Sports movies often introduce fictional sports that don’t exist in real life, especially in sci-fi and fantasy genres. These made-up games help to build the worlds of the stories. Sometimes, these fictional sports become so captivating that fans try to recreate them in reality, like Quidditch from ‘Harry Potter’ or baseketball from the movie of the same name.
The success of a fictional sport isn’t solely about its appeal for real-life adoption; it’s also about how well it fits into the story’s world and themes. For instance, in dystopian tales like ‘The Hunger Games’ or ‘Death Race 2000,’ violent sports serve to illustrate the harsh realities of those societies.
Check out fictional sports in movies we wish we could play below.
