Netflix Officially Says Goodbye to Russell Crowe’s ‘Rocky’ Replacement

Sports movies are often the best places to find the most invigorating, inspiring cinema. By its very nature, sport provides the perfect platform for zero-to-hero rises and legendary falls, with some of the very best proving just how valued the genre is. GM Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) rebuilt a legacy in Moneyball; the best sports franchise of all time was rebuilt for a new generation led by Adonis Johnson (Michael B. Jordan) in Creed; and the genre was perfected with the story of Jake LaMotta (Robert De Niro) in Raging Bull.