Pure Sports Flicks
Sports movies don’t always have to be on the side of the dramatic or inspirational. Some deliver a simple theme or plot and can create some action filled moments that will spike adrenaline levels as you watch.
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- The Endless Summer (1966)
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- Any Given Sunday (2001)
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- Bull Durham (1988)
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- White Men Can’t Jump (1991)
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- Driven (2001)
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- Rollerball (1975)
Sports Comedy
One of the great genres is the sports-comedy. They often are filled with crude humor, can take a peek inside the locker rooms at the dynamics of the players and deliver loads of laughs along the way.
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- Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)
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- Happy Gilmore (1996)
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- Major League (1989)
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- A League of Their Own (1992)
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- Semi-Pro (2008)
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- Necessary Roughness (1991)
Sports Drama
The may be no more inspirational genre than that of the sports-drama, they can capture the come from behind team that achieves success, follow heart-warming stories of the underdog reaching his goals, and when done properly these films can stand the test of time.
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- Remember the Titans (2000)
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- The Blind Side (2009)
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- Ali (2001)
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- Rocky (1976)
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- Southpaw (2015)
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- Warrior (2011)