{"id":75954,"date":"2025-07-25T12:23:32","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T02:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/?p=75954"},"modified":"2025-07-28T08:38:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T22:38:34","slug":"20-must-watch-sports-movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/2025\/07\/20-must-watch-sports-movies\/","title":{"rendered":"20 Must Watch Sports Movies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Almost 30 years in the making, one of the best sports movies ever is getting a sequel with the highly anticipated release of Happy Gilmore 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please just let it be decent, it doesn\u2019t have to be an all time great like the first one, but give us a few solid laughs as Adam Sandler acts like a buffoon for our enjoyment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s all we ask of it and the trailer has enough in it to offer some hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Summer just got happy-er. Adam Sandler stars in Happy Gilmore 2 arriving July 25. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TUDUM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TUDUM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yfB2kulovK\">pic.twitter.com\/yfB2kulovK<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Netflix (@netflix) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/netflix\/status\/1928985348362715584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 1, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But every movie goer has been let down by a trailer before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sports movies have been massively hit and miss with some all time classics like Happy Gilmore and some major misses too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s run through some of the best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Happy Gilmore<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Where do you start with this one, released in 1996 it created a surge in popularity for golf (along with the rise of Tiger Woods who should get some credit for that).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just about everyone who has been to a driving range has tried that famous swing and never connected the way they had hoped, even Woods himself had a go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rate Tiger\u2019s Happy Gilmore swing <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yjRnAogS8z\">pic.twitter.com\/yjRnAogS8z<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Shooter McGavin (@ShooterMcGavin_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShooterMcGavin_\/status\/1943001771712090237?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 9, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Pro Tip: Don\u2019t try that swing with a putter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But on top of the golf, it also spawned some of the best one liners of the 90\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cJust taaaaaaap it in.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s all in the hips.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAre you too good for your home? Answer me!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re going to die clown!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou eat pieces of shit for breakfast?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And of course the famous Bob Barker fight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Bob Barker fight in Happy Gilmore is legendary. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7s8IqEIKMa\">pic.twitter.com\/7s8IqEIKMa<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Netflix (@netflix) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/netflix\/status\/1941180205185335772?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 4, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s something for everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Caddyshack<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Not one but two golf entries on this list with another classic comedy from the 1980\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a star studded cast featuring Bill Murray\u2019s hilarious role as the groundskeeper, you can\u2019t help but laugh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sure some jokes (or bad Irish accents) don\u2019t hold up nearly 40 years later but you\u2019ll enjoy this one whenever it comes on the tv.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Caddyshack (1980) Official Trailer - Chevy Chase Movie\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x9Nl39uWEYk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Slap Shot<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy Gilmore\u2019s first love was hockey and he probably would have fit in perfectly with the Charlestown Chiefs, especially on a line with the Hanson brothers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Slap Shot was released 48 years ago today\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nsge7ArDTp\">pic.twitter.com\/nsge7ArDTp<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Mike Commito (@mikecommito) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mikecommito\/status\/1894380140265677079?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 25, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It perfectly sums up the primary appeal of ice hockey, violence, violence and more violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sure there is a bit of skill involved but we all love to see a bunch of Canadians and Eastern Europeans missing teeth running into each other at high speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Dodgeball<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Just like Christopher McDonald stole the show as the obnoxious villain in Happy Gilmore, Ben Stiller\u2019s White Goodman is potentially the most memorable part of this comedy classic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rewatched Dodgeball for the first time in a few years. Classic \ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JyNWt8c3AP\">pic.twitter.com\/JyNWt8c3AP<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Suns Geek (@sunsgeek) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sunsgeek\/status\/1948257524614086684?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 24, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Well that and Lance Armstrong\u2019s cameo where he talks about the mental resilience (and nothing else) he needed to win the Tour de France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are still social sport teams going around with the Average Joes, the Cobras and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf you ain\u2019t first, you\u2019re last.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Will Ferrell takes the lead as a stereotypically sponsor clad NASCAR driver going through the highs and lows of his career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">August 4, 2006: Talladega Nights was released <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yXuYedwBUT\">pic.twitter.com\/yXuYedwBUT<\/a><\/p>&mdash; nascarman (@nascarman_rr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nascarman_rr\/status\/1555148721662427136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 4, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We could just list some classic quotes from this one or just go watch the movie again and relive them as they were intended to be delivered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is plenty of competition from the likes of Anchorman but this could be Ferrell\u2019s best performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Baseketball<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>The guys who make South Park have been in the news for other reasons, but their 1997 sports parody movie never got the recognition it truly deserved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joe Cooper and Doug Reemer are high school friends whose sole athletic talents are the ability to hit an uncontested jump shot and heckle their opponents mercilessly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BASEketball | Psyching Out the Competition\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e_2Lq-EJTHQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Their driveway game becomes a national sport and it gives us one of the most underrated movies going around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Major League<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>It