Exciting Sports Movies to watch
Moneyball (2011)
Dir: Bennett Miller
Stars: Brad Pitt, Robin Wright, Jonah Hill
Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane’s successful attempt to assemble a baseball team on a lean budget by employing computer-generated analysis to acquire new players.
Tin Cup (1996)
Dir: Ron Shelton
Stars: Kevin Costner, Rene Russo, Don Johnson, Cheech Marin
A washed up golf pro working at a driving range tries to qualify for the US Open in order to win the heart of his succesful rival’s girlfriend.
Rush (2013)
Dir: Ron Howard
Stars: Daniel Bruhl, Chris Hemsworth
Driving vehicles that are little more than gas-filled, rolling bombs, Hunt and Lauda burn up the track, all the while pushing themselves to the breaking point of physical and mental endurance.
Rocky (1976)
Dir: John G. Avildsen
Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young
Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), a small-time boxer from working-class Philadelphia, is arbitrarily chosen to take on the reigning world heavyweight champion, Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers), when the undefeated fighter’s scheduled opponent is injured.
Unbroken (2014)
Dir: Angelina Jolie
Stars: Jack O’Connell, Miyavi, Domhall Gleeson
As a boy, Louis “Louie” Zamperini is always in trouble, but with the help of his older brother, he turns his life around and channels his energy into running, later qualifying for the 1936 Olympics.
Hard Ball (2001)
Dir: Brian Robbins
Stars: Keanu Reeves, Diane Lane, John Hawkes, Bryan Hearne
An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of getting a loan from a friend.
Warrior (2011)
Dir: Gavin O’Connor
Stars: Tom Hardy, Nick Nolte, Joel Edgerton
An estranged family finds redemption in the unlikeliest of places: the MMA ring.