The 21 Best Sports Movies of the Century, Ranked
by
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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photo by HBO Films
This 2009 indie drama follows the Dominican pitcher Sugar, aka Miguel Santos, who is attempting to make the leap to the majors to save his family from poverty. Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post called Sugar a “film of rare intelligence, beauty and compassion.”
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