Best Sports History movies

Movies like Ford v Ferrari, Raging Bull, and Ip Man, ranked by the ReelsGraph community.
Last updated: September 19, 2026

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Ford v Ferrari

2019November 2019 by James Mangold

Drama, History, Action

Drama, History, Action

7.67 Excellent- 9,302 ratings
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2

Raging Bull

1980November 1980 by Martin Scorsese

Drama, History, Sports

Drama, History, Sports

7.51 Excellent- 4,889 ratings
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3

Ip Man

2008December 2008 by Wilson Yip

Drama, Action, History

Drama, Action, History

7.35 Excellent-- 4,241 ratings
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4

Coach Carter

2005January 2005 by Thomas Carter

Drama, History, Sports

Drama, History, Sports

7.15 Good++ 3,400 ratings
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5

King Richard

2021November 2021 by Reinaldo Marcus Green

Drama, History, Sports

Drama, History, Sports

7.15 Good++ 2,938 ratings
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6

Cinderella Man

2005June 2005 by Ron Howard

Romance, Drama, History

Romance, Drama, History

7.12 Good++ 2,473 ratings
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7

Ip Man 2

2010April 2010 by Wilson Yip

Action, History, Drama

Action, History, Drama

7.00 Good+ 2,552 ratings
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8

The Iron Claw

2023December 2023 by Sean Durkin

Drama, History, Sports

Drama, History, Sports

6.98 Good+ 1,348 ratings
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9

Air

2023April 2023 by Ben Affleck

Drama, History, Sports

Drama, History, Sports

6.81 Good+ 2,447 ratings
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10

Big George Foreman

2023April 2023 by George Tillman Jr.

