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1. Everybody Loves Raymond (1996–2005)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy
The comical everyday life of sports columnist Ray Barone and his dysfunctional family.
Stars: Ray Romano, Patricia Heaton, Brad Garrett, Doris Roberts
Votes: 77,414
2. Set It Up (2018)
TV-14 | 105 min | Comedy, Romance
Two corporate executive assistants hatch a plan to match-make their two bosses.
Director: Claire Scanlon | Stars: Zoey Deutch, Glen Powell, Lucy Liu, Taye Diggs
Votes: 64,837
3. Slap Shot (1977)
R | 123 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
A failing ice hockey team finds success with outrageously violent hockey goonery.
Director: George Roy Hill | Stars: Paul Newman, Michael Ontkean, Strother Martin, Jennifer Warren
Votes: 41,336 | Gross: $28.00M
4. The Natural (1984)
PG | 138 min | Drama, Sport
A middle-aged unknown comes seemingly out of nowhere to become a legendary baseball player with almost supernatural talent.
Director: Barry Levinson | Stars: Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger
Votes: 52,605 | Gross: $47.95M
5. The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)
PG-13 | 126 min | Drama, Fantasy, Sport
A down-and-out golfer attempts to recover his game and his life with help from a mystical caddie.
Director: Robert Redford | Stars: Will Smith, Matt Damon, Charlize Theron, Bruce McGill
Votes: 59,560 | Gross: $30.70M
6. The Harder They Fall (1956)
Passed | 109 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Sport
An ex-sportswriter is hired by a shady fight promoter to promote his latest find, an unknown but easily exploitable rising star from Argentina.
Director: Mark Robson | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Rod Steiger, Jan Sterling, Mike Lane
Votes: 9,137
7. Mr. Belvedere (1985–1990)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
The humourous adventures of an English housekeeper working for an American family.
Stars: Christopher Hewett, Bob Uecker, Ilene Graff, Rob Stone
Votes: 4,988
8. The Odd Couple (1968)
Passed | 105 min | Comedy
A New Yorker newly separated from his wife moves in with his best friend, a divorced sportswriter, but their ideas of housekeeping and lifestyles are as different as night and day.
Director: Gene Saks | Stars: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, John Fiedler, Herb Edelman
Votes: 37,547 | Gross: $44.53M
9. The Parent Trap II (1986 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 81 min | Comedy, Family
Two best friends plot to get their single parents together to stop one of them from moving to New York City.
Director: Ron Maxwell | Stars: Hayley Mills, Tom Skerritt, Carrie Kei Heim, Bridgette Andersen
Votes: 2,316
10. The Rebound (2009)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Romance
In New York City, a single mom captivates her new neighbor, a much younger man.
Director: Bart Freundlich | Stars: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Justin Bartha, Andrew Cherry, Kelly Gould
Votes: 50,304
11. 61* (2001 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 129 min | Biography, Drama, History
Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle race to break Babe Ruth's single-season home run record.
Director: Billy Crystal | Stars: Barry Pepper, Thomas Jane, Anthony Michael Hall, Richard Masur
Votes: 17,682
12. Funny Farm (1988)
PG | 101 min | Comedy
A couple swap city life for the country, but their picturesque new hometown turns out to be just a little bit different to what they were expecting.
Director: George Roy Hill | Stars: Chevy Chase, Madolyn Smith Osborne, Kevin O'Morrison, Joseph Maher
Votes: 25,067 | Gross: $25.54M
13. The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
Approved | 128 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The story of the life and career of famed baseball player Lou Gehrig.
Director: Sam Wood | Stars: Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, Babe Ruth, Walter Brennan
Votes: 12,034
14. The Odd Couple II (1998)
PG-13 | 97 min | Adventure, Comedy
Oscar and Felix take a road trip to their son and daughter's wedding.
Director: Howard Deutch | Stars: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Richard Riehle, Jonathan Silverman
Votes: 10,744 | Gross: $18.91M
15. Angels in the Outfield (1951)
Passed | 99 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
The Pittsburgh Pirates' brash and abusive manager receives the help of an angel to win games and become a better person in the process.
