From Rocky To Wrestler; In This Article, We Introduced The Best Sports Movies And Ranked 35 Exciting And Attractive Movies. 

More or less, the sport has played a big or minor role in every person on this earth, and for many people it has become the most important hobby in their life. From very popular sports around the world like football to combat sports, each and every one has its own fans. For this reason, sports movies have always had many fans among moviegoers, and the followers of various sports have always received a good reception from movies related to their favorite sports.

Sports movies are sometimes not limited to sports themes and by portraying generally real and impressive stories, they link their narrative to political and social content as well. In this article, we decided to take a look at the best sports movies in cinema so that if you enjoy this category of movies, you will know more movies and be able to watch them; So this is you and these 35 best sports movies in the history of cinema.

“Note: The films in this article have been selected and rated by members of the editorial team”

The best sports movies

35- Bend It Like Beckham movie

Shoot the movie like Beckham Katdar

• Director: Garinder Chadha
• Author: Garinder Chadha
• Cast: Parminder Nagra, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Keira Knightley, Archie Panjabi
• Release date: 2002
• Average rating of Bend It Like Beckham on IMDB: 6.7 out of 10

We start the article on the best sports movies in the cinema with a movie that, more than being a sports movie, tries to use the name of one of the most well-known figures in the history of football, who was in the center of media attention at the time of the release of this movie, in order to have good sales. Which, of course, was also largely successful in this direction. Produced by Garinder Chadha, the film was released by Kintop Pictures with a budget of $6 million and grossed $77 million.

The extraordinary sales of this movie made it the most profitable football movie of the time, which was a good achievement for its creators. The story of Bend It Like Beckham is about two young and ambitious girls who decide to achieve their dream of becoming professional football players anyway. Meanwhile, the opposition of the family of these two people causes problems for them, but they do not stop trying to reach their goal.

34- Creed movie

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• Director: Ryan Coogler
• Author: Ryan Coogler
• Actors: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad
• Release date: 2015
• Average rating of Creed on IMDB: 7.6 out of 10

If you are a fan of fighting movies, you have undoubtedly watched the Rocky movies starring Sylvester Stallone, and after the popularity of the Rocky movie series, the main character of that series in the movie Creed transfers all his experiences to his rival son and old friend. Rocky, the former world champion, decides to take the character of Adonis Johnson, played by Michael B. Jordan, under his wing to prepare him to continue the championship path.

The first part of the Creed series of films did very well not only financially, but also in terms of the reception and praise of critics and moviegoers, and due to its great popularity and success, its makers quickly took the second part to the cinemas, which had a noticeable drop. The film Creed was produced in 2015 as a sequel to the Rocky films produced by Irwin Winkler and Sylvester Stallone by MGM Studio and New Line Cinema with a budget of 37 million dollars and sold 175 million dollars at the box office.

33- Ali movie

Ali movie

• Director: Michael Mann
• Author: Michael Mann
• Actors: Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, John Waite, Mario Fan Peebles
• Release date: 2001
• Ali‘s average rating on IMDB : 6.7 out of 10

Muhammad Ali Kelly is undoubtedly considered the best and greatest fighter in history, and for this reason, many biographical films about his ups and downs life have been released. The life of this important character was not only inside the fighting ring, but outside of it, he was subjected to very important events, and this issue has turned the life of this character into an interesting story. However, among the many films that have been made about his life, the 2001 movie Ali, directed by Michael Mann, the director of the unforgettable film Heat, can claim the title of the best film made about the life of Muhammad Ali Kelly.

As we mentioned earlier, the overall story of this movie is about the life of Muhammad Ali, but unlike many sports biographical films, it does not depict the entire life of the character in question. Instead of showing Muhammad Ali’s entire life in brief, this film focuses on a decade of the athlete’s life and shows the important events of his life between 1964 and 1974. The movie Ali produced by Michael Mann was produced with a budget of 100 million dollars, but it did not experience good sales; However, if you are interested in biographical films, you will not regret watching it. Of course, we must also mention Will Smith’s wonderful performance in the role of Muhammad Ali Kelly, which is considered one of the positive aspects of this film.

32- Senna movie

Senate movie

• Director: Asif Kapadia
• Author: Manish Pandey
• Actors: Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Frank Williams, Ron Dennis
• Release date: 2010
• Average score of Senna on IMDB : 8.5 out of 10

If we want to make a list about the most successful Formula One drivers, Ayrton Senna’s name will undoubtedly be at the top of that list. The legendary Brazilian driver who was able to win the Formula One championship three times and died at the age of 34 in a terrible accident in 1994. In the San Marino Grand Prix, while leading the race, he collided with the concrete blocks around the track and died after this heartbreaking accident. Ayrton Senna is one of the national heroes of Brazil.

The movie Senna is about the life and death of Ayrton Senna, and the interesting thing is that this athlete’s name is among the actors of this film. In the movie Senna, no actor plays the role of this character, and the images in the archive and family pictures of this character are used in this movie. The Sena film won the best documentary film of the year award at the BAFTA Awards; The movie was produced in 2010 by Chris Brand and managed to experience good sales equivalent to 11 million dollars in its nationwide release.

