This compilation of films covers all sports activities. Sports films have been made since the era of silent films, such as the 1915 film The Champion starring Charlie Chaplin. Films in this genre can range from serious (Raging Bull) to silly (Horse Feathers). A classic theme for sports films is the triumph of an individual or team who prevail despite the difficulties, standard elements of melodrama.
American football
Association football (soccer)
Athletics (track and field)
Australian rules football
Auto racing
NB: This list excludes films that feature illegally run street races unless legitimate races are integral to the storyline.
Aviation sport
Baseball
Basketball
Bobsledding
Bowling
Boxing
Caving
Cheerleading and dance
Cricket
Cue sports
Curling
Cycling
Dodgeball
Fencing
Field hockey
Figure skating
Fishing
Golf
Greyhound racing
Gymnastics
Handball
Hiking
Horse racing
Ice hockey
Jousting
Kabaddi
Lacrosse
Martial arts
Note: Films should not be listed here unless the sporting aspects of martial arts play a major part in the plot.
Motorcycle racing
Mountaineering
Multisport Games / Olympics
Note: Films featuring the Olympics, Paralympics, X-Games, etc... and other similar events are included. Films featuring specific sports featured in the games should be listed under that specific sport
Multisport Movies
Note: This category is for films about sports in general or films about athletes participating in multiple sports. This category is not for films featuring the Olympics, Paralympics, X-Games and other similar "games" which fall under the "Multisport Games / Olympics" category. Films featuring specific sports should be listed under that specific sport.
Polo
Powerboat racing
Rodeo
Rollerblading
Roller skating
Rowing
Rugby
Sailing
Shooting
Skateboarding
Skiing
Ski jumping
Snowboarding
Speed typing
Ssireum
Sumo wrestling
Surfing
Swimming & diving
Table tennis
Tennis
Triathlon
Underwater diving
Volleyball
Water polo
Wrestling
Note: Lucha films are not included in this list. Although they feature luchadores (Mexican professional wrestlers) as the lead characters, the luchadores typically portray heroes (often superheroes) within non-wrestling stories (such as action, horror, or sci-fi).
See also
- List of films about bicycles and cycling
- List of films based on sports books
References
- Notes
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Armstrong, Richard B. and Mary Willems (1990) .The Movie List Book: A Reference Guide to Film Themes, Settings, and Series. McFarland. ISBNÂ 9780899502403
- Davidson, Judith A. and Adler, Daryl (1993). Sport on Film and Video. New-York: The Scarecrow Press. ISBNÂ 9780810827394.
- Sicks, Kai Marcel and Stauff, Markus (eds.) (2010). Filmgenres: Sportfilm [sic]. Stuttgart: Philipp Reclam .ISBNÂ 978-3-15-018786-9.
- Wallenfeldt, Jeffrey H. (1989). Sports Movies: A Guide to Nearly 500 Films Focusing on Sports. CineBooks. ISBNÂ 9780933997240.
- (fr) Julien Camy and Gérard Camy, Sport&Cinéma, ed. Du Bailli de Suffren, 2016, (1200 films, 60 sports, 80 interviews)
External links
- Dugout Videos: Baseball Films
- Sports Movies Guide
- Hall of Fame for Movie Coaches