This compilation of films covers all sports activities. Sports films have been made since the era of silent films, such as the 1915 film The Champion starring Charlie Chaplin. Films in this genre can range from serious (Raging Bull) to silly (Horse Feathers). A classic theme for sports films is the triumph of an individual or team who prevail despite the difficulties, standard elements of melodrama.[1]
Team sport
Association football
Australian rules football
Baseball
Basketball
Cheerleading and dance
Cricket
Curling
Dandi biyo (Gillidanda)
Handball
Hockey (Field hockey)
Hockey (Ice hockey)
Kabaddi
Lacrosse
Rugby
Volleyball
Water polo
Triathlon
Racing sports
Auto racing
Aviation sport
Cycling
Motorboat racing
Motorcycle racing
Rowing
Sailing
Individual sport
Athletics
Bowling
Boxing
Caving
Darts
Fencing
Figure skating
Golf
Gymnastics
Hiking
Martial arts
Note: Films should not be listed here unless the sporting aspects of martial arts play a major part in the plot.
Mountaineering and climbing
Rollerblading
Roller skating
Shooting
Skateboarding
Skiing
Ski jumping
Snowboarding
Sumo wrestling
Surfing
Swimming and diving
Table tennis
Tennis
Underwater diving
Wrestling
Note: Lucha films are not included in this list. Although they feature luchadores (Mexican professional wrestlers) as the lead characters, the luchadores typically portray heroes (often superheroes) within non-wrestling stories (such as action, horror, or sci-fi).
Animals in sports
Fishing
Greyhound racing
Horse racing
Jousting
Polo
Rodeo
Other
E-sports
Fictional sports
Multiple sport movies
Note: This category is for films about sports in general or films about athletes participating in multiple sports. This category is not for films featuring the Olympics, Paralympics, X Games and other similar "games" which fall under the "Multi-sport games/Olympics" category. Films featuring specific sports should be listed under that specific sport.
Multi-sport games/Olympics
Note: Films featuring the Olympics, Paralympics, X Games, and other similar events are included. Films featuring specific sports featured in the games should be listed under that specific sport
^Didinger, Ray; Macnow, Glen; Hackman, Gene (2009). The Ultimate Book of Sports Movies: Featuring the 100 Greatest Sports Films of All Time. Running Press. pp. 10–11. ISBN 978-0-7624-3548-7.
^Rubin, Rebecca (July 30, 2020). "Pixar Shares Details About Next Original Film 'Luca'". Variety. Archived from the original on August 18, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
^"Twin Galaxies". Written by Catherine DeSpira. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
Bibliography
Armstrong, Richard B. and Mary Willems (1990) .The Movie List Book: A Reference Guide to Film Themes, Settings, and Series. McFarland. ISBN 9780899502403
Davidson, Judith A. and Adler, Daryl (1993). Sport on Film and Video. New-York: The Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810827394.
Sicks, Kai Marcel and Stauff, Markus (eds.) (2010). Filmgenres: Sportfilm [sic]. Stuttgart: Philipp Reclam .ISBN 978-3-15-018786-9.
Wallenfeldt, Jeffrey H. (1989). Sports Movies: A Guide to Nearly 500 Films Focusing on Sports. CineBooks. ISBN 9780933997240.
(fr) Julien Camy and Gérard Camy, Sport&Cinéma, ed. Du Bailli de Suffren, 2016, (1200 films, 60 sports, 80 interviews)