31- The Color of Money movie

The color of money movie

• Director: Martin Scorsese
• Author: Richard Price
• Actors: Tom Cruise, Paul Newman, Mary Elizabeth, Mister Antonio
• Release date: 1986
• Average rating of The Color of Money on IMDB : 7 out of 10

After the success and popularity of the movie Raging Bull in 1980, Martin Scorsese decided to direct a sports movie again, and this time, not about combat sports, but about the story of one of the professional billiards players in the history of the movie. The film The Color of Money is a sequel to the popular film The Hustler starring Paul Newman, which received many positive reviews after its release. This movie was produced in 1986 by Barbara Defina with a budget of 14 million dollars and recorded a good sale of 53 million dollars.

The story of the film depicts the events related to 25 years after the story of The Hustler; Where Eddie Filson’s character sees a young pool player one night in a night club and watching him reminds him of his youth. The story’s young billiard player named Vincent, played by Tom Cruise, accepts Eddie Filson’s offer, and Eddie trains him to become a professional billiards player and participate in professional tournaments. After many struggles, Vincent finally gets enough preparation to test himself in the big tournament of Atlantic City.

30- The Waterboy movie

Abdarchi movie

• Director: Frank Koraki
• Author: Tim Harlehi
• Actors:Kathy Bates, Adam Sandler, Firoze Balk, Henry Winkler
• Release date: 1998
• The average rating of The Waterboy on IMDB : 6.1 out of 10

We have reached the first film of this list starring Adam Sandler, and we will encounter his films again in the rest of the article. The story of the movie The Waterboy is about a young boy named Bobby Boucher, played by Adam Sandler, whose task is to bring water to the members of an American football team. A task that he copes with very well, but little by little he realizes that he has great talent in some of the important movements of this popular sport, and this puts him on the path to becoming a professional player.

In addition to the fascinating story and very good role-playing, the movie The Waterboy contains very appropriate humor that helps the story’s appeal. This movie was produced by Touchstone Pictures studio in 1998 with a budget of 23 million dollars, produced by Jack Giarapoto and Adam Sandler himself, and experienced excellent sales of 190 million dollars at the box office. If you like sports movies and stories about an ordinary person becoming a major star, don’t miss watching The Waterboy.

29- The Champion movie

hero movie

• Director: Masij Barchowski
• Author: Masij Barchowski
• Actors: Mariana Pavlis, Piotr Glowacki, Grzegorz Maleki, Marcin Bosak
• Release date: 2020
• Average rating of The Champion on IMDB : 6.6 out of 10

We reached one of the few non-English language films on this list; The Champion movie, which is known as The Champion of Auschwitz in many European countries, is a Polish movie that after its release was able to win the praise of many movie critics due to its gripping drama. This movie was produced by Iron Films studio in 2020, and after its release in Poland, it was shown in cinemas in other European and American countries.

The story of the film tells the story of Tadeusz Pietrzykovski; A Polish soldier who spent time in the Nazi concentration camps at Auschwitz, and after others learned of his boxing skills, held boxing matches in the same camps, in which the soldier remained almost undefeated. The true story of Tadeusz Pietrzykowski is not only very important for the people of Poland, but it can also be very influential for the people of other countries.

28- New sports movie American Underdog

Weak American film

• Director: Andrew Irwin, John Irwin
• Author: Andrew Irwin, John Irwin, David Aaron Cohen
• Actors: Zachary Leway, Anna Paquin, Dennis Quaid, Serdarius Blaine
• Release date: 2021
• Average rating of American Underdog on IMDB : 7.1 out of 10

After the movie Hero, which was released in 2020, the movie American Underdog is another new movie in this list. The film produced by Kevin Downes in 2021 by Kingdom Story Company studio with a budget of 25 million dollars, and after its release by Lionsgate, its sales did not exceed 27 million dollars. Of course, this movie performed much better in the eyes of critics and was able to receive many positive reviews.

The story of the movie is about Kurt Warner, the former star of American football. At the beginning of the movie, we watch him working in a supermarket, who has only one dream, and that is to become the best player in the American football finals. After a few years, he is playing in a university team, and he is still far from reaching his goal, but he never stops trying and continues to do his best to reach his big goal and the results of these efforts. He finally sees.

27- Molly’s Game movie

Financial game movie

• Director: Aaron Sorkin
• Author: Aaron Sorkin
• Actors: Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera
• Release date: 2017
• Average rating of Molly’s Game on IMDB : 7.4 out of 10

The movie Molly’s Game not only benefits from a very good acting team that tells a very special story compared to other sports movies in this article. Game of Money was nominated for an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay, and Jessica Chastain was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her performance. This movie was produced in 2017 by Mark Gordon and Amy Pascal by STXfilms studio with a budget of 30 million dollars and it went through a relatively good sale of 60 million dollars.

The story of the film is about the character of Marley Bloom with the role of Jessica Chastain; A professional skier who was on the eve of participating in the 2002 Winter Olympics had to give up his favorite profession due to a very severe injury. For this reason, he took a leave from the university and went to Los Angeles, where he found a job for himself in a club.

