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1	Hoosiers (1986) more movies like this directed by David Anspaugh featuring Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey, Dennis Hopper, Sheb Wooley, Fern Persons An unexpected late-1986 box-office hit, Hoosiers tells the true story of a group of underdogs who become champions. Set in the 1950s, Hoosiers is about a hard-luck, unemployed college basketball coach (Gene Hackman) who gets a chance to coach a small-town Indiana high-school basketball team. Facing resentment from the community and the team itself ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.98!
2	Facing the Giants (2006) more movies like this directed by Alex Kendrick, Stephen Kendrick featuring Alex Kendrick, Shannen Fields, Steve Williams, Bailey Cave, Jason McLeod A failing high-school football coach finds that in order to succeed he must convince his team that there's more to sports than fame and glory in an inspirational tale of courage on the gridiron and the power of God's word. Grant Taylor (Alex Kendrick) has been coaching the Shiloh Eagles for six years, and he has yet to realize his dream of a ... see all copies from $9.26! new only from $12.77!
3	The Color of Money (1986) more movies like this directed by Martin Scorsese featuring Paul Newman, Tom Cruise, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Helen Shaver, John Turturro Oscar-nominated in 1961 for his performance as pool hustler Fast Eddie Felson in The Hustler, Paul Newman won that award a quarter century later when he reprised the role in The Color of Money. At the end of The Hustler, Felson was banned for life from playing the game professionally. In the intervening years, he has become what the despicable ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
4	The Cutting Edge (1992) more movies like this directed by Paul Michael Glaser featuring D.B. Sweeney, Moira Kelly, Roy Dotrice, Terry O'Quinn, Dwier Brown Can a rough and tumble hockey player and a snooty ice dancer find love and a gold medal at the same time? That's the burning (or more appropriately freezing) question in this romantic drama. Kate Moseley (Moira Kelly) is a world-class figure skater training for the Olympics; she has genuine talent, but years of being spoiled by her wealthy family ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.25!
5	Field of Dreams (1989) more movies like this directed by Phil Alden Robinson featuring Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, James Earl Jones, Ray Liotta, Burt Lancaster "If you build it, he will come." That's the ethereal message that inspires Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) to construct a baseball diamond in the middle of his cornfield. At first, "he" seems to be the ghost of disgraced ballplayer Shoeless Joe Jackson (Ray Liotta), who materializes on the ballfield and plays a few games with the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
6	Remember the Titans (2000) more movies like this directed by Boaz Yakin featuring Denzel Washington, Will Patton, Donald Faison, Wood Harris, Ryan Hurst A high school football coach finds himself fighting for stakes much higher than the State Championship in this drama based on actual events. In 1971, a court order forces three high schools in Alexandria, Virginia (two white, one African-American), to integrate their student bodies and faculties for the first time. As a result, Coach Bill Yoast ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.12!
7	A League of Their Own (1992) more movies like this directed by Penny Marshall featuring Geena Davis, Tom Hanks, Lori Petty, Madonna, Jon Lovitz, Rosie O'Donnell, Bill Pullman The All-American Girls' Professional Baseball League was founded in 1943, when most of the men of baseball-playing age were far away in Europe and Asia fighting World War II. The league flourished until after World War II, when, with the men's return, the league was consigned to oblivion. Director Penny Marshall and screenwriters Lowell Ganz and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.65!
8	Rookie of the Year (1993) more movies like this directed by Daniel Stern featuring Gary Busey, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Albert Hall, Amy Morton, Dan Hedaya, Bruce Altman Rookie of the Year is a light-hearted comedy about a 12-year-old baseball fan who, despite his love for the sport, can't play the game at all. During one Little League contest, he breaks his arm. After it heals, it miraculously becomes a super-human arm that can out-pitch any player in the major leagues. The boy joins the Chicago Cubs and helps ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.49!
9	Peaceful Warrior (2006) more movies like this directed by Victor Salva featuring Scott Mechlowicz, Nick Nolte, Amy Smart, Tim DeKay, Ashton Holmes Jeepers Creepers director Victor Salva takes a break from the horror to offer an inspirational tale about the remarkable power of the human spirit as the pages of Dan Millman's best-selling autobiographical novel come to life onscreen in this life-affirming film starring Nick Nolte, Scott Mechlowicz, and Amy Smart. A talented college gymnast with ... see all copies from $15.98! new only from $15.98!
