Best romantic sports films - Charts
Best romantic sports films
1. The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)
USA, Drama / Fantasy
Directed by: Robert Redford
Cast: Will Smith, Matt Damon
2. The Keeper (2018)
Germany / UK, Biography / Drama
Directed by: Marcus H. Rosenmüller
Cast: David Kross, Freya Mavor
3. The Hustler (1961)
USA, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Robert Rossen
Cast: Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason
4. The Wrestler (2008)
USA / France, Drama / Sports
Directed by: Darren Aronofsky
Cast: Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei
5. Chak De! India (2007)
India, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Shimit Amin
Cast: Shahrukh Khan, Vidya Malvade
6. Montevideo: Taste of a Dream (2010)
Serbia, Adventure / Romance
Directed by: Dragan Bjelogrlic
Cast: Milos Bikovic, Petar Strugar
7. Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)
India, Musical / Drama
Directed by: Ashutosh Gowariker
Cast: Aamir Khan, Gracy Singh
10. The Great Race (1965)
USA, Adventure / Comedy
Directed by: Blake Edwards
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis
11. Sultan (2016)
India, Action / Drama
Directed by: Ali Abbas Zafar
Cast: Salman Khan, Anushka Sharma
12. Mario (2018)
Switzerland, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Marcel Gisler
Cast: Max Hubacher, Aaron Altaras
14. The Stratton Story (1949)
USA, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Sam Wood
Cast: James Stewart, June Allyson
15. Otaku ni koi wa muzukashii: Youth (2019)
Japan, Animation / Comedy
Directed by: Yoshimasa Hiraike, Kazuomi Koga
Cast: Miyuki Sawashiro, Tomokazu Sugita
16. Wimbledon (2004)
UK / France, Romance / Comedy
Directed by: Richard Loncraine
Cast: Paul Bettany, Kirsten Dunst
17. For Love of the Game (1999)
USA, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Sam Raimi
Cast: Kevin Costner, Kelly Preston
18. Challengers (2024)
USA, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Luca Guadagnino
Cast: Zendaya, Josh O'Connor
19. A Matter of Size (2009)
Israel / France, Comedy / Drama
Directed by: Erez Tadmor, Sharon Maymon
Cast: Itzik Cohen, Dvir Benedek
20. The Third Half (2012)
Republic of Macedonia / Czech Republic, Drama / Historical
Directed by: Darko Mitrevski
Cast: Katarina Ivanovska, Sasko Kocev
22. Pat and Mike (1952)
USA, Comedy / Romance
Directed by: George Cukor
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn
23. Populaire (2012)
France / Belgium, Sports / Romance
Directed by: Régis Roinsard
Cast: Romain Duris, Déborah François
24. Fever Pitch (1997)
UK, Comedy / Romance
Directed by: David Evans
Cast: Colin Firth, Richard Claxton
25. Breath (2017)
Australia, Sports / Romance
Directed by: Simon Baker
Cast: Simon Baker, Elizabeth Debicki
26. Jerry Maguire (1996)
USA, Comedy / Drama
Directed by: Cameron Crowe
Cast: Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr.
27. The Cutting Edge (1992)
USA, Drama / Comedy
Directed by: Paul Michael Glaser
Cast: D.B. Sweeney, Moira Kelly
28. Fighter (2007)
Denmark / Sweden, Drama / Sports
Directed by: Natasha Arthy
Cast: Semra Turan, Nima Nabipour
29. Love & Basketball (2000)
USA, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Cast: Kyla Pratt, Alfre Woodard
30. The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki (2016)
Finland / Sweden, Biography / Drama
Directed by: Juho Kuosmanen
Cast: Jarkko Lahti, Oona Airola
31. Bull Durham (1988)
USA, Comedy / Drama
Directed by: Ron Shelton
Cast: Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon
32. Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)
USA, Comedy / Musical
Directed by: Busby Berkeley
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Esther Williams
33. Trouble with the Curve (2012)
USA, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Robert Lorenz
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams
34. Go Now (1995)
UK, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Michael Winterbottom
Cast: Robert Carlyle, Juliet Aubrey
35. Kid Galahad (1937)
USA, Crime / Drama
Directed by: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Bette Davis
37. No Breathing (2013)
South Korea, Drama / Sports
Directed by: Yong-sun Jo
Cast: Jeong-cheol Park, Jong-seok Lee
39. Bobby Jones, Stroke of Genius (2004)
USA, Drama / Sports
Directed by: Rowdy Herrington
Cast: James Caviezel, Claire Forlani
40. Leatherheads (2008)
USA / Germany, Romance / Comedy
Directed by: George Clooney
Cast: George Clooney, Renée Zellweger
41. United (2003)
