Random Sports Movies That Aren't Actually About Sports (14 items)

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  (#8) The Wrestler

  • Evan Rachel Wood, Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Todd Barry, Judah Friedlander, Mark Margolis, Ajay Naidu, Necro Butcher, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Ernest Miller, Romeo Roselli, Charlotte Aronofsky, Gregg Bello, Wass M. Stevens, Abraham Aronofsky, Anna-Karin Eskilsson, Tommy Farra, Mike Miller

  In The Wrestler, Mickey Rourke plays a professional wrestler past his prime who keeps working despite his declining health. Randy "The Ram" Robinson (Mickey Rourke) can't seem to get out of his own way, as his vices drive a wedge between him and his loved ones until he is both isolated and broke. The film is a study of Rourke's character and the weight of his loneliness as it forces us to grapple with the pain of missed opportunities.
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  (#6) Jerry Maguire

  • Tom Cruise, Lucy Liu, Renée Zellweger, Troy Aikman, Kelly Preston, Michael Irvin, Cuba Gooding Jr., Warren Moon, Emily Procter, Jonathan Lipnicki, Katarina Witt, Drew Bledsoe, Jay Mohr, Regina King, Glenn Frey, Dan Dierdorf, Eric Stoltz, Jerry Cantrell, Jerry O'Connell, Bonnie Hunt, Kerry Collins, Drake Bell, Beau Bridges, Frank Gifford, Art Monk, Stacey Williams, Brent Barry, Ki-Jana Carter, Ivana Miličević, Johnnie Morton, Al Michaels, Rick Mirer, Donal Logue, Aries Spears, Herman Moore, Summer Sanders, Rich Kotite, Tim McDonald, Jeffrey Lurie, Jim Irsay, Winnie Holzman, Mike Tirico, Rebecca Rigg, Kenneth Keith Kallenbach, Jann Wenner, Wayne Fontes, Drew Rosenhaus, Alexandra Wentworth, Hynden Walch, Reagan Gomez-Preston, Rob Moore, Toby Huss, Justina Vail Evans, Roy Firestone, Christine Cavanaugh, Gina La Piana, Todd Louiso, Leigh Steinberg, Kelly Coffield Park, Mark Pellington, Jacqueline Collen, Angela Goethals, Jeremy Suarez, Mia Korf, Mel Kiper Jr., Peg Phillips, Jerry Ziesmer, Jeff Moorad, Lisa Rotondi, Dean Biasucci, Alice Marie Crowe, David Ursin, Micki Duran, Jason H. Karniol, Michael Kehoe, Tom Gallop, Sean Patrick Reilly, Lisa Ann Hadley, Lynnanne Zager, Andrea Ferrell, E. Lamont Johnson, Jordan Ross, Jared Jussim, Iva Franks Singer, Larina Adamson, Mike Boss, John Cramer, Anthony Natale, Steve J. Termath, Alison Armitage, Joseph Neibich, Russel Lunday, Kerry Friend, Lisa Stahl, Nada Despotovich, Rod Tate, Amaryllis Borrego, Lightfield Lewis, Samantha Smith, Kari Keegan, Klair Bybee, Mike White, Benjamin Kimball Smith, Dallas Malloy, Matt von Siegel, Charley Gilleran, Leslie Upson, Susan Norfleet, Kirsten Krueger, Golan Ramras, Thomas J. Reilly, Christopher J. Smith, Jeff Dolniak, Theo Greenly, Carolyn Renee Smith, Coleman McClary, Sean Neff, Joanna Daniels, Erica Sorgi, Dennis Fitzgerald, Jenny Worman, Thomas James Kepner, Michael James Johnson, Danny Rimmer, David Spring, Charlie Cronin, Lisa Amsterdam, Lauren Parker, Ryan Langdon, Stan Sessoms, Sascha Lorren, Gale Hillman, Heather Cheney, Jim Moffatt, Shannon Thornton, Golde Starger, Stephanie Furst, Beaumont Bacon, Luis Damian, Valerie Richards, Jody Collins, June Saruwatari, Alberto Alfavo, Cha-Cha Sandoval, Diana Jordan, Brandon Christianson, Jesus Alberto Guzman, Leo Zick, Susan Pingleton, Kymberly Kalil, Joseph B. Henry, Tom Friend, Ingrid Beer, Meg Coyle, Evelyn Fontes, Juan Arnoldo Morales, Kevin McNally, Rick Johnson

  Jerry Maguire might be about a sports agent, but it's really about taking a chances. Over the course of the movie, Jerry's (Tom Cruise) relationships with his client Rod (Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr.) and his wife Dorothy (Renee Zellweger) grow and change as he learns to let people in for the first time. The movie also contains two of cinema's most unmistakable quotes about love: "You complete me" and "You had me at hello."

