11 Epic Sport Movie Fails

Bend It Like Beckham (2002)

The Sport : It's the World Cup Final this Sunday, and even if England aren't in it, at least we didn't have Keira Knightley playing for us during our brief go at the title. As this 2002 flick proved, Knightley kicked balls about with all the conviction of a sporting Mata Hari.

Could Be Better? Hard to dial down the football side of a film with Beckham in the title, but trying to persuade the audience that Keira Knightley was a football genius was surely misplaced. A few less close-ups of women dribbling wouldn't have hurt either.

The Legend Of Bagger Vance (2000)

The Sport : Robert Redord directed a mouthwatering cast in the shape of Matt Damon, Will Smith and Charlize Theron for this sporting epic. The sport? Golf in the 1930s...

She's The Man (2006)

The Sport : Channing Tatum's come a long way since starring opposite Amanda Bynes in this story of a girl (somehow) pretending to be her own brother in making the boys' team.

Wimbledon (2004)

The Sport : Paul Bettany went all Hugh Grant in combining two paradoxical English assets: Wimbledon and winning.

Invictus (2009)

The Sport : Matt Damon inspires a divided nation as he leads South Africa to rugby glory in Clint Eastwood's made-for-awards feature.

Leatherheads (2008)

The Sport : George Clooney directed himself in this whimsical look at the origins of America's favourite game.

Speed Racer (2008)

The Sport : The Wachowski brothers' change of scene left behind the anarchy of the Matrix trilogy and V For Vendetta , and produced this family-friendly film based on the Japanese anime series.

Twilight (2008)

The Sport : Fine, so it wasn't a sports film, but vampire baseball fully deserves its place on this list.

Blades Of Glory (2007)

The Sport : Will Ferrell and John Heder enter the World Championships together in this bromance on ice.

Escape To Victory (1981)

The Sport : Pele, Bobby Moore and Michael Caine take to the field with Sylvester Stallone in goal as an Allied Prisoner camp take on the Germans.

Balls Of Fury (2007)

The Sport : Dan Fogler and Christopher Walken do battle in this warped look at the world of table tennis.