30 of the Greatest Sports Movies of All Time

The Hustler, 1961

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1 of 30
Brian's Song, 1971

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2 of 30
The Longest Yard, 1974

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3 of 30
Rocky, 1976

United Artists/AP

4 of 30
The Bad News Bears, 1976

Paramount Pictures

5 of 30
Raging Bull, 1980

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6 of 30
Caddyshack, 1980

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7 of 30
Chariots of Fire, 1981

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8 of 30
The Natural, 1984

TriStar Pictures

9 of 30
The Karate Kid, 1984

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10 of 30
Hoosiers, 1986

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11 of 30
Bull Durham, 1988

Orion Pictures

12 of 30
Major League, 1989

Paramount Pictures

13 of 30
Field of Dreams, 1989

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14 of 30
White Men Can't Jump, 1992

20th Century Fox

15 of 30
A League of Their Own, 1992

Columbia Pictures

16 of 30
The Mighty Ducks, 1992

Buena Vista Pictures

17 of 30
Cool Runnings, 1993

Buena Vista Pictures

18 of 30
Rudy, 1993

TriStar Pictures

19 of 30
The Sandlot, 1993

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20 of 30
Hoop Dreams, 1994

Roco Films International

21 of 30
Space Jam, 1996

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22 of 30
Jerry Maguire, 1996

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23 of 30
Rounders, 1998

Miramax Films

24 of 30
He Got Game, 1998

20th Century-Fox/Getty Images

25 of 30
Remember the Titans, 2000

Buena Vista/Getty Images

26 of 30
Ali, 2001

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27 of 30
Bend It Like Beckham, 2003

Sundance/Getty Images

28 of 30
Million Dollar Baby, 2004

Warner Bros. Pictures

29 of 30
The Wrestler, 2008

Fox Searchlight Pictures

30 of 30

November 25, 2015 2:11 PM EST

With 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.

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