they’re the true stories that never fail
to hit a home run welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 sports
biopics go down champ for this list the
films in question must be based on a
real-life story but doesn’t solely have
to be about one single person involved
in sports and thus can include teams
multiple athletes and so on nobody gives
a shit this means that any film that are
mostly fiction won’t make it
we’re also excluding documentaries
because those are worthy of a list on
their own so that’s a no percenter
number 10 the hurricane he put me in
prison
who’s gonna bust me the start we have
the impressive story of Rubin Carter a
top-ranking middleweight boxer of the
1960s that was falsely imprisoned for
murder for almost two decades
look look I’m innocent that’s why seven
years you’re goddamn right at seven
years just get me out of here I want a
new trial starring Denzel Washington as
the hurricane in a moving and complex
feature about the horrors of racial
profiling during the mid 20th century
the actor’s performance has been praised
as being equal to his turn in Malcolm X
yes I’ve been innocent for 16 years
that’s how long I’ve been in a sense is
a highly overrated come on in fact
Washington’s performance in both were so
powerful that he earns an Oscar
nomination for each the movie itself
also earned critics as praise and
numerous accolades oh I always be
Herrick and hurricane is
youth number 9 Moneyball
you found Jason you found them and need
more money believe the underdog team is
probably the most used trope in sports
movies but it’s always best when they’re
true to life as well my bar is here my
bars take this team to the championship
general manager Billy Beane and his
assistant Peter brand are tasked with
the mounting pressure of rebuilding a
financially screwed team using their
wits and sophistication we are card
counters at the blackjack table we’re
gonna turn the odds on the casino based
on Michael Lewis’s book of the same name
the film featured a stellar cast with a
breakout dramatic performance from Jonah
Hill okay so Billy says he’ll pay for
ring Cohen himself but when he sells him
for more money next year he’s keeping
the profit nominated for many Oscars
Moneyball is listed highly on many
critics lists for being one of the best
films of 2011 and I’m telling you there
is no explanation for what’s occurring
right now is bigger than a bunch of
superstitions going on the A to Z based
on the all-time record of 20 does not
seem impossible anymore
number 8 Seabiscuit when it comes to
moviemaking even a horse can be an
underdog or would it be under horse in
this case starring Tobey Maguire Jeff
Bridges and Chris Cooper this sports
drama is based on the real-life career
of Seabiscuit an undersized competitor
in the horse racing game during the
Great Depression I have it on good
authority they feed Shiva’s dick to
pints of ice cold beer before every race
with the team dealing with their own
personal pressures alongside the wild
nature of the horse itself this film
tells a superb heart pounding and
tear-jerking tale sometimes old somebody
needs is a second chance
number seven Cinderella Man well a
finite Cinderella Man this dramatic
feature sees the real life of James J
Braddock and his boxing world brought to
the big screen after he breaks his hand
during a fight
boxer Jim Braddock has come back from
the dead to change the face of Courage
after trying to support his wife as a
manual laborer he returns to the ring
with a new southpaw style that reignites
his dead career
and if you are unsure about Cinderella
man when it first came out you didn’t
have to worry about losing your cold
hard earned cash as AMC Theaters
promised refunds to anyone dissatisfied
with the film it’s gonna be fine
oh it’s not fine no it’s not what the
hell you don’t tell me I know everybody
said I owe everybody money out of
hundreds upon thousands of audience
members only 50 ask for their money back
now that’s quality you can’t argue with
send it relevant yeah how are you
number six Remember the Titans Denzel
Washington is back as Herman Boone this
time as an african-american coach
introducing a racially diverse football
team to TC Williams high school in 1971
coach Boone black folks have never had
anything in this city to call the old
except humiliation and despair striving
for harmony between the students Boone
takes two harsh and rigorous training to
try and keep the young boys working
together they combine the white school
and the black school into one the stakes
are high if the team loses once Boone
will be fired so it’s up to the Titans
to battle for equality and their coach’s
job in this heartfelt Disney feature
this goes out time everybody is out time
out time out time times Oh Quinn number
five Allie
it’s time to get jiggy with it in the
boxing ring as Will Smith takes on one
of the world’s most famous boxing
superstars this day forward you will be
known ice muhammed ali telling the tale
of Cassius Clay Junior through his rise
to the rumble in the jungle the film
details the events of Ali’s life namely
his conversion to Islam and his most
famous bouts reaching its climax in 1974
with Muhammad Ali’s boat against George
Foreman Ali lets The Fresh Prince show
off his fantastic acting range but sadly
there’s no theme song by Will Smith to
accompany it you my enemy not no Chinese
no Vietcong no Japanese
you my opposer when I won’t freedom you
my opposer when I want justice you my
opposer when I want equality number 4
chariot Sapphire
best known for its Vangelis composed
opening theme this historical drama
introduces us to the stories of two
polarizing Olympic runners in 1924
the film pits the Christian Eric little
against the Jewish Harold Abrams is a
race for the glories of their faiths
while the chariots of fire soundtrack
won an Academy Award for Best Score it’s
