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Top 10 sports movies

Published
June 24, 2020

Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel sports staff ranks its top 10 sports movies

Terrific comedies and touching dramas make presence felt on everyone's lists.
Published
June 24, 2020

Sidelines: ‘Bull Durham’ earns top spot as best sports movie of all-time

Travis Barrett ranks the 1988 film about life in the minor leagues No. 1.
Published
June 17, 2020

Sidelines: The ‘Miracle On Ice’ was more than just a hockey game

'Miracle,' No. 2 on Travis Barrett's list of best sports movies ever made, perfectly reproduced the concept at the heart of Herb Brooks' team-building.
Published
June 10, 2020

Sidelines: ‘Raging Bull’ takes the title as best of the ring genre

Stellar cast led by Martin Scorcese's eye puts audience right in the center of the fight game, Travis Barrett writes.
Published
June 3, 2020

Sidelines: ‘Hoosiers’ is the greatest story of basketball in rural America

At No. 4 on his Top 10 sports movies of all-time, Travis Barrett says film still resonates today.

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Published
May 27, 2020

Sidelines: Even in the end, ‘Rocky’ is a big winner

1976's Oscar winner for Best Picture cracks the top five on Travis Barrett's list of best sports movies of all-time.
Published
May 20, 2020

Sidelines: ‘The Natural’ bats No. 6 in this sports movie lineup

1984 movie starring Robert Redford is one of best baseball movies ever made, Travis Barrett writes.
Published
May 13, 2020

Sidelines: “Caddyshack” still hilarious at 40 and is No. 7 on all-time list

Golf film has jokes galore and is No. 7 on Travis Barrett's all-time Top 10 sports movies.
Published
May 6, 2020

Sidelines: Largely overlooked, ‘Seabiscuit’ was America’s call to post

No. 8 on Travis Barrett's top 10 sports movies of all time, an overlooked horse galvanized a nation.
Published
May 6, 2020

Sidelines: ‘The Wrestler’ checks in at No. 10 on all-time favorite sports movies list

The 2009 film shows an entertainer grappling with his identity, as Robin Ramzinski thinks he is more important to him than who he actually is, Travis Barrett writes.