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ForbinsAscynt

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1. Field of Dreams
2. Tin Cup
3. Bull Durham
4. American Flyers
5. Dances with Wolves
 

CYdTracked

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Surprised so many people have Moneyball so high on their lists. It's a great movie but I'm hard pressed to put it maybe 4th or 5th at best in my top 5 baseball movies. The Bad News Bears (the original movie not the Billy Bob Thornton version) The Rookie and The Natural are fighting for those 2 spots as well as Major League. 42 probably is on the top 10 bubble. I guess some of the opinions are based on what generation you grew up in too.

Another highly under-rated baseball movie is Million Dollar Arm. If you have not seen it yet you should, it is based off a true story.

A few more non-baseball movies to add to the discussion not mentioned yet: Tin Cup, Rudy, and Little Giants.
 

enisthemenace

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Surprised so many people have Moneyball so high on their lists. It's a great movie but I'm hard pressed to put it maybe 4th or 5th at best in my top 5 baseball movies. The Bad News Bears (the original movie not the Billy Bob Thornton version) The Rookie and The Natural are fighting for those 2 spots as well as Major League. 42 probably is on the top 10 bubble. I guess some of the opinions are based on what generation you grew up in too.

Another highly under-rated baseball movie is Million Dollar Arm. If you have not seen it yet you should, it is based off a true story.

A few more non-baseball movies to add to the discussion not mentioned yet: Tin Cup, Rudy, and Little Giants.

Moneyball is a great movie. I could easily put it in my baseball top 3.

The Natural holds the top spot in that category for me.
 

Gonzo

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Surprised so many people have Moneyball so high on their lists. It's a great movie but I'm hard pressed to put it maybe 4th or 5th at best in my top 5 baseball movies. The Bad News Bears (the original movie not the Billy Bob Thornton version) The Rookie and The Natural are fighting for those 2 spots as well as Major League. 42 probably is on the top 10 bubble. I guess some of the opinions are based on what generation you grew up in too.

Another highly under-rated baseball movie is Million Dollar Arm. If you have not seen it yet you should, it is based off a true story.

A few more non-baseball movies to add to the discussion not mentioned yet: Tin Cup, Rudy, and Little Giants.

I have 'The Natural' as my #1 baseball movie but really love 'Moneyball'.

As for underrated, another seriously underrated baseball movie is 'Long Gone'.
 

Doc

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I hate to be that guy that posts questionable sports, but I really liked Meru (and Free Solo, but preferred Meru) and Ford. vs. Ferrari.

I don’t really like many team sports movies as they are kind of cheesy, but the more individualized one do it for me in movie form. I think team sports stories are so complicated they’re better for book readin but individual sports that I don’t know anything about are good for a two hour movie.
 

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Most Underrated: The Natural

Most Overrated: Rocky

Tops for Me in No Order:
Seabuscuit
The Natural
I, Tonya
Field of Dreams
A League of Their Own
Foxcatcher
Jerry Maguire
Hoop Dreams
 

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It’s no Moneyball, but No No: A Dockumentary is worth a watch, especially if you can remember the ‘60’s & 70’s.
 
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Gonzo

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It’s no Moneyball, but No No: A Dockumentary is worth a watch, especially if you can remember the ‘60’s & 70’s.

Great reference. Another great documentary is 'The Battered Bastards of Baseball'. Great stuff.
 

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Diehard, oh wait that’s best Xmas movie. Brian’s Song deserves a mention, especially if you like a good cry.
 

harimad

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Ok, fine, let’s get definitive here. :p

1. The Natural
2. A League Of Their Own
3. Moneyball
4. For Love Of The Game
5. 42
6. Field Of Dreams

Baseball comedies are a different category but Major League is the best one. Then Bull Durham. Rookie of the Year and The Sandlot 3a and 3b.

(Edit: just defining baseball movies here, not all sports movies. Obviously quite subjective here as well.)
 
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