News of Robert Redford's death ignited a, shall we say, spirited debate among USA TODAY Sports aficionados about where the Hollywood legend's film, "The Natural", ranks in the pantheon of baseball ...

Sometimes, you watch a sports movie that is just so good you can’t help but go on your phone the moment after and look up how to play the sport. That’s the power of some of the best sports movies out ...

The genre of sports movies was shaped by these pitch-perfect classics. The exhilarating world of sports translates perfectly into the cinematic world, with some of the best sports movies leaving their ...

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Kevin Costner's long history of baseball movies is no coincidence, as the actor has deep ties to the sport. Costner cemented himself as an iconic Western movie actor with movies like Silverado, Dances ...

In the parlance of America’s pastime, Robert Redford and “The Natural” keyed a two-out rally for baseball movies. The 1980s were a golden era for baseball cinema: “Bull Durham,” “Field of Dreams,” ...

We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we love. Promise. Back in 2015, Sports Heroines on Film author Viridiana Lieberman summed up the state of sports movies ...