really is a plot that could only exist in a movie, the rich team owner\u2019s trophy wife takes over after his passing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Except she\u2019s got a nefarious business plan, tank the team to lower attendances so she can move them from Cleveland to the much warmer climate in Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another classic sports comedy that still by and large holds up after over three decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Major League (1989) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8iNcyhHzHqc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A League of Their Own<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Taking a turn away from the comedies for a slightly more serious tone, A League of Their Own is an excellent movie about baseball during World War 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not only did it spawn Tom Hanks\u2019 \u201cThere\u2019s no crying in baseball\u201d line but it was also one of if not the best performances of Madonna\u2019s acting career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"There&#039;s No Crying in Baseball - A League of Their Own (5\/8) Movie CLIP (1992) HD\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6M8szlSa-8o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Admittedly it\u2019s not that hard to beat her cameo as a fencing instructor in Die Another Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Longest Yard (Either Version)<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Take your pick, they both work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Burt Reynolds one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Longest Yard (1974) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic Trailers\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/51HdID9JhBo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Or the Adam Sandler remake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Longest Yard (2005) Official Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l1BF53bXP8I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Two different versions of the same story, plenty of star power and some good laughs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Remember the Titans<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>This one tackles more themes than just a new coach taking over a dominant high school program and boy does it nail it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Denzel Washington has some excellent monologues and carries the movie superbly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Remember the Titans helped shape my love for Cinema as a kid. I think my generation has a unique relationship with Denzel, in that Denzel\u2019s sort of been an on-screen father figure to a lot of us. Films like this are the reason. Denzel\u2019s throwing 95 MPH this entire time. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9iXLwN5Y20\">pic.twitter.com\/9iXLwN5Y20<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Cinema Tweets (@CinemaTweets1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CinemaTweets1\/status\/1943788063983120521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 11, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Any Given Sunday<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Glitz, glamour, drama and distractions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Basically sums up the life of being an NFL player without actually mentioning the NFL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Any Given Sunday (1999) Official Trailer - Al Pacino, Jamie Foxx Movie HD\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q1DRD5Jvzis?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Friday Night Lights<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Is the movie better than the tv show or does the tv show win out?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Personally the movie was far and away more appealing but it\u2019s an each to their own and a topic of many debates in the Neds office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Friday Night Lights Official Trailer #1 - Billy Bob Thornton Movie (2004) HD\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O-mI9GajrBc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Hoosiers<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>After finding out some of the home truths behind the inspiration for this movie, it does get a little bit tougher to enjoy but the movie on its own is pretty good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although it does walk a fine line between cheesy an inspirational.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you change one or two lines you go from an Oscar winning performance by Sandra Bullock to a Hallmark Movie of the Week that would be beneath an actress of her calibre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Blind Side (2009) Official Trailer - Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw Movie HD\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gvqj_Tk_kuM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Hoosiers<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>There are few more impactful scenes than Gene Hackman measuring out the dimensions of the court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Goosebumps, every time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hoosiers (1986) | Official Trailer | MGM Studios\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/12h5KGHU8Mg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Rocky<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>This movie was never getting left off the list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you haven\u2019t seen it by now you are missing out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It might also explain why every day in Philadelphia tourists and locals alike run up those stairs and hold the pose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ROCKY (1976) | Official Trailer | MGM\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-Hk-LYcavrw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Senna<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Ayrton Senna might have been the greatest open wheel race car driver of all time and this documentary on his life might be the best pure racing movie ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Senna - Official UK Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QOQLeqRcgKc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>F1<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps there is some recency bias in this entry but the F1 movie, co-produced by the likes of Lewis Hamilton is a great watch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are there some liberties taken with reality? Of course but there are in just about every movie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sit back, enjoy it and don\u2019t overthink it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"F1 | Official Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/69ffwl-8pCU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Cool Runnings<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFeel the rhythm! Feel the rhyme! Get on up, its bobsled time!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Need we say any more?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cool Runnings (1993) - Theatrical Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4BqngFzt-cU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Bend it Like Beckham<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>As much a buddy movie as it is a sports movie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This one doesn\u2019t have huge stakes focused about junior football clubs in the UK but it also served as an introduction to Kiera Knightly for those that didn\u2019t see the Pirates of the Caribbean movies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM (2002) - Official Movie Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3IwGeYMepvM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Almost 30 years in the making, one of the best sports movies ever is getting a sequel with the highly anticipated release of Happy Gilmore 2. Please just let it be decent, it doesn\u2019t have to be an all time great like the first one, but give us a few solid laughs as Adam Sandler acts like a buffoon for our enjoyment. It\u2019s all we ask of it and the trailer has enough in it to offer some hope. Summer just got happy-er. 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