I Found 21 Sports Films That I Am Adding To My Watchlist
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Are you feeling sporty? Here are the best sports films streaming right now:
1.Born to Play
Director: Viridiana Lieberman
Genre: Sports Documentary
Rating: TV-MA
Runtime: 1h 32m
A women’s tackle football team, the Boston Renegades, aims to reclaim their title after a failed perfect season the season before.
Watch it here on Peacock.
2.Shooting Stars
Director: Chris Robinson
Cast: Wood Harris, Mookie Cook, and Caleb McLaughlin
Genre: Sports Drama
Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 1h 55m
The journey of LeBron James and his friends to become the top high school team in the nation.
Watch it here on Peacock.
3.Field of Dreams
Director: Phil Alden Robinson
Cast: Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, James Earl Jones, Ray Liotta, and Burt Lancaster
Genre: Sports Drama
Rating: PG
Runtime: 1h 45m
A farmer transforms his cornfield into a baseball field, a place that can bring dreams to life.
Watch it here on Peacock.
4.Creed III & the Creed Trilogy
Director: Michael B. Jordan
Cast: Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, Jonathan Majors, Wood Harris, Mila Davis-Kent, Florian Munteanu, and Phylicia Rashad
Genre: Sports Drama
Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 1h 39m
Adonis Creed risks his boxing future to fight a fighter and ex-friend.
Watch it here on Prime.
5.Rocky movie collection
Director: John G. Avildsen
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, and Burgess Meredith
Genre: Sports Drama
Rating: PG
Runtime: 1h 59m
No-name boxer Rocky gets the chance to fight the world heavyweight champion.
Watch it here on Netflix.
6.Air
Director: Ben Affleck
Cast: Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Jason Bateman, Marlon Wayans, Chris Messina, Chris Tucker, and Viola Davis
Genre: Sports Drama
Rating: R
Runtime: 1h 54m
See the true story of the collaboration between Michael Jordan and Nike's basketball division that created Air Jordan.
Watch it here on Amazon Prime.
7.White Men Can't Jump
Director: Calmatic
Cast: Sinqua Walls, Jack Harlow, Teyana Taylor, Laura Harrier, Vince Staples, Myles Bullock, and Lance Reddick
Genre: Sports Comedy
Rating: R
Runtime: 1h 41m
Jeremy and Kamal, two opposite street hoopers, join forces for one last attempt to realize their dreams.
Watch it here on Hulu.
8.Zero to Hero
Director: Jimmy Wan
Cast: Louis Cheung, Siu-ho Chin, Chung-hang Leung, Hoi-pang Lo, Sandra Ng, Mak Pui Tung, and Yeung Wai Lun
Genre: Sports/Family
Rating: TV-14
Runtime: 1h 42m
Based on the true story of the record-breaking Paralympian, So Wa-wai, and his close relationship with his mother.
Watch it here on Netflix.
9.Pelé
Director: Ben Nichols and David Tryhorn
Genre: Sports Documentary
Rating: TV-14
Runtime: 1h 48m
A documentary about Pelé's extraordinary path to becoming a Brazilian icon.
Watch it here on Netflix.
10.Chang Can Dunk
Director: Jingyi Shao
Cast: Bloom Li, Dexter Darden, Ben Wang, Zoe Renee, Chase Liefeld, Mardy Ma, and Eric Anthony Lopez
Genre: Sports/Coming of Age Comedy
Rating: PG
Runtime: 1h 49m
Chang, a short Asian American teenager, has a wager with the school’s basketball star that he can dunk by homecoming.
Watch it here on Disney+.
11.38 at the Garden
Director: Frank Chi
Genre: Sports Documentary
Rating: TV-14
Runtime: 38m
A documentary following Jeremy Lin's rise, which was coined "Linsanity."
Watch it here on Max.
12.Champions
Director: Bobby Farrelly
Cast: Woody Harrelson, Kaitlin Olson, Ernie Hudson, and Cheech Marin
Genre: Sports Comedy
Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 2h 4m
Under court order, a basketball coach takes the helm of a team with intellectual disabilities.
Watch it here on Peacock.
13.Kicking & Screaming
Director: Jesse Dylan
Cast: Will Ferrell, Robert Duvall, Kate Walsh, and Mike Ditka
Genre: Sports/Family Comedy
Rating: PG
Runtime: 1h 35m
A mild-mannered family man coaches his son's ragtag soccer team in a highly competitive league.
Watch it here on Netflix.
14.Southpaw
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Forest Whitaker, Naomie Harris, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, Oona Laurence, and Rachel McAdams
Genre: Sports Drama
Rating: R
Runtime: 2h 3m
Tragedy forces boxing star Billy “The Great” Hope to start from scratch in hopes of regaining the title.
Watch it here on Netflix.
15.Rush
Director: Ron Howard
Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Brühl, Olivia Wilde, Alexandra Maria Lara, and Pierfrancesco Favino
Genre: Sports
Rating: R
Runtime: 2h 2m
The rivalry between Niki Lauda and James Hunt brought them fame in the 1970s.
Watch it here on Netflix.
16.Race
Director: Stephen Hopkins
Cast: Stephan James, Jason Sudeikis, Jeremy Irons, Carice van Houten, and William Hurt
Genre: Sports Biopic
Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 2h 14m
Track-and-field athlete Jesse Owens runs for gold at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin.
Watch it here on Netflix.
17.Bill Russell: Legend
Director: Sam Pollard
Genre: Sports Documentary
Rating: TV-MA
Runtime: Two-part series.
A biographical documentary on the winningest NBA champion and fighter for civil rights, Bill Russell.
Watch it here on Netflix.
18.Jerry Maguire
Director: Cameron Crowe
Cast: Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr., Renée Zellweger, Kelly Preston, Jerry O'Connell, Jay Mohr, Bonnie Hunt, and Regina King
Genre: Sports
Rating: R
Runtime: 2h 18m
Sports agent Jerry Maguire falls in love as he starts over with just one loyal client.
Watch it here on Netflix.
19.Untold: Malice at the Palice
Director: Floyd Russ
Genre: Sports
Rating: TV-MA
Runtime: 1h 9m
A documentary on the infamous 2004 incident between players and fans at an NBA game.
Watch it here on Netflix.
20.Moneyball
Director: Bennett Miller
Cast: Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, and Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Genre: Sports Drama
Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 2h 13m
Billy Beane challenges old-school traditions by building a championship baseball team his way.
Watch it here on Apple TV.
21.Happy Gilmore
Director: Dennis Dugan
Cast: Adam Sandler, Christopher McDonald, Julie Bowen, and Carl Weathers
Genre: Sports Comedy
Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 1h 32m
A brash ex-hockey player brings chaos to the pro golf tour.
Watch it here on Amazon Prime.
