Can you name the ESPN Top 25 Sports Movies?

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ESPN Top 25 Sports Movies Quiz

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Created by: Ben -
Published: December 20th, 2008
Category: Movies
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Tags: top, ESPN, Top 25

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	dallastim:	Dec 20th, 2008 at 14:41 GMT	48 points
	Where's Rocky and Slap Shot? Once again espn doesn't know what it's talking about.

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	Foghorn:	Dec 20th, 2008 at 14:45 GMT	8 points
	I'm pretty sure this is Top 25 Sports Movies picked by ESPN SINCE ESPN'S INCEPTION (1980). Title maker = Banned.

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	springmom:	Dec 20th, 2008 at 14:52 GMT	6 points
	I really have to protest that many excellent sports movies aren't on here. Did ESPN use the BCS computers to choose this list?

	springmom:	Dec 20th, 2008 at 14:56 GMT	1 point
	Chess? A sport? Really? It's an excellent way to improve logic and other skills, but a sport?

	Ben:	Dec 20th, 2008 at 14:57 GMT	9 points
	I would tend to agree with everyone so far... the list isnt that great... it did come out in 2004 I believe.. I could be wrong on that... The list isnt that great... but if I came up with a list of my favorite sports movies and made a sporcle quiz... people would hate mine too :)

	Justin:	Dec 20th, 2008 at 15:19 GMT	5 points
	Kingpin needs to be on this list! It's a classic!

	chronosaurus:	Dec 20th, 2008 at 15:44 GMT	19 points
	The fact that Rocky isn't on this list and that Jerry Maguire is considered a "sports movie" makes this list a freaking joke.

	AdmiralMaxtreme:	Dec 20th, 2008 at 15:59 GMT	14 points
	Foghorn is right. This list is the top 25 sports movies from the last 25 years. That means that anything made before 1979 doesn't count. Since Rocky was made in 1976, it wouldn't apply to this list.

	aerodynamic:	Dec 20th, 2008 at 15:59 GMT	2 points
	haha I typed in stuff like 'miracle' and 'cool runnings,' I had no idea. The only one I got was 'remember the titans.'

	chronosaurus:	Dec 20th, 2008 at 16:31 GMT	4 points
	@Foghorn and Admiral Maxtreme: yup, you had it right: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/espn25/story?page=listranker/bestmoviesresult

	Ribhump:	Dec 20th, 2008 at 16:45 GMT	3 points
	but audacious but i reckon last boy scout has as much right to be in there a some those

	slew:	Dec 20th, 2008 at 17:02 GMT	6 points
	Personally, I think there were better movies than some of the ones mentioned on here that came out after 1980, like "Without Limits" (I may be biased because I like Steve Prefontaine). I loved Caddyshack, but to me, it's not really a movie about a sport, it just happens to take place on a golf course.

	chikka2:	Dec 20th, 2008 at 17:04 GMT	4 points
	Though I loved the Bobby Fischer film, how on earth can ESPN or anyone else rate it as a "sports" film good enough to outrank Rocky? This list has little credibility for me.

	chrispaz:	Dec 20th, 2008 at 17:07 GMT	4 points
	It is generally a poor list, which isn't sporcle's fault. For some reason, ESPN seem to have a real thing for Kevin Costner. And why did they only included films made since their inception? Raging Bull is the best film here by a mile.

	Chumley:	Dec 20th, 2008 at 17:11 GMT	2 points
	I suppose all the complaints should be directed at ESPN since it is their list. (Although the rules probably should state the 25 year window of 1980-2004). My biggest problem is with 61*. This was never a theatrically released but a made for HBO project. Every other film list is theatrical films.

	Chumley:	Dec 20th, 2008 at 17:14 GMT	1 point
	@chrispaz: ESPN has a thing with Kevin Costner because he makes sports movies. Usually good ones. In my opinion "For Love of the Game" was one his best but didn't make the list.

	DirtyKash:	Dec 20th, 2008 at 17:36 GMT	2 points
	I'm partial to He Got Game.

	jonlusty2215:	Dec 20th, 2008 at 17:37 GMT	13 points
	no sandlot??

	jism:	Dec 20th, 2008 at 17:50 GMT	3 points
	I think "Best Shot" should also be accepted for Hoosiers, it was called that in the UK. And where is Midnight Sting aka Diggstown on the list? I love that film. Damn you ESPN!