Director: Clarence Brown | Stars: Paul Douglas, Janet Leigh, Keenan Wynn, Donna Corcoran
Votes: 3,018
16. The Great White Hope (1970)
PG-13 | 103 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
A Black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down.
Director: Martin Ritt | Stars: James Earl Jones, Jane Alexander, Lou Gilbert, Joel Fluellen
Votes: 2,813 | Gross: $2.70M
17. Designing Woman (1957)
Approved | 118 min | Comedy, Romance
A sportswriter and a fashion-designer marry after a whirlwind romance, and discover they have little in common.
Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Gregory Peck, Lauren Bacall, Dolores Gray, Sam Levene
Votes: 5,485
18. Alex: The Life of a Child (1986 TV Movie)
Unrated | 100 min | Biography, Drama
Alexandra Deford, a precious and precocious girl, was just eight years old when she died in 1980 following a battle against the debilitating effects of cystic fibrosis, the number-one ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Markowitz | Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Bonnie Bedelia, Gennie James, Danny Corkill
Votes: 249
19. My Wife Is an Actress (2001)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A "normal" guy who is married to a hot actress gets worried that she is involved with her costar. This worry turns into jealousy and causes problems in their relationship. This is a story about trust and a comedy about the actions between men and women.
Director: Yvan Attal | Stars: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Yvan Attal, Terence Stamp, Noémie Lvovsky
Votes: 3,748 | Gross: $1.05M
20. My Breast (1994 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama
Joyce Wadler, a journalist who lives in New York, has an unsatisfying relationship with her boyfriend. When she discovers that she is suffering from breast-cancer, she radically changes her way of life.
Director: Betty Thomas | Stars: Meredith Baxter, Jamey Sheridan, James Sutorius, Sara Botsford
Votes: 143
21. The Sisters (1938)
Approved | 99 min | Drama
Three daughters of a small town pharmacist undergo trials and tribulations in their problematic marriages between 1904 and 1908.
Director: Anatole Litvak | Stars: Errol Flynn, Bette Davis, Anita Louise, Ian Hunter
Votes: 2,132
22. Text for You (2016)
107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young woman whose boyfriend died is trying to find her way back into life.
Director: Karoline Herfurth | Stars: Karoline Herfurth, Friedrich Mücke, Nora Tschirner, Frederick Lau
Votes: 2,154
23. Impact Point (2008)
R | 90 min | Thriller
Pro Beach Volleyball star, Kelly Reyes, faces challenges everyday, fierce competitors, the press, but nothing could prepare her for him.
Director: Hayley Cloake | Stars: Brian Austin Green, Melissa Keller, Kayla Ewell, Joe Manganiello
Votes: 1,394
24. Have a Little Faith (2011 TV Movie)
PG | 95 min | Biography, Drama
Writer Mitch Alboms reluctantly agrees to pen the eulogy of his childhood rabbi.
Director: Jon Avnet | Stars: Laurence Fishburne, Bradley Whitford, Anika Noni Rose, Mykelti Williamson
Votes: 588
25. Her Life as a Man (1984 TV Movie)
93 min | Comedy, Drama
To land a sportswriting job on a national magazine run by a chauvinistic editor, an aspiring female reporter convincingly disguises herself as a man to get the inside story.
Director: Robert Ellis Miller | Stars: Robyn Douglass, Marc Singer, Laraine Newman, Miriam Flynn
Votes: 113
26. A Christmas Tail (2014 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 87 min | Family
Two single parents fall in love while fighting over a puppy to give to their children for Christmas.
Director: Elias Underhill | Stars: Chandra West, Antonio Cupo, Tiera Skovbye, Beamer Wigley
Votes: 401
27. No Marriage Ties (1933)
Passed | 72 min | Drama
Alcoholic reporter Bruce Foster is on the road to ruin when he partners with advertising man "Perk" Perkins to form a successful advertising agency. Foster makes the business a success, but his personal life suffers.
