Sports Movies TIFF 50 “Convincing and illuminating

“Convincing and illuminating

A rare glimpse into an artist’s mind

”—Lisa See

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Moonlight's history-making Best Picture win

Sports Movies TIFF 50 “Convincing and illuminatingFrom Rocky to Field of Dreams, sports movies are among the most beloved of American films. Revolving around familiar narratives like the underdog story, these movies have generated modern day legends, reinforcing and disseminating our national myths about the American Dream. In Sports Movies, Lester D. Friedman describes the traditional formulas that have made these movies such crowd pleasers, including stock figures like the disgraced athlete on a