The Best Athlete Biopics
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- Kurt Russell, Patricia Clarkson, Noah EmmerichHerb BrooksMore Miracle
- #5 of 207 onThe Best Sports Movies Ever Made
- #763 of 769 onThe Most Rewatchable Movies
- #57 of 241 onThe 200+ Best Movies Based On A True Story
- Denzel Washington, Will Patton, Donald FaisonHerman BooneMore Remember the Titans
- #4 of 207 onThe Best Sports Movies Ever Made
- #415 of 769 onThe Most Rewatchable Movies
- #120 of 155 onThe 150+ Best Classic Tween Movies
- Chadwick Boseman, Nicole Beharie, Alan TudykJackie RobinsonMore 42
- #26 of 207 onThe Best Sports Movies Ever Made
- #34 of 90 onThe 85+ Most Inspirational Movies Of All Time
- #124 of 241 onThe 200+ Best Movies Based On A True Story
- Robert De Niro, Cathy Moriarty, Joe PesciJake LaMottaMore Raging Bull
- Dig Deeper...Behind The Scenes Of 'Raging Bull,' The Masterpiece Scorsese Never Wanted To Make
- #233 of 399 onThe Best Movies Of The 1980s, Ranked
- #43 of 207 onThe Best Sports Movies Ever Made
- Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Jon Bernthal
Carroll Shelby & Ken Miles
More Ford v. Ferrari- #40 of 207 onThe Best Sports Movies Ever Made
- #58 of 241 onThe 200+ Best Movies Based On A True Story
- #96 of 191 onThe Best Movies For Men
- Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour HoffmanBilly BeanMore Moneyball
- #8 of 207 onThe Best Sports Movies Ever Made
- #158 of 675 onThe Best Movies Roger Ebert Gave Four Stars
- #224 of 375 onThe Best Movies Based On Books
- Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, MadonnaAll American Professional Girls Baseball League
- Dig Deeper...Behind-The-Scenes Stories From ‘A League of Their Own,’ The Most Rewatchable Sports Movie
- #15 of 207 onThe Best Sports Movies Ever Made
- #98 of 769 onThe Most Rewatchable Movies
- James Caan, Billy Dee Williams, Jack WardenBrian Piccolo and Gale SayersMore Brian's Song
- #19 of 207 onThe Best Sports Movies Ever Made
- #61 of 90 onThe 85+ Most Inspirational Movies Of All Time
- #41 of 133 onThe Most Utterly Depressing Movies Ever Made
- Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Brühl, Olivia WildeMore Rush
- #114 of 207 onThe Best Sports Movies Ever Made
- #161 of 191 onThe Best Movies For Men
- #102 of 143 onThe 100+ Best Motivational Sports Movies
- Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges, Chris CooperRed Pollard and seabiscuitMore Seabiscuit
- #56 of 207 onThe Best Sports Movies Ever Made
- #26 of 90 onThe 85+ Most Inspirational Movies Of All Time
- #18 of 59 onThe Best Movies Based on Non-Fiction Books
- Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger, Paul GiamattiJmaes J. BraddockMore Cinderella Man
- #38 of 207 onThe Best Sports Movies Ever Made
- #33 of 90 onThe 85+ Most Inspirational Movies Of All Time
- #19 of 143 onThe Best Movies of 2005
- Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, Tony KgorogeFrancois PienaarMore Invictus
- #88 of 207 onThe Best Sports Movies Ever Made
- #74 of 90 onThe 85+ Most Inspirational Movies Of All Time
- #34 of 69 onThe Greatest Sports Drama Movies of All Time
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Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Allison JanneyTonya Harding
More I, Tonya- #113 of 241 onThe 200+ Best Movies Based On A True Story
- #13 of 99 onThe Best Period Movies Set in the '80s
- #30 of 72 onThe 70+ Best Mother-Daughter Movies Ever Made
- Mark Wahlberg, Greg Kinnear, Elizabeth BanksVince PapaleMore Invincible
- #27 of 207 onThe Best Sports Movies Ever Made
