Dealing with the pressures of team management as a coach along with a little bit of off the field drama and you've got awesome movie plot: this coach movies list proves that. We're familiar with Space Jam and Rudy but nothing rings emotionally as deep as a the connection with a struggling coach looking to make bring out the best in people. Inspirational coaching movies include famous actors like Gene Hackman in Hoosiers and Football coach Al Pacino in Any Given Sunday make us feel like we are right there in the action. Other great football and basketball coach movies are Remember the Titans and Coach Carter.
We're looking to you sports jocks and movie buffs to build us an awesome list of great movies that feature the coach as the main character and let the world know which one rank the highest. So what are the best coach movies and the best coaching films?
What are the best coaching movies? Take a look at this list and decide for yourself.
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20649Remember the Titans
Hayden Panettiere, Ryan GoslingReleased: 2000
Directed by: Boaz Yakin
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14745Hoosiers
Gene Hackman, Dennis HopperReleased: 1986
Directed by: David Anspaugh
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19345Coach Carter
Samuel L. Jackson, Channing TatumReleased: 2005
Directed by: Thomas Carter
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9041Cool Runnings
John Candy, Malik YobaReleased: 1993
Directed by: Jon Turteltaub
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9959The Bad News Bears
Tatum O'Neal, Jackie Earle HaleyReleased: 1976
Directed by: Michael Ritchie
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8337The Replacements
Keanu Reeves, Gene HackmanReleased: 2000
Directed by: Howard Deutch
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10224A League of Their Own
Madonna, Tom HanksReleased: 1992
Directed by: Penny Marshall
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8319We Are Marshall
Matthew McConaughey, Kate MaraReleased: 2006
Directed by: Joseph McGinty Nichol
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8151Any Given Sunday
Cameron Diaz, Al PacinoReleased: 1999
Directed by: Oliver Stone
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7136Radio
Cuba Gooding Jr., Ed HarrisReleased: 2003
Directed by: Michael Tollin
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7545The Mighty Ducks
Emilio Estevez, Joss AcklandReleased: 1992
Directed by: Stephen Herek
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114108Miracle
Kurt Russell, Patricia ClarksonReleased: 2004
Directed by: Gavin O'Connor
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5731Little Giants
Alexa Vega, Rick MoranisReleased: 1994
Directed by: Duwayne Dunham
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96106D2: The Mighty Ducks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wayne GretzkyReleased: 1994
Directed by: Sam Weisman
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93102Blue Chips
Shaquille O'Neal, Larry BirdReleased: 1994
Directed by: William Friedkin
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3130Hardball
Keanu Reeves, Diane LaneReleased: 2001
Directed by: Brian Robbins
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81108Friday Night Lights
Amber Heard, Connie BrittonReleased: 2004
Directed by: Peter Berg
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91116Wildcats
Goldie Hawn, LL Cool JReleased: 1986
Directed by: Michael Ritchie
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5360Glory Road
Emily Deschanel, Jon VoightReleased: 2006
Directed by: James Gartner
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4756Space Jam
Michael Jordan, Bill MurrayReleased: 1996
Directed by: Joe Pytka
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2744Win Win
Paul Giamatti, Jeffrey TamborReleased: 2011
Directed by: Thomas McCarthy
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322Moneyball
Brad Pitt, Jonah HillReleased: 2011
Directed by: Bennett Miller
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6082The Color of Money
Tom Cruise, Paul NewmanReleased: 1986
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
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71112The Program
Halle Berry, James CaanReleased: 1993
Directed by: David S. Ward
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75114Little Big League
Jason Robards Jr., Jeff GarlinReleased: 1994
Directed by: Andrew Scheinman
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