  Jerry Maguire is the perfect dose of rom-com mixed with a pinch of football.
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  (#2) The Blind Side

  • Sandra Bullock, Lily Collins, Kathy Bates, Tim McGraw, Kim Dickens, Nick Saban, Lou Holtz, Roger Goodell, Ed Orgeron, Afemo Omilami, Quinton Aaron, Rhoda Griffis, Houston Nutt, Phillip Fulmer, Andrew Stahl, Ray McKinnon, Brett Rice, Robert Pralgo, Joe Chrest, Elisabeth Omilami, IronE Singleton, Catherine Dyer, Tommy Tuberville, Tom Nowicki, Steve Warren, Adriane Lenox, David Dwyer, Jody Thompson, Omar J. Dorsey, Haji Abdullah, Keith Allen Hayes, Demetrius B. Banks, Shawn Knowles, Stacey Turner, Melissa LeEllen, L. Warren Young, Jae Head, Anthony B. Harris, Sharon Morris, John Fitzgerald Page, Pepper Rodgers, Scottie Knollin, Patrick G. Keenan, M.V. Oliphant, Cody Rowlett, Lynn McArthur, Libby Whittemore, Jaye Tyroff, Kirsten Van Wagner, Christoph Vogt, Morgan Hennum, Eaddy Mays, Matthew Atkinson, James Donadio, David Smith, Cesar Aguirre, Chrissy Chambers, Roger Herrera, Tim Brazeal, Monica D'Onofrio, Rachel St. Gelais, Ben Keen, Catherine Combs, John Newberg, April Rich, Preston Wigasi Brant, Micheal Leath, Ashley LeConte Campbell, Bobby Jordan, Jevocas Green, J. Colby Doler, Shawn Reynolds, Maria Howell, Kelly Johns, Tom Lemming, Jeanette Stout, Whitney Branan, Kevin Nichols, Tyler Lee Allen, Trey Best, Joseph Lavender, Hunter Aldridge, Brian Hollan, Eric Benson, John Henry Hancock, Omid Soltani, Michael Fisher, Brandon Rivers, Lamont Koonce, Destiny Long, Brian Sutherin, Adam Hamilton, Melody Weintraub, Paul Amadi, James Granville, Scott M. Yaffee, Andrew Riley, Bill Rainey, Pat Bird, Chris Gombash, Mark Rudge, Sean Hilton Stephens, Amy McManus, Stephen Bise, Christel Wright, Ryan Kightlinger, Luke Drawdy, Lauren Rothermel, Bob Bass, Shannon Brinson, Ashley Harvin

  Based on true events, The Blind Side centers on the unique bond between Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron), a homeless black teen, and Leigh Anne Tuohy (Sandra Bullock), a schoolmate's mother who offers him shelter. Tuohy initially offers Oher a place to stay simply out of empathy, but after getting to know the young man, she helps rebuild his life and encourages him to play football.

  The Blind Side is about the power of potential, and the heights that can be reached when someone else believes in that potential.
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  (#5) A League of Their Own

