Sports movies are back, baby. For a stretch in the ’70s, ’80s, ’90s, and even ’00s, sports movies were inescapable. Beginning with Rocky, feel-good tales of triumph became reliable box ...

The best sports movies are independent of the sport they’re depicting, with universal stories that should appeal to anyone whether they love the sport or not. Though loving the sport does help.

The best sports movies and where to watch them, including good sports documentaries, racing movies, football movies, and more on Netflix and streaming services.

The idea of sport is something that dates back much further than the medium of film; thousands of years compared to the century and change moving pictures have been around. Still, movies have long ...