Must See Sports Movies and Must Read Books:

Movies

Movies List

All the Right Moves (PG, 1983)
- Starring Tom Cruise, Leah Thompson, Craig T. Nelson
The Bad News Bears (PG, 1976)
- Starring: Walter Matthau, Tatum .Neal
Bang the Drum Slowly (Rating*: PG, 1973
- Starring: Michael Moriarity and Robert De Niro
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings (PG, 1976)
- Starring: Billy Dee Williams, James Earl Jones, and Richard Pryor
Breaking Away (PG, 1979)
- Starring: Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, and Daniel Stern
Brian’s Song (G, 1971)
- Starring: James Caan, Billy Dee Williams, and JackWarden
The Color of Money (R, 1986)
- Starring: Paul Newman and Tom Cruise
Days of Thunder (PG, 1990)
- Starring: Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Robert Duvall
Downhill Racer (PG, 1969)
- Starring: Robert Redford and Gene Hackman
Eight Men Out (PG, 1988)
- Starring: Charlie Scheen, John Cusak, David Straiharn
Endless Summer (not rated, 1966)
- Starring: Mike Hynson and Robert August
Everybodys All American (R, 1988)
- Starring: Dennis Quaid, John Goodman, Jessica Lange, Timothy Hutton
Field of Dreams (PG, 1989)
- Starring: Kevin Costner, James Earl Jones, and Burt Lancaster
Friday Night Lights (PG, 2004)
- Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Lucas Black, Garrett Hedlund, Derek Luke
Goal! The Dream Begins (PG, 2006)
- Starring: Kuno Becker, Alessandro Nivola
Hoop Dreams (PG-13, 1994)
- Starring: William Gates, Arthur Agee, and Emma Gates
Hoosiers (PG, 1986)
- Starring: Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey, and Dennis Hopper
The Hustler (not rated, 1961)
- Starring: Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, and Piper Laurie
The Longest Yard (R, 1974)
- Starring: Burt Reynolds, Eddie Albert, Ed Lauter
Jerry Maguire (R, 1996)
- Starring: Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr., Rene Zellwiger
Miracle (PG, 2004)
- Starring: Kurt Russell, Gavin O’Connor, Kurt Russell, Patricia Clarkson,
A League of Their Own (PG, 1992)
- Starring: Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Lori Petty, and Madonna
Any Given Sunday (R, 1999)
- Starring: Al Pacino, Dennis Quaid, Ann-Margret, Bill Bellamy, Cameron Diaz
Million Dollar Baby (R, 2004)
- Starring: Morgan Freeman, Hilary Swank
The Natural (PG, 1984)
- Starring: Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, and Glenn Close
Pride of the Yankees (not rated, 1942)
- Starring: Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, and Babe Ruth (as himself)
Pumping Iron (Documentary, 1977)
- Starring: Arnold Schwartzenegger
Raging Bull (R, 1980)
- Starring: , Robert De Niro, Cathy Moriarty, Joe Pesci,
The Rookie (PG, 2002)
- Starring: John Lee Hancock, Dennis Quaid, Rachel Griffiths
Remember the Titans (PG, 2000)
- Starring: Denzel Washington, Will Patton, and Wood Harris
Requiem for a Heavyweight (not rated, 1962)
- Starring: Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason, Julie Harris, and Mickey Rooney
Rocky (PG, 1976)
- Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Carl Weathers, and Burgess Meredith
Rudy (PG, 1993)
- Starring: Sean Astin, John Favreau, Ned Beatty
Seabiscuit (PG-13, 2003)
- Starring: Jeff Bridges and Chris Cooper
Slapshot (R, 1977)
- Starring: Paul Newman, Strother Martin, Michael Ontkean
61 (NR, 2001)
- Starring: Barry Pepper, Thomas Jane, Anthony Michael Hall, Richard Masur
When We Were Kings ( Documentary, 1996)
- Muhammad Ali
Without Limits (PG-13, 1998)
- Starring: Billy Crudup and Donald Sutherland

Books

Books To Have On Hand These are some great sports books by great authors for you to have on hand. Get them from the library, or find them on eBay. I think they are a nice cross-section of sports from both past and present.