1. Bad News Bears
   The Misfits
2. Taking Care of Business
   Major League

Major League is the 1989 comedy baseball hit. It’s about the Cleveland Indians.

1. Hoosiers
   Hoop Dreams
2. Mr. Fantastic
   Keeping Up With The Joneses

Hoosiers is a film that focuses more on a sports coach. It stars Gene Hackman.

1. Dr. Who
   The Karate Kid
2. Moonraker
   The Spy Who Loved Me

"The Karate Kid" has earned its place in global pop culture over the decades. It still remains a classic today.

1. Devil Racers
   Cars
2. Le Mans
   Cannonball Run

"Cannonball Run" is a very funny race film released in 1981. It has a great ensemble of characters!

1. The Color of Money
   Marked Money
2. The Schemers
   Expendables

Pool hustling looked so cool with Paul Newman. But "The Color of Money" now finds him teaming up with Tom Cruise for a pool coolness partnership.

1. Cool Runnings
   Entourage
2. Chariots of Fire
   Flashdance

The UK film "Chariots of Fire" might be remembered more for the Vangelis soundtrack than the story. It’s about 1920s Olympian runners.

1. Raging Bull
   Quicksilver
2. Desperado
   The Rock

Martin Scorsese directed the 1980 film "Raging Bull." Robert De Niro is the boxer here.

1. Jaws
   E.T.
2. BMX Bandits
   Flying Men

"BMX Bandits" is actually an Australian caper film featuring a couple of cyclists. It stars a very young Nicole Kidman!

1. With Honors
   Vision Quest
2. Body Heat
   La Bamba

"Vision Quest" is a wrestling film starring Matthew Modine. But what outlasted the film was Madonna’s song featured in it, entitled “Crazy for You.”

1. All The Right Moves
   Do The Right Think
2. If These Walls Could Speak
   You Are Number One

Tom Cruise also has a high school football character in his filmography. Watch him in "All The Right Moves," released in 1983.

1. The Durant
   Epic
2. Field of Dreams
   Rango

Kevin Costner loved to be in baseball films. His "Field of Dreams" one was the most memorable in terms of story, though.

1. Shack
   Naked Gun
2. Police Academy
   Caddyshack

Chevy Chase, Bill Murray and Rodney Dangerfield all appeared in "Caddyshack." The comedy level of this golfing film is outrageous!

1. Butch Cassidy
   Sundance Kid
2. Kickboxer
   Moonbeams

The Muscles from Brussels stars in "Kickboxer." That’s Jean-Claude Van Damme for you kiddos!

1. The Natural
   My Antonia
2. Leave It To Beaver
   Quick and the Dead

"The Natural" is unforgettable due to Robert Redford. The 1984 film was directed by Barry Levinson.

1. Back to the Future III
   Rocky III
2. Superman III
   Batman III

It was in "Rocky III" where Balboa battled B.A. Baracus. That’s Mr. T, yo!

1. Team Ann
   Shipwrecked
2. Rad
   Love Fool

Bicycle motocross-riding was a huge craze back in the ‘80s. It was immortalized here in 1986’s "Rad."

1. Oxford Blues
   Shane
2. Goodbye Mr. Chips
   Schindler's List

Oxford Blues stars Rob Lowe during his super-cute younger years. Well, he’s still super-cute today!

1. The Fan
   Three Amigos
2. Steel Magnolias
   Eight Men Out

"Eight Men Out" is an interesting film about game throwing. How can professional baseball players sell out a game? Watch and learn!

1. The Raven
   Bloodsport
2. Romeo Must Die
   Rush Hour

Jean-Claude Van Damme stars in yet another martial arts film to exhibit his fighting prowess. "Bloodsport" was released in 1988.

1. Over The Top
   Mrs. Doubtfire
2. The League
   No Ordinary Men

"Over The Top" focuses on arm wrestling. Yep, Sylvester Stallone's huge biceps are the real stars here.

