Winning and losing: What makes a great sports movie?

<p>USA Today's James Brown and Film Critic Brian Truitt talk about what makes a good sports movie and the elements of them that so many of us love. We cover Friday Night&nbsp;Lights, Field of Dreams, We are Marshall, Rocky IV, King Richard, Draft Day, I Tonya, The Cutting Edge, Moneyball, The Bad News Bears among others.&nbsp;To follow James Brown on Twitter click<a href="https://twitter.com/jamesbrowntv " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> here</a>. To follow Brian Truitt on Twitter click <a href="https://twitter.com/briantruitt" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. For Brian's updated top 25 football films click <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2021/02/05/best-football-movies-ever-ranked/4393534001/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. For more on USA TODAY'S Ad meter click <a href="https://admeter.usatoday.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>Episode Transcript <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2022/02/13/winning-and-losing-what-makes-great-sports-movie-5-things-podcast/6767220001/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">available here</a></p><p>Also available at <a href="https://art19.com/shows/5-things" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">art19.com/shows/5-Things</a></p><p><br></p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>