Best Sports Movies on Netflix

Here's a list of the 5 best sports movies according to their ratings on Netflix. We all have a bit of sports movie fan amongst us all. A good sports movie can make you feel like a champion, ready to take on whatever the day has to offer. Stories of the underdog punching much higher than his rank, to beat the star is well-prevalent and also popular. Have a look:

5. Rocky (1976)

In his career stretching several decades, Rocky might just be the finest we have seen from Sylvester Stallone. Written by and starring Stallone, Rocky's rags-to-riches drama has acquired cult status amongst fans. The John Avildsen movie can root for one of the best boxing drama ever made. The story of Rocky Balboa is the crown jewel in Stallone's career, earning him his only Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. Winner of three Academy Awards (and 10 nominations) Rocky is rated 3.8 stars on Netflix.

4. Raging Bull (1980)

This Martin Scorcese biographical sports drama is not just a great sports flick, but arguably one of the greatest movies ever. Robert De Niro stars as an Italian American middleweight boxer Jake La Motta, who lets success spark his inner demons. This effort from Scorcese was nominated for eight Academy Awards, and won the coveted statuette for Best Actor and Best Editing. Time magazine has listed this 1980 classic in their list of All-Time 100 movies. It also is listed at #109 on IMDB Top 250 Movies of all time. On Netflix it gathers 3.9 stars.

3. Happy Gilmore (1996)

With Golden Raspberry for Worst Actor received for Jack and Jill, and Just Go With It, Adam Sandler isn't the best choice in acting matters. But New Yorker is still one of the funniest guys on screen. The former stand-up comedian takes us on a laughing roller-coaster ride in Happy Gilmore. Sandler plays Gilmore, a failed ice hockey player who discovers a talent for golf. A very aggresive and violent golfer Gilmore takes the golf world by storm with his histrionics. With 3.9 stars, Happy Gilmore is the highest rated sports comedy on Netflix.

2. The Hammer (2011)

It is a biographical story of Matt Hamill, the first deaf wrestler to win the National Collegiate Championship. Hamill, played by Russell Harvard, learns to overcome his disability and conquer the ring. A true story of the underdog emerging champion, won over audiences in America. The Oren Kaplan directed movie won the audience awards at film festivals at Newport Beach, Florida, Miami, Philadelphia and Cleveland. To add a sense of genuineness in their effort, the movie makers casted Harvard for the lead role, who is also deaf in real life. It gets a 4.1 star rating on Netflix.

1. The Perfect Game (2009)

The Perfect Game is an American drama flick directed by William Dear, based on the 2008 book 'The Perfect Game' by William Winokur. Based on a true story set in 1957, the movie is the journey of Cesar Faz (Clifton Colins Jr.). He moves to Monterrey, Mexico after being let go by the St. Louis Cardinals as a clubhouse attendant. Still in love with baseball, Faz takes a young pitcher Angel Macias (Jake. T Austin) under him and forms Monterrey's first Little League team. The team makes their way into the Little League World Series final and faces a team from La Mesa, California. Met with racist comments, and language barrier in USA, the Mexican youngsters go on to win the event under Faz's coaching, the first non-US team to do so. The movie has its share of cliches, but scores brownie points for its simple and endearing approach. The movie though rated a very average 6.9 by IMDB, has a 4.2 star rating on Netflix.