Peterborough Telegraph readers nominated others like Remember the Titans, Coach Carter and Miracle on Ice which I have yet to see.
Ones I have seen which just miss out include Slapshot, Cool Runnings and Jerry Maguire.
Here are my top 10 in reverse order...
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6: THE DAMNED UNITED: I’m not a fan of football films generally, but Brian Clough was such an interesting, complex character I couldn’t resist this story about his infamous 44 days as Leeds United manager. The fact it covered a time when Leeds became a laughing stock is a bonus.
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5: MONEYBALL: A film about baseball stats doesn’t sound that thrilling, but it’s a fascinating tale based on true events and the performances led by Brad Pitt are great. | Johnston Press Photo: Midlands
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4: MILLION DOLLAR BABY: Clint Eastwood’s boxing epic with the big twist in the middle swept the board at the Oscars in 2004 and deservedly so. Hilary Swank (pictured) won the best actress Oscar and Eastwood cried on screen for the only time in his career. Photo: Ian West/PA. Photo: PA
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3: THE HUSTLER: The seedy world of pool halls in the United States was brilliantly captured as Paul Newman’s character ‘Fast’ Eddie Felson took on the legendary Minnesota Fats. Newman reprised his role in an inferior remake ‘The Color of Money’ 25 years later.