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1. The Iron Claw (2023)

R | 132 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s.

Director: Sean Durkin | Stars: Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, Harris Dickinson, Maura Tierney

Votes: 56,686

2. The Boys in the Boat (2023)

PG-13 | 123 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

A 1930s-set story centered on the University of Washington's rowing team, from their Depression-era beginnings to winning gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

Director: George Clooney | Stars: Joel Edgerton, Callum Turner, Peter Guinness, Sam Strike

Votes: 15,524

3. Hustle (2022)

R | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport

A basketball scout discovers a phenomenal street ball player while in Spain and sees the prospect as his opportunity to get back into the NBA.

Director: Jeremiah Zagar | Stars: Adam Sandler, Queen Latifah, Juancho Hernangomez, Ben Foster

Votes: 144,275

4. Waves (I) (2019)

R | 135 min | Drama, Romance, Sport

Traces the journey of a suburban family - led by a well-intentioned but domineering father - as they navigate love, forgiveness, and coming together in the aftermath of a loss.

Director: Trey Edward Shults | Stars: Taylor Russell, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Alexa Demie, Bill Wise

Votes: 30,776

5. Foxcatcher (2014)

R | 134 min | Biography, Drama, History

U.S. Olympic wrestling champions and brothers Mark Schultz and Dave Schultz join "Team Foxcatcher", led by eccentric multi-millionaire John du Pont, as they train for the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea, but John's self-destructive behavior threatens to consume them all.

Director: Bennett Miller | Stars: Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo, Vanessa Redgrave

Votes: 149,307 | Gross: $12.10M

6. Chariots of Fire (1981)

PG | 125 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

Two British track athletes, one a determined Jew and the other a devout Christian, are driven to win in the 1924 Olympics as they wrestle with issues of pride and conscience.

Director: Hugh Hudson | Stars: Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, Nicholas Farrell, Nigel Havers

Votes: 65,911 | Gross: $58.97M

7. Eddie the Eagle (2015)

PG-13 | 106 min | Adventure, Biography, Comedy

The story of Eddie Edwards, the notoriously tenacious British underdog ski jumper who charmed the world at the 1988 Winter Olympics.

Director: Dexter Fletcher | Stars: Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman, Tom Costello, Jo Hartley

Votes: 100,257 | Gross: $15.79M

8. The Way Back (I) (2020)

R | 108 min | Drama, Sport

Jack Cunningham was a high school basketball phenom who walked away from the game, forfeiting his future. Years later, when he reluctantly accepts a coaching job at his alma mater, he may get one last shot at redemption.

Director: Gavin O'Connor | Stars: Ben Affleck, Al Madrigal, Janina Gavankar, Michaela Watkins

Votes: 52,893 | Gross: $13.59M

9. Invincible (2006)

PG | 105 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

Based on the story of Vince Papale, a 30-year-old bartender from South Philadelphia who overcame long odds to play for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles in 1976.

Director: Ericson Core | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Greg Kinnear, Elizabeth Banks, Kevin Conway

Votes: 75,357 | Gross: $57.81M

10. Heaven Can Wait (1978)

PG | 101 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

A Los Angeles Rams quarterback, accidentally taken away from his body by an overanxious angel before he was meant to die, returns to life in the body of a recently murdered millionaire.

Directors: Warren Beatty, Buck Henry | Stars: Warren Beatty, James Mason, Julie Christie, Jack Warden

Votes: 23,529 | Gross: $81.64M

11. Goal! The Dream Begins (2005)

PG | 118 min | Drama, Romance, Sport

The extremely talented Santiago Muñez is spotted by a Newcastle United scout and given a chance at professional football.

Director: Danny Cannon | Stars: Kuno Becker, Alessandro Nivola, Anna Friel, Leonardo Guerra

Votes: 66,006 | Gross: $4.28M

12. Colin in Black & White (2021)

TV-14 | 30 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

This drama series from Colin Kaepernick and Ava DuVernay explores Kaepernick's high-school years and the experiences that led him to become an activist.

Stars: Jaden Michael, Nick Offerman, Mary-Louise Parker, Colin Kaepernick

Votes: 8,346

13. Peaceful Warrior (2006)

PG-13 | 120 min | Drama, Romance, Sport

Dan, a college student and a world-champion gymnast, is disturbed and wants to add some meaning to his life. A chance encounter leads him to discover an enlightened way ahead.