When he found out about the existence of an illegal betting place in that place, he decided to reveal its location to the police; A poker club whose members were made up of powerful people such as famous Hollywood actors, athletes, business tycoons and criminals. This issue created dangerous problems for Mali, but he did not regret his decision.

26- Basketball sports movie Hustle

Zarangbazi movie

• Director: Jeremiah Zager
• Author: Taylor Mattern
• Actors: Adam Sandler, Queen Latifah, Ben Foster, Anthony Edwards
• Release date: 2022
• Average rating of Hustle on IMDB : 7.3 out of 10

The film Hustle is considered the newest film released among the films of this article, which despite its newness, due to its story and quality, has been able to assign itself a very good place among the best sports films in the cinema. A film produced by LeBron James, the superstar of the American professional basketball league, and Adam Sandler himself, who in addition to producing the main role of this film is also in charge of him, which was praised by many film critics.

The film Hustle was produced by Happy Madison Productions with a budget of 21 million dollars and was made available to subscribers of this platform through the streaming-based network Netflix.

The story of the film is about the character of Stanley Sugarman; A scout who works as a scout for the Philadelphia Sevensixers club abroad. When he was in Spain, he noticed a very high talent of a street basketball player and thus decided to bring him to the NBA so that he could once again gain his good position among the good talent scouts of this professional league. Also, the presence of Anthony Edwards, one of the professional NBA players in this film has doubled its appeal.

25- Space Jam movie

Space Chaos movie

• Director: Joey Pitka
• Author: Leo Benvenotti, Steve Radnick, Timothy Harris
• Actors: Michael Jordan, Wayne Knight, Teresa Rundle, Larry Bird, Charles Barkley
• Release date: 1996
• Average rating of Space Jam on IMDB : 6.5 out of 10

If you are interested in basketball, you will undoubtedly enjoy watching the stars in the movie Space Jam. The presence of Larry Bird and Charles Barkley in this film, who were considered superstars of the professional NBA basketball league at that time, made this film a great success. Not only at that time, but in the entire history of basketball, we probably won’t hear a name higher than Michael Jordan, The one who plays the main character in this live action movie. This film was produced in 1996 by Evan Reitman and produced by Warner Brothers with a budget of 80 million dollars and experienced a very good sale of 251 million dollars.

At that time, Michael Jordan was looking to win the third consecutive NBA championship for the second time and at the same time he was attending the Chicago Bulls team’s games at the filming location of this movie.

The exciting thing about this movie is that Jordan initially requested Warner Bros. studio (the producers of this movie) to film it after the competition, but instead of responding to this request, they provided a basketball hall with full equipment for his training. Jordan’s training was built on the set of the film so that Jordan could do his professional training whenever he wanted. In this movie, Michael Jordan competes with various animated characters like Bugs Bunny in a basketball match.

24- Football sports movie Goal!

Flower movie!

• Director: Danny Kennon
• Author: Dick Clement
• Actors: Kono Becker, Anthony Plena, Alessandro Nivola, Marcel Ayres
• Release date: 2005
• Average scores of Goal! on IMDB : 6.7 out of 10

We can consider Gol as one of the most clichéd sports and football movies in cinema, but we cannot ignore its huge popularity. A film that, contrary to its not so good sales at the box office, became the main topic of discussion for many football fans after its release in cinemas, and probably all football fans have watched it at least once. Flower movie! In 2005, it was produced by Mike Jeffries by Touchstone Pictures with a budget of 33 million dollars, but its sales did not exceed 28 million dollars.

The story of the film is about a Mexican immigrant named Santiago Muniz, who lives in Los Angeles and is considered a very talented soccer player. He plays in a local team until the talent scout of the popular Newcastle club in England took him to England for a sports test and after many hardships, he became one of the important players of this club. After the popularity of the first part of this film and the story of Santiago’s efforts, the second part was also released on the cinema screen, in which the main character of the film, Santiago Muniz, is transferred to one of the best football teams in the world, Real Madrid, due to his success in Newcastle.

23- King Richard movie

King Richard movie

• Director: Rinaldo Marcos Green
• Author: Zach Bylin
• Actors: Will Smith, Jon Bernthal, Liev Schreiber, Dylan McDermott
• Release date: 2021
• Average rating of King Richard on IMDB : 7.5 out of 10

Unlike many sports movies that deal with the life of the main character present in them, King Richard movie carefully tries to portray the conditions and events surrounding the life of the best female tennis player in the history of this sport. Serena Williams and Venus Williams, who can easily be considered the best in this field in history, did not have an easy way to reach this position. The movie King Richard in 2021, produced by Will Smith and starring himself in the lead role, was produced by Westbrook Studios with a budget of 50 million dollars and sold 40 million dollars.

The story of the film revolves around the relentless efforts of Richard Williams, the father of Venus and Serena Williams, who tries to turn his daughters into successful athletes in that harsh environment and in that harsh life. And not in any sport, in a sport that at that time was considered exclusively for wealthy white people, and people with the financial status of the Williams family, and more importantly, because of their skin color, had no place in this sport. However, Richard’s admirable efforts made his daughters able to follow their interest in tennis in that difficult life and become athletes who are known all over the world today and are considered as role models for many people in the world.