History, Drama, Sports

History, Drama, Sports

6.76 Good 385 ratings
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11

Race

2016February 2016 by Stephen Hopkins

Drama, History, Sports

Drama, History, Sports

6.76 Good 1,647 ratings
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12

Invictus

2009December 2009 by Clint Eastwood

Drama, History, Sports

Drama, History, Sports

6.74 Good 4,414 ratings
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13

Rudy

1993September 1993 by David Anspaugh

Drama, History, Sports

Drama, History, Sports

6.74 Good 787 ratings
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14

Eddie the Eagle

2016February 2016 by Dexter Fletcher

Drama, History, Adventure

Drama, History, Adventure

6.69 Good 2,340 ratings
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15

Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

2001June 2001 by Ashutosh Gowariker

Adventure, Drama, History

Adventure, Drama, History

6.67 Good 668 ratings
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16

The Damned United

2009March 2009 by Tom Hooper

Drama, History, Sports

Drama, History, Sports

6.64 Good 722 ratings
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17

Miracle

2004February 2004 by Gavin O'Connor

Drama, History, Sports

Drama, History, Sports

6.54 Good- 695 ratings
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18

Safety

2020December 2020 by Reginald Hudlin

Family, Drama, History

Family, Drama, History

6.53 Good- 209 ratings
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19

The Boys in the Boat

2023December 2023 by George Clooney

Drama, History, Sports

Drama, History, Sports

6.52 Good- 381 ratings
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20

The Keeper

2018December 2018 by Marcus H. Rosenmüller

Drama, War, History

Drama, War, History

6.51 Good- 246 ratings
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21

Invincible

2006August 2006 by Ericson Core

Drama, History, Sports

Drama, History, Sports

6.51 Good- 1,068 ratings
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22

Full Out

2015September 2015 by Sean Cisterna

History, Drama, Family

History, Drama, Family

6.47 Good- 349 ratings
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23

Borg vs McEnroe

2017September 2017 by Janus Metz

Drama, History, Sports

Drama, History, Sports

6.40 Good- 1,229 ratings
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24

12 Mighty Orphans

2021June 2021 by Ty Roberts

History, Drama, Action

History, Drama, Action

6.39 Good- 257 ratings
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25

Red Army

2015January 2015 by Gabe Polsky

Documentary, History, Sports

Documentary, History, Sports

6.38 Good- 159 ratings
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26

Ronaldo

2015November 2015 by Anthony Wonke

Documentary, History, Sports

Documentary, History, Sports

6.37 Good- 425 ratings
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27

We Are Marshall

2006December 2006 by McG

Drama, History, Sports

Drama, History, Sports

6.37 Good- 823 ratings
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Breaking the Limits

2017November 2017 by Łukasz Palkowski

Drama, History, Sports

Drama, History, Sports

6.37 Good- 105 ratings
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29

Chariots of Fire

1981May 1981 by Hugh Hudson

Drama, History, Sports

Drama, History, Sports

6.28 Good-- 1,071 ratings
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30

Battle of the Sexes

2017September 2017 by Valerie Faris

Drama, Comedy, History

Drama, Comedy, History

6.28 Good-- 1,987 ratings
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31

61*

2001April 2001 by Billy Crystal

Drama, History, Sports

Drama, History, Sports

6.22 Good-- 152 ratings
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32

Eight Men Out

1988September 1988 by John Sayles

Drama, History, Sports

Drama, History, Sports

6.20 Good-- 290 ratings
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33

83

2021December 2021 by Kabir Khan

Drama, History, Sports

Drama, History, Sports

6.19 Good-- <100 ratings
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34

Strokes of Genius

2018July 2018 by Andrew Douglas

Documentary, History, Sports

Documentary, History, Sports

6.16 Good-- <100 ratings
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35

The Fencer

2015March 2015 by Klaus Härö

Drama, History, Sports

Drama, History, Sports

6.15 Good-- <100 ratings
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36

Gold

2018August 2018 by Reema Kagti

Drama, History, Sports

Drama, History, Sports

6.15 Good-- <100 ratings
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37

Facing Nolan

2022May 2022 by Bradley Jackson

Documentary, History, Sports

Documentary, History, Sports

6.10 Okay++ <100 ratings
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38

Montevideo, God Bless You!