10	Chariots of Fire (1981) more movies like this directed by Hugh Hudson featuring Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, Nigel Havers, Nicholas Farrell, Ian Holm, Daniel Gerroll, John Gielgud Based on a true story, Chariots of Fire is the internationally acclaimed Oscar-winning drama of two very different men who compete as runners in the 1924 Paris Olympics. Eric Liddell (Ian Charleson), a serious Christian Scotsman, believes that he has to succeed as a testament to his undying religious faith. Harold Abrahams (Ben Cross), is a Jewish ... see all copies from $3.50! new only from $17.65!
11 view cover	Coach Carter (2005) more movies like this directed by Thomas Carter featuring Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Ri'chard, Rob Brown, Ashanti, Debbi Morgan The true-life story of a coach who tries to teach his players that there's more to life than basketball is brought to the screen in this sports drama. Ken Carter (Samuel L. Jackson) was once a star player on the Richmond High School basketball team in Richmond, CA, and years later, after establishing himself in publishing and marketing, he returns ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.95!
12 view cover	We Are Marshall (2006) more movies like this directed by McG featuring Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Fox, Anthony Mackie, David Strathairn, Ian McShane A true story of tragedy, hope, and resilience comes to the screen in this sports drama. Huntington, WV, is home to Marshall University, a school where college football is a way of life. Huntington is also a town that learned to deal with tragedy in the fall of 1970 when Marshall's "Thundering Herd" boarded an airliner to return home after a ... see all copies from $4.99! new only from $9.29!
13 view cover	Seabiscuit (2003) more movies like this directed by Gary Ross featuring Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges, Chris Cooper, Elizabeth Banks, Gary Stevens For his sophomore effort, director Gary Ross re-teams with Tobey Maguire and William H. Macy, stars of his directorial debut Pleasantville, for this depression-era sports drama about the legendary racehorse, Seabiscuit. Unlike 1949's fictionalized The Story of Seabiscuit starring Shirley Temple, this version attempts to present a factual account ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.01!
14 view cover	Breaking Away (1979) more movies like this directed by Peter Yates featuring Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern, Paul Dooley, Jackie Earle Haley, Barbara Barrie Dennis Christopher stars as a recent high school graduate in Bloomington, Indiana, who is caught with his friends -- Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern, Jackie Earle Haley -- coasting between high school and deciding what to do with the rest of their lives. The four friends are snobbishly looked down upon by the college students of the town as "cutters," ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $7.03!
15 view cover	Cinderella Man (2005) more movies like this directed by Ron Howard featuring Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger, Paul Giamatti, Craig Bierko, Paddy Considine The true story of an athlete who achieved his greatest success against the most daunting odds of his life is brought to the screen in this historical drama. In the 1920s, James Braddock (Russell Crowe) from Bergen, NJ, was a promising contender in professional boxing; he had strength, spirit, and tenacity, but the combination of a serious hand ... see all copies from $2.75! new only from $4.26!
16 view cover	The Natural (1984) more movies like this directed by Barry Levinson featuring Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger, Wilford Brimley The film version of The Natural pulls off the neat trick of conveying the spirit of the Bernard Malamud novel upon which it is based, even while changing both the outcome and the meaning of Malamud's closing chapters. In his first film appearance in four years, Robert Redford plays Roy Hobbs, a farm boy with a hankering to be a great baseball ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99!
17 view cover	Rudy (1994) more movies like this directed by David Anspaugh featuring Sean Astin, Ned Beatty, Charles S. Dutton, Lili Taylor, Jason Miller, Robert Prosky A young man learns to let nothing stop him from realizing his ambitions in this drama, based on a true story. Ever since he was a little boy, Rudy Ruettiger (Sean Astin) has dreamed of attending Notre Dame University, and playing on the Fighting Irish football team. However, Rudy's dream doesn't seem very practical; Daniel (Ned Beatty), his father ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.95!
