“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.
Director: Martin Scorsese
Stars: Robert De Niro, Cathy Moriarty
, Joe Pesci
Director: Robert Rossen
Stars: Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason
, Piper Laurie
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Stars: Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei
, Evan Rachel Wood
Director: Cameron Crowe
Stars: Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr.
, Renée Zellweger
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Stars: Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves
, Gary Busey
Director: Ron Shelton
Stars: Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon
, Tim Robbins
Director: George Roy Hill
Stars: Paul Newman, Michael Ontkean
, Strother Martin
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
Director: Lindsay Anderson
Stars: Richard Harris, Rachel Roberts
, Alan Badel
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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