2010December 2010 by Dragan Bjelogrlić

Adventure, History, Romance

Adventure, History, Romance

6.08 Okay++ <100 ratings
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39

The Other Dream Team

2012September 2012 by Marius Markevicius

Documentary, History, Sports

Documentary, History, Sports

6.08 Okay++ <100 ratings
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40

Run for Your Life

2008October 2008 by Judd Ehrlich

Documentary, History, Sports

Documentary, History, Sports

6.07 Okay++ <100 ratings
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41

Copa 71

2024March 2024 by Rachel Ramsay

Documentary, History, Sports

Documentary, History, Sports

6.06 Okay++ <100 ratings
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42

Phar Lap

1983August 1983 by Simon Wincer

Drama, Family, History

Drama, Family, History

6.06 Okay++ <100 ratings
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43

Children of Glory

2006October 2006 by Krisztina Goda

Drama, History, Sports

Drama, History, Sports

6.06 Okay++ <100 ratings
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44

Queen of the Ring

2025March 2025 by Ash Avildsen

History, Drama, Sports

History, Drama, Sports

6.06 Okay++ <100 ratings
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45

Chasing the Line

2021October 2021 by Andreas Schmied

Drama, History, Sports

Drama, History, Sports

6.06 Okay++ <100 ratings
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46

Miracle: The Boys of '80

2026January 2026 by Max Gershberg

Documentary, History, Sports

Documentary, History, Sports

6.06 Okay++ <100 ratings
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47

The Hammer

2010October 2010 by Oren Kaplan

Drama, History, Sports

Drama, History, Sports

6.05 Okay++ <100 ratings
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48

13 Days in France

1968September 1968 by Claude Lelouch

Documentary, History, Sports

Documentary, History, Sports

6.02 Okay++ <100 ratings
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49

Tommy's Honour

2017July 2017 by Jason Connery

History, Drama, Romance

History, Drama, Romance

6.01 Okay++ <100 ratings
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50

White Snow

2020December 2020 by Nikolay Khomeriki

Drama, History, Sports

Drama, History, Sports

5.99 Okay++ <100 ratings
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51

Weeds on Fire

2016April 2016 by Steve Chan Chi Fat

Drama, History, Sports

Drama, History, Sports

5.99 Okay++ <100 ratings
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52

21 Hours at Munich

1976December 1976 by William A. Graham

Drama, Thriller, History

Drama, Thriller, History

5.99 Okay++ <100 ratings
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53

Streltsov

2020September 2020 by Ilya Uchitel

Drama, History, Romance

Drama, History, Romance

5.98 Okay++ <100 ratings
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54

The Smashing Machine

2025October 2025 by Benny Safdie

Drama, History, Action

Drama, History, Action

5.95 Okay++ 707 ratings
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55

Stars

2017May 2017 by Jan Kidawa-Błoński

Drama, History, Sports

Drama, History, Sports

5.94 Okay++ <100 ratings
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56

The Cup

2011November 2011 by Simon Wincer

Drama, History, Sports

Drama, History, Sports

5.94 Okay++ <100 ratings
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57

Soul of the Game

1996April 1996 by Kevin Rodney Sullivan

History, Drama, Sports

History, Drama, Sports

5.94 Okay++ <100 ratings
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58

95

2017December 2017 by Aleksi Mäkelä

Drama, Comedy, History

Drama, Comedy, History

5.90 Okay++ <100 ratings
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59

On Wings of Eagles

2016June 2016 by Stephen Shin Kei-Yin

Drama, History, War

Drama, History, War

5.86 Okay+ <100 ratings
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60

Match

2012May 2012 by Andrey Malyukov

Drama, History, Sports

Drama, History, Sports

5.85 Okay+ <100 ratings
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61

Berlin '36

2009September 2009 by Kaspar Heidelbach

Drama, History, Sports

Drama, History, Sports

5.85 Okay+ <100 ratings
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62

The Brawler

2019January 2019 by Ken Kushner

Crime, Drama, History

Crime, Drama, History

5.85 Okay+ <100 ratings
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63

Watermarks

2004December 2004 by Yaron Zilberman

History, Documentary, Sports

History, Documentary, Sports

Needs more reviews
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64

First Pitch

2015September 2015 by Angus Wall

Documentary, History, Sports

Documentary, History, Sports

Needs more reviews
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65

Susi Susanti: Love All

2019October 2019 by Sim F.

History, Drama, Sports

History, Drama, Sports

Needs more reviews
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66

The Beaning

2017November 2017 by Sean McCoy

Documentary, History, Horror

Documentary, History, Horror

Needs more reviews
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67

The Four Minute Mile

1988November 1988 by Jim Goddard

History, Drama, Sports

History, Drama, Sports

Needs more reviews
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68

Net Worth

1995January 1995 by Jerry Ciccoritti

History, Drama, Sports

History, Drama, Sports

Needs more reviews
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69

City Dump: The Story of the 1951 CCNY Basketball Scandal

1998March 1998 by Steve Stern

Documentary, History, Sports

Documentary, History, Sports

Needs more reviews
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70

Freedom's Fury

2006September 2006 by Colin K. Gray

Documentary, History, Sports

Documentary, History, Sports

Needs more reviews
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71

Quince: el documental

2021March 2021 by Casimiro Oltra

Documentary, History, Sports

Documentary, History, Sports

Needs more reviews
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72

Dream Team 1935

2012November 2012 by Aigars Grauba

Comedy, Drama, History

Comedy, Drama, History

Needs more reviews
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73

Wilma

1977December 1977 by Bud Greenspan

Drama, History, Sports

Drama, History, Sports

Needs more reviews
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74

Vintage Car

1957March 1957 by Alfréd Radok

Comedy, History, Sports

Comedy, History, Sports

Needs more reviews
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75

Konopacka. Walka o złoto

2023October 2023 by Marek Bukowski

Drama, History, Sports

Drama, History, Sports

Needs more reviews
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76

Dempsey

1983September 1983 by Gus Trikonis

History, Drama, Sports

History, Drama, Sports

Needs more reviews
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77

Bert & Dickie

2012July 2012 by David Blair

Drama, History, Sports

Drama, History, Sports

Needs more reviews
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78

Hoops, Hopes & Dreams

2025January 2025 by Glenn Kaino

Documentary, Animation, History

Documentary, Animation, History

Needs more reviews
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79

Splinters

2012February 2012 by Adam Pesce

Documentary, History, Sports

Documentary, History, Sports

Needs more reviews
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80

Pěsti ve tmě

1987March 1987 by Jaroslav Soukup

Drama, History, Sports

Drama, History, Sports

Needs more reviews
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81

Wild League

2019October 2019 by Andrey Bogatyrev

Drama, History, Sports

Drama, History, Sports

Needs more reviews
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82

King of the Olympics: The Lives and Loves of Avery Brundage

1988August 1988 by Lee Philips

Romance, History, Sports

Romance, History, Sports

Needs more reviews
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83

Four Minutes

2005October 2005 by Charles Beeson

Drama, History, Sports

Drama, History, Sports

Needs more reviews
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84

Wilt Chamberlain: Borscht Belt Bellhop

2013April 2013 by Caroline Laskow

Documentary, History, Sports

Documentary, History, Sports

Needs more reviews