I'm a sports guy, so whenever I see there's a sports movie out there I just need to see it. I have a preference for football and soccer movies, but have come across a few baseball and boxing movies with a good storyline and great acting.
Just like I have come across good ones, I also have come across some really bad ones so I decided to make a list of my 5 favorite ones to watch.
There is no particular order or date on this list, just a personal preference based on what I've seen and on what I think was a good movie.
#1 - Moneyball
Brad Pitt stars as a general manager of the Oakland Athletics, Billy Beane. His job, to assemble a baseball team with a low budget for the 2002 season. His role on this movie got him a nomination for an Oscar and he does a great job pairing with Jonah Hill, Superbad, who portrays a serious, math radical from Yale. The fact that it is based on a true story makes this movie more appealing and not to mention it was nominated for 6 Academy Awards including best actor and Best Picture.
#2 - The 5th Quarter
Another true story, this time is College Football. The Abbate family is hit by tragic news, when they find out that they're son Luke has died on a car accident. Everything goes downhill from there, brother Jon is devastated and considers to drop school to be back with his family. With the help of friends and family Jon stays in school and helps the Wake Forest Demon Deacons to the most successful season in school history. An inspirational movie that has a great story, decent acting and good directing, making it a must see for people that love the sport.
#3 - The Fighter
Mark Wahlberg, Cristian Bale and Amy Adams do a fantastic job on this boxing movie, based on another true story. Wahlberg has been doing quiet a few good movies and he doesn't disappoint on this one, where he portrays boxer "Irish" Micky Ward. Micky is a boxer of mid 1980's who fights under the coaching of his brother, portrayed by Christian Bale. Disappointment, drugs and family issues are just a few of the things that Ward has to go through in order to be a successful boxer again. This is a no brainer for boxing and non boxing fans.
#4 - The Game of Their Lives
For a soccer fan that likes to learn about history and where the game of soccer is right now, this is a great start. The movie is based on the United States National Soccer Team that participated in the world cup of Brazil 1950. The team was assembled by a British mining community in St. Louis with little to none professional guidance, and they go on to defeat the British National Team 1-0, marking a historic day for a nation and the sport. Gerard Butler, movie 300, plays Frank Borghi and Gavin Rossdale, lead singer of Bush, the part of Stanley Mortensen, the British superstar of the 50's. If you like soccer, and want to watch a well done movie, based on a true story and historic day, then watch this one, you won't regret it.
#5 - Green Street Hooligans
Even though this movie is not necessarily about the sport of Football (soccer), it talks about the fans and what goes around supporter groups or firms as they are called in England. The main character is Elijah Wood, Lord of the Rings, who is an American journalism student who moves to the UK to live with his sister. In England he learns about the sport of soccer and suddenly finds himself joining one of the most important firms, the Green Street Hooligans. A great movie that is becoming a classic amongst soccer fans, not only because it talks about soccer fanatism, but because it was well made and the acting is very good.
Again I hope you like some of the suggestions, watch the movies, some of them are available on Netflix and even free on Youtube.
If you've watched another sport movie that you liked, please put it on a comment and I'll watch it for sure.
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