18 view cover	Raging Bull (1980) more movies like this directed by Martin Scorsese featuring Robert De Niro, Cathy Moriarty, Joe Pesci, Frank Vincent, Nicholas Colasanto Martin Scorsese's brutal character study incisively portrays the true rise and fall and redemption of middleweight boxer Jake La Motta, a violent man in and out of the ring who thrives on his ability (and desire) to take a beating. Opening with the spectacle of the over-the-hill La Motta (Robert De Niro) practicing his 1960s night-club act, the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.55!
19 view cover	The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000) more movies like this directed by Robert Redford featuring Will Smith, Matt Damon, Charlize Theron, Bruce McGill, Joel Gretsch Robert Redford directed this adaptation of a novel by Steven Pressfield that uses golf as a metaphor for one man's spiritual and philosophical journeys. Rannulph Junuh (Matt Damon) was a gifted amateur golfer from Savannah, GA, until traumatic experiences during World War I shattered his confidence and sent him into a spiral of alcoholism. In 1931 ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.68!
20 view cover	The Rookie (2002) more movies like this directed by John Lee Hancock featuring Dennis Quaid, Rachel Griffiths, Jay Hernandez, Beth Grant, Angus T. Jones The true story of a middle-aged baseball rookie comes to the screen from Finding Forrester (2000) screenwriter Mike Rich and the studio behind the previous year's equally inspirational sports drama Remember the Titans (2001). Twelve years ago, the pro baseball aspirations of Texas pitcher Jim Morris (Dennis Quaid) were derailed by a severe ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
21 view cover	The Karate Kid (1984) more movies like this directed by John G. Avildsen featuring Ralph Macchio, Noriyuki "Pat" Morita, Elisabeth Shue, Martin Kove, Randee Heller, William Zabka Newly arrived in California from New Jersey, teenager Daniel (Ralph Macchio) almost immediately runs afoul of karate-trained high school bullies. He is rescued by Japanese janitor Miyagi (Noriyuki "Pat" Morita), who agrees to teach Daniel how to harness karate for good instead of brutality. The film culminates in a championship karate bout, ... see all copies from $4.25! new only from $6.75!
22 view cover	The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005) more movies like this directed by Bill Paxton featuring Shia LaBeouf, Stephen Dillane, Josh Flitter, Peyton List, Elias Koteas The true story of an upset victory that helped change the sport of golf forever provides the basis for this period drama. Francis Ouimet (played by Shia LaBeouf) was born in 1893 to a working-class family in Massachusetts, and grew up fascinated by golf. However, at that time golf was considered a pastime of the wealthy and privileged, and British ... see all copies from $15.22! new only from $15.22!
23 view cover	Eight Men Out (1988) more movies like this directed by John Sayles featuring John Cusack, Clifton James, David Strathairn, Christopher Lloyd, D.B. Sweeney, John Mahoney, Michael Lerner Writer/director John Sayles' dramatization of the most infamous episode in professional sports -- the fix of the 1919 World Series -- is considered by many to be among his best films and arguably the best baseball movie ever made. This adaptation of Eliot Asinof's definitive study of the scandal shows how athletes of another era were a different ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.81!
24 view cover	Days of Thunder (1990) more movies like this directed by Tony Scott featuring Tom Cruise, Robert Duvall, Nicole Kidman, Randy Quaid, Michael Rooker The Top Gun team of producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, director Tony Scott, and superstar Tom Cruise reunite for this excursion into stock-car racing that incorporates the vroom and rumble of deafening car engines with a rehash of the same elements that worked so effectively in Cruise's Top Gun, The Color of Money, and Cocktail. Cruise ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
25 view cover	Downhill Racer (1969) more movies like this directed by Michael Ritchie featuring Robert Redford, Gene Hackman, Camilla Sparv, Karl Michael Vogler, Jim McMullan Director Michael Ritchie's ongoing satirical spin on the American Dream is dressed up in quasi-documentary fashion in Downhill Racer. Robert Redford stars as an Olympic-grade skier, whose talent is matched only by his aloof self-involvement. As the cocksure Redford rises to the top of his class, he discards any emotional attachments that might ... see all copies from $1.99!

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