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. 1 +2

    Ford v Ferrari

    2019, in 7 top lists
    Check
  2. 2 -

    Creed

    2015, in 4 top lists Check
  3. 3 +1

    I, Tonya

    2017, in 1 top list
    Check
  4. 4 -3

    The Wrestler

    2008, in 3 top lists Check
  5. 5 +1

    Fighting with My Family

    2019, in 0 top lists
    Check
  6. 6 +1

    Free Solo

    2018, in 1 top list
    Check
  7. 7 +6

    Moneyball

    2011, in 3 top lists Check
  8. 8 -3

    National Velvet

    1944, in 4 top lists Check
  9. 9 -1

    Maiden

    2018, in 0 top lists
    Check
  10. 10 +2

    Bull Durham

    1988, in 8 top lists Check
  11. 11 -

    The Endless Summer

    1965, in 2 top lists Check
  12. 12 +2

    Hoop Dreams

    1994, in 15 top lists Check
  13. 13 +4

    Raging Bull

    1980, in 34 top lists Check
  14. 14 -4

    Murderball

    2005, in 0 top lists Check
  15. 15 new

    Changing the Game

    2019, in 0 top lists
    Check
  16. 16 -

    Horse Feathers

    1932, in 6 top lists Check
  17. 17 -2

    Rocky

    1976, in 20 top lists Check
  18. 18 -

    Next Goal Wins

    2014, in 0 top lists Check
  19. 19 +4

    Win Win

    2011, in 0 top lists Check
  20. 20 +1

    The King of Kong

    2007 — a.k.a. The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, in 1 top list Check
  21. 21 +1

    Undefeated

    2011, in 1 top list Check
  22. 22 -13

    The Hustler

    1961, in 15 top lists Check
  23. 23 +52

    Racing Dreams

    2009, in 0 top lists Check
  24. 24 +4

    Hymyilevä mies

    2016 — a.k.a. The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki, in 0 top lists Check
  25. 25 -6

    When We Were Kings

    1996, in 7 top lists Check
  26. 26 -6

    The Bad News Bears

    1976, in 2 top lists Check
  27. 27 +10

    Creed II

    2018, in 1 top list
    Check
  28. 28 +11

    Foxcatcher

    2014, in 1 top list Check
  29. 29 -3

    The Fighter

    2010, in 2 top lists Check
  30. 30 +8

    Rush

    2013, in 6 top lists Check
  31. 31 +4

    Breaking Away

    1979, in 8 top lists Check
  32. 32 -8

    Million Dollar Baby

    2004, in 12 top lists Check
  33. 33 -6

    Bigger Stronger Faster*

    2008, in 0 top lists Check
  34. 34 -9

    The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg

    1998, in 0 top lists Check
  35. 35 -2

    The Pride of the Yankees

    1942, in 4 top lists Check
  36. 36 -

    Sugar

    2008, in 0 top lists Check
  37. 37 -5

    Deep Water

    2006, in 0 top lists Check
  38. 38 -9

    Touching the Void

    2003, in 7 top lists Check
  39. 39 -8

    One Day in September

    1999, in 1 top list Check
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    Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

    2001, in 8 top lists Check
  41. 41 -11

    No No: A Dockumentary

    2014, in 0 top lists Check
  42. 42 -

    Afsaid

    2006 — a.k.a. Offside, in 2 top lists Check
  43. 43 -

    The Damned United

    2009, in 1 top list Check
  44. 44 -10

    The Crash Reel

    2013, in 0 top lists Check
  45. 45 -4

    Senna

    2010, in 4 top lists Check
  46. 46 -1

    Red Army

    2014, in 0 top lists Check
  47. 47 -3

    Bang the Drum Slowly

    1973, in 0 top lists Check
  48. 48 +4

    Hoosiers

    1986 — a.k.a. Best Shot, in 2 top lists Check
  49. 49 -1

    Pumping Iron

    1977, in 1 top list Check
  50. 50 -1

    A Prayer Before Dawn

    2017, in 0 top lists
    Check
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Last updated on Dec 24, 2023 by jmt47; source