r/MovieSuggestions • u/Lopsided-War-7753 • 1d ago

I'M REQUESTING Sports thriller

Guys can anyone suggest any sports genre or themes movies ,where the story takes in the backdrop of a sports background.But the theme is thriller/crime genre with a high stakes plotline and an engaging story with a technical aesthetic going on

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u/Oleoay 1d ago

The Last Boy Scout

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u/theunnaturaldaybreak 1d ago

Uncut Gems (2019)

1

u/harrisahue 1d ago

Damn good movie.

7

u/Deacon_Blues1 1d ago

Original Rollerball movie.

6

u/Keyboard_warrior_4U 1d ago

The Fan (1996)

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u/djmooselee 1d ago

This is the one

5

u/thekidinthegrey 1d ago

These aren’t great but:

Sudden death (van damme)

The fan(de niro)

The last Boy Scout (kind of)

Blue chips

Eight men out

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u/TheShipEliza Quality Poster 👍 1d ago

Eight Men Out is legit great imo

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u/lovesmyirish 1d ago

Excuse me? Sudden Death not good?

Well I never….

1

u/thekidinthegrey 1d ago

I was such a big van damme fan when that came out and just it didn’t work for me

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u/lovesmyirish 1d ago

Lol for me its one of those so bad its good kinda things

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u/Savings-Coffee7532 1d ago

foxcatcher (2014)

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u/Due_Succotash_1536 1d ago

The Last Boy scout

A private detective's protected female witness is murdered, prompting him and the victim's boyfriend to investigate the crime that leads to a corrupt politician and a crooked football team owner. A down and out cynical detective teams up with a down and out ex-quarterback to try and solve a murder case involving a pro football team and a politician.

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u/SenatorBeers 1d ago

This is the answer.

I dare folks to make it through the opening sequence and not be hooked.

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u/iStoleCookies 1d ago

Foxcatcher.

2

u/BravoC10 1d ago

Diggstown

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u/Awkward_Tick0 1d ago

Uncut Gems

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u/ResponsibleBank1387 1d ago

Burt Reynolds and then Sadler rebooted it. 

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u/random-made-up-words 1d ago

The original Longest Yard with Burt Reynolds is definitely a lot more gritty than the Adam Sandler remake.

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u/Diseman81 1d ago

TWO-MINUTE WARNING (1976)

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u/teamnowak 1d ago

Threat Level Midnight

1

u/ActiveOppressor 1d ago

Big Fan (2009)

1

u/fin_dawg 1d ago

Night Game probably quite a good fit for this

1

u/lovesmyirish 1d ago

A prayer before dawn.

Kickboxing in a thai prison. And not one of those safe and clean thai prisons.

1

u/Fuzzy_Welcome8348 1d ago

Foxcatcher

Challengers

1

u/Quiet-Interview3916 1d ago

Any given Sunday

1

u/GlitteringFlan3299 1d ago

Blue Chips

The Program

1

u/No_Payment_3889 1d ago

Basketball Diaries

1

u/tregonney 1d ago

For Love of the Game

Field of Dreams

Slap Shot

Bull Durham

1

u/ThinkFree 1d ago

Snake Eyes (1998)

1

u/Fine-Turn1204 5h ago

Black Sunday (1977)