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

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  (#1) Raging Bull

  • Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Martin Scorsese, John Turturro, Cathy Moriarty, Frank Vincent, Nicholas Colasanto, Charles Scorsese, Theresa Saldana, Frank Adonis, Mario Gallo, Don Dunphy, Joseph Bono, Bill Hanrahan, Lori Anne Flax, Frank Topham

  Based on the memoir of middleweight champion Jake LaMotta, Raging Bull is about much more than boxing. The film boasts one of Robert De Niro's most intense performances as LaMotta, a fighter plagued by jealousy, anger, and other assorted demons.

  Raging Bull is really about one man's battle with himself, and is considered one of Martin Scorsese's most powerful films.
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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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  (#3) The Fighter

  • Amy Adams, Christian Bale, Mark Wahlberg, George Foreman, Roy Jones Jr., Sugar Ray Leonard, Melissa Leo, Micky Ward, Michael Buffer, Dendrie Taylor, Jack McGee, Dicky Eklund, Ted Arcidi, Jim Lampley, Joseph Basile, Miguel Espino, José Antonio Rivera, Jeff Martineau, Paul Campbell, Chanty Sok, Bonnie Aarons, Frank Renzulli, Henry Penzi, Billy 'V' Vigeant, Larry Merchant, Alison Folland, Americo Presciutti, Dan Marshall, Don Dunphy, Kevin DeCoste, Shawn Fogarty, John Franchi, Dale Place, Kimko, Jerrell Lee, Emanuel Steward, Tommy Dallace, Jeffrey Corazzini, Ron Shimshilashvili, Salvatore Santone, Ross Bickell, Lee M. Cunningham, Danielle Druz, Jodie Brunelle, Sean Patrick Doherty, Eric Weinstein, Lindsay Hanzl, Anthony Molinari, Kevin Stanton, Jen Weissenberg, Brian Christensen, Erica McDermott, D.W. Cormier, Alexandra East, Pete Cunningham, Luisa Diaz, Jeffery Kincannon, Jill Quigg, Caitlin Dwyer, Anthony Thomas, Ren Knopf, Albert Gornie, David Struffolino, Kenn Medeiros, Jenna Lamia, Ger Duany, J.T. Turner, Melissa McMeekin, Kt Baldassaro, Hunter Wilichoski, Shawn Doherty, Briggon Snow, Charlie Alejandro, Susan Farese, Jeremiah Kissel, Jim Patton, James Donnelly, Ronald Diberto, David A. Kirsch, Carrie Ann Quinn, Bianca Hunter, Simon Hamlin, Bo Cleary, J Parker Kent, Ziad Akl, Tricia Clift McCrone, Joseph Siriani, Paul Locke, Catherine Lynn Stone, Jackson Nicoll, Katelyn Cahill, Kim Carrell, Barry Ace, Richard DeAgazio, Anthony DiBartolomeo, Rob Marin, James Shalkoski Jr., Victoria Saunders, Ryan Burton, Stuart Pollock, Richard Pacheco, Brina, Frankie Imbergamo, Thomas Olson, Vinnie Varon, Richard Eklund, Jr., C.R. Marchi, Christopher J. Davis, Ryan Cultrera, Deme Lane, Matthew Muzio, Matthew Russell, Eric Ryan, Luke Ashlocke, Richard Farrell, Evan Fonseca, David Pulson, Joseph Bianchi-Coppola, Max Cross, Mel Alejandro, Rita Mercier, Megan Sacco, Cindi Alex, Justin James Lang, Gerald Greenhalge, Uke Doiron, Joe Lupino, Ray Greenhalge, Tommy Eklund, Carlos L. Smith, Rich Foster, Rikki Kleiman, David A. Ramalho Sr., Jack Greenhalge, Shawn Patrick Curley, Mickey O'Keefe, Steven Barkhimer, Ryan Gleason, Roeun Chea, Kevin Paige, Epifanio Melendez, Walter Driscoll, Al Conti, Diana Afonso, Jack Lally, Philip D. Herbert, Colin Hamell, Raul Vera, Clyde Anthony, Brian A. Nguyen, George Michael Ward, Sean Malone, Dennis Lauricella, A. Joseph Denucci, Kerry Moore, Eddie Lee Anderson, Thomas Benton, Matt Russell, Deborah Bolanger, Sean Eklund, Seamus Towle, Hugh Long, Josh Woolstenhulme, Art Ramalho, Michael Dell'Orto, Tino Kimly, Bernie Ongewe, Michael Marchand, Sue Costello, Lindsey Warm