- #64 of 101 onThe Best Movies Of 2006
- #10 of 75 onThe Best Football Movies Of All Time
- Dennis Quaid, Rachel Griffiths, Jay HernandezJim MorrisMore The Rookie
- #28 of 207 onThe Best Sports Movies Ever Made
- #10 of 93 onThe All-Time Best Baseball Films
- #31 of 152 onThe Best Movies of 2002
- Sean Astin, Ned Beatty, Charles S. DuttonDaniel "Rudy" RuettigerMore Rudy
- Dig Deeper...Things About The Real Rudy That The 'Rudy' Movie Purposely Misrepresents
- #9 of 207 onThe Best Sports Movies Ever Made
- #577 of 769 onThe Most Rewatchable Movies
- Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Quinton AaronMichael OherMore The Blind Side
- Dig Deeper...Quietly Racist Things You Probably Missed In 'The Blind Side'
- #37 of 207 onThe Best Sports Movies Ever Made
- #48 of 241 onThe 200+ Best Movies Based On A True Story
- Diane Lane, John Malkovich, Dylan WalshPenny Chenery and SecreteriatMore Secretariat
- #62 of 207 onThe Best Sports Movies Ever Made
- #148 of 675 onThe Best Movies Roger Ebert Gave Four Stars
- #56 of 177 onThe 150+ Best Animal Movies
- Denzel Washington, Vicellous Reon Shannon, Deborah Kara UngerRubin CarterMore The Hurricane
- #121 of 207 onThe Best Sports Movies Ever Made
- #108 of 241 onThe 200+ Best Movies Based On A True Story
- #26 of 59 onThe Best Movies Based on Non-Fiction Books
- Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, John GielgudHarold AbrahamsMore Chariots of Fire
- #294 of 399 onThe Best Movies Of The 1980s, Ranked
- #67 of 207 onThe Best Sports Movies Ever Made
- #25 of 90 onThe 85+ Most Inspirational Movies Of All Time
- Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy AdamsMicky WardMore The Fighter
- #47 of 207 onThe Best Sports Movies Ever Made
- #93 of 241 onThe 200+ Best Movies Based On A True Story
- #156 of 191 onThe Best Movies For Men
- Jason Scott Lee, Lauren Holly, Robert WagnerBruce Lee
- #222 of 379 onThe Best Movies Of The 1990s
- #28 of 67 onThe Best Movies About Becoming Famous
- #1 of 5 onTop 5 Film Portrayals of Bruce Lee
- AnnaSophia Robb, Helen Hunt, Dennis QuaidBethany HamiltonMore Soul Surfer
- #115 of 207 onThe Best Sports Movies Ever Made
- #65 of 90 onThe 85+ Most Inspirational Movies Of All Time
- #102 of 241 onThe 200+ Best Movies Based On A True Story
- Anthony Michael Hall, Thomas Jane, Christopher McDonaldRoger MarrisMore 61*
- #49 of 207 onThe Best Sports Movies Ever Made
- #13 of 93 onThe All-Time Best Baseball Films
- #74 of 106 onGreat Movies That Take Place In The '60s
- Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman, Jo Hartley
Michael "Eddie" Edwards
More Eddie the Eagle- #148 of 207 onThe Best Sports Movies Ever Made
- #85 of 143 onThe 100+ Best Motivational Sports Movies
- #49 of 77 onThe Best Movies About Underdogs
- Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Ri'chard, Rob BrownKen CarterMore Coach Carter
- #52 of 207 onThe Best Sports Movies Ever Made
- #36 of 143 onThe Best Movies of 2005
- #24 of 89 onThe Greatest African American Biopics Of All Time, Ranked
- Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, Jon VoightMuhammed AliMore Ali
- #91 of 207 onThe Best Sports Movies Ever Made
- #125 of 241 onThe 200+ Best Movies Based On A True Story
- #41 of 113 onThe Best Movies Of 2001
- Dennis Quaid, Rob Brown, Clancy BrownErnie Davis
- Jared Leto, R. Lee Ermey, Ed O'NeillSteve PrefontaineMore Prefontaine
- #147 of 207 onThe Best Sports Movies Ever Made
- #86 of 95 onThe 100+ Best Movies Of 1997
- #62 of 80 onThe Best Sports Movies About Coaches
- Jon Favreau, Penelope Ann Miller, Judd HirschRocky Marciano