This article is published by AllBusiness.com, a partner of TIME. Sports movies have a unique way of bringing people together. They’re not just about the games themselves but about the human stories ...

Actor Gene Hackman gives fictional Hickory High basketball players instructions during filming of the final game of the movie “Hoosiers” at Hinkle Fieldhouse on the Butler University campus, Friday, ...

When it comes to movies, few genres know how to stir our emotions like sports films. From underdogs to world champions, the heartbreak of failure, and the triumph of perseverance, these stories are ...

From 'Hoop Dreams' to 'Bring It On,' 'Raging Bull' to 'Bull Durham' and beyond, THR's critics pick their all-time champs. By Daniel Fienberg, Jon Frosch, Angie Han, David Rooney, Leslie Felperin, ...

Stories about athletes striving for greatness have always made for compelling cinematic experiences. So it goes with all sports films, which — at their worst — can be conventional and formulaic ...

We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we love. Promise. Back in 2015, Sports Heroines on Film author Viridiana Lieberman summed up the state of sports movies ...

Jeremy has more than 2100 published articles on Collider to his name, and has been writing for the site since February 2022. He's an omnivore when it comes to his movie-watching diet, so will gladly ...

Along with the concept of creating original films that aren’t sequels or prequels to a previous box-office hit, the era of timeless sports films seemed to have come to an end. However, with a chance ...

If you look into what some of the best martial arts movies of all time are, you're likely to come across a good many that aren’t in the English language. Without going into too complex a history, lots ...

A sports movie is a powerful thing. After all, what is a story without conflict, and what is an athletic competition if not a confrontation? You don’t have to know anything about boxing to understand ...

"In my book, we’re gonna be winners." That famous line was delivered at the end of a speech by Gene Hackman's character Norman Dale in "Hoosiers." His Hickory Huskers went on to become winners on and ...