FabSwingers.com forum: Favourite Sporting Film

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I am not always a huge sports fan but do keep an interest in some, mainly as a source of conversation with friends who are.

But I do love sport based movies, especially baseball ones.

Some of my favourite sporting films are

The Natural

Field of Dreams

Eight Men Out

A League of Their Own

Midnight Sting

Coach Carter

Moneyball

Hoosiers

What are yours?

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By *edeWoman
over a year ago

the abyss

I was actually trying to remember the name of the film Coach Carter before I read your list! Such a good film.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Happy Gilmore.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Remember the titans. No contest

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Space jam

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Any given Sunday

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

BMX bandits.

Best sports film ever made.

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

Rush

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By *luebell888Woman
over a year ago

Glasgowish

Chariots of fire or Rocky

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By *iaisonseekerMan
over a year ago

Liverpool

The Damned United

A brilliant book but Michael Sheen as Clough berating the Chairman of Derby County is priceless!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Chariots of fire or Rocky"

Forgot Rocky! 4 is by far the best!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The Damned United

A brilliant book but Michael Sheen as Clough berating the Chairman of Derby County is priceless!"

Really enjoyed this!

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By *aul1973HullMan
over a year ago

East Hull

Field of dreams

Escape to victory

Rush

Silver dream racer

Mean machine & The longest yard, basically the same movie but one is English football, other is American football

also worth a watch (both starring Anthony Hopkins)

Across the lake

Worlds fastest indian

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ah I forgot, Cool Runnings!

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By *os19Man
over a year ago

Edmonton

United film about Man Utd and the Munich air disaster and Rush the F1 season where Nikki Lauda and James Hunt competing for the title which had lots of twists and turns

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By *ob Carpe DiemMan
over a year ago

Torquay

Very Disney but Secretariat

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By *aul1973HullMan
over a year ago

East Hull

"United film about Man Utd and the Munich air disaster and Rush the F1 season where Nikki Lauda and James Hunt competing for the title which had lots of twists and turns"

Some of the scenes in Rush were filmed at Cadwell Park, Lincolnshire. If you know the track well you can easily see which scenes were filmed there

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

Cool running.... Its the best one ever ever ever

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Marvelous.

Little British film about the life of Neil Baldwin and his role as the kit man at Stoke City amongst other things.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Marvelous.

Little British film about the life of Neil Baldwin and his role as the kit man at Stoke City amongst other things. "

Marvellous ffs

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By *tephTV67TV/TS
over a year ago

Cheshire

Soft spot for Mike Bassett -England Manager

Damned United

All of the Rocky films (apart from 5)

Rush

Diego Maradona

Want to watch Anelka on Netflix soon

Chariots of Fire

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By *tephTV67TV/TS
over a year ago

Cheshire

"Marvelous.

Little British film about the life of Neil Baldwin and his role as the kit man at Stoke City amongst other things.

Marvellous ffs

I absolutely think Marvellous is, well marvellous

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Escape to Victory

Rocky

Moneyball

Are my top 3.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Will Smiths Ali

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By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull

Norman wisdom just my luck

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"The Damned United

A brilliant book but Michael Sheen as Clough berating the Chairman of Derby County is priceless!"

Great film though if memory clough's family were not too happy with it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Escape to victory

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By *aul1973HullMan
over a year ago

East Hull

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By *aul1973HullMan
over a year ago

East Hull

No Limit (1935) Starring George Formby, Riding at Isle of Man TT races.

TT Closer to the edge, A Good documentary

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By *oberts_onMan
over a year ago

King's Lynn

Rush definatley!!

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By *unkym34Man
over a year ago

London

Am I allowed to say Dodgeball and BASEketball both very funny films

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By *iaisonseekerMan
over a year ago

Liverpool

"The Damned United

A brilliant book but Michael Sheen as Clough berating the Chairman of Derby County is priceless!

Great film though if memory clough's family were not too happy with it"

I think the book generated quite a bit of litigation from former players too

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

And who can forget the Eddie the Eagle film?

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By *bsinthe_boyMan
over a year ago

Luton

Le Mans

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rush

Field of Dreams

Chariots of Fire

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"And who can forget the Eddie the Eagle film? "

That was actually a decent watch!