  • Madonna, Tom Hanks, Rosie O'Donnell, Geena Davis, Téa Leoni, Jon Lovitz, David Strathairn, Bill Pullman, Harry Shearer, Garry Marshall, Janet Jones, Lori Petty, David Lander, Eddie Jones, Don S. Davis, Bitty Schram, Megan Cavanagh, Joey Slotnick, Ann Cusack, Eddie Mekka, Rae Allen, Robert Stanton, Lynn Cartwright, Anne Ramsay, Gregory Sporleder, Tracy Reiner, Gary Houston, Kathleen Marshall, Stephen Mailer, Mark Holton, Keith Schrader, Michael Haley, Alan Wilder, Pauline Brailsford, Renée Coleman, Barbara Pilavin, Betty Miller, Ray Toler, Ellie Weingardt, Laurel Cronin, Eunice Anderson, Cris Cunningham, Freddie Simpson, Kelli Simpkins, Blaire Baron, Douglas Blakeslee, Patricia Wilson, K.C. Carr, Kindra Marra, Patti Pelton, Shirley Burkovich, Julie Croteau, Dolores Lee, Stephen Feagley, Marvin Einhorn, Barbara Erwin, Brian Boru Gleeson, Joe Krowka, Wantland L. Sandel Jr., Shelly Adlard, Stacey Gustaferro, Kirsten Gretick, Vera Johnson, Tonya Gilles Koch, Ryan Howell, Justin Scheller, Joette Hodgen, David Franks, Ed Quinn, Ryan Olsen, Cheryl Jones, Brian Flannery, Sharon Szmidt, Raymond L. Chapman, Sally Rutherford, Connie Pounds-Taylor, Brenda Ferrari, Amanda Walker, Brenda Watson, Andrea Helene, Neezer Tarleton, Lita Schmitt, Eugenia McLin, Larissa Collins, Shelly Niemeyer, Kathleen Butler, Vickie Buse, Sarah Cosgrove-Gaumond, Lisa Hand, Robin Knight

  A League of Their Own is a feminist masterpiece that was ahead of its time. The film depicts events within the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL), which was founded during WWII due to the absence of professional male players. The story is chock-full of compelling, memorable female characters who approach the game with unique perspectives. 

  A League of Their Own examines the complexities of female friendships and and the bonds of sisterhood, while stressing the importance of a woman's ability to control her own destiny.
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  (#12) He Got Game

  • Michael Jordan, Shaquille O'Neal, Milla Jovovich, Denzel Washington, Charles Barkley, Rosario Dawson, Jim Brown, Ray Allen, Scottie Pippen, Reggie Miller, Bill Walton, Jennifer Esposito, John Turturro, Ned Beatty, Jill Kelly, Heather Hunter, Robin Roberts, Rick Fox, Chasey Lain, Hill Harper, Jim Boeheim, Dick Vitale, Bill Nunn, Rick Pitino, Stuart Scott, George Karl, Lute Olson, Dean Smith, Lonette McKee, Roy Williams, John Chaney, Denny Crum, Roger Guenveur Smith, Kim Director, Leonard Roberts, Jamie Hector, Coati Mundi, J. C. MacKenzie, Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Nolan Richardson, Mark Breland, Isis, Gus Johnson, Arthur J. Nascarella, Walter McCarty, Jade Yorker, Saul Stein, Christopher Wynkoop, Joseph Lyle Taylor, Zelda Harris, Arthur Agee, Alba Albanese, John Wallace, Clem Haskins, Bobby Cremins, Al Palagonia, John Thompson, William Gates, Lori Rom, Michele Shay, Tom Davis, Travis Best, Angela Meryl, Felicia Finley, James McKnight, Ray Clay, Avery Glymph, Gary Frith, Daphna Cardinale, Shortee Red, Ron C. Jones, Dionne Phillips, Kelli-Lin McMillan, Anthony T. Paige, Alonzo Scales, Quinn Harris, Harry Philippe, Lamar Tookes, Ciara A. Shields

  He Got Game is an amazing basketball movie and even stars real life Hall of Famer Ray Allen - but the sport is not what carries this story. He Got Game centers on the complex, painful relationship between rising basketball star Jesus Shuttlesworth (Ray Allen) and his estranged father Jake (Denzel Washington), a convict granted temporary release so he can influence his son's choice in colleges. Over the course of one week, Jake struggles to repair broken bonds with his son while pressuring him to make a decision. 

  He Got Game questions the true meaning of love and forgiveness between fathers and sons.
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  (#10) White Men Can't Jump

  • Woody Harrelson, Wesley Snipes, Rosie Perez, Marques Johnson, Duane Martin, Cylk Cozart, Kadeem Hardison, Freeman Williams, Tyra Ferrell, John Marshall Jones, Louis Price

  In White Men Can't Jump, Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson play Sidney Deane and Billy Hoyle, a duo of streetball hustlers who at first can't stand each other, but learn to rely on and trust each other as they swindle others.

  Although the movie is full of fun basketball scenes, the drama also has themes centered on the need for meaningful relationships. 

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