Best Sport movies of 2000s

Actors : Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman, Clint Eastwood, Jay Baruchel,
Directors : Clint Eastwood,

A determined woman works with a hardened boxing trainer to become a professional.

Actors : Marisa Tomei, Mark Margolis, Mickey Rourke, Evan Rachel Wood,
Directors : Darren Aronofsky,

A faded professional wrestler must retire, but finds his quest for a new life outside the ring a dispiriting struggle.

Actors : Amy Adams, Mark Wahlberg, Melissa Leo, Christian Bale,
Directors : David O. Russell,

A look at the early years of boxer "Irish" Micky Ward and his brother who helped train him before going pro in the mid 1980s.

Actors : Matthew Goode, Scarlett Johansson, Emily Mortimer, Jonathan Rhys Meyers,
Directors : Woody Allen,

At a turning point in his life, a former tennis pro falls for an actress who happens to be dating his friend and soon-to-be brother-in-law.

Actors : Craig Bierko, Paul Giamatti, Renée Zellweger, Russell Crowe,
Directors : Ron Howard,

The story of James Braddock, a supposedly washed-up boxer who came back to become a champion and an inspiration in the 1930s.

Actors : Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges, Elizabeth Banks, Chris Cooper,
Directors : Gary Ross,

True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation.

Actors : John C. Reilly, Gary Cole, Will Ferrell, Sacha Baron Cohen,
Directors : Adam McKay,

#1 NASCAR driver Ricky Bobby stays atop the heap thanks to a pact with his best friend and teammate, Cal Naughton, Jr. But when a French Formula One driver, makes his way up the ladder, Ricky Bobby's talent and devotion are put to the test.

Actors : Burt Young, Milo Ventimiglia, Antonio Tarver, Sylvester Stallone,
Directors : Sylvester Stallone,

Thirty years after the ring of the first bell, Rocky Balboa comes out of retirement and dons his gloves for his final fight; against the reigning heavyweight champ Mason 'The Line' Dixon.

Actors : Will Arnett, Amy Poehler, Jon Heder, Will Ferrell,

In 2002, two rival Olympic ice skaters were stripped of their gold medals and permanently banned from men's single competition. Presently, however, they've found a loophole that will allow them to qualify as a pairs team.

Actors : Kristen Wiig, Sarah Habel, Drew Barrymore, Ellen Page,
Directors : Drew Barrymore,

In Bodeen, Texas, an indie-rock loving misfit finds a way of dealing with her small-town misery after she discovers a roller derby league in nearby Austin.

Actors : Henry Goodman, David Roper, Colm Meaney, Jimmy Reddington,
Directors : Tom Hooper,

The story of the controversial Brian Clough's 44-day reign as the coach of the English football club Leeds United.

Actors : Derek Luke, Jay Hernandez, Billy Bob Thornton, Lucas Black,
Directors : Peter Berg,

Based on H.G. Bissinger's book, which profiled the economically depressed town of Odessa, Texas and their heroic high school football team, The Permian High Panthers.

Actors : Jamie Foxx, Jon Voight, Mario Van Peebles, Will Smith,
Directors : Michael Mann,

A biography of sports legend Muhammad Ali, focusing on his triumphs and controversies between 1964 and 1974.

Actors : Quinton Aaron, Tim McGraw, Sandra Bullock, Jae Head,
Directors : John Lee Hancock,

The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All American football player and first round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family.

Actors : Jay Hernandez, J.D. Evermore, Dennis Quaid, Rachel Griffiths,
Directors : John Lee Hancock,

A Texas baseball coach makes the major league after agreeing to try out if his high school team made the playoffs.

Actors : Vince Vaughn, Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor, Rip Torn,
Directors : Rawson Marshall Thurber,

A group of misfits enter a Las Vegas dodgeball tournament in order to save their cherished local gym from the onslaught of a corporate health fitness chain.

Actors : Anthony Hopkins, Diane Ladd, Iain Rea, Tessa Mitchell,
Directors : Roger Donaldson,

The story of New Zealander Burt Munro, who spent years rebuilding a 1920 Indian motorcycle, which helped him set the land speed world record at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats in 1967.

Actors : Rob Brown, Robert Ri'chard, Samuel L. Jackson, Rick Gonzalez,
Directors : Thomas Carter,

Controversy surrounds high school basketball coach Ken Carter after he benches his entire team for breaking their academic contract with him.

Actors : Mark Wahlberg, Kevin Conway, Elizabeth Banks, Greg Kinnear,
Directors : Ericson Core,

Based on the story of Vince Papale, a 30-year-old bartender from South Philadelphia who overcame long odds to play for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles in 1976.

Actors : Sam Neill, Kirsten Dunst, Paul Bettany, Jon Favreau,
Directors : Richard Loncraine,

A pro tennis player has lost his ambition and has fallen in rank to 119. Fortunately for him, he meets a young player on the women's circuit who helps him recapture his focus for Wimbledon.