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Baseball (1994)
SIM Rating: 9.64
Cast: John Chancellor, Daniel Okrent and Ossie Davis
Rating: NR
Length: 1140 minutes
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Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)
SIM Rating: 9.32
Cast: Jack Johnson, Keith David and Samuel L. Jackson
Rating: NR
Length: 214 minutes
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Hoop Dreams (1994)
SIM Rating: 9.28
Cast: William Gates, Arthur Agee and Emma Gates
Rating: PG-13
Length: 170 minutes
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Endless Summer, The (1966)
SIM Rating: 9.00
Cast: Robert August, Michael Hynson and Lord 'Tally Ho' Blears
Rating: PG
Length: 95 minutes
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Lost Son of Havanna, The (2009)
SIM Rating: 8.08
Cast: Carlton Fisk, Peter Gammons and George McGovern
Rating: NR
Length: 102 minutes
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Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows (1998)
SIM Rating: 7.96
Cast: Bret Hart, Owen Hart and Brian Pillman
Rating: R
Length: 93 minutes
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When We Were Kings (1996)
SIM Rating: 7.92
Cast: Muhammad Ali, George Foreman and Don King
Rating: PG
Length: 89 minutes
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Murderball (2005)
SIM Rating: 7.92
Cast: Joe Soares, Keith Cavill and Mark Zupan
Rating: R
Length: 85 minutes
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Dare to Dream: The Story of the U.S Women's Soccer Team (2005)
SIM Rating: 7.84
Cast: Liev Schreiber, Mia Hamm, Brandi Chastain, Julie Foudy, Michelle Akers
Rating: NR
Length: 77 minutes
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Life and Times of Hank Greenberg, The (1998)
SIM Rating: 7.80
Cast: Reeve Brenner, Hank Greenberg and Walter Matthau
Rating: PG
Length: 90 minutes
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Go Tigers! (2001)
SIM Rating: 7.80
Cast: Dave Irwin, Ellery Moore and Joe Paterno
Rating: R
Length: 103 minutes
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Dogtown and Z-Boys (2001)
SIM Rating: 7.80
Cast: Sean Penn, Jay Adams and Tony Alva
Rating: PG-13
Length: 91 minutes
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Endless Summer 2, The (1994)
SIM Rating: 7.68
Cast: Patrick O'Connell, Robert 'Wingnut' Weaver and Robert August
Rating: PG
Length: 109 minutes
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Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos (2006)
SIM Rating: 7.64
Cast: Pelé, Giorgio Chinaglia and Matt Dillon
Rating: PG-13
Length: 97 minutes
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Flint Star (2003)
SIM Rating: 7.60
Cast: Eddie Robinson, Mateen Cleaves, Jeff Grayer, Justus Thigpen Sr. and Charlie Bell
Rating: NR
Length: 89 minutes
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Spaceman: A Baseball Odyssey (2006)
SIM Rating: 7.12
Cast: Bill Lee, Fred Lynn and Dan Shaughnessy
Rating: NR
Length: 70 minutes
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Harvey's Wallbangers: The 1982 Milwaukee Brewers (1982)
SIM Rating: 6.40
Cast:
Rating: NR
Length: 70 minutes
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Highway Gospel (2010)
SIM Rating: 6.40
Cast: Jaret Belliveau, Craig Jackson
Rating: NR
Length: 90 minutes
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4192: The Crowning of the Hit King (2010)
SIM Rating: 6.08
Cast: Marty Brennaman, Tony Perez and Pete Rose
Rating: NR
Length: 115 minutes
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Dem Bums: The History of the Brooklyn Dodgers (2000)
SIM Rating: 6.00
Cast: Roy Campanella, Pee Wee Reese, Duke Snider, Gil Hodges, Jackie Robinson
Rating: NR
Length: 75 minutes
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