10 Best Sports Movies Based On Real-Life Events

The high drama of athletics easily lends itself to real-life narratives, but only a handful of true-story sports movies have achieved true cinematic greatness. Over the course of games, seasons, decades, and even lifetimes, the myriad victories and defeats that play into an athlete’s life are prime fodder for Hollywood adaptation. The sports movie, which can cover the lead-up to a single day or embody a biopic encompassing the arc of an entire life, can use the structure and tension of its game to get at something innate and meaningful about the human spirit.