Director: Victor Salva | Stars: Scott Mechlowicz, Nick Nolte, Amy Smart, Tim DeKay

Votes: 29,862 | Gross: $3.96M

14. The Miracle Season (2018)

PG | 101 min | Drama, Sport

After the tragic death of star volleyball player Caroline "Line" Found, a team of dispirited high school girls must band together under the guidance of their tough-love coach in hopes of winning the state championship.

Director: Sean McNamara | Stars: Helen Hunt, Erin Moriarty, William Hurt, Danika Yarosh

Votes: 6,300 | Gross: $10.23M

15. Grudge Match (2013)

PG-13 | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport

A pair of aging boxing rivals are coaxed out of retirement to fight one final bout, thirty years after their last match.

Director: Peter Segal | Stars: Robert De Niro, Sylvester Stallone, Kim Basinger, Alan Arkin

Votes: 62,883 | Gross: $29.81M

16. Before the Fall (2004)

110 min | Drama, Sport, Thriller

Friedrich's boxing skills gets him in an elite Nazi high school in a castle in 1942. He enrolls against his dad's wish as it promises a brighter future. It's not what he expected.

Director: Dennis Gansel | Stars: Max Riemelt, Tom Schilling, Devid Striesow, Jonas Jägermeyr

Votes: 17,137 | Gross: $0.14M

17. Personal Effects (2009)

R | 111 min | Drama, Romance

A 24 y.o. wrestler/McJobroni man meets a mom 20+ years older at group therapy for family of murder victims (sister and husband). He helps her deaf teenage son. She invites him to weddings. They await convictions on the murder trials.

Director: David Hollander | Stars: Michelle Pfeiffer, Ashton Kutcher, Kathy Bates, Spencer Hudson

Votes: 9,176

18. Prefontaine (1997)

PG-13 | 106 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

Based on the life of Olympic hopeful Steve Prefontaine, a long distance runner who lived in Oregon and died young.

Director: Steve James | Stars: Jared Leto, R. Lee Ermey, Ed O'Neill, Breckin Meyer

Votes: 7,673 | Gross: $0.53M

19. Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)

Passed | 94 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Boxer Joe Pendleton dies 50 years too soon due to a heavenly mistake, and is given a new life as a millionaire playboy.

Director: Alexander Hall | Stars: Robert Montgomery, Claude Rains, Evelyn Keyes, Rita Johnson

Votes: 7,390

20. The 5th Quarter (2010)

PG-13 | 101 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

Driven by the tragic and fatal car crash that took the life of his fifteen year old brother Luke, and wearing Luke's number 5 jersey, Jon Abbate helps to lead the Wake Forest Demon Deacons to the most successful season in school history.

Director: Rick Bieber | Stars: Ryan Merriman, Andie MacDowell, Aidan Quinn, Michael Harding

Votes: 1,690 | Gross: $0.40M

21. The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)

Not Rated | 104 min | Drama, Sport

A young thief takes up long-distance running when he is sent to a borstal.

Director: Tony Richardson | Stars: Michael Redgrave, Tom Courtenay, Avis Bunnage, Alec McCowen

Votes: 9,371

22. 1 Mile to You (2017)

TV-14 | 104 min | Drama, Romance, Sport

After a teenager's friends die in an accident, he finds running allows him to remember them perfectly. Running, however, also brings him notoriety. He is caught between keeping the past alive and making new memories in the present.

Director: Leif Tilden | Stars: Graham Rogers, Tim Roth, Stefanie Scott, Thomas Cocquerel

Votes: 2,811

23. Floating Skyscrapers (2013)

Not Rated | 93 min | Drama, Romance

The story of a young man discovering his homosexuality, while his girlfriend tries to cling onto him.

Director: Tomasz Wasilewski | Stars: Mateusz Banasiuk, Marta Nieradkiewicz, Bartosz Gelner, Katarzyna Herman

Votes: 3,231

24. Gracie (2007)

PG-13 | 95 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

Grace, a football enthusiast, fights an uphill battle to play in the boys' varsity team of her high school and gain support for women's soccer while dealing with the death of her brother.

Director: Davis Guggenheim | Stars: Carly Schroeder, Andrew Shue, Elisabeth Shue, Jesse Lee Soffer

Votes: 4,328 | Gross: $2.96M

25. Saint Ralph (2004)

PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport

Saint Ralph is the unlikely story of Ralph Walker, a ninth-grader who outran everyone's expectations except his own in his bold quest to win the 1954 Boston Marathon.

