HBO and The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Chris Ryan and Juliet Litman to induct ‘Jerry Maguire’ into the Sports Movie Hall of Fame. Topics include: Rod Tidwell spin-offs (6:00), Tom Cruise Oscar snubs (12:00), the opening montage (16:00), Jonathan Lipnicki’s pinnacle (22:00), “show me the money” (28:00), the best Cruise movies (35:00), the birth of the modern sports movie (40:00), and Cruise’s romantic-lead chops (45:00).

‘Jerry Maguire’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Juliet Litman

'The Rewatchables,' a film podcast from the Ringer Podcast Network, features The Ringer’s Bill Simmons and a roundtable of people from the Ringer universe discussing movies they can’t seem to stop watching. Listen to the complete archives of 150-plus movies, including 'The Hangover,' 'Godfather 2,' 'Dunkirk,' 'Creed,' and many more classics, on our special 'Rewatchables' page on The Ringer.

TV & Film

The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey leave their Midwestern hometowns in search of their favorite runaway film, ‘Hardcore,’ starring George C. Scott, Season Hubley, and Peter Boyle and directed by Paul Schrader.

Producer: Craig Horlbeck
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‘Hardcore’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

It’s raining frogs in the studio as Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey rewatch the 1999 film ‘Magnolia,’ starring Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Julianne Moore and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.

Producer: Craig Horlbeck
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‘Magnolia’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Mallory Rubin, and Amanda Dobbins definitely advise skipping the fish after rewatching the 1989 black comedy ‘The War of the Roses,’ starring Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, and Danny DeVito and directed by Danny DeVito.

Producer: Craig Horlbeck
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‘The War of the Roses’ With Bill Simmons, Mallory Rubin, and Amanda Dobbins

The Ringer’s Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan are forced to become warriors or victims after rewatching the 2017 crime thriller ‘Shot Caller,’ starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lake Bell, and Jon Bernthal.

Producer: Craig Horlbeck
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‘Shot Caller’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey revisit Kenneth Lonergan’s 2016 drama ‘Manchester by the Sea,’ starring Casey Affleck, Lucas Hedges, and Michelle Williams.

Producer: Craig Horlbeck
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‘Jerry Maguire’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Juliet Litman

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