Sports movies are notoriously hard to pull off, so we’re choosing the best and worst cinematic efforts in various athletic disciplines. Do you agree? Leave your suggestions in the comments. Ricky ...

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What Is the Value of Watching Sports Movies for Kids? Both experts note that sports-themed movies can be very helpful for kids because they often teach important life lessons and have inspiring themes ...

Sports dramas get Oscars. Boxing films have done particularly well at the Academy Awards — Rocky, Raging Bull, Million Dollar Baby, The Fighter — and other sports have also been celebrated during ...

Yes, you guessed it – it's the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs. The Reds and Cubs will battle Thursday night at 7:15 p.m. ET/6:15 p.m. CT for the second iteration of the legendary “Field of ...

The 1970s is often heralded as the greatest decade in Hollywood history, and the sports movies made during that ten-year span did their part in establishing that well-deserved reputation. The ‘70s ...

I’ve been obsessed with sports movie my entire life. I love them and take them very seriously. That’s why I also hold them to a very high standard. So I promise I do not say this lightly: F1: The ...

From 'Hoop Dreams' to 'Bring It On,' 'Raging Bull' to 'Bull Durham' and beyond, THR's critics pick their all-time champs. By Daniel Fienberg, Jon Frosch, Angie Han, David Rooney, Leslie Felperin, ...

As with any genre, sports movies are prone to sequelization. Usually, they are found in the world of sports comedies, because they have the whole “getting the band back together” vibe that comedy ...

Stories about athletes striving for greatness have always made for compelling cinematic experiences. So it goes with all sports films, which — at their worst — can be conventional and formulaic ...