22- Warrior movie

Fighter movie

• Director: Gavin Econner
• Author: Cliff Dorfman, Gwynn Econner
• Actors: Tom Hardy, Joel Egerton, Jennifer Morrison, Frank Grillo
• Release date: 2011
• Average rating of Warrior on IMDB : 8.2 out of 10

Tom Hardy’s wonderful acting in all his movies is special and universal, and this wonderful acting in Mobarez, in addition to being nominated for an Oscar, made this popular actor to be noticed by many critics and moviegoers. Unlike many clichéd fighting movies, Warrior tries to focus on the main characters’ relationships as opposed to those that focus on the matches, and the drama in this story becomes its trump card. This film was produced in 2011 and produced by Gwynne Econer with a budget of 25 million dollars, but it did not experience good sales and its sales did not exceed 25 million dollars.

The story of the movie Warrior is about the battle of two brothers named Tommy and Brandon. After returning home, Tommy, who, like his father, was active in the US military forces, asks his father to help him in his hard training to participate in the upcoming important competitions, and on the other hand, Brandon, who may leave his home due to financial problems He is forced to return to the ring after a long time to earn money. In this way, two brothers who do not have a good relationship with each other face each other in the fighting ring, and this issue and this fascinating battle is considered the end of the very interesting story of the fighter movie.

21- We Are Marshall movie

We are Marshall movie

• Director: Joseph McGinty Nichol
• Author: Jamie Linden
• Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Fox, Ian McShane, Anthony Mackie
• Release date: 2006
• Average rating of We Are Marshall on IMDB : 7 out of 10

The film We Are Marshall follows a tragic and sad story in which something very bitter happened to the American football community. In 1970, after a near miss, the plane carrying the players and technical staff of Marshall University crashed near the airport runway and unfortunately killed all the crew and people inside the flight. There were 75 people in that plane and none of them survived after this accident. However, after many years, the football team of this university rose from the ashes and was able to reach its previous position once again; A path that was considered very difficult and of course very impressive.

With the presence of very popular actors such as Matthew Fox, the main actor of the Lost series, Matthew McConaughey and Anthony Mackie, one of the popular movie actors, We Are Marshall has a good acting team and portrays an impressive story with its mature character. In 2006, the film We Are Marshall was produced by Joseph McGinty Nicol by Legendary Pictures studio with a budget of 65 million dollars, but it did not do well at the box office and its sales reached 45 million dollars.

20- The movie Pelé: Birth of a Legend

Pele movie: The birth of a legend

• Director: Jeff Zimbalist
• Author: Jeff Zimbalist
• Actors: Calum Meaney, Diego Bonta, Kevin DePaola, Rodrigo Santoro
• Release date: 2016
• Average rating of Pelé: Birth of a Legend on IMDB : 7.1 out of 10

Even if you are not a football fan, you have undoubtedly heard Pele’s name. A Brazilian soccer player who forever changed this popular sport and left a very strong impact on the body of this sport with his way of playing. Edson Arantes Donacimento, nicknamed Pele, is considered  by many to be the best soccer player in history, which is certainly not a false claim. The biopic Pelé: Birth of a Legend was produced in 2016 by Imagine Entertainment and produced by Brian Grazer, and had a limited theatrical release and was released to mainstream television networks.

There is no mention of Pele in this film and Kevin DePaola plays the role of this legendary footballer. Pele: The Birth of a Legend follows Pele’s early years and depicts his transformation from a street footballer to a world champion in just a few years. In the meantime, Pele’s family relationships and their effects on his success also play a prominent role in the story of this film so that the story is not only about sports. If you are a football fan, we suggest not to miss watching this movie.

19- United movie

United movie

• Director: James Strong
• Author: Chris Chibnall
• Cast: David Tenany, Jack O’Connell, Sam Claflin, Dougray Scott
• Release date: 2011
• Average score of United on IMDB : 7.3 out of 10

Parts of this text are taken from the book Hot Bench by the late Dr. Mohammad Reza Sadr.

February 6, 1958, Munich Airport, snowy weather and British Airways flight 609 of Manchester United made a brief refueling stop in Munich on its way home after a draw against Red Star Belgrade and a place in the semi-finals of the European Club Cup. The 44 people on the plane, which included the Manchester United team, several journalists and several fans, were happy to advance to the semi-finals and dream of winning the European treble while waiting for the end of refueling, reaching home and celebrating with their friends and family. Co-pilot Kenneth Rayment asks Captain James Thynne for permission to start the engines. The snow fell harder than ever. The speed of the plane had reached 217 km/h (the minimum speed needed to take off from the ground). The plane rose a few meters. Moments later, the speed of the plane suddenly reached 190 km/h. Captain Rayment shouts: “O Jesus! We can’t get up.

Death in place of 20 people, three more in the following days and the rescue of coach Matt Mosby. 10 years of research and investigation, 10 years of controversy; Finally, the cause of the movement on the thickened layer of snow on the runway was announced and Captain Thain was cleared of blame. Matt Busby rebuilt the team, sent a new team to the tournament. The team that had Bobby Charlton, George Best and Dennis Love. Manchester United won the European Club Cup 10 years after the Munich disaster.

