The best sports films of the last 20 years (11 photos)

Sports drama is a subgenre that rarely leaves the viewer indifferent. After all, this is always a motivating story about a man who overcomes all difficulties, falls, loses, but in the end gets to the top. He gave us the formula for the ideal “sports drama” still very young Sylvester Stallone. Yes, of course, we are talking about the the first "Rocky" in 1976. Stallone wrote the script that became literally a “how-to” for all subsequent sports dramas in cinema. Well of course, he invented and played the most recognizable movie boxer in stories. If you like this subgenre, then we offer you a list from the best sports films of the last 20 years.

"Creed: The Rocky Legacy" (2015)





IMDb: 7.6

The seventh film in the Rocky franchise, which is also continuation of the previous story about boxer Rocky Balboa and the beginning of a new one - about Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan), a student of Rocky (Sylvester Stallone).

"Win!" (2011)



IMDb: 7.1

American tragicomedy about a lawyer who desperately tries stay afloat, but after a meeting with the client's careless grandson, his life turns upside down.

"Pelé: Birth of a Legend" (2016)





IMDb: 7.1

Biographical film about the legendary Brazilian football player Pele.

“The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki” (or “The Smiling Man”), 2016



IMDb: 7.2

Finnish drama film about Olli Mäki's losing fight with American rival whose main focus is on events “before” and the love line. The Cannes Film Festival awarded the film prize "Un Certain Regard"

Eddie "The Eagle" (2015)



IMDb: 7.3

Taron Egerton and Hugh Jackman in a semi-biographical sports drama about the never-giving-up Michael Edwards, who dreams of making it to the Olympics.

"Borg/McEnroe" (2017)



IMDb: 6.9

Swedish English-language film about the famous Wimbledon final match 1980 - the confrontation between the Swede Bjorn Borg (Sverrir Gudnason) and American John McEnroe (Shia LaBeouf).

"Sacrificing a Pawn" (2014)



IMDb: 7.0

Tobey Maguire as Bobby Fischer, who defeated Boris Spassky in Reykjavik at the height of the Cold War.

"The Wrestler" (2008)



IMDb: 7.9

Mickey Rourke as Randy Robinson, a former wrestling star who is experiencing an identity crisis. He became the winner in the category "Best Actor" Golden Globe Award in 2009.

"The Man Who Changed Everything" (2011)



IMDb: 7.6

This role of Brad Pitt was called almost the best for his career. He played the manager of the Oakland Athletics baseball team, Billy. Bean, and the film itself is based on the book by Michael M. Lewis, “MoneyBall. How "mathematics changed the world's most popular sports league."

"Tonya against everyone" (2017)



IMDb: 7.5

A mockumentary about figure skater Tonya Harding played by Margot Robbie.

"Ford v Ferrari" (2019)



IMDb: 8.1

Car race with Christian Bale against the backdrop of the struggle between two automobile companies.