Here’s a breakdown of sports-themed movies that I have reviewed for my blog. I’ve included auto racing (even if you don’t count a couple of Burt Reynolds’ comedy efforts as true racing) and even billiards and poker in the list. Here we go …
- AUTO RACING
“Bobby Deerfield” (1977) …
… piece of crap with Al Pacino as an F1 driver
“Days of Thunder” (1990) …
… pretty good Tom Cruise in NASCAR flick
“Ford v Ferrari” (2019) …
… outstanding automotive-oriented flick
“Stroker Ace” (1983) …
… abysmal NASCAR effort from Burt Reynolds
(OK, these aren’t really racing, but I’m including them)
“The Gumball Rally” (1976) …
… the best cross-country race film
“Cannonball Run” (1981) …
… Burt Reynolds comedy in a car race
“Cannonball Run II” (1984) …
… horrid sequel to a funny, but bad original - BASEBALL
“Bad News Bears” (2005) … not a bad reboot
“Major League” (1989) … an instant baseball classic
“Moneyball” (2011) … a tour-de-force from Brad Pitt - BASKETBALL
“Blue Chips” (1994) … solid college story with Nick Nolte
“Hoosiers” (1986) … two Oscar nominations starring Gene Hackman - BICYCLE RACING
“American Flyers” (1985) … little-remembered effort with Kevin Costner
“Breaking Away” (1979) … classic coming-of-age bicycle racing flick - BILLIARDS
“The Color of Money” (1986) … sequel with Paul Newman, Tom Cruise - FOOTBALL
“Black Sunday” (1977) …
… great film about blowing up the Super Bowl
“Draft Day” (2014) …
… an NFL team does good; yeah, it’s fantasy football
“Johnny Be Good” (1988) …
… bad flick, but it has its moments
“Little Giants” (1994) …
… good kids flick about youth football
“Necessary Roughness” (1991) …
… underrated college flick
“North Dallas Forty” (1979) …
… should have been better from great novel
“Semi-Tough” (1977) …
… uneven flick with Burt and Kris Kristofferson
“Two-Minute Warning” (1976) …
… a crime drama at a football game - GOLF
“Caddyshack” (1980) … THE classic golf movie
“Caddyshack II” (1988) … a piece of garbage not worthy of original
“Happy Gilmore” (1996) … great golf comedy with Adam Sandler
“Tin Cup” (1996) … should have been so much better - HORSE RACING
“Let it Ride” (1989) … quietly great comedy-drama - POKER / GAMBLING
“The Cincinnati Kid” (1965) …
… classic Steve McQueen
“Rounders” (1998) …
… sensational drama with Matt Damon
“21” (2008) …
… a solid film about blackjack and card-counting - RUNNING / TRACK & FIELD
“Chariots of Fire” (1981) …
… a complete classic you shouldn’t miss
“The Jericho Mile” (1979) …
… great TV movie about a runner in prison - SURFING / ROLLER DERBY
“Point Break” (1991) …
… solid crime drama with Keanu Reeves
“Point Break” (2015) …
… an embarrassing piece of reboot garbage
“Whip It” (2009) …
… coming-of-age story on a roller derby track
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