More than 60 years have passed since that snowy night in Munich, but its sadness will never fade from the memory of football fans. James Strong has managed to portray this very bitter tragedy well in the movie United.

18- Ford v Ferrari movie

Ford vs. Ferrari movie

• Director: James Mangold
• Author: James Mangold
• Actors: Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Jon Bernthal, Katrina Bluff
• Release date: 2019
• Average rating of Ford v Ferrari on IMDB : 8.1 out of 10

In recent years, the number of successful sports movies may not reach double digits, but the film Ford v Ferrari directed by James Mangold will undoubtedly be one of the best among them. A film that deals with the competition between Ford and Ferrari, and depicts the story of Ford’s entry into prestigious car racing for its audience. A story at the head of which there are important characters such as Carol Shelby played by Matt Damon and Ken Miles, one of the best racing car drivers with a wonderful role played by Christian Bale.

The movie Ford vs. Ferrari is considered a very valuable and entertaining movie for fans of sports movies and especially for car enthusiasts around the world. A film that shines without exaggeration among sports films and brings one of the most important events in the world of racing cars to the screen with its impressive and attractive story. In 2019, this film was produced by Peter Chernin by Chernin Entertainment studio together with TSG Entertainment with a budget of almost 100 million dollars and was able to achieve good sales of 230 million dollars at the box office.

17- The Fighter movie

Boxer movie

• Director: David O. Russell
• Author: Scott Silver, Eric Johnson
• Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Melissa Liu
• Release date: 2010
• The average rating of The Fighter on IMDB : 7.8 out of 10

We reached one of the most unforgettable roles of Christian Bale, who underwent one of those strange weight changes to appear in this film. His performance was so artistic that he was able to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and Melissa Liu also won the same award in the female category. The movie The Fighter was also nominated for this award in many categories, but it fell short of this award in all categories, including the best movie of the year. This movie was produced in 2010 by David Haberman and Mark Wahlberg with a budget of 25 million dollars and recorded a good sale of 130 million dollars at the box office.

The story of this movie, the third collaboration between Mark Wahlberg and David O. Russell is considered to be about the life of an American boxer named Mickey Ward, who with the help of his mother, Alice Ward, and the help of his half-brother, Dickie entered professional boxing matches and was able to make a name for himself. The Boxer film depicts the story of Mickey Ward’s sometimes unusual and sometimes dangerous matches and does so in the form of an extremely attractive story. If you are a fan of boxing movies, this movie will not disappoint you.

16- Rush movie

Shatab movie

• Director: Ron Howard
• Author: Peter Morgan
• Actors: Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Bruhl, Olivia Wilde, Alexandra Maria Lara
• Release date: 2013
• Average rating of Rush on IMDB : 8.1 out of 10

Films related to important characters and historical events of Formula One have always been very popular among moviegoers, and among these films, Rush has a very successful performance by focusing on an attractive competition and the events related to it. This film was produced in 2013 by Andrew Eaton and produced by Cross Creek Pictures studio with a budget of 38 million dollars and recorded good sales equivalent to 100 million dollars.

The story of Rush is about the competition of two of the best Formula One drivers in the 70s. James Hunt and Niki Lauda, ​​who were considered the most important rivals of each other in those years, faced each other for the first time in the German Grand Prix in 1976, and in that race, Niki Lauda was seriously injured in a severe accident and left the race. While everyone thought he would leave Formula 1 for good, he returned to racing just a few weeks after the incident and once again faced his arch-rival at Fuji Japan.

15- Cars animation

Animation of cars

• Director: John Lester
• Author: John Lester
• Cast: Owen Wilson, Paul Newman, Bonnie Hunt, Michael Keaton
• Release date: 2006
• Average rating of Cars on IMDB : 7.2 out of 10

It is impossible to talk about sports movies without mentioning the very popular animation Cars. An animation that undoubtedly has a special place among the huge flood of unforgettable Pixar animations and enjoys great popularity, especially in our own country. The crazy success and popularity of this animation made its next episodes to be released in 2011 and 2017. Cars animation was produced by Darla Kay Anderson in 2006 by Pixar Studio with a budget of 120 million dollars and recorded an excellent sale of 465 million dollars.

The story of this movie is about the ups and downs of Lightning McQueen’s life, a rookie racing car who thinks of nothing but winning and will do anything to get there. After losing to his opponent in a race, he gets very angry and upset, and at the same time, because of a big mistake, he ends up in a lonely and old town and gets fined for speeding, so he has to repair the street of that town. The citizens of this city don’t believe his words and thus our story car sees a difficult task ahead of him to return to the competition and win against his opponent.

14- Diego Maradona movie

Diego Maradona movie

• Director: Asif Kapadia
• Author: Asif Kapadia
• Actors: Diego Maradona
• Release date: 2019
• Average rating of Diego Maradona on IMDB : 7.7 out of 10

Some in the city of Naples called him God, some considered him the savior of humanity who is ready for that city in the form of a football player, and some believed that Diego Maradona was a messenger from God who came to make people forget their disastrous lives. However, Maradona was neither God, nor the messenger of God, nor the savior of humanity. In this documentary film, which was produced from about 500 hours of archived and unaired footage of Diego Armando Maradona’s life, the period of his great transfer from Barcelona to Napoli is discussed. A transfer that was like a miracle for the people of Naples.