  The Fighter centers on up-and-coming boxer Mickey Ward (Mark Wahlberg) as he attempts to move up the ranks while hindered by his troubled brother Dick "Dicky" Eklund (Christian Bale) and his overbearing mother Alice Eklund-War (Melissa Leo). As Ward navigates the murky waters of professional boxing, he is forced to balance his toxic relationships with his brother and mother.

  It is no surprise that this movie is really about family as The Fighter explores the necessity of emotional and professional boundaries.

  Both Bale and Leo took home Academy Awards for their supporting roles in The Fighter.
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  (#4) Field of Dreams

  • Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Kevin Costner, James Earl Jones, Ray Liotta, Burt Lancaster, Gaby Hoffmann, Amy Madigan, Timothy Busfield, Frank Whaley, Art LaFleur, Lee Garlington, Dwier Brown, Steve Eastin, Michael Milhoan, Kelly Coffield Park, Anne Seymour, Mike Nussbaum, Larry Brandenburg, Geoffrey Nauffts, Kevin Fennessy, James Andelin, Fern Persons, Robert Kurcz, Howard Sherf, Brian Frankish, Charles Hoyes, Joseph R. Ryan, Brian Waldvogel, Beatrice Fredman, Mike Hodge, Curt McWilliams, Jeffrey Neal Silverman, Joe Glasberg, Steve Olberding, Mike Goad, Jude Milbert, Steve Jenkins, Fred Martin, Ron Lucas, Frank Dardis, Jay Hemond, Mary Anne Kean, James Roth, Jim Doty, Dale Till, Mary McDonald Gershon, Terry Kelleher, Gene Potts, Don John Ross, Mark Danker, Paul Scherrman, C. George Biasi

  Field of Dreams employs magical realism to discuss the cyclical nature of past, present, and future. Although the film was clearly created by and for baseball fans, it is less about the sport and more about the nostalgia connected to it.

  The story follows farmer Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner), who builds a baseball diamond in his cornfield at the behest of a mysterious voice and discovers a world of fantasy that links him to the past. Field of Dreams is a surreal look at time, regret, and the power of memories.
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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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  (#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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  (#7) Remember the Titans

