Dave Tompkins :: DVD Library :: IMDb Charts :: Top by Genre :: Sport


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1.Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013)
2.  Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)

The people of a small village in Victorian India stake their future on a game of cricket against their ruthless British rulers...

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3.Montevideo: Taste of a Dream (2010)
4.  Raging Bull (1980)

An emotionally self-destructive boxer's journey through life, as the violence and temper that leads him to the top in the ring, destroys his life outside it.

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5.  Rush (2013)

The merciless 1970s rivalry between Formula One rivals James Hunt and Niki Lauda.

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6.Paan Singh Tomar (2010)
7.Chakde! India (2007)
8.  Rocco and His Brothers (1960)

The widow Rosaria moves to Milano from Lucania with her 4 sons, one of whom is Rocco. The fifth son...

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9.The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix (1975)
10.  Warrior (2011)

The youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer returns home, where he's trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament - a path that puts the fighter on a collision corner with his older brother.

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11.The Third Half (2012)
12.  Ip Man (2008)

A semi-biographical account of Yip Man, the first martial arts master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun.

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13.  The Hustler (1961)

An up-and-coming pool player plays a long-time champion in a single high-stakes match.

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14.  Million Dollar Baby (2004)

A hardened trainer/manager works with a determined woman in her attempt to establish herself as a boxer.

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15.  Rocky (1976)

A small time boxer gets a once in a lifetime chance to fight the heavyweight champ in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.

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16.  Cinderella Man (2005)

The story of James Braddock, a supposedly washed up boxer who came back to become a champion and an inspiration in the 1930s.

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17.  Night and the City (1950)

Harry Fabian is a London hustler with ambitious plans that never work out. One day, when he encounters the most famous Greco-Roman wrestler in the world...

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18.Shelter (2007)
19.  The Wrestler (2008)

A faded professional wrestler must retire, but finds his quest for a new life outside the ring a dispiriting struggle.

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20.  The Fighter (2010)

A look at the early years of boxer ''Irish'' Micky Ward and his brother who helped train him before going pro in the mid 1980s.

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21.  The World's Fastest Indian (2005)

The life story of New Zealander Burt Munro, who spent years building a 1920 Indian motorcycle -- a bike which helped him set the land-speed world record at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats in 1967.

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22.  The Pride Of The Yankees (1942)

The story of the life and career of the famed baseball player, Lou Gehrig.

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23.  Breaking Away (1979)

A small-town teen obsessed with the Italian cycling team vies for the affections of a college girl.

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24.  The Sandlot (1993)

Scotty Smalls moves to a new neighborhood with his mom and stepdad, and wants to learn to play baseball...

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25.  Horse Feathers (1932)

Quincy Adams Wagstaff, the new president of Huxley U, hires bumblers Baravelli and Pinky to help his school win the big football game against rival Darwin U.

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26.  Remember the Titans (2000)

The true story of a newly appointed African-American coach and his high school team on their first season as a racially integrated unit.

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27.  The Blind Side (2009)

The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All American football player and first round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family.

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28.  Fearless (2006)

This film tells the story of Chinese Martial Arts Master Huo Yuanjia (1869-1910). Huo Yuanjia was the founder and spiritual guru of the Jin Wu Sports Federation.

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29.The Big Blue (1988)
30.  A Day at the Races (1937)

A vet posing as a doctor, a race horse owner and his friends struggle to help keep a sanitarium open with the help of a misfit racehorse.

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31.  Hoosiers (1986)

A coach with a checkered past and a local drunk train a small town high school basketball team to become a top contender for the championship.

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32.  Field of Dreams (1989)

An Iowa corn farmer, hearing voices, interprets them as a command to build a baseball diamond in his fields; he does, and the Chicago Black Sox come.

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33.Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster (2010)
34.  Moneyball (2011)

Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball club on a budget by employing computer-generated analysis to acquire new players.

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35.Summer Storm (2004)
36.  42: The Jackie Robinson Story (2013)

The life story of Jackie Robinson and his history-making signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers under the guidance of team executive Branch Rickey.

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37.  The Natural (1984)

An average baseball player comes out of seemingly nowhere to become a legendary player with almost divine talent.

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38.  The Damned United (2009)

A look at Brian Clough's 44-day reign as the coach of Leeds United.

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39.  Green Street Hooligans (2005)

A wrongfully expelled Harvard undergrad moves to London, where he is introduced to the violent underworld of football hooliganism.

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40.  Rudy (1993)

Rudy has always been told that he was too small to play college football. But he is determined to overcome the odds and fulfill his dream of playing for Notre Dame.

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41.  The Hurricane (1999)

The story of Rubin ''Hurricane'' Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.

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42.Miracle (2004)
43.Before the Fall (2004)
44.United (2011)
45.Undisputed 3: Redemption (2010)
46.The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)
47.North Face (2008)
48.  Slap Shot (1977)

A failing ice hockey team finds success using constant fighting and violence during games.

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49.  Caddyshack (1980)

An exclusive golf course has to deal with a brash new member and a destructive dancing gopher.

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50.Hard Times (1975)

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