# The most inspiring sports movies

Maiden, The King of Kong, The Bad News Bears, Free Solo, Creed and Hustle: the most inspiring and best-reviewed sports movies according to Rotten Tomatoes.

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- Jan 30, 2025 · bhframe24
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## Top 15

1. **Maiden (2018)** (8 · ▲8 ▼0) — 98% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
2. **Chang Can Dunk (2023)** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — 96% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
3. **The Bad News Bears (1976)** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — 97% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
4. **Free Solo (2018)** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — 97% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
5. **Rocky (1976)** (3 · ▲5 ▼2) — 93% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
6. **Facing Nolan (2022)** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — 96% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
7. **The Damned United (2009)** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — 92% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
8. **Fighting With My Family (2019)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 93% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
9. **The Fire Inside (2024)** (2 · ▲4 ▼2) — 94% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
10. **Senna (2010)** (2 · ▲4 ▼2) — 93% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
11. **The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007)** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — 97% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
12. **Ford v Ferrari (2019)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 92% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
13. **Hustle (2022)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — 94% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
14. **Sugar (2008)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — 93% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
15. **Creed (2015)** (0 · ▲2 ▼2) — 95% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

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