Director: J. Walter Ruben | Stars: Richard Dix, Elizabeth Allan, Doris Kenyon, Alan Dinehart
Votes: 181
28. The Second Half (1993–1994)
30 min | Comedy
A divorced sports columnist contends with his ex-wife, weekend visits from his two daughters, and his romantic life.
Stars: John Mendoza, Jessica Lundy, Joe Guzaldo, Ellen Blain
Votes: 30
29. The Kid from Cleveland (1949)
Passed | 89 min | Drama, Family, Sport
Baseball team (the Cleveland Indians) helps a troubled teenaged fan.
Director: Herbert Kline | Stars: George Brent, Lynn Bari, Russ Tamblyn, Tommy Cook
Votes: 137
30. The Harlem Globetrotters (1951)
Approved | 78 min | Drama, Sport
Abe Saperstein, owner/manager of the world-famous "Harlem Globetrotters", an all-Negro professional basketball team, signs Billy Townsend, an All-American, to play with the "Globetrotters."... See full summary »
Directors: Phil Brown, Will Jason | Stars: Harlem Globetrotters, Thomas Gomez, Dorothy Dandridge, Bill Walker
Votes: 251
31. Young Man of Manhattan (1930)
Passed | 79 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Toby McLean, a reckless sports writer on a New York City newspaper, covers the Gene Tunney-Jack Dempsey heavyweight-championship fight in Philadelphia. There he meets Ann Vaughn, a feature ... See full summary »
Director: Monta Bell | Stars: Claudette Colbert, Norman Foster, Ginger Rogers, Charles Ruggles
Votes: 223
32. Bowery Champs (1944)
Approved | 62 min | Comedy
Copy boys Muggs and Glimpy investigate a murder. They locate the ex-wife of the murdered man and become convinced she is innocent. They hide her from the police while they investigate.
Director: William Beaudine | Stars: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, William 'Billy' Benedict, Bobby Jordan
Votes: 412
33. Forbidden Woman (2013)
Not Rated | 91 min | Drama
Elston has earned the respect and trust of Randall Trace, his boss and mentor. However, Elston reaches a pivotal point in his career when, after missing out on a coveted promotion, he falls... See full summary »
Directors: Clyde Risley Jones, Charles R. Penland | Stars: Jessica Barrow, Denee Busby, Marla Gibbs, Jackée Harry
Votes: 84
34. Hot News (1953)
Passed | 61 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After fighter Jim O'Hara is killed during a bout against a much heavier opponent, Mark Miller, a former boxer who left the profession to become a sportswriter, learns that a gambling ring ... See full summary »
Director: Edward Bernds | Stars: Stanley Clements, Gloria Henry, Ted de Corsia, Veda Ann Borg
Votes: 37
35. Harmon of Michigan (1941)
Passed | 65 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
Tom Harmon (ol' # 98 for the Michigan Wolverines, husband of actress Elyse Knox and father of Mark Harmon and Kelly Harmon) took a back seat to no one on the football field (except the ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Tom Harmon, Anita Louise, Forest Evashevski, Oscar O'Shea
Votes: 70
36. Good Time Harry (1980– )
30 min | Comedy
Misadventures of womanizing sportswriter Harry Jenkins.
Stars: Marcia Strassman, Eugene Roche, Ted Bessell, Jesse Welles
Votes: 32
37. Sarahsarà (1994)
114 min | Family, Sport
Inspired by the true story of Sarah Gadalla Gubara. In Namibia, Africa, Gershe, a reporter whose car has broken down, is almost killed by a passing ambulance. After following it into the ... See full summary »
Director: Renzo Martinelli | Stars: Kim Engelbrecht, Giulio Brogi, Ciro Esposito, Lucio Allocca
Votes: 45
38. The Big Game (1936)
Passed | 74 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
Gamblers kidnap Atlantic's star quarterback Clark Jenkins.
