These are my favorite movies in each category:
13) Al Pacino movies:
— Any Given Sunday
— Heat
— Danny Collins
— Oceans 13
12) Tom Cruise movies
— A Few Good Men
— Risky Business
— Cocktail
— Jack Reacher
11) Baseball movies:
— Moneyball
— For Love of the Game
— Bull Durham
— Major League
10) Denzel Washington movies:
— He Got Game
— Pelican Brief
— Remember the Titans
— Out of Time
9) Gene Hackman movies:
— Hoosiers
— Runway Jury
— The Replacements
— Class Action
8) Basketball movies:
— Blue Chips
— One on One
— Fast Break
— Hoosiers
(He Got Game gets an honorable mention here)
7) Steve Martin movies:
— Leap of Faith
— Shopgirl
— Roxanne
— Grand Canyon
6) Gambling-related movies:
— Rounders
— Let It Ride
— The Gambler
— Lucky You
5) Gina Gershon movies:
— Bound
— PS I Love You
— Showgirls
— Pretty In Pink
4) Bill Murray movies:
— Lost In Translation
— Caddyshack
— Meatballs
— St Vincent
3) Marisa Tomei movies:
— My Cousin Vinny
— The Rewrite
— The Big Short
— Lincoln Lawyer
2) Robert DeNiro movies:
— Last Vegas
— Heat
— Jackie Brown
— Midnight Run
1) Kevin Costner movies:
— For Love of the Game
— The Bodyguard
— Bull Durham
— Draft Day