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By *aul1973HullMan
over a year ago

East Hull

"Le Mans "

a.k.a. Ford vs Ferrari, great movie

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By *bsinthe_boyMan
over a year ago

Luton

"Le Mans

a.k.a. Ford vs Ferrari, great movie

No... Steve McQueen's Le Mans from 1970

Though the recent Ford Vs Ferrari was also good.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Le Mans

a.k.a. Ford vs Ferrari, great movie

One of the stories that pisses me off most, Ken Miles part in the development and success has mainly been forgotten and Carroll Shelby gets all the credit.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Le Mans

Days of thunder...but my sports were more like skydiving etc..so pointbreak and K2. ..oh and Bloodsport.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Any more recent ones anyone can recommend? Think I have seen most of the above

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By *inkyEloraCouple
over a year ago

Leigh

I agree that Rush is a great film. I'm a bit formula 1 fan and it was just directed brilliantly

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Is it a sporting film? Marvellous, wonderfully sweet, brilliant film

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If anyone likes comedy sports, the spurs documentary is launched soon

Least For you girls, Tom Hardy is narrating it!

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

Senna,

Athlete A (not out yet but just because of the subject matter and sport I can't wait)

Foxcatcher

Oh and for pure entertainment....

Cool runnings

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By *lirty_dirtyCouple
over a year ago

Lingfield

Tin cup

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By *rkkidMan
over a year ago

Cork

Senna,

Closer to the edge,

The wrestler,

Rocky,

Moneyball,

Any given sunday,

Remember the titans,

Raging bull

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By *aughtycumbriacoupleCouple
over a year ago

northwest

Above the rim! If you love basketball

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

the world's greatest athlete.this sporting life.grand prix. bedknobs and broomsticks.(it featured a group of animals playing football)very funny.

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By *VineMan
over a year ago

The right place

The blind side

Moneyball

Cool runnings

Eddie the eagle

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

"I agree that Rush is a great film. I'm a bit formula 1 fan and it was just directed brilliantly "

I follow Ron Howard on Twitter and did so around the time that was in development - he tweeted every day about what he was doing, from location reviews to scripting, casting etc. was fascinating and then to see it finished and be able to relate to how it was made just added to it

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By *risky businessMan
over a year ago

A Pharaoh Way

White men can't jump

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"Senna,

Closer to the edge,

The wrestler,

Rocky,

Moneyball,

Any given sunday,

Remember the titans,

Raging bull

Oh yeah... Rourkes best role in the wrestler

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By *ionelhutzMan
over a year ago

liverpool

Dodgeball

The dammed utd

Raging bull

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Senna" and "Rush" were class.

"Happy Gilmore" and "The Waterboy" are good for a laugh,as was "The Replacements"

"Remember the Titans"

But MY favourite film, I'm surprised hasn't been mentioned..."He Got Game"

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By *ere2help82Man
over a year ago

Central Travelodge

Radio. Cuba Gooding Jr as a high school kit boy/man very good film

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By *VineMan
over a year ago

The right place

I forgot Seabiscuit

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Million dollar baby

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Some amazing films in this thread

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By *aul1973HullMan
over a year ago

East Hull

Child friendly...

Herbie

Turbo

Racing stripes

Cars

Planes

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Escape to victory

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Happy gilmour

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By *reen eye GentlemanMan
over a year ago

Croydon

I love field of dreams and the mighty ducks

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Got to be Rocky

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By *imon_hydeMan
over a year ago

Stockport

Slap shot, 70s film with Paul Newman

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch

"If anyone likes comedy sports, the spurs documentary is launched soon

Least For you girls, Tom Hardy is narrating it! "

Haha more a heart breaking drama

For me it has to be Seabiscuit, When we were Kings, Ali, Chariots of Fire and Field of Dreams

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By *hunky GentMan
over a year ago

Maldon and Peterborough

Mean machine. Classic.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Debbie does dallas

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

How about 'The Hurricane' about Rubin Carter, or is that more a crime/drama/justice film?

I tend to like the films that concentrate more on the person than their achievements I guess.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"How about 'The Hurricane' about Rubin Carter, or is that more a crime/drama/justice film?

I tend to like the films that concentrate more on the person than their achievements I guess.

An excellent film, biopics are usually very engaging.

Denzel was great in it. The actor whose character campaigned for his release equally so.

Rule of thumb for me is any Denzel film is usually a great watch.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The Damned United

A brilliant book but Michael Sheen as Clough berating the Chairman of Derby County is priceless!"

Great film.

