It's A Wrap: American Film Institute Announces Top Sports Movies
CBS last night aired “AFI’s 10 Top 10,” where the American
Film Institute ranked the top 10 movies in 10 categories, including Romantic
Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery, Epic, Western, Sports, Animation, Gangster, Sci-Fi
and Courtroom Drama. The sports category was hosted by actor CUBA GOODING
JR., who won an Oscar for his role in “Jerry Maguire,”
which is No. 10 on the list of top sports movies. Gooding: “At their
best, sports pictures are the movies’ most idealistic form. They don’t
often deal in scandal. They’re much more likely to be inspirational. You
know, underdogs beating the odds or hotshots learning humility. A lot of them
have a tragic theme. … Mostly, they teach us that winning a championship
is never as important as competing gracefully under pressure. So, it’s
not about the victory or fame or even winning or losing, but the spirit inside
that drives us all” (CBS, 6/17). The following is the AFI's top
10 sports movies.
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MOVIE
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1
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"Raging Bull"
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2
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"Rocky"
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3
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"The Pride of the Yankees"
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4
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"Hoosiers"
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5
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"Bull Durham"
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6
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"The Hustler"
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7
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"Caddyshack"
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8
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"Breaking Away" |
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9
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"National Velvet" |
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10
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"Jerry Maguire" |
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