AFI's 10 greatest sports films
The top 3 according to 381 votes from people: Raging Bull (1980) · Rocky (1976) · The Pride of the Yankees (1942). (Updated Jul 1, 2020.)
The sports category of the American Film Institute's 10 Top 10 (2008).
Top 10
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1
Raging Bull (1980)
Number one: Scorsese and De Niro as boxer Jake LaMotta.
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2
Rocky (1976)
Stallone running up the steps in Philadelphia.
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3
The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
Gary Cooper as Lou Gehrig.
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4
The Hustler (1961)
Paul Newman against Minnesota Fats at the pool table.
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5
Hoosiers (1986)
A small-town Indiana basketball team.
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6
Bull Durham (1988)
Kevin Costner and minor-league baseball.
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7
Breaking Away (1979)
Cycling and class differences in Indiana.
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8
Jerry Maguire (1996)
Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr. and «Show me the money!».
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9
Caddyshack (1980)
Bill Murray versus a gopher on the golf course.
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10
National Velvet (1944)
A young Elizabeth Taylor and the Grand National.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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Comments (7)
The Hustler, Paul Newman at his coolest.
Where's Remember the Titans? Or Moneyball?
Moneyball came out in 2011, this AFI list is from 2008.
Raging Bull at #1 is right, but Rocky is the one I rewatch.
Hoosiers still gives me chills at the final shot.
Breaking Away is the most underrated film here.
Caddyshack on an AFI list makes me so happy.