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By *ushandkittyCouple
over a year ago

Gloucester

Obviously Marvellous, Escape to victory and I'm hoping people are referring to the original Mean Machine with Burt Reynolds, and cant believe no body has mentioned The Hustler and The Colo(u)r of Money

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ali ( who I had the pleasure off meeting at a charity boxing event years ago )

million dollar baby

The fighter

warrior

Rocky 1-4 and newer once skip 5

Creed 1-2

Southpaw

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Forgot about

Fever pitch - UK version, though us version is worth a watch

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By *rumpyMcFuckNuggetMan
over a year ago

Den of Iniquity

All the Rocky's except 5 .

Field of Dreams ( love this )

And a little known Aussie horse racing film called Farlap

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Was more a TV drama but Bodyline about the 1932-33 Ashes series was brilliant and I don't even like cricket

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By *tephTV67TV/TS
over a year ago

Cheshire

"Was more a TV drama but Bodyline about the 1932-33 Ashes series was brilliant and I don't even like cricket"

I remember that, the first time I’ve ever took the Australian side

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By *amish SMan
over a year ago

Eastleigh

One for the ladies and bikers - On any Sunday, a docu film about Steve McQueens racing days.

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By *aul1973HullMan
over a year ago

East Hull

"Obviously Marvellous, Escape to victory and I'm hoping people are referring to the original Mean Machine with Burt Reynolds, and cant believe no body has mentioned The Hustler and The Colo(u)r of Money"

Mean Machine was the Jason Statham version, Burt Reynolds was in both versions of The Longest Yard

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By *avinaNWTV/TS
over a year ago

Thornton-Cleveleys

Champions about Aldaniti and Bob Champion tremendous courage shown by both to overcome their challenges in life...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Cool runnings

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Marvelous.

Little British film about the life of Neil Baldwin and his role as the kit man at Stoke City amongst other things. "

I loved that film; I think Toby Jones is such a good actor. Cool Runnings too

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By *rincess peachWoman
over a year ago

shits creek

Youngblood

Slapshot

The Mighty Ducks

Miracle

Goon

(can you see a theme here)

Cool runnings

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By *ltrMan
over a year ago

sheffield

MR baseball with mr tash

tom selleck

The goon and goon 2

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By *aul1973HullMan
over a year ago

East Hull

Death Race

Concussion

Lady Driver

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By *obwithkiltMan
over a year ago

Belton

"I agree that Rush is a great film. I'm a bit formula 1 fan and it was just directed brilliantly

footage of Spa was actually filmed at Donington Park and many of the stewards are in the film as extras....currently sitting at the esses watching trucks ruin the turf around the edge of the track #gonnabealongday

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By *kyblue1878Couple
over a year ago

Southport

Howard's Way

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By *aul1973HullMan
over a year ago

East Hull

"I agree that Rush is a great film. I'm a bit formula 1 fan and it was just directed brilliantly

Cadwell Park was also used for filming

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By *nto My ArmsMan
over a year ago

Herts/London

When We Were Kings

Ali v Foreman in The Rumble in the Jungle. Mighty.

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By *aomilatteCouple
over a year ago

Midlands

Mike Bassett - England Manager

Great piss take

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rocky 4

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Guv’nor

Warrior

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Blind Side, The Fighter or Million Dollar Baby

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Escape to Victory

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By *estless nativeMan
over a year ago

near Glasgow

A shot at glory

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham

TT closer to the edge

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By *aptinfaptastikMan
over a year ago

Derby

Slap Shot

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By *iaisonseekerMan
over a year ago

Liverpool

An impossible job - the documentary about England's doomed 1994 World Cup qualification campaign under Graham Taylor (RIP) is a Partridge-esque masterclass.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Grand Prix

Le Mans

Rush...

...and Happy Gilmour

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By *uperdogMan
over a year ago

aylesbury

This Sporting Life with Richard Harris - classic.

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By *nto My ArmsMan
over a year ago

Herts/London

"An impossible job - the documentary about England's doomed 1994 World Cup qualification campaign under Graham Taylor (RIP) is a Partridge-esque masterclass."

Phil Neal

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By *iaisonseekerMan
over a year ago

Liverpool

"An impossible job - the documentary about England's doomed 1994 World Cup qualification campaign under Graham Taylor (RIP) is a Partridge-esque masterclass.

Phil Neal

Yes boss

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