21. The Natural. I honestly believe and will argue that the 20 films below are better.20. The Hurricane. Denzel tour de force is better than Million Dollar Baby in its sleep.
19. Miracle. Kurt Russell actually overplays Herb Brooks, but no-name cast seals this one.
18. Friday Night Lights. Gritty and authentic, this is one well acted film.
17. Remember the Titans. Denzel joins Charlie Sheen (Major League, Eight Men Out), James Earl Jones (Field of Dreams, The Sandlot) and directors David Anspaugh (Hoosiers, Rudy) and John G. Avildsen (Rocky, The Karate Kid) in making this list twice, much to Kevin Costner's chagrin. Chelcie Ross (Ed Harris, Dan Devine) has earned himself an honorary spot in Romoville for his work in three top-ten films: Hoosiers, Major League and Rudy.
16. Breaking Away. Townies vs. college kids? Sold!
15. A League of Their Own. Girls playing baseball achieves non-chick flick status.
14. The Sandlot. A movie that goes where you want it to the first time you see it and feels like you've seen it a hundred times right after.
13. Happy Gilmore. Bob Barker's left jab will hit you in the side.
12. Chariots of Fire. Best Picture 1981 is slow, but from a time when Best Picture winners were pretty darn good.
11. The Bad News Bears. Walter Matthau was amazing with those kids.
10. Rudy. Who that has seen Rudy can honestly say they didn't like it? Best football movie ever.
9. The Karate Kid. 1980's Rocky clone hit the nail on the head for its generation.
8. Major League. My guess is Little Leaguers still quote the hell out of this one.
7. Field of Dreams. The top two baseball movies both center around the '19 Sox. This one really makes you feel.
6. Cinderella Man. Ron Howard may have wanted to call it Cinematography Man. It's that good.
5. Eight Men Out. Wonderfully cast recount of the 1919 Chicago Black Sox scandal.
4. Raging Bull. DeNiro and Scorcese at the top of their game.
3. Hoosiers. The ultimate comeback movie. Who isn't an underdog in Hickory?
2. Caddyshack. The funniest movie of all time? It's up there.
1. Rocky. Imagine a world with no Rocky sequels. Better yet, watch the original again, then imagine it.
