Raging Bull

Top 10 sports movies, by the Guardian and Observer’s critics

“Fighting, dying, hoping, hating … great sports films are about far more than sport itself,” said the Guardian.

These are the ten best sports films according to the critics of the Guardian and Observer.


Olympia Leni Riefenstahl

Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
Director: Leni Riefenstahl
Stars: David Albritton, Arvo Askola, Jack Beresford
Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty
Director: Leni Riefenstahl
Stars: Sheigo Arai, Jack Beresford, Ralf Berzsenyi


The Guardian (founded in 1821) is a British national daily newspaper, and the Observer (founded in 1791) is its Sunday sibling. They are amongst the most influential papers in the world. The Guardian and its journalists have won numerous journalism awards, especially in the last decades.

Source: The Guardian
Last checked on: 16 January 2016
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