swap_horiz The Perfect Game Alternatives

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Fat City

Fat City is a 1972 American boxing drama directed by John Huston, noted for its unsentimental portrait of small-time fig...

Drama Boxing 1970S Gritty

8.6 Great

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Requiem for a Heavyweight

Requiem for a Heavyweight is a 1962 boxing drama written by Rod Serling, adapted from his 1956 teleplay about an aging f...

Classic Drama Boxing 1960S

8.2 Great

3

The Sandlot

The Sandlot is a 1993 American coming-of-age baseball film, remembered for its 1962 suburban sandlot setting and youth-t...

Family Coming Of Age Baseball 1990S

7.8 Good

4

The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg

The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg is a 1998 documentary about the Detroit Tigers slugger and his importance to Jewish...

Documentary Baseball Biopic Jewish

7.8 Good

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Love & Basketball

Love & Basketball is a 2000 romantic sports drama by Gina Prince-Bythewood, following two Los Angeles players from child...

Romance 2000S Basketball Women

7.8 Good

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61*

61* is a 2001 HBO baseball film directed by Billy Crystal, dramatizing Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle's 1961 home-run cha...

2000S Baseball Biopic Yankees

7.7 Good

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Girlfight

Girlfight is a 2000 American boxing drama directed by Karyn Kusama, notable as Michelle Rodriguez's breakout role as a t...

Drama Boxing Coming Of Age 2000S

7.6 Good

8

The Bad News Bears

The Bad News Bears is a 1976 baseball comedy about a misfit Little League team, with Walter Matthau as its hard-drinking...

Youth Comedy 1970S Baseball

7.5 Good

9

The Jericho Mile

The Jericho Mile is a 1979 ABC television film directed by Michael Mann, shot at Folsom State Prison and winner of three...

Running Drama 1970S Prison

7.4 Good

10

Bang the Drum Slowly

Bang the Drum Slowly is a 1973 baseball drama starring Michael Moriarty and Robert De Niro, centered on a pitcher and hi...

Drama 1970S Baseball Friendship

7.3 Good

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The Rocket: The Legend of Rocket Richard

The Rocket: The Legend of Rocket Richard is a 2005 Canadian biographical film about Montreal Canadiens star Maurice Rich...

Canada 2000S Biopic Hockey

7.3 Good

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Pelotero

Pelotero is a 2011 documentary about Dominican baseball prospects, examining how teenagers are scouted before signing wi...

Documentary Baseball 2010S Dominican

7.2 Good

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United

United is a 2011 British television film about Manchester United's Busby Babes and the 1958 Munich air disaster.

Drama Soccer 2010S Manchester

7.2 Good

14

Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait

Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait is a 2006 documentary that follows Zinedine Zidane during one Real Madrid match using mu...

France Documentary Soccer 2000S

7.1 Good

15

Spirit of the Marathon

Spirit of the Marathon is a 2007 documentary by Jon Dunham following six runners, from elites to amateurs, at the 2005 C...

Running Documentary 2000S Marathon

7.1 Good

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The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings is a 1976 baseball comedy about barnstorming Negro league players in th...

Comedy 1970S Baseball Negro Leagues

6.9 Fair

17

The Express

The Express is a 2008 biographical football film about Ernie Davis, the Syracuse running back who won the 1961 Heisman T...

College 2000S Biopic Football

6.9 Fair

18

Saint Ralph

Saint Ralph is a 2004 Canadian comedy-drama by Michael McGowan, set in 1954 Hamilton as a teen trains for the Boston Mar...

Running Drama 2000S Marathon

6.8 Fair

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A Gentleman's Game

A Gentleman's Game is a 2002 golf drama adapted from Tom Coyne's novel, set around a caddie and a private country club.

Drama 2000S Golf Country Club

6.0 Fair

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The Phenom

The Phenom is a 2016 baseball drama about a young pitcher sent to a sports psychologist after losing control on the moun...

Drama Baseball Pitcher 2010S

5.7 Mediocre