1. Hairspray
   Sixteen Candles
2. Heathers
   Lucas

Little Corey Haim stars as Lucas. He tries to become a football player in his high school here.

1. Lily of the Valley
   Personal Best
2. Desert Hearts
   All The Right Moves

"Personal Best" is about track and field athletes encountering challenges and love. Only the two track women fall for each other, which was so radical for 1982’s standards.

1. Transformers
   Freaky Friday
2. Heat
   Bull Durham

Kevin Costner shares billing with Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins in "Bull Durham." But yeah, that’s still him playing ball!

1. Teen Wolf
   Mr. Doolittle
2. My Fair Lady
   Swamp Thing

"Teen Wolf" is the unforgettable 1985 comedy cashing in on Michael J. Fox’s popularity back then. His teen character becomes a star basketball player due to this wolfish transformation.

1. The Shining
   Band of Brothers
2. The Slugger’s Wife
   Diamond in the Rough

"The Slugger’s Wife" has an interesting storyline. It’s about a baseball player who seems to score big whenever his wife is there to cheer for him.

1. Wildcats
   Smorgasbord
2. Alfie
   Get Smart

Goldie Hawn stars in the football comedy "Wildcats." This was released in 1986.

1. The Champ
   Four Horsemen
2. North Shore
   The Quick and the Dead

"North Shore" is a film dedicated to surfing. Real-life surfing legend Laird Hamilton makes an appearance here.

1. She Got Game
   Girlfight
2. Silverado
   No Retreat, No Surrender

"No Retreat, No Surrender" is an interesting 1986 fighting film. Jean-Claude Van Damme is here, but is kinda the villain this time.

1. My Own Private Idaho
   To Each His Own
2. Little Ole Dad
   Brewster’s Millions

"Brewster’s Millions" is a funny 1985 baseball-themed film. It stars Richard Pryor and John Candy.

1. Escape to Victory
   Free Willy
2. Sea Shore
   Misty

"Escape to Victory" is an interesting World War II film. Soccer becomes a pivotal sport inside a German POW camp.

1. Marker
   Jab
2. Split Decisions
   Starry Night

"Split Decisions" is an interesting 1988 revenge film. Only this time, the revenge is within a boxing ring.

1. Foxes
   The Graduate
2. Stealing Home
   Gia

Jodie Foster appears in "Stealing Home" in flashbacks. The 1988 film stars Mark Harmon.

1. The Best of Times
   Mystic Pizza
2. Happy Gilmore
   Groundhog Day

"The Best of Times" is a 1986 comedy starring Robin Williams and Kurt Russell. It’s a coulda-woulda-shoulda film about past glories re-lived.

1. Sonic The Hedgehog
   The Lift
2. Speed Zone
   Heavyweights

"Speed Zone" is a film about car racing. It was released in 1989.

1. The Birds
   Murder She Wrote
2. Camp Sawi
   The Baron and the Kid

"The Baron and the Kid" is an interesting 1984 TV movie. It stars Johnny Cash as a pool hustler.

1. Iron Eagle
   Body Slam
2. Top Gun
   Die Hard

"Body Slam" is, of course, a film with wrestling or wrestlers in it. It was released in 1987.

1. Kramer vs. Kramer
   The Wild One
2. 8 Seconds
   Lone Ranger

"8 Seconds" focused on rodeo riding. The 1988 biopic stars Luke Perry portraying Lane Frost.

1. American Anthem
   Olympia
2. Battleship Potemkin
   Anna Karenina

"American Anthem" stars a real-life Olympian. That’s Mitch Gaylord, who competed in the 1984 LA Olympics.

1. Mandalay
   Starship Troopers
2. Johnny Be Good
   Casino

"Johnny Be Good" is a 1988 film starring Anthony Michael Hall, Robert Downey Jr. and Uma Thurman. What a cast, eh!

1. Attack of the Titans
   Youngblood
2. Candyman
   The Omen

"Youngblood" is an ice hockey film with Rob Lowe, Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze. What a hunk-fest this is!