The 21 Best Sports Movies of the Century, Ranked
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Lance Cartelli, for Metacritic
– June 9, 2016
Sports and film have always been synonymous with drama, so it makes too much sense that Hollywood continues to churn out sports-themed movies year in and year out, from hilarious comedies to spellbinding classics.
Below, we use our unique Metascores to rank the best sports films from the 21st century.
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This 2004 film did an unbelievable job of highlighting the obsession with high school football in the heart of Texas. The late great Roger Ebert said this movie “demonstrates the power of sports to involve us.” An award-winning TV show of the same name debuted in 2006 on NBC.
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