Saturday, September 8, 2012

Two decades of sports movies

D2: The Mighty Ducks was on TV earlier today, and I started thinking about sports movies that were released in the 1990s versus the ones that came out in the 2000s. Specifically, I was wondering if one decade had more sports movies than the other.

I went to IMDB and started searching. These were the parameters I set: released in the U.S, from the years 1990 to 2010, rated G or PG, and categorized as a Sport movie. As I went through the results, I excluded movies where a sport was not the main plot.

Here's the list:

1991 - 2000 - 34 total
The Pistol: The Birth of a Legend (1991)
Talent for the Game (1991)
The Babe (1992)
The Cutting Edge (1992)
A League of Their Own (1992)
The Mighty Ducks (1992)
Airborne (1993)
Rookie of the Year (1993)
The Sandlot (1993) 
Rudy (1993)
Cool Runnings (1993)
Little Big League (1994)
The Air Up There (1994)
The Next Karate Kid (1994)
Major League II (1994)
Little Giants (1994)
Angels in the Outfield (1994)
D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994)
The Big Green (1995)
Snowboard Academy (1996)
Ed (1996)
D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996)
Space Jam (1996)
The Ride (1997)
Air Bud (1997)
Possums (1998)
Without Limits (1998)
Golf Punks (1998)
Air Bud: Golden Receiver (1998)
Soccer Dog: The Movie (1998)
Endurance (1999)
A Little Inside (1999)
MVP: Most Valuable Primate (2000)
Remember the Titans (2000)

2001 - 2010 - 48 total
Snow Dogs (2002)
The Rookie (2002)
Like Mike (2002)
Hometown Legend (2002)
Jumping for Joy (2002)
Just For Kicks (2003)
Radio (2003)
Mickey (2004)
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius (2004)
Guarding Eddy (2004)
Soccer Dog: European Cup (2004)
Miracle (2004)
The Game of Their Lives (2005)
Madison (2005)
Herbie Fully Loaded (2005)
Kicking & Screaming (2005)
Ice Princess (2005)
Rebound (2005)
Racing Stripes (2005)
Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story (2005)
The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)
Believe in Me (2006)
Everyone's a Hero (2006)
Cars (2006)
Nacho Libre (2006)
Glory Road (2006)
Facing the Giants (2006)
Church Ball (2006)
Rocky Balboa (2006)
We Are Marshall (2006)
Invincible (2006)
The Final Season (2007)
Pride (2007)
White Air (2007)
The Game Plan (2007)
Surf's Up (2007)
The Longshots (2008)
Fast Girl (2008)
The Express (2008)
Speed Racer (2008)
The Mighty Macs (2009)
The Perfect Game (2009)
Chasing 3000 (2010)
The 5th Quarter (2010)
Ice Castles (2010)
Wildfire: The Arabian Heart (2010)
The Karate Kid (2010)
Secretariat (2010)

As it turns out, the 2000s had more sports movies. I've seen more from the 1990s, though, which is why I thought that decade had more.

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