Rotten Tomatoes’ 150 Best Sports Movies of All Time

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In the arena of the sports movie, every story can be told. The impossible underdog team that survives a brutal season into the final game. The kid who’s just starting out and the veteran being pulled back into the game, who both share the same odds: Against. Stories of the power of coming together as a selfless team, and myths of individual strength when you remove all the limits. Sports movies make us cheer, laugh, cry, and scream. They even make us think about renewing that gym membership.

We’re going all the way to the end zone with our list of the 150 Best Sports Movies of All Time, sorted by Adjusted Tomatometer from at least 20 reviews each. (The Adjusted Tomatometer is our special formula which takes into account, among other factors, the movie’s year of release and its number of reviews.) Just about every sport ever played is here: football (Rudy), baseball (Bull Durham), hockey (Miracle), soccer (Bend It Like Beckham), boxing (Rocky), ice skating (I, Tonya). There’s racing: by foot (Without Limits), by car (Talladega Nights), by horse (Seabiscuit). We got fictional sports (Rollerball) and sports we made up through sheer tyranny of will (Murderball). If it’s in the spirit of competition, it’s in this list.

Because this is a movie list, there are no TV movies (we pour one out for Brian’s Song), and nothing rated Rotten — even fan favorites like Any Given Sunday. Please deal with your rage accordingly before continuing.

And with our most recent updates, we welcome in new popular hits like Ben Affleck’s The Way Back, Best Picture nominee Ford v Ferrari, wrestling family drama Fighting With My Family, the vertigo-inducing Free Solo, and Maiden, about the first all-woman crew in a global yacht race.

Ready? For the leisure, life, and love of the game, here are the 150 Best Sports Movies of All Time!

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  1. 32 -8

    Million Dollar Baby

    2004, in 12 top lists Check
  2. 130 -5

    The Blind Side

    2009, in 4 top lists Check
  3. 129 -3

    The Karate Kid

    2010, in 2 top lists Check
  4. 17 -2

    Rocky

    1976, in 20 top lists Check
  5. 121 -3

    Blades of Glory

    2006, in 1 top list Check
  6. 4 -3

    The Wrestler

    2008, in 3 top lists Check
  7. 125 -4

    Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story

    2004, in 3 top lists Check
  8. 77 +1

    Jerry Maguire

    1996, in 8 top lists Check
  9. 13 +4

    Raging Bull

    1980, in 34 top lists Check
  10. 119 -3

    Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

    2006, in 1 top list Check
  11. 118 -5

    Caddyshack

    1980, in 5 top lists Check
  12. 144 -2

    Bring It On

    2000, in 0 top lists Check
  13. 59 +2

    Field of Dreams

    1989, in 10 top lists Check
  14. 73 -8

    Chariots of Fire

    1981, in 14 top lists Check
  15. 69 +2

    Warrior

    2011, in 4 top lists Check
  16. 120 -6

    Remember the Titans

    2000, in 2 top lists Check
  17. 71 -1

    Bend It Like Beckham

    2002, in 2 top lists Check
  18. 7 +6

    Moneyball

    2011, in 3 top lists Check
  19. 98 +1

    Invictus

    2009, in 0 top lists Check
  20. 63 -4

    The Karate Kid

    1984, in 3 top lists Check
  21. 29 -3

    The Fighter

    2010, in 2 top lists Check
  22. 103 -5

    Seabiscuit

    2003, in 3 top lists Check
  23. 102 -2

    Rocky Balboa

    2006, in 0 top lists Check
  24. 28 +11

    Foxcatcher

    2014, in 1 top list Check
  25. 146 -5

    Rocky III

    1982, in 1 top list Check
  26. 86 -5

    Cinderella Man

    2005, in 2 top lists Check
  27. 66 -6

    Whip It

    2009, in 0 top lists Check
  28. 40 -

    Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

    2001, in 8 top lists Check
  29. 133 -10

    Rocky II

    1979, in 1 top list Check
  30. 149 -2

    Blue Crush

    2002, in 0 top lists Check
  31. 30 +8

    Rush

    2013, in 6 top lists Check
  32. 109 -2

    Rudy

    1993, in 2 top lists Check
  33. 60 -5

    Siu Lam juk kau

    2001 — a.k.a. Shaolin Soccer, in 5 top lists Check
  34. 132 -4

    Ali

    2001, in 0 top lists Check
  35. 93 +8

    A League of Their Own

    1992, in 5 top lists Check
  36. 10 +2

    Bull Durham

    1988, in 8 top lists Check
  37. 53 -3

    The Color of Money

    1986, in 3 top lists Check
  38. 141 +4

    The Sandlot

    1993, in 2 top lists Check
  39. 135 -5

    Fever Pitch

    2005 — a.k.a. The Perfect Catch, in 0 top lists Check
  40. 22 -13

    The Hustler

    1961, in 15 top lists Check
  41. 116 -4

    Cool Runnings

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  42. 139 -5

    Coach Carter

    2005, in 0 top lists Check
  43. 96 -2

    Goon

    2011, in 1 top list Check
  44. 112 -1

    White Men Can't Jump

    1992, in 2 top lists Check
  45. 138 -5

    Rollerball

    1975, in 4 top lists Check
  46. 2 -

    Creed

    2015, in 4 top lists Check
  47. 91 +1

    The Natural

    1984, in 3 top lists Check
  48. 48 +4

    Hoosiers

    1986 — a.k.a. Best Shot, in 2 top lists Check
  49. 99 -9

    Miracle

    2004, in 0 top lists Check
  50. 1 +2

    Ford v Ferrari

    2019, in 7 top lists
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Last updated on Dec 24, 2023 by jmt47; source