Best Sporting Movies

[anonymous-user]

The Sunday Times last week listed their top 10 sporting movies of all time. They went for;

1. Hoosiers
2. Raging Bull
3. The Hustler
4. Bull Durham
5. Caddyshack
6. The Natural
7. Chariots of Fire
8. The Wrestler
9. Rocky
10. The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

Some good movies. This week I would go for;

1. This Sporting Life
2. Remember The Titans
3. Chariots of Fire
4. Any Given Sunday
5. When We Were Kings
6. We Are Marshall
7. Hoosiers
8. The Natural
9. Cool Runnings
10. Tin Cup or The Longest Yard (for some comedy)

Any classics missed?

[louiebaby]

Happy Gilmore.

"The Skulls" for comedy rowing.

[Bing o]

louiebaby said:

Happy Gilmore.

Beat me to it!

Tap, tappity tap tap!

[HD Adam]

Escape To Victory?

[louiebaby]

Bing o said:

louiebaby said:

Happy Gilmore.

Beat me to it!

Tap, tappity tap tap!

Just taaap it in...

I always think of that when I play mini-golf...

[Lastinclass]

Surely Le mans and Grand Prix should be in there?

[Halb]

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner was on this week wasn't it?
Wish I had watched it now.

Pumping Iron is missing.

[Uriel]

Days of Thunder, surely.

[toasty]

Seabiscuit
The Color of Money

[anonymous-user]

Lastinclass said:

Surely Le mans and Grand Prix should be in there?

Neither are especially great stories (IMO) but the racing action, especially in GP, is excellent.

[Curry Burns]

Mean Machine?

[Lastinclass]

unrepentant said:

Lastinclass said:

Surely Le mans and Grand Prix should be in there?

Neither are especially great stories (IMO) but the racing action, especially in GP, is excellent.

Agreed - they wouldn't be on the list for quality of the plot..

[wy906]

How can you forget Ice Princess?

[anonymous-user]

Curry Burns said:

Mean Machine?

The Vinnie Jones movie? It's really just a poor soccer based remake of The Longest Yard. I like the original Burt Reynolds offering too much. Great Citroen SM chase at the start too.

[Steamer]

louiebaby said:

Bing o said:

louiebaby said:

Happy Gilmore.

Beat me to it!

Tap, tappity tap tap!

Just taaap it in...

I always think of that when I play mini-golf...

Another vote for Happy Gilmore...

...first one to pop into my head.

[Dare2Fail]

The Replacements. It's daft, it's cheesy, but it is highly entertaining and has some great lines.

[TubbyRutter]

Slap Shot - Paul Newman at his best.

[Nightmare]

TubbyRutter said:

Slap Shot - Paul Newman at his best.

is that the one with the psychotic ice-hockey twins? bloody funny!

[TubbyRutter]

Nightmare said:

TubbyRutter said:

Slap Shot - Paul Newman at his best.

is that the one with the psychotic ice-hockey twins? bloody funny!

It is the film you are thinking of correct, the Hanson brothers 3 of the bigest goons of the game. they have since appeared in the second and third encarnations where their age really shows!

[PaulHogan]

Rollerball