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Movies: 25 Greatest Ever Sports Movies

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Breaking Away (1979)

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Greatest Ever Sports Movies: 23. Breaking Away (1979)
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This Sporting Life (1963)

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Greatest Ever Sports Movies: 22. This Sporting Life (1963)
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When We Were Kings (1996)

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Greatest Ever Sports Movies: 21. When We Were Kings (1996)
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Ali (2001)

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Greatest Ever Sports Movies: 17. Ali (2001)
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Raging Bull (1980)

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Greatest Ever Sports Movies: 10. Raging Bull (1980)
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Champions (The Mighty Ducks, 1992)

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Greatest Ever Sports Movies: 8. The Mighty Ducks (1992)
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Escape to Victory (1981)

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Greatest Ever Sports Movies: 7. Escape to Victory (1981)
8

Cool Runnings (1993)

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Greatest Ever Sports Movies: 3. Cool Runnings (1993)
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Simon Reynolds

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Simon has worked as a journalist for more than a decade, writing on staff and freelance for Hearst, Dennis, Future and Autovia titles before joining Cision in 2022.

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