Best sports films

Boxing rings, race tracks, tennis courts and baseball diamonds. The best sports films are really about obsession, rivalry and what winning costs. Every pick has a TMDB rating of 6.8 or more from at least 500 votes, and new releases wait until their ratings settle. The order follows the Boxlist quality score, and we checked the list by hand to remove obvious misfits.

1
Ford v Ferrari (2019)
Film8.0
American car designer Carroll Shelby and the British-born driver Ken Miles work together to battle corporate interference, the laws of physics...
US FX, Hulu, UK Disney, Amazon Prime (rent)
2
The Hustler (1961)
Film7.8
Fast Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive attitude.
US IndieFlix, Amazon Prime (rent), UK Amazon Prime (rent), Google Play (rent)
3
Moneyball (2011)
Film7.2
The story of Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball team on a budget, by employing...
US AMC, Amazon Prime (rent), UK Amazon Prime (rent), Google Play (rent)
4
Creed (2015)
Film7.4
The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival...
US Amazon Prime, iTunes (rent), UK Amazon Prime, Chili (rent)
5
Raging Bull (1980)
Film8.0
The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.
US Amazon Prime, IMDB TV, UK Amazon Prime, Chili (rent)
6
Rocky (1976)
Film7.8
When world heavyweight boxing champion, Apollo Creed wants to give an unknown fighter a shot at the title as a publicity stunt, his handlers...
US Amazon Prime, iTunes (rent), UK Amazon Prime, Chili (rent)
7
Rush (2013)
Film7.7
A biographical drama centered on the rivalry between Formula 1 drivers James Hunt and Niki Lauda during the 1976 Formula One motor-racing season.
US Amazon Prime (rent), Google Play (rent), UK Netflix, Amazon Prime (rent)
8
The Wrestler (2008)
Film7.5
Aging wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson is long past his prime but still ready and rarin' to go on the pro-wrestling circuit.
US Amazon Prime (rent), Google Play (rent), UK Amazon Prime (rent), Curzon (rent)
9
The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)
Film7.4
A down-on-his-luck crab fisherman embarks on a journey to get a young man with Down syndrome to a professional wrestling school in rural North...
US HBO, Amazon Prime (rent), UK Amazon Prime, ITV
10
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Film8.0
Despondent over a painful estrangement from his daughter, trainer Frankie Dunn isn't prepared for boxer Maggie Fitzgerald to enter his life.
US Amazon Prime (rent), iTunes (rent)
11
Challengers (2024)
Film6.9
Tennis player turned coach Tashi has taken her husband, Art, and transformed him into a world-famous Major champion.
US Amazon Prime, MGM+, UK Amazon Prime, Chili (rent)
12
F1 (2025)
Film7.8
Racing legend Sonny Hayes is coaxed out of retirement to lead a struggling Formula 1 team, and mentor a young hotshot driver, while chasing one...
US Amazon Prime (rent), VUDU (rent), UK Amazon Prime (rent), Chili (rent)
13
A League of Their Own (1992)
Film7.2
As America's stock of athletic young men is depleted during World War II, a professional all-female baseball league springs up in the Midwest...
US AMC, NBC, UK NowTV, Amazon Prime (rent)
14
Jerry Maguire (1996)
Film6.9
Jerry Maguire used to be a typical sports agent, willing to do just about anything he could to get the biggest possible contracts for his clients...
US Amazon Prime (rent), Google Play (rent), UK NowTV, Amazon Prime (rent)
15
The Fighter (2010)
Film7.4
Boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title.
US Kanopy, Paramount+, UK Sundance, Amazon Prime (rent)
16
Air (2023)
Film7.4
Discover the game-changing partnership between a then undiscovered Michael Jordan and Nike's fledgling basketball division which revolutionized...
US Amazon Prime, IMDB TV, UK Amazon Prime, Chili (buy)
17
Field of Dreams (1989)
Film7.1
Ray Kinsella is an Iowa farmer who hears a mysterious voice telling him to turn his cornfield into a baseball diamond.
US AMC, Amazon Prime (rent), UK NowTV, Amazon Prime (rent)
18
Chariots of Fire (1981)
Film6.9
In the class-obsessed and religiously divided UK of the early 1920s, two determined young runners train for the 1924 Paris Olympics.
US Amazon Prime (rent), iTunes (rent), UK Disney, Amazon Prime (rent)
19
I, Tonya (2017)
Film7.5
Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S.
US Kanopy, Tubi TV, UK Amazon Prime (rent), Bfi Player (rent)
20
The Karate Kid (1984)
Film7.1
After some violent confrontations with his new classmates, Daniel LaRusso learns karate from Japanese handyman Mr.
US Netflix, Amazon Prime (rent), UK Netflix, NowTV