Best Sport movies of 2005

Actors : Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Matthew Goode, Emily Mortimer,
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, Renée Zellweger, Paul Giamatti, 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 : Iain Rea, Tessa Mitchell, Anthony Hopkins, Diane Ladd,
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 : Nelly, Burt Reynolds, Chris Rock, Adam Sandler,
Directors : Peter Segal,

Prison inmates form a football team to challenge the prison guards.

Actors : Heath Ledger, Emile Hirsch, Victor Rasuk, Johnny Knoxville,
Directors : Catherine Hardwicke,

The film follows the surf and skateboarding trends that originated in Venice, California during the 1970's.

Actors : Sammi Kane Kraft, Greg Kinnear, Marcia Gay Harden, Billy Bob Thornton,
Directors : Richard Linklater,

A grizzled little league coach tries to turn his team of misfits into champs.

Actors : Al Pacino, Matthew McConaughey, Rene Russo, Armand Assante,
Directors : D.J. Caruso,

After suffering a career-ending knee injury, a former college football star aligns himself with one of the most renowned touts in the sports-gambling business.

Actors : Elias Koteas, Stephen Dillane, Shia LaBeouf, James Paxton,
Directors : Bill Paxton,

In the 1913 US Open, 20-year-old Francis Ouimet played against his idol, 1900 US Open champion, Englishman Harry Vardon.

Actors : Breckin Meyer, Martin Lawrence, Megan Mullally, Wendy Raquel Robinson,
Directors : Steve Carr,

An acclaimed college basketball coach is demoted to a junior varsity team after a public meltdown.

Actors : Elijah Wood, Charlie Hunnam, Marc Warren, Claire Forlani,
Directors : Lexi Alexander,

A wrongfully expelled Harvard undergrad moves to London, where he is introduced to the violent underworld of football hooliganism.

Actors : Kuno Becker, Alessandro Nivola, Leonardo Guerra, Anna Friel,
Directors : Danny Cannon,

The extremely talented Santiago Munez is given a chance at professional football, after being spotted by a scout who has ties with Newcastle United.

Actors : Katherine Heigl, Jed Rees, Johnny Knoxville, Brian Cox,
Directors : Barry W. Blaustein,

A young guy's only option to erase a really bad debt is to rig the Special Olympics by posing as a contestant.

Actors : Kurt Russell, Oded Fehr, Kris Kristofferson, Dakota Fanning,
Directors : John Gatins,

Cale Crane catalyzes the rescue and rehabilitation of Sonador, a race horse with a broken leg.

Actors : Wes Bentley, Gavin Rossdale, Jay Rodan, Gerard Butler,
Directors : David Anspaugh,

Based on a true story, this film tells the tale of the 1950 U.S. soccer team, who, against all odds, beat England 1 - 0 in the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Although no U.S. team has ever won a World Cup title, this story is about the family traditions and passions which shaped the lives of the players who made up this team of underdogs.

Actors : Ari Graynor, Michael Keaton, Griffin Dunne, Robert Downey Jr.,
Directors : Michael Hoffman,

Combining real and fictional events, Game 6 centers around the historic 1986 World Series and a day in the life of a playwright who skips opening night to watch the momentous game.

Actors : Naseeruddin Shah, Shweta Prasad, Shreyas Talpade, Girish Karnad,
Directors : Nagesh Kukunoor,

Iqbal, the deaf and mute son of a farmer, has a passion for the game of cricket and seeks the tutelage of a washed-up, alcoholic ex-player.

Actors : Philip Craig, Roy Dupuis, Julie LeBreton, Stephen McHattie,
Directors : Charles Binamé,

A story about Quebec's most famous hockey player, Maurice "The Rocket" Richard, focusing on the struggles of a French Canadian in the National Hockey League dominated by Anglophones.

Actors : Seung-bum Ryoo, Kil-kang Ahn, Jeong-ah Bae, Min-sik Choi,
Directors : Seung-wan Ryoo,

Tae Sik, a troubled middle aged man and Sang Hwan, a troubled youth will meet in the ring with their respective mission. To change their life.

Actors : Seung-woo Cho, Mi-suk Kim, Gi-yeong Lee, Sung-Hyun Baek,
Directors : Yoon-chul Chung,

An autistic boy discovers he has a talent for running and with the help of the mother participates in a major marathon.