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TOP SPORTS FILMS (full results)

Rank Film Points L #1
#1 Raging Bull (Martin Scorsese, 1980) 60 14 10
#2 Hoop Dreams (Steve James, 1994) 17 5 1
#3 Bull Durham (Ron Shelton, 1988) 15 5 -
#4 The Hustler (Robert Rossen, 1961) 12 6 -
Million Dollar Baby (Clint Eastwood, 2004) 12 4 -
#6 The Set-Up (George Roy Hill, 1977) 10 4 -
Slap Shot (George Roy Hill, 1977) 10 3 -
#8 Field of Dreams (Phil Alden Robinson, 1989) 8 2 1
#9 Eight Men Out (John Sayles, 1988) 7 2 -
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (Tony Richardson, 1962) 7 2 -
Rocky (John G. Alvidson, 1976) 7 2 -
When We Were Kings (Leon Gast, 1997) 7 2 -
#13 The Bad News Bears (Michael Ritchie, 1976) 6 2 1
Body and Soul (Robert Rossen, 1947) 6 3 -
#15 The Black Stallion (Carroll Ballard, 1979) 5 1 1
Jerry Maguire (Cameron Crowe, 1996) 5 2 -
The Luzhin Defence (Marleen Gorris, 2000) 5 1 -
Olympia (Leni Riefenstahl, 1938) 5 1 1
Rollerball (Norman Jewison, 1975) 5 1 1
Rudy (David Anspaugh, 1993) 5 1 1
#21 Bend it Like Beckham (Gurinder Chandha, 2002) 4 1 -
Caddyshack (Harold Ramis, 1980) 4 2 -
College (Buster Keaton & James W. Horne, 1927) 4 1 -
Horse Feathers (Norman Z McLeod, 1932) 4 2 -
The Naked Gun (David Zucker, 1988) 4 1 -
Offside (Jafar Panahi, 2007) 4 2 -
The Rookie (John Lee Hancock, 2002) 4 1 -
61* (Billy Crystal, 2001) 4 1 -
Tokyo Olympiad (Kon Ichiwaka, 1965) 4 1 -
Wordplay (Patrick Creadon, 2006) 4 1 -
#31 Akeelah and the Bee (Doug Atchson, 2006) 3 1 -
Beyond the Mat (Barry W. Blaustein, 1999) 3 1 -
Cinderella Man (Ron Howard, 2005) 3 1 -
Downhill Racer (Michael Ritchie, 1969) 3 1 -
The Great White Hope (Martin Ritt, 1970) 3 1 -
He Got Game (Spike Lee, 1998) 3 1 -
Hoosiers (David Anspaugh, 1986) 3 1 -
Lagaan (Ashutosh Gowariker, 2001) 3 2 -
The Longest Yard (Robert Aldrich, 1974) 3 2 -
M*A*S*H (Robert Altman, 1970) 3 1 -
A River Runs Through It (Robert Redford, 1992) 3 1 -
The Sandlot (David M. Evans, 1993) 3 1 -
Spellbound (Jeffrey Blitz, 2002) 3 1 -
#44 The Big Lebowski (Joel Coen, 1998) 2 1 -
Chariots of Fire (Hugh Hudson, 1981) 2 1 -
Friday Night Lights (Peter Berg, 2004) 2 1 -
Gentleman Jim (Raoul Walsh, 1942) 2 1 -
The Mighty Ducks (Stephen Herek, 1992) 2 1 -
Remember the Titans (Boaz Yakin, 2000) 2 1 -
Strangers on a Train (Alfred Hitchcock, 1951) 2 1 -
#51 Better Off Dead (Savage Steve Holland, 1985) 1 1 -
Big Wednesday (John Milius, 1978) 1 1 -
The Cup (Khyentse Norbu, 1999) 1 1 -
The Harder They Fall (Mark Robson, 1956) 1 1 -
Pride of the Yankees (Sam Wood, 1942) 1 1 -
Ring of Fire: The Emile Griffith Story (Ron Berger/Dan Klores, 2005) 1 1 -
The Swimmer (Frank Perry, 1968) 1 1 -
Tin Cup (Ron Shelton, 1996) 1 1 -
L=How many lists each film appears on                   #1=How many number one votes each film recieves

*points are given as follows: for numbered lists, first place recieves 5 points, second place recieves 4, third place 3, fourth place 2 and fifth place gets 1 point; for unumbered lists, each film will recieve 3 points; total points are then tallied up and a comprehensive Top 5 list is created.

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