In this documentary, Maradona’s life in Naples is looked at, and in addition to his honors in the shirt of the Napoli club, we will also witness the dark and ugly side of the life of this popular footballer. The Napoli club, which had not won much honor until then, was able to win the Italian championship twice and the UEFA Cup once thanks to the presence of Maradota. For many people of Naples, Maradona is considered the most popular figure in history, and when Italy and Argentina played in the World Cup in this stadium and on Italian soil, the people of this city cheered for Maradona in the opposing team. The stadium that was renamed Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in his honor after Maradona’s death.

13- The Sandlot movie

Sandals movie

• Director: David Mickey Evans
• Author: David Mickey Evans
• Actors: Tom Geary, Mike Vitar, Patrick Rena, Marty York
• Release date: 1993
• The average score of The Sandlot on IMDB : 7.8 out of 10

The story of The Sandlot takes place in the summer of 1962 and tells the story of a boy named Scott who moves with his family to one of the neighborhoods around Los Angeles that year. Scott’s mother wants him to find new friends and for that reason Scott meets a young baseball player and becomes very interested in this sport, but at first it is funny to play. He goes through many adventures with the members of this team, which forms the main story of this film.

Appropriate comedy and very good characterization, along with a relatively new story among sports movies, made The Sandlot become very popular very quickly, and its subsequent episodes were also shown on the cinema screens, although they could not repeat the quality of the first episode. The Sandlot was produced by Island World Studio in 1993 with a limited budget of seven million dollars, produced by Della Delatorre and William Gilmour, and made a very good sale of 35 million dollars at the box office.

12- Jerry Maguire movie

Jerry Maguire movie

• Director: Cameron Crowe
• Author: Cameron Crowe
• Actors: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Suarez, Renee Zellweger, Hayden Walsh
• Release date: 1996
• Jerry Maguire average rating on IMDB : 7.3 out of 10

After a decade since the release of The Color of Money, Tom Cruise once again appeared in a sports movie, and this time his acting is one of the most important factors that make Jerry Maguire one of the best sports movies in the history of cinema. . The film Jerry Maguire was not only financially successful, but it was nominated for an Oscar in five different categories. This film was produced in 1996 by TriStar Pictures studio with a budget of 50 million dollars and it experienced a very good sale of 275 million dollars.

The story of the film is about a sports player program manager named Jerry Maguire, who was able to make important changes in this job with his decisions. As a successful agent, he was always looking for profitable and promising athletes until he realized that he was going the wrong way. In a report, he suggested that the managers of different sports programs should have fewer clients so that they can establish a deeper relationship with each of them, and this would make the managers of the programs do their jobs better and make the best decisions for the future of the athletes.

11- Remember the Titans movie

Remember the movie Titans

• Director: Boaz Yakin
• Author: Gregory Allen Howard
• Actors: Denzel Washington, Will Patton, Donald Faison, Nicole Ari Parker
• Release date: 2000
• Average rating of Remember the Titans on IMDB : 7.8 out of 10

It seems almost impossible to find a bad role from Denzel Washington, and in this movie we can watch him playing an artistic role in a sports movie. A film which, according to many critics and moviegoers, if not the best film in history about the sport of American football, is undoubtedly one of the top three films about this popular sport. Jerry Bruckheimer’s Remember the Titans was produced by Walt Disney on a budget of $30 million and grossed $137 million at the box office.

The story of the film is about a black football coach named Herman Boone; A person who replaces a white coach on a college team and everyone expects him to repeat the team’s previous successes. Herman not only has to bear the pressures caused by the expectations of others, but also has to deal with the racial problems and racism around him and complete the difficult path he has taken. In addition to being a very good sports movie, Remember the Titans can also be considered a valuable option for lovers of drama and biographical movies.

10- Hoop Dreams movie

Ring dreams movie

• Director: Steve James
• Author: Steve James, Frederick Marx
• Cast: William Gates, Arthur Agee, Emma Gates
• Release date: 1994
• Hoop Dreams average rating on IMDB : 8.3 out of 10

Undoubtedly, every American child and teenager dreams of becoming a professional basketball player, and the documentary film Dreams of the Ring beautifully addresses this issue with a beautiful and impressive story. The story of this film is about 2 black teenagers named Gates and Agee, who enter a high school from the poor neighborhoods of Chicago, where the majority of the population of this high school is made up of white students, and they have a very hard way to achieve their dreams.

For this reason, they do their best to achieve their dream of joining the basketball team and finally becoming a professional basketball player so that they can reach their big goal. The movie Hoop Dreams in 1994, produced by Steve James and Peter Gilbert by Kartemquin Films studio with a budget of 700 thousand dollars, experienced good sales of 12 million dollars. This movie well portrays important problems such as racism in American high schools.

