If you like sports and you have some free time, here’s some ideas of sports films that may inspire you.

A League of Their Own

According to Coach Jimmy (Tom Hanks), “There’s no crying in baseball”. That’s what he tells his baseball team in this comedy about a real-life women’s baseball league during WWII. The movie also stars the one and only, Madonna.

Miracle

The movie is based on real events in the 1980 Olympic games, when team USA plays the Soviet team. If you need some motivation, Herb Brooks’s speech will most likely speak to you.

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story

If you don’t know the 5 D’s of dodgeball or you need $100,000 this is your movie. It’s a comedy that features Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Chuck Norris, David Hasselhoff, and Lance Armstrong.

42

The movie follows Jackie Robinson’s journey to the Major League. After breaking the color barrier and becoming a baseball legend, his jersey was retired, which explains why you always see a #42 jersey at professional baseball stadiums.

Cool Runnings

A Disney movie about the Jamaican bobsled team that competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics. Yes, you read that right.

Benchwarmers

A comedy about 3 grown men who once were benchwarmers and now want to make up for lost time and play in a kids’ baseball league.