Rocky? Rocky 2-4? Slap Shot (1977) is fantastic.
For basketball I’d say Hoosiers (1986) is good. For American Football? Jerry Maguire (1996).
What are the best soccer, cricket, or racing movies?
Comedic Baseball: the Sandlot, Major League
Romantic baseball: For Love Of The Game
Baseball baseball: Moneyball
Historic baseball: A League Of Their Own
There is crying in baseball: Field of Dreams
“Who own de Chiefs?”
OWNS. OWNS.
Dodgeball - a true underdog story
Warrior for MMA. It’s a bit of a guilty pleasure because it hits all of my traditional masculine buttons. Redemption, making dad proud, making wife proud, showing your brother you actually love him, fist fights, etc.
Space Jam.
Moneyball
I don’t watch many sports now but watched these movies a ton as a kid:
the rookie - baseball
the air up there - basketball
caddyshack - golf
kingpin - bowling (the big Lebowski is my favorite movie of all time, but I don’t really consider it a “bowling” movie)
the wizard - competitive gaming
cool runnings - bobsledding
the big green - soccer
The replacements
Miracle - hockey Senna - F1 Faster (series) - MotoGP
Teenwolf.
Caddyshack. Happy Gilmore a close second.
Bend it Like Beckham, or Victory.
Edit: Bad News Bears or Major League.