9- The Blind Side movie

Blind spot movie

• Director: John Lee Hancock
• Author: John Lee Hancock
• Actors: Sandra Bullock, Quinton Aaron, Lily Collins, Tim McGraw
• Release date: 2009
• Average rating of The Blind Side on IMDB : 7.6 out of 10

The Blind Side movie is not only a very good sports movie, but its impressive story will stay in your mind for days. In addition to this, the wonderful acting of the actors of this film is also considered as one of its very positive aspects. Sandra Bullock won a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award for Best Actress for her artistic role in this film. Also, the movie The Blind Side itself was one of the main candidates for the best movie of the year at the Oscars, but ultimately, it fell short of this award.

The story of the film tells the life of a boy named Michael Oher; A true story that depicts his transformation from a shy, poor boy to one of the stars of the sport of American football, and does it in the best possible way. Michael, who didn’t even have a home to live in, one day accidentally meets a boy from a rich family, and this family adopts Michael, and this allows Michael to achieve his big dreams that he had in his mind since childhood. .

8- The Damned United movie

The movie United is cursed

• Director: Tom Hooper
• Author: Peter Morgan
• Cast: Michael Sheen, Timothy Spall, Callum Meaney, Jim Broadbent
• Release date: 2009
• The average rating of The Damned United on IMDB : 7.5 out of 10

If you are one of those people who follow the English Premier League with all its details, watching the movie Cursed United or reading the novel based on this movie with the same name can bring you great pleasure. A film that may seem to be about the Manchester United team, but it is not, and it is about the Leeds United team in the 70s. A film produced by Andy Harris and adapted from the novel of the same name, which was produced with a limited budget of 10 million dollars, and because of its very special story, it experienced a not so good sale of 5 million dollars.

The title “The best English coach who never became the head coach of the England national team” deserves no one but Brian Clough. A person who ended his playing career as a football player due to a severe injury and experienced many highs and lows as a head coach, and in this film, his unsuccessful career at Leeds United Club is discussed, with only 44 days at the helm of this team. and was fired very soon; An event that is probably the best event in Brian Clough’s life. For many football fans around the world, the film United Cursed is considered the best football film in the history of cinema, and believe me, it is not a misguided claim; Because in this list, no other movie about football is higher than this movie.

7- Foxcatcher movie

Foxcatcher movie

• Director: Bennett Miller
• Author: Eric Max Fry
• Cast: Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo, Vanessa Redgrave
• Release date: 2014
• Average rating of Foxcatcher on IMDB : 7 out of 10

The movie Foxcatcher depicts the true story of Mark Schultz’s life; The American Olympic champion wrestler who, along with his brother Dave Schultz, joins a club called Foxcatcher to continue their training in order to prepare for the 1988 Olympics. A club run by a very rich and strange person. However, due to his unprofessional behavior and decisions that were detrimental to his and his vector’s great goal, John made reaching the Olympics and becoming a champion in those competitions to be in jeopardy.

The movie Foxcatcher was nominated for an Oscar in five different categories, including Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Actor, but in the end, it missed out on all of them. This film was produced by Annapurna Pictures studio in 2014 with a budget of 24 million dollars, but its sales did not exceed 20 million dollars. If you like wrestling, don’t miss watching this movie with Steve Carl and Channing Tatum.

6- Moneyball movie

Moneyball movie

• Director: Bennett Miller
• Author: Steven Zailian
• Actors: Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright
• Release date: 2014
• Average rating of Moneyball on IMDB : 7 out of 10

There are probably not many very good sports movies that we can watch over and over again without getting bored; From movies like Million Dollar Favorite to Raging Bull and United of Cursed, they all came out at various points in the history of cinema, and cinema has definitely suffered from a lack of good sports movies all the time. The movie Moneyball, with the wonderful role of Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill, is undoubtedly one of the cinema’s high-quality and entertaining sports movies, which is a gold standard for lovers of sports movies and stories.

A film that tells the story of Billy Beane and the Oakland Athletics baseball team and depicts the ups and downs of this team with Billy Beane’s sports management. This movie was produced in 2011 by Michael DeLuca and Brad Pitt himself with a budget of 50 million dollars and considering that it is considered a movie about the sport of baseball, it experienced good sales of 111 million dollars at the box office.

The movie Moneyball had a strong presence at the Oscar ceremony and was able to win this important award in five different categories, including the best actor and supporting actor and the best film of the year.

5- Martial sports movie The Karate Kid

Karate kid movie

• Director:John J. Avildsen
• Author: Robert Mark Common
• Cast: Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, William Zabka, Elizabeth Shaw
• Release date: 1984
• Average rating of The Karate Kid on IMDB : 7.3 out of 10

The first part of the movie series The Karate Kid was broadcast in 1984 and received an acceptable score of 60 from the critics, and the second part also continued its path with a relatively good score of 55, but the third and fourth parts of this series faced a lot of decline. and with a score of 36, they are considered its weakest parts. The drop in quality that has happened to many popular movie series and the same thing has also bothered many fans of The Karate Kid series.

The story of this film series is about martial arts, which, in addition to influencing martial arts genre films, has had a great impact on the storytelling culture among youth films. Although the third and fourth parts of this series did not receive good feedback from the world critics, the Cobra Kai series, which is based on the story of this film, managed to change the critics’ view of the story of this film to a great extent. The Karate Kid movie was released in 1986 with a budget of 8 million dollars and experienced a very good sale of 131 million dollars.

