ROTTEN TOMATOES: Play Ball With RT's Top Sports Movies Countdown!

Play Ball With RT's Top Sports Movies Countdown!

by Tim Ryan | April 10, 2007

Summary

It's spring again, and we all know what that means: The NBA and NHL are getting down to the wire, P.A. announcers across the land have dusted off their copies of John Fogerty's "Centerfield," and the Nationals have already been mathematically eliminated from playoff contention. In honor of this pivotal time of year, we at Rotten Tomatoes are proud to present our Top Sports Movie Countdown! Back to Article

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aknddon3 writes:
on Apr 10 2007 03:07 PM

How can Caddyshack and Rudy not be in the top 5 let alone the top ten, i call bullshit.

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skasforfags writes:
on Apr 10 2007 04:04 PM

Probably the worst list I have ever seen. Where's my Sandlot. No one ever has love for The Sandlot.

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bobtom writes:
on Apr 10 2007 05:51 PM

It's by the tomatometer rating that's why... which goes to prove my point about most critics

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ChinaRises writes:
on Apr 10 2007 06:08 PM

[b]I Got love For Sandlot!![/b]
I grew up on that cheese-fest. Sure it was sentimental dribble, but it got me obsessed with baseball at a time when I was the only kid in family who would rather read and watch movies than play sports.

On that note, there is something funny about a top-sports movie countdown on a site devoted to films-geeks. But I guess even if your not the biggest sports fan, you can still apreciate a good film.

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TheAnswerMVP2001 writes:
on Apr 11 2007 12:46 AM

Cinderella Man should be #1! Not only best sports film but best movie ever! Of course RT always screws up on these list so no surprise! Murderball #2!?! Come on! Might as well make Benchwarmers #1!

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red_wine writes:
on Apr 11 2007 12:46 AM

Making a list strictly based on tomatometer wouldn't work. They should also take the rating into consideration. Like Raging Bull #3 has a rating of 8.9 and Bull Durham #1 has only 7.7. So though many critics may like a movie, they may not necessarily rate it very highly.

According to me, Million Dollar Baby should definitely be top 3 or top 5, if they also took the rating into consideration, it would be.

Bull Durham, though nice, is a ridiculous choice for the best reviewed sports movie of all time.

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Xavier Telouran writes:
on Apr 11 2007 06:03 AM

[b]You're Killin' me, Smalls![/b]
I agree. Not having The Sandlot is like putting Caddyshack in the 50s. An abomination not subject to the rules of reality and logic.

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aknddon3 writes:
on Apr 11 2007 07:27 PM

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Are you joking? If they would of made this list valid then Number 1 would be Caddyshack, Number 2 would be Rudy, Number 3 would be Major League, Number 4 would be The Sandlot, and Number 5 would be the Natural.

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