the heartwarming and powerful nature of
the story that gives the true classic
its real take-home value
number three rush the rivalry of
real-life race car drivers James Hunt
and Niki Lauda heated up during the 1976
Formula One season the other thing I’m
remembered for is what happened on 1st
August 1976 when I was chasing him like
an asshole starring Chris Hemsworth and
Daniel Bruhl as the McLaren and Ferrari
drivers respectively the film mixes high
paced action with moving drama as the
two battle to keep their careers and
their personal lives intact hey asshole
it was my line I at that corner you mean
the one that you spun out of and
finished facing the other way I think
that corner had you impressive acting
and storytelling keep the emotions high
with every lap of this car based biopic
you know they’re both champions all the
love there’s not better no it’s not bad
so don’t let me down oh I need you
busting my balls get back to work number
two the fighter
the real-life tale of Micky Ward had
many Oscar nods and many thumbs-up had
its way thanks to this David O’Russell
film well I never heard of it
where you hear about at the New York
Times okay go for starring good old
Marky Mark as the welterweight boxer
with nowhere to go but down this is a
cinderella story that’s more about the
fight between brothers rather than the
matches themselves I’m the one fighting
okay not you not you and not you
it also has Christian Bale in another
career-making role yeah as the harsh
drug-addicted brother whose actions can
help or hinder his family success it’s a
truly moving film that deserves every
bit of praise it has received
you
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions it’s your
decision
it’s your life
okay
okay what this is the time to build our
nation using every single brick
available to us we use it back that way
we don’t have to touch skin I do it
number one Raging Bull this dark and
depressing biopic by Martin Scorsese
shook up the film industry alongside the
genre of biopics themselves after the
booming success of the fictional story
of rocky balboa in the mid 70s Robert De
Niro goes in the complete opposite
direction with his portrayal of
real-life middleweight boxer Jake
LaMotta in this sports drama why don’t
you tell me huh did you fuck my brother
get off you Pig did you know drowning in
the vices of his own jealousy and pride
LaMotta story is one of highs and lows
and the effects they have on him and his
family regarded as being one of the best
American films ever made it’s no
surprise that is also our favorite
sports biopic Cogan cam now that’s
entertainment do you agree with our list
just how to not happen which sports
biopic is your favorite after high
school I’m gonna play football at Notre
Dame for more sporty top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com we just got it it just
begged me to pick up move what about my
girl
you
to hit a home run welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 sports
biopics go down champ for this list the
films in question must be based on a
real-life story but doesn’t solely have
to be about one single person involved
in sports and thus can include teams
multiple athletes and so on nobody gives
a shit this means that any film that are
mostly fiction won’t make it
we’re also excluding documentaries
because those are worthy of a list on
their own so that’s a no percenter
number 10 the hurricane he put me in
prison
who’s gonna bust me the start we have
the impressive story of Rubin Carter a
top-ranking middleweight boxer of the
1960s that was falsely imprisoned for
murder for almost two decades
look look I’m innocent that’s why seven
years you’re goddamn right at seven
years just get me out of here I want a
new trial starring Denzel Washington as
the hurricane in a moving and complex
feature about the horrors of racial
profiling during the mid 20th century
the actor’s performance has been praised
as being equal to his turn in Malcolm X
yes I’ve been innocent for 16 years
that’s how long I’ve been in a sense is
a highly overrated come on in fact
Washington’s performance in both were so
powerful that he earns an Oscar
nomination for each the movie itself
also earned critics as praise and
numerous accolades oh I always be
Herrick and hurricane is
youth number 9 Moneyball
you found Jason you found them and need
more money believe the underdog team is
probably the most used trope in sports
movies but it’s always best when they’re
true to life as well my bar is here my
bars take this team to the championship
general manager Billy Beane and his
assistant Peter brand are tasked with
the mounting pressure of rebuilding a
financially screwed team using their
wits and sophistication we are card
counters at the blackjack table we’re
gonna turn the odds on the casino based
on Michael Lewis’s book of the same name
the film featured a stellar cast with a
breakout dramatic performance from Jonah
Hill okay so Billy says he’ll pay for
ring Cohen himself but when he sells him
for more money next year he’s keeping
the profit nominated for many Oscars
Moneyball is listed highly on many
critics lists for being one of the best
films of 2011 and I’m telling you there
is no explanation for what’s occurring
right now is bigger than a bunch of
superstitions going on the A to Z based
on the all-time record of 20 does not
seem impossible anymore
number 8 Seabiscuit when it comes to
moviemaking even a horse can be an
underdog or would it be under horse in
this case starring Tobey Maguire Jeff
Bridges and Chris Cooper this sports
drama is based on the real-life career
of Seabiscuit an undersized competitor
in the horse racing game during the
Great Depression I have it on good
authority they feed Shiva’s dick to
pints of ice cold beer before every race
with the team dealing with their own
