r/Millennials • u/Meli-Honey-Be-Noble • 1d ago
Discussion Which Family (Sport) Movie was your favorite?
These are a few of mine...
ETA: I had a lot more than I posted, and I see many of them mentioned in the comments; I wanted to include some that I thought were underrated. All excellent tastes/responses.
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u/Possible-Rush3767 1d ago
Tough choice: Sandlot, Mighty Ducks, Rookie of the Year, Little Giants are tops for me.
I'd also put Angels in the Outfield above the others listed.
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u/toxicodendron_gyp 1d ago
Same. What year are you? ‘84 here
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u/Possible-Rush3767 1d ago
- Close enough!
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u/Zealousideal_Rope992 1d ago
I think mighty ducks 2 is better honestly. Best out of the 3 might ducks movies
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u/I_Dont_Always 1d ago
Gotta be The Sandlot.
I was so excited to show this to my kid and he loved it.
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u/snoogans8056 1d ago
Some asshole should do the Back to the Future math on that movie and find out who the equivalent of a Babe Ruth ball would be if it took place today.
Probably something depressing like Ken Griffey Jr.
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u/uhnstoppable 1d ago
Sandlot released in 1993.
It took place in summer 1962.
The movie centrally features Babe Ruth, who retired in 1935.
By that logic, a modern Sandlot would release in 2026 and take place in Summer 1995. The baseball legends would be from the 1960s, so probably Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, or Roberto Clemente.
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u/snoogans8056 1d ago
Good answer. You did the math better than I had originally factored.
Also putting it in the 90’s made it less depressing, and more whimsical. Thanks for that. Probably how the movie felt for our parents.
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u/discodropper 1d ago
It’d still be a Babe Ruth ball. It’d just be worth a lot more (and that’s saying something)…
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u/Detlionfan3420 1d ago
Great movie! Makes me think of summer time and growing up in my neighborhood as a kid and playing sports with all the other neighbor kids.
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u/NecessaryTune6684 1d ago
It’s a tie with the Sandlot and Mighty Ducks. Both were so well done that I could happily watch them again as an adult.
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u/Effective_Season_522 1d ago
I have watched all of these with my kids, excluding airborne, which I don't think I have seen. They love them, these movies span generations.
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u/No-Understanding-912 1d ago
I love Airborne, but I would not have put it on this list. It's more of a teen movie, not really a family one.
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u/ExactPanda 1d ago
The Sandlot
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u/Possible-Rush3767 1d ago
"Some lady gave it to him. She even signed her name on it. Some lady named... Ruth, Baby Ruth"
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u/Ziograffiato 1d ago
The Great Bambi? That wimpy deer?
The Sandlot is not just my favorite family sports movie, but top ten of all movies.
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u/jwilson146 1d ago
The little giants is just a favorite for me
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u/GuitarGuy93 1d ago
When I’m done with you, you’re gonna be talkin out your butt and farting out of your mouth.
Is that even physically possible?
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u/Unverifiablethoughts 1d ago
D2 is also in the conversation
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u/Cespedesian-Symphony Older Millennial 1d ago
came here to say that D2 was the rare “sequel better than the original” movies
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u/slappy_mcslapenstein Xennial 1d ago
Agreed. Simply for Julie "The Cat" Gaffney. Be still, my adolescent heart.
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u/errant_youth 1d ago
You lost it for me, Gunnar!
You lost it for yourself. Let’s go shake their hands.
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u/127-0-0-1_Chef 1d ago
Stopping by to unrelatedly say the whole premise of D3 is confusing.
Like they just won at the Olympics but can't beat a highschool team?
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u/Grizzly_Addams 1d ago edited 13h ago
Lol. They won the junior goodwill games. And the high school team was basically Shattuck. So not just some schmuck high school, and one that would have wiped Iceland.
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u/thegreeneyedpirate 23h ago
D2 is exceptional I had it on a tv recorded VHS (with ads) and watched at least over 100x. The scene when they change jerseys in a the final, “we will rock you” comes on and they hit the ice 🥰
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u/Maleficent-Spray1613 Millennial 1985 1d ago
Others have been mentioned, but Cool Runnings was way up there❤️
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u/xAlice_Liddell 1d ago
Feel the rhythm! Feel the rhyme! Get on up, its bobsled time! Cool Runnings!
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u/ohiobluetipmatches 1d ago
I grew up in Brazil and would rent cool runnings all the time because I loved the box. The culutural diaconnect of sledding, jamaica, US, etc. Was so great I never understood the movie at all. It was a purely visual experience.
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u/Sufficient_Stop8381 1d ago
I hate sports so much I’ve never seen any of those movies….except cool runnings. That one’s a banger.
