The greatest works about athletic achievement as voted for by Film4's critics
The greatest works about athletic achievement as voted for by Film4's critics
50. The Arsenal Stadium Mystery
The all-conquering 1938 Gooners squad help detective Banks investigate the death of an opposition player, killed during a (not so) friendly match.
49. Semi-Tough
Burt Reynolds and Kris Kristofferson star as teammates in love with the boss' daughter in an amusing send-up of the 1970s. American football comedy with an intelligent heart.
48. Rocky II
The "Italian Stallion" saddles up for a second bout with world champ Apollo Creed in this entertaining if predictable sequel.
47. Tin Cup
Talented but unlucky golfer, Roy McAvoy (Kevin Costner) pursues glamorous therapist, Dr Molly Griswold (Rene Russo). Even though it's a Costner movie, it's actually a decent, surprisingly well-observed romantic comedy.
46. Pat And Mike
Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn tee off a treat in this 1952 golf comedy.
45. Olympia
Hitler's in-house documentary-maker Leni Riefenstahl followed up The Triumph Of The Will with this film about the 1936 Berlin olympics. A consumate piece of sports filmmaking and the fact that all aspects of Nazi ideolology were removed when the film was sold abroad tells its own story.
44. Bull Durham
A fine entry in the 'Kevin Costner baseball movie' sub-genre, co-starring Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins.
43. A League Of Their Own
During the Second World War an all-female baseball league is formed for propaganda purposes. With Tom Hanks, Geena Davis and Madonna.
42. Kingpin
Surprisingly endearing Farrelly bros endeavour about a down-on-his-luck one-handed bowler, played by Woody Harrelson.
41. Cool Runnings
A group of Jamaicans entered the 1988 Winter Olympics held in Canada. Their chosen sport was bobsledding, and practice, which made far from perfect, was on sleds with wheels. The late John Candy sweetens the comic mix.
40. The Color Of Money
Tom Cruise is Vince, the naive young pool shark, Paul Newman is his ageing mentor in Scorsese's kinetic story of eight-ball existentialism.
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