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Movie Night
Like the rest of us, there’s a good chance you’re cooped up in the house this weekend…with no sports to watch.
So instead of looking at the 40 cases of bottled water barricading your doorway, check out these 10 great sports movie trailers, and maybe sit down and watch one after!
*This list is in no particular order, and some are simply personal preference, but many are stalwarts in the sports movie hall of fame…check ’em out!
You can catch all these movies on Hulu, Sling and Disney+.
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Rudy
We’ve all heard the story of Rudy Ruettiger (played by Sean Astin), the boy who dreamed of playing football at Notre Dame.
The 1993 film, based on a true story, portrays Rudy’s underdog rise as he overcomes dyslexia and life working in the steel mills with his father to gain acceptance at ND before fightin’ his way onto the school’s football team.
Rudy! Rudy! Rudy!
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Rocky
Yo, Adrian!
Sylvester Stallone’s knockout debut as Rocky Balboa, the Italian Stallion boxer from Philadelphia, in which he unceremoniously rises to the top of boxing’s heavyweight ranks.
The 1976 film was just the first installment in the eight-film franchise.
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Coach Carter
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate, our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.”
Samuel L. Jackson takes on the role of Coach Ken Carter in this 2005 film based on the true story of Richmond High School’s basketball team.
Carter’s unorthodox methods whip his team, riddled by the street life, into shape en route to competing for the state title in one of the more underrated sports films of all time.
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Space Jam
After Swackhammer (played by Danny Devito) sets out to kidnap the Looney Tunes from Earth, Bugs Bunny and his TuneSquad pals challenge their cartoon nemesis to a game of basketball in the 1996 film.
When the villains steal the powers of NBA legends, including Larry Bird and Charles Barkley, the Squad enlists the help of NBA superstar Michael Jordan.
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Field of Dreams
Is this heaven?
No, it’s Iowa.
Kevin Costner is a home run in the role of Ray Kinsella, an Iowa farmer who feels compelled to unearth his farm and put a baseball field in its place.
Once he links up with writer Terrence Mann (played by James Earl Jones), the story unravels as long gone baseball legends begin showing up in Ray’s backyard in the 1989 film.
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The Sandlot
You’re killin’ me, Smalls! (1993)
Benny “The Jet” Rodriguez and his sandlot pals welcome new kid Scott Smalls to the neighborhood by introducing him to the ball field.
When Smalls’ step-dad’s autographed baseball, signed by Babe Ruth, is hit over over the fence, the boys set out to retrieve it.
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Hoosiers
Norman Dale (Gene Hackman) is a failed basketball coach who gets his crack at redemption with a small-town Indiana High School in the 1986 film based on a true story.
Dale struggles to build a winner and faces backlash from the community for his raucous temper and choice of head coach, Shooter, played by Dennis Hopper.
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Happy Gilmore
In a sport known for its calm demeanor and sportsmanlike etiquette, Happy Gilmore (Adam Sandler) shakes up the PGA Tour with his hockey persona and unconventional style of play in the 1996 classic.
When Gilmore’s grandmother’s house is foreclosed on, his only choice is to win tournaments to get the money.
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Remember The Titans
We are the Titans, the mighty, mighty Titans. (2000)
In the small town of Alexandria, Virginia, where football is a lifestyle more than a hobby, racial tensions arise amid the hiring of a black football coach.
When the local school board integrates Coach Herman Boone,played by Denzel Washington, into the local school’s football program, the community lashes out against him as he leads his players past the outside noise.
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Major League
When the owner of the Cleveland Indians sets out to move the team to Miami, she needs to build up a team of losers in the hopes of torpedoing ticket sales to get her way.
The result: a rag-tag group of ballplayers, led by “Wild Thing” pitcher Ricky Vaughn (played by Charlie Sheen), does the impossible and becomes a winner.
(1989)
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