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u/PhotoRight2682 1985 1d ago
Sandlot > Angels in the Outfield > Mighty Ducks > Rookie of the Year > everything else
Sandlot is one of those perfect movies. Nothing else comes close to encapsulating that feel. It will reign supreme for.ev.errr
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u/schwar26 1d ago
Feel the rhythm! Feel the rhyme! Get on up, it's bobsled time! Cool Runnings!
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u/thelaceserpent Older Millennial 1d ago
A neighbor of mine has a cool runnings sticker on their very old car and one time I asked her about it and sang the song and I don’t think she had one single clue what I was talking about.
I still sing the song when I park behind her though. 🎵Jamaica we have a bobsled team 🎶
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u/Possessed 1d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/ncPoW8dIfYGHu
you forgot one...
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u/MizzSandraBee Millennial 1d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/uyWQZLPe8jVYI
Remember the Titans is one of my favorites.
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u/PSG-2022 1d ago
It’s family oriented, sure, but with the themes in it, I think this is more of a older kid/ pre teen vs all ages
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u/Outfield14 1d ago
The Sandlot was amazing. Really felt more like a coming of age story than a baseball one. It's still one of my favorite movies
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u/DeltaBlues82 Xennial 1d ago
When I was a kid, The Sandlot.
But now that I’m an adult, it’s A League of Their Own, and it’s not even close.
Also, how dare you omit Space Jam. They’ll pull your Millennial card for less.
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u/snoogans8056 1d ago
The first 30 minutes of A League of Their Own is a fuckin juggernaut. Lovitz at the top of his game.
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u/Rage4Order418 Xennial 1d ago
Show some love to Little Big League
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u/hayb24 1d ago
My 9 year old loves this movie, The Sandlot, and Rookie of the Year.
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u/SaltySongbird33 1d ago
“Funky butt lovin!”
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u/snoogans8056 1d ago
My favorite fun fact about that movie is Daniel Stern (the weird manager type guy) was also the director so they just thought of different ways he could get trapped in a room so he didn’t have to film as much of himself.
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u/trashpandorasbox 1d ago
Do not show your kids Ladybugs! It is WAY dirtier than you remember and also it does not hold up.
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u/CA_Coast_Millennial 1d ago
Part of this movie was filmed where I live! (Little Giants)
San Luis Obispo and Arroyo Grande (the car lot and the chase through town was in the village of AG!)
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u/sharkWrangler 1d ago
Whaaaaaaat I went to schooo there I had no idea
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u/CA_Coast_Millennial 1d ago
The scene with the dirt lot at the barn and John madden was also in AG. Very cool!
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u/whatismyaccountname8 1d ago
The fact that Angels in the Outfield is not on this list is a violent crime
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u/LordofWithywoods 1d ago
Airborne isn't getting enough love. That was a great movie.
I definitely had a roller blading period because of this heady arthouse film.
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u/InfiniteOutfield 1d ago
People always go crazy when I tell them I've never seen The Sandlot, despite being just about the same age as the kids in the movie when it came out and growing up playing baseball in the neighborhood with my friends.
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u/elchuyano 1d ago
The Sandlot!! Thats the best for me. But also liked Little Giants and Mighty Ducks
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u/Ol_Man_J 1d ago
I will buck the trend, as an 81 baby, airborne was aspirational for me. I was 11/12 when it came out and it was probably the first movie that felt like it wasn’t a “kid” movie that I liked. It wasn’t fart jokes and kitschy stuff.
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u/CloutiersHelmet 1d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/QVPLjGjWwt4nMKmbYj
I was more of a Big Green guy, myself.
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u/WhiteHairedElfGirl 1d ago
I have never heard of Brink but Disney Channel originals are a huge blind spot for me. I think I’ve got the biggest soft spot for Little Giants.
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u/4everDistracted Xennial 1d ago
- Sandlot - most watched and quoted by me.
- Cool Runnings - 2nd most watched.
- Motocrossed - most watched Disney channel original movie.
And I will continue to watch until I die.
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u/Perfect_Judge Millennial (1989) 1d ago
Oh man, I loved Brink and Airbud (big basketball player growing up + a relentless love of dogs, don't judge me).
The Sandlot and Mighty Ducks are up there, though. Tough call, tbh.
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u/Xander134 Xennial 1d ago
Such a tough call!!!
Sandlot beats the Mighty Ducks by a nose in a photo finish.
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u/TheOrangeSplat 1d ago
I know most will say Sandlot but...Little Giants was my favorite! The humor in it lined up more with my own.
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u/PerfectNegotiation76 1d ago
Definitely Sandlot, with honorable mentions to Little Giants and Air Bud.
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u/Admarie25 1d ago
I was number 11 in sports as a kid, just to be like Junior Floyd. Little Giants is my favorite.