Director: Michael McGowan | Stars: Adam Butcher, Campbell Scott, Jennifer Tilly, Michael Kanevsky

Votes: 6,339 | Gross: $0.80M

26. The Gabby Douglas Story (2014 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 86 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

The story of the international gymnastics phenomenon who overcame overwhelming odds to become the first African American ever to be named Individual All-Around Champion in artistic gymnastics at the Olympic Games.

Director: Gregg Champion | Stars: Regina King, Imani Hakim, Sydney Mikayla, Brian Tee

Votes: 1,841

27. On a Clear Day (2005)

PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Frank determines to salvage his self-esteem and tackle his demons by attempting the ultimate test of endurance - swimming the English Channel.

Director: Gaby Dellal | Stars: Peter Mullan, Brenda Blethyn, Billy Boyd, Sean McGinley

Votes: 3,407 | Gross: $0.19M

28. TwentyFourSeven (1997)

R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

In a typical English working-class town, the juveniles have nothing more to do than hang around in gangs. One day, Alan Darcy, a highly motivated man with the same kind of youth experience,... See full summary »

Director: Shane Meadows | Stars: Bob Hoskins, Danny Nussbaum, Toby, Bruce Jones

Votes: 2,722

29. Faultless (2016)

103 min | Drama, Thriller

Having been fired from her old job as a real estate agent, 40 years old Constance thinks her former boss will hire her in a vacancy, but he chooses a younger and prettier woman. Constance can't take that and starts her stalking.

Director: Sébastien Marnier | Stars: Marina Foïs, Jérémie Elkaïm, Joséphine Japy, Benjamin Biolay

Votes: 1,034

30. If I Had Wings (2013)

PG | 89 min | Drama, Family, Sport

A policeman father gets a repeat juvenile offender to be a cross country running partner for his blind high school son.

Director: Allan Harmon | Stars: Richard Harmon, Jaren Brandt Bartlett, Craig Bierko, Jill Hennessy

Votes: 1,591

31. College (1927)

Not Rated | 66 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport

Ronald's high-school valedictory address praises books and condemns sports. His girlfriend Mary condemns his attitude. Fearing to lose her to rival Jeff, he decides to go to college and pay more attentions to sports.

Directors: James W. Horne, Buster Keaton | Stars: Buster Keaton, Anne Cornwall, Flora Bramley, Harold Goodwin

Votes: 5,474

32. The First Olympics: Athens 1896 (1984)

237 min | Drama, History, Sport

This movie describes the founding of the modern Olympics and concentrates on the creation of the American team and their trials in getting to the Olympics in Athens.

Stars: David Ogden Stiers, Hunt Block, David Caruso, Alex Hyde-White

Votes: 434

33. The Philly Kid (2012)

R | 90 min | Action, Drama, Sport

A former NCAA champion wrestler, paroled after ten years in prison, agrees to a series of cage fights to save a friend's life and is asked to do the impossible - lose.

Director: Jason Connery | Stars: Wes Chatham, Devon Sawa, Sarah Butler, Neal McDonough

Votes: 2,298

34. Morgan (2012)

Unrated | 89 min | Drama, Romance, Sport

A paralyzed gay bicycle racer risks home, relationships and personal health to reenter the fray as a paraplegic racer.

Director: Michael D. Akers | Stars: Leo Minaya, Jack Kesy, Darra Like Dat Boyd, Madalyn McKay

Votes: 1,624

35. Guys and Balls (2004)

R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

After their most recent loss, a soccer team discovers its goalie is gay and casts him out. He retaliates by bringing back an all-gay team for a game to prove who's better.

Director: Sherry Hormann | Stars: Maximilian Brückner, Lisa Maria Potthoff, Dietmar Bär, Eileen Eilender

Votes: 1,950 | Gross: $0.03M

36. New Captain Tsubasa (1989–1990)

30 min | Animation, Drama, Family

Captain tsubasa in japan national team

Stars: Nobuo Tobita, Hirotaka Suzuoki, Eiko Yamada, Shigeru Nakahara

Votes: 1,048

37. On Edge (2001)

PG-13 | 93 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport

Wendy, Veda, and J.C. are part of Southern California's thriving figure skating community - the bottom part. Luckily this is America, the land of opportunity, where a dream in your heart ... See full summary »

Director: Karl Slovin | Stars: Jason Alexander, Leo Allen, Tai Babilonia, Andrew Bilgore

Votes: 311

38. Head Games (2012)

PG-13 | 95 min | Documentary, Sport

A documentary that follows football player and pro-wrestler Chris Nowinski's quest to uncover the truth about the consequences of sports-related head injuries.