  • Hayden Panettiere, Ryan Gosling, Denzel Washington, Kate Bosworth, Donald Faison, Nicole Ari Parker, Will Patton, Ethan Suplee, Ryan Hurst, Afemo Omilami, Kevin Ian Pardue, Wood Harris, Lucinda Jenney, Brett Rice, Mike Pniewski, Gregory Alan Williams, IronE Singleton, Tom Nowicki, J. Don Ferguson, Ric Reitz, Bob Neal, Tim Ware, David Dwyer, Scott Miles, Stuart Greer, Lou Walker, Craig Kirkwood, Earl C. Poitier, Andrew Hyatt Masset, Burgess Jenkins, Jim Grimshaw, Richard Fullerton, David de Vries, Rhubarb Jones, John Wesley, Robert Peterson, Steve Barnes, Dan Albright, Sharon Blackwood, Arvell Poe, Thomas Elliott, Preston Wigasi Brant, Marion Guyot, Bo Keister, Shanda Besler, Tess Panzer, Barry Brookshire, Doshia Darmane, C. Stephen Browder, Aaron Weiler, Ron Marino, John Michael Weatherly, Tina King, Shayne Tingle, Tom Turbiville, Krysten Leigh Jones, Ernest Peterson, Angel Glaspie, Michael Rouby, David Jefferson, John Paul Rice, Tyreese Burnett, Derick Marshall, Edward Coakley, Kelly Cheston, Ray Stoney, Alton Glass, Xavier Rivers, James W. Smith, Jr., Nicky Buggs, Jyn Hall, Stephen O. Martin, Eynne Ray, Robert M. Perez, Jonathan Thompson, Benjamin Gravitt, E.Y. Coley, Paula Claire Jones, Jemal L. Webb, Ryan Duncan, Gerrit Hamilton, Aly Sutton, Scott Slade, Andrew Collins, Kenric Richardson, Kevin Dankosky, David Chandley, Randy D. Patman Jr., Rory Griffin, Neal Ghant, Jameel Jackson, Shawn Cummings, Matt Adams, Grant Blanks Kristol, Walker Jones, Ryan Kowalske, Ronald L. Conner, Courtney James Stewart, B. Keith Harmon, Andy Francis, Marcus M. Moore

  Another fantastic sports drama, and another incredible Denzel Washington role. In Remember the Titans, Washington portrays Herman Boone, an African-American head coach tasked with leading a newly integrated high school football team in 1970s Virginia. Racial tensions explode, but during the course of the movie, the team slowly grows together.

  Remember The Titans tackles issues of prejudice in America, all while staying true to its complex, compelling characters. 
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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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  (#9) Rudy

  • Vince Vaughn, Sean Astin, Jon Favreau filmography, Ned Beatty, Charles S. Dutton, Lili Taylor, Al Snow, Dan Severn, Amy Pietz, Robert Prosky, Jason Miller, Chelcie Ross, Gerry Becker, Ron Dean, John Beasley, Lorenzo Clemons, Joe Sikora, Mitch Rouse, Theodore Hesburgh, Mo Gallini, Robert J. Steinmiller Jr., Keith Schrader, Robert Swan, Diana James, Rudy Ruettiger, Chris Reed, Daniel Boughton, George Poorman, Lisa Varga, James Riehle, Scott Benjaminson, Jack Rooney, Edmund Joyce, Greta Lind, Corelle Banjoman, Colleen Moore, Katie Madonna Lee, Casey Cooper, Luke Massery, Deborah Wittenberg, Lauren Katz, John Duda, Mary Ann Thebus, Michael Sassone, Kevin Thomas, Sean Grennan, Jenna Chevigny, Robert Mohler, Regina Prokop, Mindy Hester, Carrie Grafton, Kevin C. White, Chris Olson, David St. Onge, Kevin Duda, Todd Spicer, Spyridon Stratigos, Robert Simmermon, John Whitmer, Leonard Kuberski, Christine Failla, Christopher Erwin, Scott A. Boyd, Spencer Grady, Bob Zillmer, Marie Anspaugh, Paul Bergan, Jean Plumhoff, Jennifer Patricia Phelps, Michael Scarsella, William Bergan, Robert Benirschke, Donna Cihak, Beth Behrends, Scott Denny, Peter Rausch, Dennis McGowan, Kellie Malczynski, Jennie Israel, Tom Dennin, Jake Armstrong, Eric T. Schroeder, Kent Hunsley, Pablo Gonzales

  Rudy is the true story of Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger (Sean Astin), a young student obsessed with his dream of playing football for Notre Dame. Although he doesn't have the money, the talent, or the physique required to play football for the elite school, Rudy is exceptionally committed, determined, and big-hearted. His vulnerability and tenacity win the hearts of many, and he is finally recognized for his efforts.

