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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: 77,131

2. 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: 52,436 | Gross: $47.95M

3. 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: 64,179

4. 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: 41,224 | Gross: $28.00M

5. 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: 2,963

6. 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: 59,461 | Gross: $30.70M

7. Mighty Aphrodite (1995)

R | 95 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

When he discovers his adopted son is a genius, a New York sportswriter seeks out the boy's birth mother: a ditzy porn star and prostitute.

Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Woody Allen, Mira Sorvino, Pamela Blair, Rene Ceballos

Votes: 42,792 | Gross: $6.70M

8. 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: 4,965

9. 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: 37,427 | Gross: $44.53M

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: 50,203

11. 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: 24,995 | Gross: $25.54M

12. 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: 17,641

13. 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: 9,026

14. 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: 11,993

15. 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: 2,309

16. 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: 5,467

17. 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: 10,718 | Gross: $18.91M

18. 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: 2,804 | Gross: $2.70M

19. 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: 247

20. 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

21. 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: 3,746 | Gross: $1.05M

22. 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

23. 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: 2,146

24. 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

25. 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: 2,129

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: 400

27. 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

28. 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

29. 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: 248

30. 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: 136

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: 222

32. Good Time Harry (1980– )

30 min | Comedy

Misadventures of womanizing sportswriter Harry Jenkins.

Stars: Marcia Strassman, Eugene Roche, Ted Bessell, Jesse Welles

Votes: 30

33. 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: 69

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. 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

36. 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: 128

37. 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: 409

38. 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: 70

39. 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: 180

40. 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

41. 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: 51

42. Okashina futari (1996 TV Movie)

129 min | Comedy

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Director: Yoichiro Fukuda | Stars: Naoki Sugiura, Tôru Emori, Kei Tani, Jay Kabira

43. 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

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. 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

47. 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

48. 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

49. 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

50. 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: 464