Sports movies are enjoyable for both sports fans and those who are not interested in it. The interplay between characters and the opportunity to tell some heartfelt stories makes them fun to watch. In the following sports movies, you will find underdogs and heroes. You will come across veteran players, recruits, a sports manager, and a caddie. These movies contain some quotes that have become part of pop culture history. They also have some great characters and memorable interactions.
Jerry Maguire
A movie about a sports agent turns into a statement against the greed that tends to overrun professional sports. Tom Cruise and Cuba Gooding Jr. have great chemistry. The latter won an Oscar for his performance as the pro athlete with a chip on his shoulder. The writing is strong, and the movie offers many memorable quotes such as “You had me at hello.” The film manages to go back and forth between some actual NFL clips and football close-ups featuring Gooding Jr.
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Hustle
Hustle is a basketball drama about a veteran scout and a talented young player. Adam Sandler and LeBron James produced the movie. Sandler is Stanley Sugarman, an international scout for the Philadelphia 76ers. He discovers Bo Crus, a complete unknown to the world of basketball. If he can manage to get Bo drafted, Stanley will be able to earn the assistant coaching job he wants. The typical underdog story features an all-star supporting cast and many cameos from NBA players and icons.
Bull Durham
If you want to download a movie that gets baseball and life right, you should give Bull Durham a go. It is a very popular sports movie where the baseball sequences are accurate and the interaction between the characters is highly entertaining. There’s a sharp, funny dialogue between veteran player Crash Davis (Kevin Costner) and Annie Savoy, a poetry-loving groupie (Susan Sarandon).
Crash gets traded to the Durham Bulls against his wishes to help coach a recruit. Annie is an English teacher with a love of baseball. She plays a ‘cougar’ who seduces one of the young players each year to broaden their sexual and intellectual horizons.
Annie and Crash both play a role in mentoring the young, brash but talented player who Annie christens “Nuke.” Guidance from Davis helps him to settle his erratic pitching. He learns how to follow the catcher’s lead and to perform consistently.
Race
The movie Race, a partly biographical drama, made its debut in 2016. Jesse Owens, one of the greatest athletes of all time, is played by Stephen James who gave a powerful performance. Like any of the best sports documentaries, this movie shows the challenges of this African American athlete and the hurdles he had to overcome.
Owens managed to earn a record-breaking four gold medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics thanks to his perseverance. He not only had to deal with racial discrimination at home in the U.S. but faced pressure to boycott the games hosted in Nazi Germany. The American Olympic Committee’s decision to attend the games was a controversial one. The supporting cast includes veteran actors, Jeremy Irons, William Hurt, and Jason Sudeikis.
Caddy Shack
Caddy Shack was released in 1980 and is probably one of the funniest sports movies. Danny Noonan (Michael O-Keefe) is a teen down on his luck. He works as a caddy at the elite Bushwood Country Club to earn money for his education. He often caddies for wealthy golf guru, Ty Web, played by Chevy Chase. Chase offers him some new-age advice and his Zen golfing schtick is not only funny but somehow rings true.
Bill Murray is also in top form in his role as Carl Spackler, a greenskeeper who is trying to combat a gopher infestation. Throughout the movie, he tries a variety of methods to kill the gopher. His speech about the Dalai Lama will make you chuckle, no matter how many times you watch the movie.
