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The idea of sport is something that dates back much further than the medium of film; thousands of years compared to the century and change moving pictures have been around. Still, movies have long been recognized for their ability to excite and inspire, much like the acts of participating in and watching sports do.
29 'Tokyo Olympiad' Directed by Kon Ichikawa The most well-known film to deal with the 1964 Olympics in some way might well be the Studio Ghibli film From Up on Poppy Hill, at least nowadays. That one’s not a sports movie, though, and has the buildup to the event play a part in the narrative. On the other hand, there’s something like Tokyo Olympiad, which is explicitly about the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, serving as a documentary that condenses the entire thing into less than three hours.
Challengers explores the interpersonal drama and the various ups and downs of competitive tennis in a non-chronological way that proves dizzying and oddly thrilling in equal measure. It does seem most focused on being a romantic drama, but there’s also a ton of effort put into capturing the sport of tennis in an immensely cinematic fashion, and the way tension builds to what ends up being the film’s final match is staggering.
Befitting the title, The Set-Up takes a look at the shadier side of the world of sports, being about betting and the idea of taking a dive to benefit those who take on certain odds. However, the main character – an aging boxer – has the kind of determination that could land him in trouble if he ends up defying the odds, which is where the film's conflict truly comes into play.
It's based on real-life events that happened in the lead-up to the 1988 Olympics, with the titular wrestling team - a pair of brothers - getting sponsored by the incredibly wealthy John E. du Pont. Foxcatcher takes a grimly psychological look at the respective mindsets of its main characters, with tension building up considerably, regardless of whether you know what will actually happen by the end.
Regardless of how you feel about basketball of any variation, White Men Can't Jump is a movie that succeeds thanks to the chemistry of Snipes and Harrelson alone, with both making this comedic sports movie a good deal of fun. It's a film that undeniably screams 1990s with its overall feel and aesthetics, but that can also make it charming, perhaps in a way that its 2023 remake inevitably couldn't be.
Hoosiers is also notable for having one of Dennis Hopper's most acclaimed performances; in fact, the only one that got him an Oscar nomination. In the film, he plays the alcoholic father of one of the central team's young basketball players, and eventually becomes an assistant coach to Hackman's character. For the acting prowess on display, and for its generally engaging storyline that hits some familiar beats well, Hoosiers works very well as a sports movie overall.
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