4- Million Dollar Baby boxing sports movie

Popular million dollar movie

• Director: Clint Eastwood
• Author: Paul Haggis
• Cast: Hilary Swank, Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Jay Baruchel
• Release date: 2004
• Average rating of Million Dollar Baby on IMDB : 8.1 out of 10

Made by Clint Eastwood, after almost 2 decades since its release, the sports movie is still considered a favorite of many movie lovers. A film about the character of Maggie, played by Hilary Swank, who left home at the age of 32 and works as a waitress in Ozark. After getting acquainted with Frankie Dunn, played by Clint Eastwood, who is considered one of the most famous boxing trainers, he insists and insists on learning the proper fighting methods from him, and this is the beginning of Maggie’s story on the path of transformation. Becoming a professional fighter is in the field of boxing, but the story does not remain a cliché like almost all sports movies.

After being praised by critics and moviegoers, the popular million-dollar movie was able to win the Oscars in categories such as the best film of the year, the best director, the best actress and the best supporting actor, so that Clint Eastwood is one of the most successful works. made himself This film was produced in 2004 by Lakeshore Entertainment studio with a budget of 30 million dollars, produced by Tom Rosenberg and Clint Eastwood, and managed to experience excellent sales of 220 million dollars at the box office. This movie can definitely compete closely with movies like Raging Bull and Rocky for the title of the best boxing movie in the history of cinema.

3- The Wrestler movie

Wrestler movie

• Director: Darren Aronofsky
• Author: Robert D. Segal
• Actors: Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tome, Evan Rachel Wood, Ernest Miller
• Release date: 2008
• Average rating of The Wrestler on IMDB : 7.9 out of 10

In the third place of the best sports movies in the history of cinema, we reached a movie about the life story of Randy Robinson, an American professional wrestler. Robinson, who is relatively old and has been away from wrestling for a long time due to injury and illness, despite many physical problems, decides to fight for the last time and face his old opponent. A decision that can be expensive for him and even threatens his life because he should not participate in this fight despite his physical condition.

In 2008, The Wrestler was produced by Darren Aronofsky by Wild Bunch Studio with a budget of 6 million dollars, and it grossed 45 million dollars. Because of his artistic performance as Randy Robinson, Mickey Rook was able to win the Golden Globe and BAFTA awards in the best actor category, but he missed out on the Oscar. For lovers of wrestling, The Wrestler is undoubtedly one of the most valuable sports movies.

2- Rocky movie

Rocky movie

• Director: John J. Avildsen
• Author: Sylvester Stallone
• Actors: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Withers
• Release date: 1976
• Average rating of Rocky on IMDB : 8.1 out of 10

At the beginning of the article, we introduced and explained the movie Creed, which was considered the continuation of the Rocky movie series. At the end of the article, we came to the movie Rocky itself in second place. To be honest, there is not much difference between this movie and the movie in the first place of this article Both of them are considered unforgettable movies.

Rocky was produced in 1976 by Irwin Winkler by Chartoff-Winkler Productions with a very low budget of 1 million dollars and experienced an amazing sale of 225 million dollars; The sale, which according to economic inflation is equivalent to 1.07 billion dollars in 2022.

The movie Rocky tells the story of a character named Rocky Balboa who has Italian roots and lives in America. He was not able to win essential boxing matches, but after that, in a match between him and the heavyweight champion of the world, Apollo Creed, boxing fans were able to watch one of the most interesting matches in the history of boxing. After its release, the movie Rocky left a great impact on the sports genre of cinema and among the top 100 movies of history according to the National Film Foundation of America, it has been assigned the 57th rank.

1- Raging Bull movie

Angry Cow movie

• Director: Martin Scorsese
• Author: Paul Schrader
• Cast: Robert De Niro, Kathy Moriarty, Joe Pesci, Frank Vincent
• Release date: 1980
• Average rating of Raging Bull on IMDB: 8.2 out of 10

One of the good films of old comrades has been ranked first among the best sports films in the history of cinema; The film was born with the collaboration of three old friends, Joe Pesci, Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese, and this time tells the story of a hard-working and skilled boxer named Jake LaMotta. Jake LaMotta is a boxer who plans to achieve his dreams by reaching the pinnacle of boxing, and he will stop at nothing in this way.

The film Raging Bull, produced by Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler, adapted from the novel Raging Bull: My Story written by Jake LaMotta by Chartoff-Winkler Productions studio with a budget of 18 million dollars, recorded 24 million dollars in sales at the box office.

Robert De Niro gained more than 25 kg for his role in this movie. After reading the story of this book, he suggested the idea of ​​adapting it and making a movie based on this book to Martin Scorsese, and this is how the movie Raging Bull reached the production stage.

According to many film critics, this film is considered not only Martin Scorsese’s best film, but it is considered the best sports film in the history of cinema, which is also ranked first in this article.

Robert De Niro also did some boxing training for his role in this movie with its main character, Jake LaMotta. Playing a role that brought him the award for the best actor in the main role at the Oscar and Golden Globe ceremonies.

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