Directors: George Nicholls Jr., Edward Killy | Stars: Phillip Huston, James Gleason, June Travis, Bruce Cabot
Votes: 142
39. The Boy from Indiana (1950)
Approved | 66 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
Farmboy raises his colt to be a champion race horse.
Director: John Rawlins | Stars: Lon McCallister, Lois Butler, Billie Burke, George Cleveland
Votes: 52
40. The Kid Comes Back (1937)
Passed | 60 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
After defeating a prominent, highly-ranked heavyweight fighter in convincing and sensational fashion, "Gunner" Malone hopes to get a shot at the world-champion title, but is foiled by the ... See full summary »
Director: B. Reeves Eason | Stars: Wayne Morris, Barton MacLane, June Travis, Maxie Rosenbloom
Votes: 71
41. Okashina futari (1996 TV Movie)
129 min | Comedy
Director: Yoichiro Fukuda | Stars: Naoki Sugiura, Tôru Emori, Kei Tani, Jay Kabira
42. Night Parade (1929)
Passed | 71 min | Drama
Bobby Martin, a young middleweight champion boxer, is an honest and decent fighter. However, on the eve of his biggest fight, he becomes entangled in the snare of a dishonest woman and ends up framed.
Director: Malcolm St. Clair | Stars: Aileen Pringle, Hugh Trevor, Dorothy Gulliver, Robert Ellis
Votes: 130
43. Prize Fighter (1949)
Approved | 8 min | Short, Sport
New York City sportswriter, Bill Corum, drops in at the gymnasium where up-and-coming heavyweight Roland La Starza, whom the gym-rat hanger-ons declare is the best fighter to come along ... See full summary »
Director: Larry O'Reilly | Stars: Bill Corum, Roland La Starza
44. Amatieris (2008)
75 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A coming-of-age story about young drug dealers' trials and tribulations in the pursuit of his dreams.
Director: Janis Nords | Stars: Edgars Samitis, Ksenija Sundejeva, Regina Razuma, Jaroslavs Baturovs
Votes: 94
45. The Knockout Parade (1953)
Approved | 48 min | Action, Sport
A compilation film taken from fight-clips of the International Boxing Club. The film has sports-announcer Bill Corum prefacing and narrating clips from top boxing bouts of the past. ... See full summary »
Director: Joe Roberts | Stars: Bill Corum, Ezzard Charles, Sugar Ray Robinson, Rocky Graziano
46. GB Sports Sunday (2021– )
60 min | News, Sport, Talk-Show
A Sunday morning chat-show broadcast on the GB News Channel, discussing all the of the big sports stories.
Stars: Rhiannon Jones, Aidan Magee, Craig Gabriel, Sam Allardyce
47. Birds Make Sport (1946)
Approved | 9 min | Short, Family, Sport
Noted sports writer and ornithologist John Kieran provides the commentary on this short that includes rare slo-mo (at-the-time)studies of the tiny hummingbird, and highlights of the ostrich... See full summary »
Director: Jack Eaton | Stars: John Kieran, Jimmy the Crow
48. GB Sports Saturday (2021– )
60 min | News, Sport, Talk-Show
A Saturday morning chat-show broadcast on the GB News Channel, discussing all of the big stories from the world of sport.
Stars: Rhiannon Jones, Matt Holland, Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen
49.
Everybody Loves Raymond (1996–2005)
Episode:
You Bet
(1999)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy
Frank uses Ray to win bets on sports.
Director: Will Mackenzie | Stars: Ray Romano, Patricia Heaton, Brad Garrett, Madylin Sweeten
Votes: 465
50.
The Incredible Hulk (1978–1982)
Episode:
The Phenom
(1981)
TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
David 'Bedecker' travels to Miami with a farm boy with potential to be a baseball star, and has to protect the boy from an unscrupulous manager.
Director: Bernard McEveety | Stars: Bill Bixby, Jack Colvin, Lou Ferrigno, Brett Cullen
Votes: 162