The best sports film of every year
The highest-scoring sports film from each year, scored 0–100 on IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office against every film from the same year. Pick a year for its full list of sports films.
- 2026: Mandaadi Score 58.6 · 2 sports films
- 2025: Marty Supreme Score 80.2 · 8 sports films
- 2024: Arthur the King Score 58.9 · 10 sports films
- 2023: Air Score 69.7 · 14 sports films
- 2022: Hustle Score 57.7 · 19 sports films
- 2021: King Richard Score 75.0 · 14 sports films
- 2020: The Way Back Score 61.2 · 6 sports films
- 2019: Waves Score 59.5 · 10 sports films
- 2018: Free Solo Score 71.4 · 14 sports films
- 2017: Icarus Score 60.7 · 12 sports films
- 2016: Queen of Katwe Score 59.0 · 14 sports films
- 2015: Creed Score 75.1 · 10 sports films
- 2014: Unbroken Score 64.9 · 4 sports films
- 2013: Rush Score 70.1 · 11 sports films
- 2012: Trouble with the Curve Score 54.2 · 8 sports films
- 2011: Moneyball Score 76.8 · 10 sports films
- 2010: Senna Score 63.7 · 3 sports films
- 2009: The Blind Side Score 70.7 · 8 sports films
- 2008: The Wrestler Score 74.5 · 13 sports films
- 2007: Chak De! India Score 66.7 · 18 sports films
- 2006: Rocky Balboa Score 65.9 · 19 sports films
- 2005: Coach Carter Score 61.1 · 15 sports films
- 2004: Million Dollar Baby Score 89.3 · 8 sports films
- 2003: Seabiscuit Score 68.9 · 4 sports films
- 2002: The Rookie Score 60.3 · 4 sports films
- 2001: Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India Score 62.8 · 7 sports films
- 2000: Finding Forrester Score 62.1 · 8 sports films
- 1999: The Hurricane Score 67.2 · 7 sports films
- 1998: He Got Game Score 53.2 · 6 sports films
- 1997: Children of Heaven Score 56.6 · 3 sports films
- 1996: When We Were Kings Score 60.1 · 9 sports films
- 1995: The Big Green Score 10.4 · 1 sports film
- 1994: Hoop Dreams Score 64.7 · 10 sports films
- 1993: Rudy Score 60.5 · 3 sports films
- 1992: A League of Their Own Score 67.4 · 8 sports films
- 1991: K2 Score 27.0 · 5 sports films
- 1990: Days of Thunder Score 39.8 · 2 sports films
- 1989: Major League Score 64.6 · 5 sports films
- 1988: Bull Durham Score 67.0 · 7 sports films
- 1987: Over the Top Score 23.9 · 1 sports film
- 1986: The Color of Money Score 73.5 · 8 sports films
- 1985: Rocky IV Score 54.4 · 3 sports films
- 1984: The Natural Score 66.3 · 1 sports film
- 1983: All the Right Moves Score 33.3 · 1 sports film
- 1982: Rocky III Score 57.6 · 2 sports films
- 1981: Chariots of Fire Score 84.8 · 3 sports films
- 1980: Raging Bull Score 83.0 · 3 sports films
- 1979: Breaking Away Score 66.5 · 5 sports films
- 1978: Big Wednesday Score 39.4 · 2 sports films
- 1977: Slap Shot Score 55.3 · 2 sports films
- 1976: Rocky Score 91.5 · 1 sports film
- 1975: Hard Times Score 45.6 · 2 sports films
- 1973: Bang the Drum Slowly Score 39.9 · 1 sports film
- 1972: Fat City Score 54.1 · 1 sports film
- 1969: Downhill Racer Score 33.5 · 1 sports film
- 1968: The Love Bug Score 39.2 · 1 sports film
- 1966: Grand Prix Score 67.8 · 2 sports films
- 1963: This Sporting Life Score 54.7 · 2 sports films
- 1962: Requiem for a Heavyweight Score 48.4 · 2 sports films
- 1961: The Hustler Score 75.2 · 1 sports film
- 1960: Rocco and His Brothers Score 58.3 · 1 sports film
- 1956: Somebody Up There Likes Me Score 60.0 · 2 sports films
- 1952: Pat and Mike Score 37.2 · 1 sports film
- 1950: Night and the City Score 55.1 · 1 sports film
- 1949: Champion Score 59.6 · 2 sports films
- 1947: Body and Soul Score 56.3 · 1 sports film
- 1944: National Velvet Score 60.0 · 1 sports film
- 1938: Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations Score 47.6 · 1 sports film
- 1927: College Score 35.9 · 1 sports film