# AFI's 10 greatest sports films

The sports category of the American Film Institute's 10 Top 10 (2008).

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- Jul 1, 2020 · Tiffany P.
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## Top 10

1. **Raging Bull (1980)** (51 · ▲54 ▼3) — Number one: Scorsese and De Niro as boxer Jake LaMotta.
2. **Rocky (1976)** (41 · ▲44 ▼3) — Stallone running up the steps in Philadelphia.
3. **The Pride of the Yankees (1942)** (37 · ▲39 ▼2) — Gary Cooper as Lou Gehrig.
4. **The Hustler (1961)** (31 · ▲35 ▼4) — Paul Newman against Minnesota Fats at the pool table.
5. **Hoosiers (1986)** (26 · ▲34 ▼8) — A small-town Indiana basketball team.
6. **Bull Durham (1988)** (26 · ▲32 ▼6) — Kevin Costner and minor-league baseball.
7. **Breaking Away (1979)** (16 · ▲22 ▼6) — Cycling and class differences in Indiana.
8. **Jerry Maguire (1996)** (15 · ▲24 ▼9) — Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr. and «Show me the money!».
9. **Caddyshack (1980)** (13 · ▲21 ▼8) — Bill Murray versus a gopher on the golf course.
10. **National Velvet (1944)** (9 · ▲18 ▼9) — A young Elizabeth Taylor and the Grand National.

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