  Rudy is about dreams and those who never give up on them. 
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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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  (#11) Any Given Sunday

  • Cameron Diaz, Al Pacino, Jamie Foxx, Wilt Chamberlain, Ann-Margret, Jim Brown, LL Cool J, Johnny Unitas, Lawrence Taylor, Terrell Owens, James Woods, Dick Butkus, Elizabeth Berkley, Charlton Heston, Dennis Quaid, Joe Schmidt, Oliver Stone, Warren Moon, Lauren Holly, Y. A. Tittle, Aaron Eckhart, Jaime Bergman, Matthew Modine, John C. McGinley, Bob St. Clair, Michelle Beisner, Irving Fryar, Lela Rochon, Ricky Watters, The Boogeyman, Barry Switzer, Bill Bellamy, James Karen, Rhonda Adams, Duane Martin, Drew Rosenhaus, Delia Sheppard, Gianni Russo, Andrew Bryniarski, Clifton Davis, Nikki Novak, Eva Tamargo, Antoni Corone, Lester Speight, Lanette Fugit, Sherman Bergman, Gwendolyn Osborne, Michelle Bernard, Allan Graf, The Terminator, Al Quinn, Joanna Theobalds, Mitch Morris, Jose Rosete, Dita de Leon, Beau Holden, Monika Kramlik, Philip Hersh, Dennis Funny, Greg Orvis, Sean Stone, Jamie Williams, Laura Meadows, Oscar A. Diaz, Pat Toomay, Alex Harder, Mark Robert Ellis, Jessie Alexander, Skip McClendon, Robert Goff, Jeremy Denzlinger, Sean Corrigan, Estefania Crespo, Trish Dempsey, Joseph W. Underwood, Melinda Renna, Robert Gordon, Debbie Howard, Richard Levi, Robert F. Cawley, Steven Raulerson, Moet Meira, Barry Wagner, Justin D. Hilliard, Gene Gabriel, Derrick Lassic, Björn Nittmo, Ronald Lang, Pride Grinn, Anik Dufour, Tyler Cravens, Hugo Garcia, Tracie Bruce, Evan Scott Golden, Robert Paget, Dana Hanna, Tara Chong Stone, Lisa Ann Phillips, Matt Martinez, Rick Michaels, Will Green, Paul Heckmann, Andy Bray, Jade Hanley, Todd Eric Yeaman, Maria E. Heredia, Kevin Reid, Mary Fanaro, Mazio Royster, Tucker Brown, Kokoa Woodget Aubert, Jeannie Mustelier, Timothy F. Crowley, Vincent DiFatta, Dawn Crawford, Craig Thomson, Antares Davis, Kirsten Krueger, Pat O'Hara, Margaret Betts, Nyle Wiren, Cat Stone, Ryan Browning Johnson, Micah West, Connell Maynor, Quintin Bennett, Marceline Fleurilus, Kathy Alzado Murray, Michelle A. Porachan, Karin M. Gaarder, Christy Tummond, Kitty Kavey, Brian E. O'Neal, Len Johnson, Nichole Robinson, Darlene Demko, Michael Jack Stone, Sylvie Hoffer, Joseph A. Wilson, Tina Powers, Tonya Oliver, Basil Proctor, Michael Osuna, Eric Miller, Alexandra L. Hellman, Jim Gasser, Amy Dorris, Jack G. Spirtos, Hunter Reno, Hermine Kraljevic, Cleo Bayla, Otis Mounds, Luciano Armellino, Anthony L. Tanzi, James A. Bachand, Myriam Davoisne-Bruni, Connell Spain Jr., Todd Smith, Phil Latzman, Art Young, William Hanlon, Joseph Unitas, Fred Lester, Tony Egues, Daniel Marino, Frank J. Adler, Doug Cowden, Mathew Keneley, Richard Mckenzie, Hunter White, Liz Petterson, John Daniel, J.V. Goodman, Mercy Lopez, Jerry A. Sharp, Olivia Fullerton, Matt Storm, Dorothy J. Morrison, Doris Condom, Michael Groh III, Sarah Bredell, Clyde Sherman, Bruce C. Hardy, Jess Price, Robert Grogan, Marc Claus, Sarah Penman, Celia Evans, Sean Hamlet, Jason Rubenstein, Mauricio de la Vida, Marty Hochertz, Jani Vorwerk, Donna Preudhomme, Carin Abnathy, Melissa Jayne, Biba Mbayi, Sacha Voski, Rosa Iveth Cortez, Allen Reidel, Andrea Horka, Glynnis Lawson, Pete Ohnegian, 'Jaman' Janet Manns, Mark Edward Walters, Mario Avila, Joshua David Brown, Tamer Riad, Vaja Alani, Olivia Weston, Lexa Rosean, Lyndale V. Pettus, Paul Neglio, Elizabeth Powers, Sam Tang, Stacy Slanina, Ian Campbell, John Weyand, Jacques Maroun, Tammy Vallejos, Douglas Haase, Rick Johnson

