Sports' Best Moments on the Silver Screen

This is a year that has not produced any memorable sports related movies yet.

There may have been some last year, but I cannot recall what they were.

I thought it would be fun to create a list of my All-Time Favorite Sports Movies.

Not every movie on this list is a sports movie as a whole, but there are key moments where sports makes these movies legendary.

Share yours, if you'd like to.

Raging Bull

Robert De Niro plays real life boxer Jake Lamotta.

De Niro pulls the part close to the vest and takes this movie into heights that has it on almost every list ever created.

North Dallas Forty

Excellent football movie that gives a pretty candid view of the 1970s NFL player. You could say the 1980's as well.

Players shot up with pain killers on torn ligaments to run just one more play. A hero cut after giving his body to his "family". It goes on.

Nick Nolte certainly played his part great.

The Rookie

A baseball movie about an unexpected comeback that took the player further in the game than before, when he was healthy and young.

Best part is that it is a true story.

Naked Gun

Yeah it's not a sports movie, but the climatic ending takes place during a baseball game.

Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen) takes over the game from the beginning to save the Queen and become the hero.

"Look! It's Enrico Pallazzo!"

One of the funniest sports scenes ever on film was Frank at home plate umpire.

Rocky

A well written movie with great acting by Bert Young and Burgess Meredith that carry this movie into Legend.

Even if the boxing scenes were hogwash.

The Greatest Game Ever Played

Yet another true story.

Francis Ouimet was a 20 year old caddy who played his way into the US Open as an amateur versus his idol, Harry Vardon.

Interesting to view golf in that era, as they played in driving rain and puddles were as common as sand traps.

Makes you wish the modern player would play in rain too.

Well directed. Even non-golf fans would enjoy this.

City Lights

Charlie Chaplin's best movie.

It has a sad ending after 85 minutes of hilarity.

Not a sports movie, but when the Tramp laces up boxing gloves to try to raise some cash : the most imitated and famous boxing scene ensues.

Brilliant in every way.

Amongst the greatest movies of all time.

Invincible

A true story about Philadelphia hero Vince Papale. Interesting view of his teammates and even his own friend rooting against him.

A feel good story not too Hollywooded up.

The Hustler

Loosely based on pool hustlers everywhere, this movie is great because Willie Mosconi was the technical adviser and choreographed many of the game sequences.

On technical merit alone, this film is a pool player's classic.

Paul Newman's speech on excellence is classic.

Beyond The Mat

Even if you are not a fan of pro wrestling, this insightful documentary will give you a feeling of respect for the wrestlers both inside and out of the ring.

Kingpin

Hilarious movie revolving around the world of professional bowling.

Bill Murray is in top form, and Randy Quaid is great, as usual.

Very funny beginning to end.

Caddyshack

Takes place at a country club and it's golf course.

Zany, out of control and plain silly. That's just describing Rodney Dangerfield's character.

At a soiree, he grabs Ted Knight's wife off the dance floor and asks her," How would you like to make $14 the hard way?"

Bill Murray plays a stoner groundskeeper at war with a rodent.

Slap Shot

Paul Newman and those triplets.

Bull Durham modeled itself after this movie.

Great fun about a minor league hockey team full of characters, akin to the NFL's Oakland Raiders in the 1970s.

A team teetering on bankruptcy, and with nothing to lose, goes down swinging.

Bang The Drum Slowly

Robert De Niro is great in this very underrated baseball movie.

He plays a second rate catcher who is dying.