Top 10 sport biography movies about ernest

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"Raging Bull" (1980)

“That’s entertainment.” Robert DeNiro famously packed on seventy pounds mid-shoot to portray middleweight boxer Jake LaMotta as both a strapping young fighter and a doughy, out-to-pasture has-been.

Top 10 sport biography movies about ernest

At every stage of his career, LaMotta was a physically and mentally abusive lout, which makes Martin Scorsese’s unflinching masterpiece a film that’s a lot easier to admire than to watch.

“Hoosiers” director David Anspaugh sticks closer to the underdog facts for his chronicle of Rudy Ruettiger’s quixotic quest to play football for his beloved Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Sean Astin is perfectly cast as the bullheaded Rudy, a practice squad member who finally gets his wish in the final game of his final year of eligibility. Jerry Goldsmith’s uplifting score swells as Rudy is carried off the field to ch