20 championship-worthy sports movies you can watch at home
Let’s face it: A lot of sports movies, especially the most famous ones, are pretty bad. Often corny, schlocky, and with only a mediocre understanding of the sports they depict at best, sports-loving movie audiences have long been disappointed by adaptations of the games they love on the big screen.
With many of us enjoying Nintendo Switch Sports and sports seasons around the world either gearing up or fully in playoffs mode, what better time to talk about some of our favorite sports movies you can watch at home? That last part is key — there are quite a few great sports movies that won’t be included here because of their lack of availability on streaming platforms. But there’s plenty of good ones to enjoy across a variety of sports, including auto racing, basketball, and combat sports.
Here are 20 sports movies we quite like, and we hope you do as well.
The sport: Brazilian jiu-jitsu
The movie: A former marine who was once a rising star at the beginning of the MMA boom gets the opportunity of a lifetime for a rematch to reclaim lost glory.
Why you should watch: Star and writer Sean Patrick Flanery is a jiu-jitsu black belt in real life, and his passion and respect for the martial art comes through in both the script and his performance. It’s not perfect, but Born a Champion is a quality low budget underdog story. —Pete Volk
Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu
The sport: Football
The movie: Harold Lloyd’s classic 1925 comedy follows his fresh-faced new student Harold Lamb, who wants nothing more than to be cool. How do you be cool? A great question that has baffled scientists for millennia. For Harold, however, the answer was joining the football team.
Why you should watch: A hilarious movie filled with some gags
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