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Sporting Films 23:01 - Jan 28 with 4476 viewsBrianMcCarthy

Just finished Chariots of Fire for the first time in a long while. Cracking film.



"The opposite of love, after all, is not hate, but indifference."
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Sporting Films on 11:15 - Jan 29 with 1257 viewsBlackCrowe

Really enjoyed Rush.

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Sporting Films on 11:16 - Jan 29 with 1255 viewsBlackCrowe

Oh and Fire In Babylon

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Sporting Films on 11:41 - Jan 29 with 1212 viewswood_hoop

Maybe a little off tangent but as kid made its mark...

Can't get the link up from you tube, but my film is 'loneliness of the long distance runner'
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Sporting Films on 11:44 - Jan 29 with 1201 viewsBrianMcCarthy

I watched 'Le Mans 66' aka 'Ford v Ferrari' a couple of weeks ago. Damn good yarn, based on real events.

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Sporting Films on 12:00 - Jan 29 with 1174 viewsEsox_Lucius

A League Of Their Own.
Senna
Rush
On Any Sunday
The Blind Side
Bull Durham
White Men Can't Jump
Eight Men Out
All good films for different reasons.

The grass is always greener.

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Sporting Films on 12:05 - Jan 29 with 1171 viewsMrSheen

Sporting Films on 11:01 - Jan 29 by E1Hoop

Slap Shot made me laugh so hard. I watched it with my Dad one night one the return from the pub. Happy days. I must see it again and see if it is still as funny sober.

Another vote for closer to the edge. the bravery / stupidity is amazing.


I watched it again over Christmas. Some of it hasn't aged very well (my kids were scandalised) but I still loved it. It's got real interest too as a time capsule now after all these years; a rare sight of blue collar rust-belt America (same Pennsylvania steel-town setting as the Deer Hunter), and Paul Newman's wardrobe is fabulous, darling.
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Sporting Films on 12:17 - Jan 29 with 1155 viewsCliveWilsonSaid

A couple of films from my yoof. Cool Runnings and The Karate Kid (Part 1 in particular - Part 2 is more about honour than sport and better not to mention Part 3)

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Sporting Films on 12:34 - Jan 29 with 1139 viewsDiscodroids

'The Games'. 1970. Incredible film. Frank Spencer as a 1960's dairy crest milkman/ Emil Zatopek hybrid.

Also Featuring a cast of Ryan O'Neal, Charles Aznavour and a manaical Stanley Baker. It's Beautiful.



I'll also chuck in;

'Rollerball' 1975
'Marathon Man' 1976. For the Abebe Bikila connection.

Also the 'Minder' Episode . 'It's all about scoring, innit?' from 1980 featuring Karl Howman as a Frank Worthington/Robin Friday bird bandit striker, 'Danny Varrow', was a classic worth a mention.

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'Mecca Archer!.. There'll be no more talk of Mecca in this establishment!'

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Sporting Films on 14:02 - Jan 29 with 1080 viewsColesIndyRs

Sporting Films on 09:47 - Jan 29 by MrSheen

Noooooooooo! Field of Dreams is dire! Mrs Sheen dragged me to it because she loves Kevin Costner. The couple in front of us walked out after two minutes, and we both wished we had the guts to do the same.

Slap Shot - now you're talking.

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3rd ing Slap shot. Marvelous film.

Also in the Ice Hockey orbit Goon is superb.
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Sporting Films on 14:33 - Jan 29 with 1055 viewsBrianMcCarthy

The Natural is a beautiful baseball film.

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Sporting Films on 14:41 - Jan 29 with 1052 viewsChrisNW6

Marvellous semi true story about the Stoke City kit man is one of the most heart warming films I have ever seen and a total surprise.

Remember the Titans is worth mentioning as well.

Slapshot was a fav in the 80s which was followed by the not so good Youngblood
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Sporting Films on 14:56 - Jan 29 with 1046 viewsloftboy

Can’t believe no one has mentioned Eddie the Eagle yet!

Nourry out
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Sporting Films on 14:56 - Jan 29 with 1046 viewsSimonJames

The Longest Yard (1974) - original Burt Reynolds version, not the Adam Sandler remake.

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Sporting Films on 15:17 - Jan 29 with 1029 viewsPhildo

Sporting Films on 10:59 - Jan 29 by hantssi

Seriously though, not strictly “sports films” but try;
The Dawn Wall
Into The Void (Touching the Void)
Free Solo

All true life climbing/mountaineering films but IMHO all gripping!


A mate - QPR fan- was the cameraman on touching the void. Practically the whole crew got altitude sickness filming so it was just him and the directors and actors at the end
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Sporting Films on 16:34 - Jan 29 with 992 viewshantssi

Sporting Films on 14:56 - Jan 29 by SimonJames

The Longest Yard (1974) - original Burt Reynolds version, not the Adam Sandler remake.


Mean Machine/Longest Yard as you say with Burt Reynolds not Vinnie Jones!
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Sporting Films on 22:43 - Jan 29 with 914 viewsCiderwithRsie

Sporting Films on 10:49 - Jan 29 by hantssi

Where do I begin!
Bend it like Beckham
Happy Gilmore
The Water Boy
Space Jam
Gregory’s Girl
Slap Shot

How about Death Race 2000?


By definition you have won the thread by topping your list with not only one of the best sporting films made but undoubtedly the only one apart from "4 Year Plan" where almost all the actual football was played by QPR players.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/fo

And we still lost the fecking final to a team from bloody Hounslow.
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