Norway, Comedy / Romance
Directed by: Magnus Martens
Cast: Håvard Lilleheie, Berte Rommetveit
42. Vision Quest (1985)
USA, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Harold Becker
Cast: Matthew Modine, Linda Fiorentino
43. Cupid's Balls (2011)
Norway, Comedy / Romance
Directed by: Kristoffer Metcalfe
Cast: Kåre Hedebrant, Eira Stuedahl
44. Heaven Can Wait (1978)
USA, Fantasy / Comedy
Directed by: Buck Henry, Warren Beatty
Cast: Warren Beatty, Julie Christie
46. Tommy's Honour (2016)
UK / USA, Biography / Drama
Directed by: Jason Connery
Cast: Sam Neill, Ophelia Lovibond
47. Shergar (1999)
UK / USA, Crime / Drama
Directed by: Dennis C. Lewiston
Cast: Andrew Connolly, Dave Duffy
48. The Ring (1927)
UK, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Carl Villard, Lillian Hall-Davis
49. Run, Fatboy, Run (2007)
UK, Comedy / Sports
Directed by: David Schwimmer
Cast: Simon Pegg, Thandiwe Newton
54. The Hammer (2007)
USA, Comedy / Romance
Directed by: Charles Herman-Wurmfeld
Cast: Adam Carolla, Heather Juergensen
55. Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
USA / Germany, Comedy / Drama
Directed by: Gurinder Chadha
Cast: Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley
56. Lucky You (2007)
USA / Germany, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Curtis Hanson
Cast: Eric Bana, Drew Barrymore
57. FC Venus (2005)
Finland, Comedy / Romance
Directed by: Joona Tena
Cast: Minna Haapkylä, Petteri Summanen
59. Ice Castles (2010)
USA / Canada, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Donald Wrye
Cast: Taylor Firth, Rob Mayes
60. Mr. Baseball (1992)
USA / Japan, Comedy / Romance
Directed by: Fred Schepisi
Cast: Tom Selleck, Aya Takanashi
61. Everybody's All-American (1988)
USA, Romance / Drama
Directed by: Taylor Hackford
Cast: Jessica Lange, Dennis Quaid
62. Nothing Is Impossible (2022)
USA, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Matt Shapira
Cast: David A.R. White, Nadia Bjorlin
63. The Slugger's Wife (1985)
USA, Comedy / Music
Directed by: Hal Ashby
Cast: Michael O'Keefe, Rebecca De Mornay
64. Golden Sting (2018)
Czech Republic / Slovakia, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Radim Špaček
Cast: Filip Březina, Patrycja Volny
65. Playing for Keeps (2012)
USA, Comedy / Sports
Directed by: Gabriele Muccino
Cast: Gerard Butler, Jessica Biel
66. Over Fingers (2019)
Czech Republic / Slovakia, Comedy / Romance
Directed by: Petr Kolečko
Cast: Petra Hřebíčková, Jiří Langmajer
67. Fever Pitch (2005)
USA / Germany, Comedy / Romance
Directed by: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
Cast: Drew Barrymore, Jimmy Fallon
68. No Limit (2022)
France, Drama / Romance
Directed by: David M. Rosenthal
Cast: Sofiane Zermani, Camille Rowe
70. Tough Enough (1983)
USA, Drama / Sports
Directed by: Richard Fleischer
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Carlene Watkins
71. Blue Juice (1995)
UK, Comedy / Drama
Directed by: Carl Prechezer
Cast: Sean Pertwee, Catherine Zeta-Jones
73. Olympic Dreams (2019)
South Korea / USA, Comedy / Romance
Directed by: Jeremy Teicher
Cast: Nick Kroll, Gus Kenworthy
74. Men with Brooms (2002)
Canada, Comedy / Drama
Directed by: Paul Gross
Cast: Paul Gross, Leslie Nielsen
75. Split (2016)
USA, Comedy / Romance
Directed by: Jamie Buckner
Cast: MacLeod Andrews, Vin Morreale Jr.
78. FC Venus (2006)
Germany, Comedy / Romance
Directed by: Ute Wieland
Cast: Christian Ulmen, Nora Tschirner
79. Blue Crush (2002)
USA / Germany, Drama / Romance
Directed by: John Stockwell
Cast: Kate Bosworth, Matthew Davis
80. Blue Crush 2 (2011)
USA / South Africa, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Mike Elliott
Cast: Sharni Vinson, Katharina Damm
81. The Karate Kid, Part II (1986)
USA, Action / Romance
Directed by: John G. Avildsen
Cast: Pat Morita, Ralph Macchio
82. All the Right Moves (1983)
USA, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Michael Chapman
Cast: Tom Cruise, Craig T. Nelson
87. Summer Catch (2001)
USA, Romance / Comedy
Directed by: Michael Tollin
Cast: Freddie Prinze Jr., Jessica Biel
88. The Race (2002)
France, Action / Comedy
Directed by: Djamel Bensalah
Cast: Hélène de Fougerolles, Roschdy Zem
89. The Next Karate Kid (1994)
USA, Action / Sports
Directed by: Christopher Cain
Cast: Pat Morita, Hilary Swank
90. In Your Dreams (2016)
Czech Republic / Slovakia, Romance / Sports
Directed by: Petr Oukropec
Cast: Barbora Štikarová, Klára Melíšková
91. Veni, Vidi, Vici (2009)
Czech Republic, Comedy / Romance
Directed by: Pavel Göbl
Cast: Filip Tomsa, Sandra Nováková