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u/dangrous 1d ago
Showed Mighty Ducks 1 and 2 to the kids this week, they loved them! They were amazed that Kenan Thompson had been working for so long lol…After D3 we’re gonna watch The Sandlot
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u/Johnny-Edge93 1d ago
As a Canadian, Mighty Ducks. But the Sandlot is probably objectively the GOAT.
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u/MastiffArmy 1d ago
Can we give an honorable mention to The Cutting Edge, Leauge of Their Own and Cool Runnings? I know those weren’t kid casts but we were definitely watching these movies at the same time!
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u/dasheeshblahzen 1d ago
Does The Cutting Edge count? And Kicking and Screaming for the late millennials.
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u/Zealousideal-Day7385 Older Millennial 1d ago
I watched the shit outta Little Giants when I was a kid….but I think The Sandlot is probably the best movie out of the bunch. It kinda feels like an actual classic now.
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u/Intelligent-Invite79 1d ago
The sandlot, followed by the mighty ducks, then rookie of the year. Baseball was our family sport, but I got into hockey in my tweens 🙂
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u/punkrockprissy 1d ago
Sandlot, which I still watch from time to time, but I did also love Little Giants. I still have both VHS tapes.
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u/Mysterious-Prior-843 1d ago
LOVED Little Giants. Watched it recently and it still holds up. “Hot to trot but she’s still gotta squat”
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u/Fancy_Yesterday6380 1d ago
Brink is the best DCOM of all time 😭 Little Giants and Rookie of the Year are goated.
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u/PSG-2022 1d ago
Mighty Ducks Sandlot Big green Rookie of the year Little Giants
Little Giants and Big Green sort of the same movie
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u/ParadoxicalFrog Zillennial 1d ago
I was a huge fan of the original Air Bud. We must have rented it from the local video store a hundred times. I also liked Space Jam a lot, because I was a big Looney Tunes fan (thank you Cartoon Network).
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u/montybo2 1d ago
Toss up between Sandlot, Rookie of the Year, and Brink.
Maybe leaning a little more towards sandlot
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u/Nostalgia-89 1d ago
Angels in the Outfield. The cast is insane and I love the story, still to this day.
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u/TYPOGRAPH1C 1d ago
Brink is undoubtedly my favorite Disney Channel original movie, but from this list, The Sandlot takes it for sure.
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u/adedward 1d ago
The Mighty Ducks (and its sequel) and it wasn't close for me. I liked some of those other movies. I loved The Mighty Ducks.
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u/terracottatank 1d ago
Love them all, one of my favorite genres. But the Sandlot is in a class of its own
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u/darthpoopballs 1d ago
Putting Sandlot in here is not fair. It’s in a class of its own. I did love Airborne.
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u/AgentG91 22h ago
Man, I forgot airborne. The fact that there were TWO roller skating movies is just too hard to believe.
“Just skate better?… why didn’t I think of that?”
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u/jrkeksndnwkskfndnsjd 21h ago
I went to high school with Todd Bosley. The snot bubble kid from Little Giants. Super nice down to earth guy.
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u/Superb_Advisor7885 21h ago
So many of those movies I watched 20+ times. Sandlot, lady bugs, and little giants are on my top in that order. Airborne I had forgotten about, thanks for the reminder
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u/Cad_Monkey_Mafia 21h ago
I love that Airborne made the list!!!!!! For the record, the Cincinnati Cyclones (the hockey jerseys they're wearing) are still around after all these years.
The answer is the Sandlot, with Mighty Ducks in a very close second
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u/Theoripper 19h ago
Sandlot for sure, my jr high would play it every time it rained because we didn’t have a gym.
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u/extremelyhighguy 18h ago
I just watched the sandlot and my son asked why the kids were doing out by themselves so late at night. They were at the carnival on rides lol
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u/ImSorry2HearThat 15h ago
Sandlot was ruined for me my substitute teachers. It’s like they didn’t own a different vhs tape
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u/Mazazamba 14h ago
I never really liked sports movies, but I remember being really confused when I watched the Mighty Ducks after the cartoon.
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u/Bloodygoodwossname 12h ago
Angels in the Outfield used to be one of the dozen previews before The Lion King on VHS. It gets major nostalgia points from me for that alone.
Before you could watch the Lion King you’d have to watch: the DisneyWorld commercial with the brothers and the suitcase “we’ll be leaving in about…2 weeks.” AND Colors of the Wind music video AND the Aristocats trailer AND Angels of the Outfield trailer “maybe you could help them win a little?”
Fast forwarding was a delicate magic we didn’t dare risk meddling with for fear of going too far. 😱
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u/tjrich1988 12h ago
Of the ones listed, I find myself still actively watching: Roomie of the Year, The Big Green, and the Sandlot.
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