Parenting 20 Films to Show Your Kids to Get Them into Sports Movies
List Rules Vote up the classic films appropriate for kids and teens that will teach them to love and respect sports movies.
Looking for some sports movies for beginners? If you want to sit down with your children and watch kid-oriented movies like Angels in the Outfield and The Mighty Ducks, that's great when your child is very young. But what happens when your tween is no longer satisfied with those feel good family films? What happens when you want to introduce your kid to the conventions and style of quality sports cinema? It's time to break out the PG-13 sports movies and educate your kids on more mature content. Here, you'll find a list of classic sports movies kids can watch.
The same sort of story is still there - the down and out team finds a way to victory or the athlete everyone doubted learns to overcome his/her odds and thrive. All the conventions that made your kids love films like The Bad News Bears are there, but movies like The Blind Side, Cinderella Man, and Friday Night Lights introduce more complex characters and themes. These sports movies for teens and tweens are appropriate for a younger audience without being too in your face kid friendly. These films can help get kids into sports and are great to fodder some discussion about cinema.
Browse the list below and vote up your favorite movies for introducing kids to sports films!
The Blind Side
The Blind Side is a 2009 American semi-biographical sports drama film. It was written and directed by John Lee Hancock, and based on the 2006 book The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game by Michael Lewis. The storyline features Michael Oher, an offensive lineman who played for the Baltimore Ravens and the Tennessee Titans, and currently is signed with the Carolina Panthers in the NFL. The film follows Oher from his impoverished upbringing, through his years at Wingate Christian School, his adoption by Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, to his position as one of the most highly coveted prospects in college football, then finally becoming a first-round pick of the Ravens. Sandra Bullock stars as Leigh ...more on Wikipedia
Actors: Sandra Bullock, Lily Collins, Kathy Bates, Tim McGraw, Kim Dickens, + more
Initial Release: 2009
Directed by: John Lee Hancock
Also Ranked
#77 on The Biggest Tearjerker Movies of All Time
#5 on The Best Movies Based on Non-Fiction Books
#7 on The Most Inspirational Sports Movies
#24 on Great Movies That Take Place in Autumn
Rocky
Rocky is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and both written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It tells the rags to riches American Dream story of Rocky Balboa, an uneducated but kind-hearted working class Italian-American boxer working as a debt collector for a loan shark in the slums of Philadelphia. Rocky starts out as a small-time club fighter who later gets a shot at the world heavyweight championship. It also stars Talia Shire as Adrian, Burt Young as Adrian's brother Paulie, Burgess Meredith as Rocky's trainer Mickey Goldmill, and Carl Weathers as the champion, Apollo Creed. The film, made on a budget of just over $1 million and shot in 28 days, was a ...more on Wikipedia
Actors: Sylvester Stallone, Joe Frazier, Burgess Meredith, Carl Weathers, Talia Shire, + more
Initial Release: 1976
Directed by: John G. Avildsen
Also Ranked
#58 on The Most Rewatchable Movies
#13 on The Best Movies Roger Ebert Gave Four Stars
#10 on The Very Best Oscar-Winning Movies
#11 on The Best '70s Movies
Cinderella Man
Cinderella Man is a 2005 American drama film by Ron Howard, titled after the nickname of heavyweight boxing champion James J. Braddock and inspired by his life story. The film was produced by Howard, Penny Marshall, and Brian Grazer. Damon Runyon is credited for giving Braddock this nickname. Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger and Paul Giamatti star. ...more on Wikipedia
Actors: Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger, Paul Giamatti, Clint Howard, Paddy Constantine, + more
Initial Release: 2005
Directed by: Ron Howard
Also Ranked
#19 on The Most Inspirational Movies Ever
#25 on The Best Movies Based on True Stories
#13 on The Most Inspirational Sports Movies
#98 on The Best Movies for Men
Moneyball
Moneyball is an American 2011 biographical sports drama film directed by Bennett Miller from a screenplay by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin. The film is based on Michael Lewis's 2003 nonfiction book of the same name, an account of the Oakland Athletics baseball team's 2002 season and their general manager Billy Beane's attempts to assemble a competitive team. In the film, Beane and assistant GM Peter Brand, faced with the franchise's unfavorable financial situation, take a sophisticated sabermetric approach towards scouting and analyzing players, acquiring "submarine" pitcher Chad Bradford and former catcher Scott Hatteberg, and winning 20 consecutive games, an American League ...more on Wikipedia
Actors: Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Robin Wright, Chris Pratt, Philip Seymour Hoffman, + more
Initial Release: 2011
Directed by: Bennett Miller
Also Ranked
#23 on The Best Movies Based on True Stories
#8 on The All-Time Best Baseball Films
#9 on The Best Movies Based on Non-Fiction Books
#30 on The Most Inspirational Sports Movies