Director: Steve James | Stars: Chris Nowinski, Gene Atkins, Laura Balcer, Hunt Batjer

Votes: 365 | Gross: $0.01M

39. The Life of Jimmy Dolan (1933)

Passed | 88 min | Drama, Romance

Prizefighter Jimmy Dolan accidentally kills a man at a party and escapes. He hides out at a health farm for invalid children and begins to lose his cynicism under the influence of the ... See full summary »

Director: Archie Mayo | Stars: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Loretta Young, Aline MacMahon, Guy Kibbee

Votes: 725

40. The Ring (1952)

Approved | 79 min | Drama, Sport

A young American of Mexican decent in East Los Angeles, California uses the boxing ring to make a better life for himself and his family, and learns as much about being a Latino in a white society as he does about boxing.

Director: Kurt Neumann | Stars: Gerald Mohr, Rita Moreno, Lalo Rios, Robert Arthur

Votes: 851

41. The Track Meet (2010)

11 min | Short, Comedy, Romance

A runner attempts to woo a woman he sees at the track with the perfect pair of shoes.

Director: Eric Laplante | Stars: Miles Teller, Jessica Seley, Samara Kelly, Hunter Schlesinger

Votes: 103

42. Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek (2007 Video Game)

E | Adventure, Mystery

Teen detective Nancy Drew travels to the Canadian Rockies to investigate a string of suspicious accidents and wolf sightings at the Icicle Creek Lodge.

Director: Mike Paganini | Stars: Lani Minella, Mark Shone, Kate Jaeger, Jonah Von Spreecken

Votes: 94

43. Avoveteen (1939)

100 min | Drama

Yrjö Niemelä moves to Helsinki. There he, unemployed, homeless, and penniless, tries to commit suicide but is rescued by a soldier of the Salvation Army.

Director: Orvo Saarikivi | Stars: Kullervo Kalske, Irma Seikkula, Aino Lohikoski, Hugo Hytönen

Votes: 60

44. He Carries Evil Under His Armpit (2021)

16 min | Short, Sport

At night, a group of men gather on the stadium of an elite school they once attended. Some of them are the big winners in this new society. Colonists on their own land, they look away so as not to see the gangrene that is growing there.

Director: Marie Ward

Votes: 14

45. FRISCH AUF! ein Neues... (2014)

91 min | Documentary, Sport

Add a Plot

Director: Amon Barth | Stars: Magnus Andersson, Peter Heinrich, Dieter Bubeck, Bojan Beljanski

46. Projekt Gold - Eine deutsche Handball-WM (2007)

106 min | Documentary, Sport

Documentary shows the German national handball team on their way to winning the title at the 2007 World Cup in their own country.

Director: Winfried Oelsner | Stars: Markus Baur, Johannes Bitter, Heiner Brand, Gerhard Delling

Votes: 186

47. Paramount-Bray Pictographs, No. 65 (1917)

Documentary, Short

Subjects include: "Transplanting the Peasant Arts of Europe", "Preparing the School-Boy Athletes", "Unmasking the Mediums, No. 1" (Reading Messages in Sealed Envelopes), and the cartoon Stung! (1917).

Director: P.D. Hugon | Star: Hereward Carrington

48. Mukat and Arkadi (1997)

48 min | Documentary, Sport

The story of two new immigrants in Israel, an Ethiopian runner and his Ukrainian coach. Their shared aspiration to succeed in the eyes of the Israeli society.

Director: Adi Japhet Fuchs

49. Carnets d'ado (2001–2003)
Episode: You'll Get Over It (2002)

Unrated | 86 min

When Vincent finds himself a victim of outing in his high school, he must accept to live with the drastic changes it provokes, and redefine his relationships with his friends and family.

Director: Fabrice Cazeneuve | Stars: Julien Baumgartner, Julia Maraval, Jérémie Elkaïm, François Comar

Votes: 2,117 | Gross: $0.04M

50. Sanford and Son (1972–1978)
Episode: The Olympics (1975)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

Jealous of Donna's athletic new boyfriend, Fred begins training so he can challenge him in the Senior Olympics.

Director: Mark Warren | Stars: Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson, Whitman Mayo, Nathaniel Taylor

Votes: 110