November 25, 2015 2:11 PM EST
W ith the release of Creed on Nov. 25, 2015, TIME decided to compile a list of what we thought were thirty of the greatest sports films in history, from Caddyshack and A League of Their Own to The Wrestler .
The Hustler , 1961Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images Brian's Song , 1971ABC Photo Archives/Getty Images The Longest Yard , 1974Paramount/Getty Images Rocky , 1976United Artists/AP The Bad News Bears , 1976Paramount Pictures
Raging Bull , 1980United Artists/Getty Images Caddyshack , 1980Orion Pictures/Getty Images Chariots of Fire , 1981Stanley Bielecki Movie Collection/Getty Images The Natural , 1984TriStar Pictures
The Karate Kid , 1984Columbia Pictures/Getty Images Hoosiers , 1986Mondadori Portfolio/Getty Images Bull Durham , 1988Orion Pictures Major League , 1989Paramount Pictures
Field of Dreams , 1989Universal/Getty Images White Men Can't Jump , 199220th Century Fox
A League of Their Own , 1992Columbia Pictures
The Mighty Ducks , 1992Buena Vista Pictures
Cool Runnings , 1993Buena Vista Pictures Rudy , 1993TriStar Pictures
The Sandlot , 199320th Century-Fox/Getty Images Hoop Dreams , 1994Roco Films International Space Jam , 1996Warner Bros./Getty Images Jerry Maguire , 1996Columbia TriStar/Getty Images Rounders , 1998Miramax Films
He Got Game , 199820th Century-Fox/Getty Images Remember the Titans , 2000Buena Vista/Getty Images Ali , 2001Peter Brandt—Getty Images Bend It Like Beckham , 2003Sundance/Getty Images Million Dollar Baby , 2004Warner Bros. Pictures The Wrestler , 2008Fox Searchlight Pictures
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