on Tuesday at about 11pm

semi-pro waster · 28 Jun 2006 at 01:59

Pigeon_Killer said:
The Hustler

Seriously? I wouldn't call pool a sport, it is a pretty good film but it surely can't count as a sport. Actually if golf counts then pool probably can as well

The Color Of Money is the follow up to the Hustler and is decent enough.

Undisputed is a fairly good film about boxing in prison, starring Wesley Snipes and Ving Rhames.

Most of the others I'd suggest have already been said, special mention though to The Replacements, very funny if pretty inane film, don't expect too much from the acting considering Keanu Reeves is the lead character but entertaining enough to waste 90 minutes

Oh and The Longest Yard is the film Mean Machine is based on albeit they changed from American Football to Football, it has been remade recently starring Adam Sandler as an American Football film.

nealw · 28 Jun 2006 at 02:18

Yeah, Any Given Sunday is an awesome film, even if you don't like american football. Top performance by Al, and prob the best motivational speech ever committed to film.

A league of their own - classic

The Mighty Ducks - again, and absolute classic

Happy Gilmour - hehe

Waterboy - more adam sandler

The_Biggles · 28 Jun 2006 at 16:42

semi-pro waster said:
Seriously? I wouldn't call pool a sport, it is a pretty good film but it surely can't count as a sport. Actually if golf counts then pool probably can as well The Color Of Money is the follow up to the Hustler and is decent enough.

If you can include pool, then poker can be included (on a technicality

)

= The Cincinnati Kid

Carzy · 28 Jun 2006 at 16:48

Jaap74 said:
a couple of oldies :

Slapshot
Rollerball

Damn you, I was going to mention Slapshot!

Good hockey movie.

fireblade900 · 28 Jun 2006 at 19:13

Goal!

daitheflu · 28 Jun 2006 at 21:51

Major League is a great comedy baseball film

BfZ · 28 Jun 2006 at 21:54

do 'The Longest Yard' & 'Dodgeball' count? both are amusing.

semi-pro waster · 29 Jun 2006 at 01:36

The_Biggles said:
If you can include pool, then poker can be included (on a technicality )

= The Cincinnati Kid

Since we are straying further and further away from actual sports I'll offer another poker film - Rounders. It is fairly decent starring Matt Damon and Ed Norton.

ElvisFan · 29 Jun 2006 at 18:00

I like "American Flyers". It's an old Kevin Costner film about bicycle racing.

@if ®afiq · 30 Jun 2006 at 12:31

I thought the boxing movie directed by Clint Eastwood was pretty good...but the name escapes me.

Yas786 · 30 Jun 2006 at 12:32

@if ®afiq said:
I thought the boxing movie directed by Clint Eastwood was pretty good...but the name escapes me.

Million dollar baby i think its called.

@if ®afiq · 30 Jun 2006 at 12:34

Spawn said:
Million dollar baby i think its called.

That be the one. I thought it was brilliantly done with such an unexpected ending.

SoliD · 30 Jun 2006 at 13:31

ye that million dollar baby is a brilliant film.

Spunj99 · 30 Jun 2006 at 19:00

I did a quick scan and didn't see any mention of Shaolin Soccer so..

Shaolin Soccer, yo!

elroberto · 30 Jun 2006 at 20:42

This Sporting Life
The Replacements
The Bad News Bears
Chariots of Fire
Bull Durham
Kingpin
BlackBall
Rocky III
Grand Slam (Classic Welsh comedy starring Windsor Davies)

William · 30 Jun 2006 at 20:49

What about Space Jam?