  This powerful Oliver Stone football movie features Al Pacino, Cameron Diaz, and Jamie Foxx among a full cast of acting legends. The story follows the complex, high-stakes world of professional football and the struggles of Tony D'Amato, the head coach of the Miami Sharks.

  Most notably, the film focuses on the challenges and heartaches that come with leadership and the intense toll they can take. It also explores the profound influence a good leader can have on his men. Any Given Sunday offers an inside look into the mind of the mentor.
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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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  (#13) Bend It like Beckham

  • Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anupam Kher, Archie Panjabi, Parminder Nagra, Zohra Sehgal, Juliet Stevenson, Shaznay Lewis, Preeya Kalidas, Nina Wadia, Ameet Chana, Frank Harper, Shaheen Khan, Pooja Shah, Paven Virk, Trey Farley, Andy Harmer, Imran Ali

  Bend It Like Beckham follows Jess (Parminder Nagra), a Punjabi Sikh teenager obsessed with soccer (or football, if you're from the UK), even though her parents forbid her participation in the sport. When Jess starts playing behind her parents' backs, she finds a new fulfillment despite throwing her family into turmoil. Eventually, Jess is able to show her parents the importance of soccer to her life.

  Bend It Like Beckham is about standing up for yourself, even if it means defying traditional expectations.
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  (#14) Girlfight

  • Michelle Rodriguez, John Sayles, Alicia Ashley, Paul Calderón, Michael Bentt, Daniel Judah, Ray Santiago, Andre Eason, Jaime Tirelli, Louis Guss, Andy Hernandez, Thomas Barbour, Allie Woods Jr., J.P. Linton, Herbie Lovelle, Millie Tirelli, Gabe Castillo, Michael Sash, Elisa Bocanegra, José Rabelo, José Alvarez, Joyce Garland, Angel Torres, Shannon Walker Williams, Dadi Pinero, Anthony Ruiz, Iris Little-Thomas, Gabriel Castillo, Paul Maldonado, Santiago Douglas, Jack R. Marks, Ricky Colon, Víctor Sierra, Carlos Hernandez Jr., Angel Osvaldo, Allan Gropper, Gabby Guzman, Danny Gant, Graciella Ortiz, Angel Vega, Christian Leyba, Yiyo Guzman, Chuck Hickey, Jose Espinal, Sanford Redock, Josephine Pignataro, José Espinal, Donnell Smith, Diane Martella, Gus Santorella, Edgardo Claudio, Belqui Ortiz, Courtney Krause, Ralphie Rivera, Angel Gonzalez, Carlos Henandez Sr.

  Girlfight is about Diana Guzman (Michelle Rodriguez), a young girl with a difficult life who rises above her circumstances and finds inner strength thanks to boxing. Prior to her training, Diana has little future and a deeply troubled family life. But after she steps into the ring - and begins winning - she finds purpose, confidence, and even love.

  Girlfight is about a young woman realizing her full potential through her love of boxing. 

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