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Displaying all articles tagged:
Sports Movies
vulture lists
July 1, 2024
Every Kevin Costner Movie, Ranked
The actor’s career is full of peaks, valleys, and
Waterworld
s.
By
Tim Grierson
and
Will Leitch
vulture lists
June 15, 2024
Movies That Make Your Dad Cry: 13 Films That Explain the ‘Male Weepie’
Is there such a thing as a
Steel Magnolias
for men? What makes tough guys cry?
By
Christina Newland
vulture lists
Apr. 27, 2024
The 50 Greatest Sports Movies of All Time
Boxing epics, baseball weepies, golf comedies, and a sexy tennis movie.
By
Tim Grierson
and
Will Leitch
movie review
Dec. 26, 2023
The Boys in the Boat
Is Better Than You’ve Heard
Directed by George Clooney, this period rowing drama is the kind of unfussy medium-budget prestige pic Hollywood rarely makes anymore.
By
Bilge Ebiri
let’s get ready to rumble
Dec. 22, 2023
10 Essential Pro-Wrestling Movies
The Iron Claw
joins a small but mighty assemblage of films about the squared circle.
By
Jihane Bousfiha
the big game
Feb. 11, 2022
An Ode to the
Varsity Blues
‘I Don’t Want Your Life’ Speech
A ’90s artifact that has endured the ravages of time.
By
Roxana Hadadi
vulture lists
Apr. 14, 2020
16 Essential Movies That Tell the History of Baseball
From
Eight Men Out
to
Moneyball
, the sport has produced a rich filmography.
By
Keith Phipps
movie review
Mar. 25, 2020
The Way Back
Will Make You Believe Ben Affleck’s Best Roles Are Yet to Come
Affleck is uncomfortably great in a movie that’s more about emotional repression than basketball.
By
Alison Willmore
major league
Jan. 31, 2020
These 9 Characters Show Up in Every Sports-Comedy Movie
The genre’s best offerings possess about as much nuance as a fastball to the crotch. But that’s why we love them.
By
Harris Mayersohn
in development
Dec. 17, 2013
Disney Is Working on a Jesse Owens Biopic
Written by
The King’s Speech
scribe.
By
Halle Kiefer
Nov. 8, 2013
Ridley Scott to Direct Football Concussion Film
Just as soon as he finishes up
Exodus
.
By
Halle Kiefer
sports movies
Jan. 7, 2013
Alabama Watched
Zero Dark Thirty
Last Night
Notre Dame watched
Knute Rockne, All American
for the 160th time.
By
Jesse David Fox
May 24, 2011
The Starting Lineup of Every Sports Movie Ever
When you’ve seen as many movies as I have—and I’d strongly caution against doing so—you start to notice the patterns. Through sheer repetition […]
By
Joe Berkowitz