personal pressures alongside the wild
nature of the horse itself this film
tells a superb heart pounding and
tear-jerking tale sometimes old somebody
needs is a second chance
number seven Cinderella Man well a
finite Cinderella Man this dramatic
feature sees the real life of James J
Braddock and his boxing world brought to
the big screen after he breaks his hand
during a fight
boxer Jim Braddock has come back from
the dead to change the face of Courage
after trying to support his wife as a
manual laborer he returns to the ring
with a new southpaw style that reignites
his dead career
and if you are unsure about Cinderella
man when it first came out you didn’t
have to worry about losing your cold
hard earned cash as AMC Theaters
promised refunds to anyone dissatisfied
with the film it’s gonna be fine
oh it’s not fine no it’s not what the
hell you don’t tell me I know everybody
said I owe everybody money out of
hundreds upon thousands of audience
members only 50 ask for their money back
now that’s quality you can’t argue with
send it relevant yeah how are you
number six Remember the Titans Denzel
Washington is back as Herman Boone this
time as an african-american coach
introducing a racially diverse football
team to TC Williams high school in 1971
coach Boone black folks have never had
anything in this city to call the old
except humiliation and despair striving
for harmony between the students Boone
takes two harsh and rigorous training to
try and keep the young boys working
together they combine the white school
and the black school into one the stakes
are high if the team loses once Boone
will be fired so it’s up to the Titans
to battle for equality and their coach’s
job in this heartfelt Disney feature
this goes out time everybody is out time
out time out time times Oh Quinn number
five Allie
it’s time to get jiggy with it in the
boxing ring as Will Smith takes on one
of the world’s most famous boxing
superstars this day forward you will be
known ice muhammed ali telling the tale
of Cassius Clay Junior through his rise
to the rumble in the jungle the film
details the events of Ali’s life namely
his conversion to Islam and his most
famous bouts reaching its climax in 1974
with Muhammad Ali’s boat against George
Foreman Ali lets The Fresh Prince show
off his fantastic acting range but sadly
there’s no theme song by Will Smith to
accompany it you my enemy not no Chinese
no Vietcong no Japanese
you my opposer when I won’t freedom you
my opposer when I want justice you my
opposer when I want equality number 4
chariot Sapphire
best known for its Vangelis composed
opening theme this historical drama
introduces us to the stories of two
polarizing Olympic runners in 1924
the film pits the Christian Eric little
against the Jewish Harold Abrams is a
race for the glories of their faiths
while the chariots of fire soundtrack
won an Academy Award for Best Score it’s
the heartwarming and powerful nature of
the story that gives the true classic
its real take-home value
number three rush the rivalry of
real-life race car drivers James Hunt
and Niki Lauda heated up during the 1976
Formula One season the other thing I’m
remembered for is what happened on 1st
August 1976 when I was chasing him like
an asshole starring Chris Hemsworth and
Daniel Bruhl as the McLaren and Ferrari
drivers respectively the film mixes high
paced action with moving drama as the
two battle to keep their careers and
their personal lives intact hey asshole
it was my line I at that corner you mean
the one that you spun out of and
finished facing the other way I think
that corner had you impressive acting
and storytelling keep the emotions high
with every lap of this car based biopic
you know they’re both champions all the
love there’s not better no it’s not bad
so don’t let me down oh I need you
busting my balls get back to work number
two the fighter
the real-life tale of Micky Ward had
many Oscar nods and many thumbs-up had
its way thanks to this David O’Russell
film well I never heard of it
where you hear about at the New York
Times okay go for starring good old
Marky Mark as the welterweight boxer
with nowhere to go but down this is a
cinderella story that’s more about the
fight between brothers rather than the
matches themselves I’m the one fighting
okay not you not you and not you
it also has Christian Bale in another
career-making role yeah as the harsh
drug-addicted brother whose actions can
help or hinder his family success it’s a
truly moving film that deserves every
bit of praise it has received
you
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions it’s your
decision
it’s your life
okay
okay what this is the time to build our
nation using every single brick
available to us we use it back that way
we don’t have to touch skin I do it
number one Raging Bull this dark and
depressing biopic by Martin Scorsese
shook up the film industry alongside the
genre of biopics themselves after the
booming success of the fictional story
of rocky balboa in the mid 70s Robert De
Niro goes in the complete opposite
direction with his portrayal of
real-life middleweight boxer Jake
LaMotta in this sports drama why don’t
you tell me huh did you fuck my brother
get off you Pig did you know drowning in
the vices of his own jealousy and pride
LaMotta story is one of highs and lows
and the effects they have on him and his
family regarded as being one of the best
American films ever made it’s no
surprise that is also our favorite
sports biopic Cogan cam now that’s
entertainment do you agree with our list
just how to not happen which sports
biopic is your favorite after high
school I’m gonna play football at Notre
Dame for more sporty top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com we just got it it just
begged me to pick up move what about my
girl
you
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