	Jeremy:	Dec 20th, 2008 at 17:53 GMT	5 points
	Here's a much better list also from ESPN. http://espn.go.com/page2/movies/s/top20/fulllist.html Omitting Breaking Away, Rocky and the Bad News Bears is a travesty.

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	yankeessuck8991:	Dec 20th, 2008 at 19:12 GMT	11 points
	You're killin me, smalls.

	Chiaprofessor:	Dec 20th, 2008 at 19:34 GMT	2 points
	The 'original' longest yard? necessary roughness, slapshot, youngblood, any given sunday, bloodsport, brian's song, best of times, wildcats, rocky III (maybe) so many good movies

	Chiaprofessor:	Dec 20th, 2008 at 19:36 GMT	9 points
	finding forrester??

	Vernon Gonsalves:	Dec 20th, 2008 at 19:37 GMT	2 points
	Chumley, I agree with you on "For Love Of The Game". Excellent movie. Too bad it was limited to 1979-2004 as "Glory Road" and "We Are Marshall" are both excellent. Glory Road may be my second favourite sports movie after Remember The Titans.

	chillicothe20:	Dec 20th, 2008 at 19:43 GMT	5 points
	Where is Any Given Sunday? Pacino is epic.

	Sam:	Dec 20th, 2008 at 19:53 GMT	1 point
	No Rollerball? Not a real list.

	TrueNorth:	Dec 20th, 2008 at 20:23 GMT	3 points
	I scored pretty badly because I didn't know about the time frame (and didn't notice all the movies on the list were 80s or newer). I tried tons of great sports movies outside the time frame -- Rocky, Slap Shot, Bad News Bears, Longest Yard, Pride of the Yankees -- and just got angrier and angrier at the game.

	drza:	Dec 20th, 2008 at 20:38 GMT	1 point
	I gave up with about 2 minutes left and I only had 8 right and every movie I was typing in wasnt coming up. Great quiz but horrible choices by espn

	Kicking222:	Dec 20th, 2008 at 20:58 GMT	6 points
	This is not a particularly good list, and I say that as a former employee of the company that made it. However, it does make for a good quiz, though it should be made clear that it's the top sports movies in ESPN's first 25 years, not ever. The first two I tried were "Rocky" and "Slap Shot" before realizing that none of them were before '79.

	Tomlavan:	Dec 20th, 2008 at 21:36 GMT	6 points
	floorturtle your personal list of the 'greatest sports movies of all time' omits the vital predicate 'greatness' for any of them. blades of glory and happy gilmore don't belong in the same sentence as raging bull, never mind a list.

	magister:	Dec 20th, 2008 at 22:05 GMT	1 point
	I think it's funny that I looked at this list and "Bend It Like Beckham" popped into my head, probably due to my watching of "Love Actually" this afternoon. It can't possibly be there. Oh wait. Hmm.

	Jaspers:	Dec 20th, 2008 at 22:22 GMT	3 points
	I typed number 25 as a joke. What's going on at the ESPN offices?

	Nezu_Chiza:	Dec 21st, 2008 at 02:46 GMT	-2 points
	Searching for Bobby Fischer? That's insane. I'm sorry, chess is not a sport. And Rocky doesn't make the list? Or Bad News Bears? Heck, I'd rather see Mr. Baseball on the list than Bobby Fischer. ESPN, you are truly crazy.

	Camden:	Dec 21st, 2008 at 02:54 GMT	-1 points
	Bend it like Beckham? Are you F-ing serious? And Jerry Maguire is a movie about sports like Pretty Woman is a movie about prostitutes. I thought Will Smith did a fantastic job of acting in ALI, but I thought the movie was terrible. Pool and Chess are fine games but not sports. If those count then Days of Thunder has to be on here. Rudy is sooo much better than most of the movies ahead of it on this list. Major League should be top 5. Best sports COMEDY of all time.

	Tony:	Dec 21st, 2008 at 03:24 GMT	-1 points
	Where is Rocky?

	TrueNorth:	Dec 21st, 2008 at 03:57 GMT	11 points
	I was pretty shocked that probably the two greatest sports movies in the last 20 years, "When We Were Kings" and "Hoop Dreams", didn't make the cut. Guess they didn't like documentaries, either.

	Swings12:	Dec 21st, 2008 at 04:25 GMT	1 point
	A sports movie list w/o Rad is not worth my time.