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Jim Morris "The Rookie" is a good film for a kid.

The Miracle on Ice movie might be decent for your boy too.

Another not-great-but-decent sports film that a kid might like okay is the made-for-TV movie "A Winner Never Quits. The Pete Gray Story."

Not sure how easy it is to find but it's probably on Amazon or netflix or something.

The overly-sentimental story of a one-armed outfielder who made it to the big-leagues in the 1940's.

Most of the movie is about him playing for the Memphis Chicks in the Southern Association where he won MVP honors so that should make it even more attractive for you and your kid.