The 50 Best Sports Movies Ever

6. Raging Bull (1980)

One of the movies that put Robert De Niro on the path to being one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, Raging Bull is a classic black-and-white boxing film. The movie focuses on the life of Jake LaMotta, an actual boxer that lived a difficult life both inside and outside of the ring.

While there were many different great aspects to Raging Bull, the main one is De Niro, as the film let him show off all of his acting chops with the wide-ranging performance.