The genre of sports movies was shaped by these pitch-perfect classics. The exhilarating world of sports translates perfectly into the cinematic world, with some of the best sports movies leaving their ...

Before it was a beloved TV show, and after it was a book, “Friday Night Lights” was a fairly well-received movie. How many other movies can say they won an ESPY for Best Sports Movie of the Year? That ...

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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 ...

Thomas Butt is a senior writer. An avid film connoisseur, Thomas actively logs his film consumption on Letterboxd and vows to connect with many more cinephiles through the platform. He is immensely ...

We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we love. Promise. Back in 2015, Sports Heroines on Film author Viridiana Lieberman summed up the state of sports movies ...

Inspiration is a slippery concept — what resonates deeply with one person might barely register for another. It might arrive as a creative jolt, a quiet sense of wonder, or an unexpected burst of ...