The Greatest 8 Sports Movies in Film History

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'The Set-Up' (1949)

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'Rudy' (1993)

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'Chariots of Fire' (1981)

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'Foxcatcher' (2014)

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'The Natural' (1984)

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'Field of Dreams' (1989)

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'White Men Can't Jump' (1992)

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'Friday Night Lights' (2004)

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