Best Sports Movies Of All Time

Chariots Of Fire (1981)

This movie, along with "Rocky", also makes the list for most iconic soundtracks. Based on a true story, it follows two runners in 1924. It won four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay. And if you want the song to play on repeat in your head from now until forever, here you go.

• Released: 09 Apr 1982 in United Kingdom
• DVD Release: 16 Jan 2007
• Runtime: 125 min
• Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
• Rated: PG
• Starring: Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, Nicholas Farrell
• BoxOffice : $58,972,904
• Awards: Won 4 Oscars. 18 wins & 19 nominations total

Story/Plot: Two British track athletes, one a determined Jew and the other a devout Christian, are driven to win in the 1924 Olympics as they wrestle with issues of pride and conscience.

Chariots of Fire was Written by Colin Welland and directed by Hugh Hudson .

7.1/10 IMDB Rating 83% Rotten Tomatoes 78/100 Metacritic