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51. Linkeroever (2008)
Not Rated | 102 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
When Marie moves into her boyfriend's apartment, she uncovers a disturbing mystery.
Director: Pieter Van Hees | Stars: Eline Kuppens, Matthias Schoenaerts, Sien Eggers, Marilou Mermans
Votes: 2,941
52. The Other Side of the Mountain: Part II (1978)
PG | 100 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Several years after the deaths of Dick Buek and her father, Jill Kinmont and her mother leave Los Angeles to spend their summer in their hometown of Bishop, California. They rent a summer ... See full summary »
Director: Larry Peerce | Stars: Marilyn Hassett, Timothy Bottoms, Nan Martin, Belinda Montgomery
Votes: 397 | Gross: $11.57M
53. Breaking the Ice (2022)
102 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
An Austrian woman escapes from the pressure of running her family's vineyard by playing ice hockey. Then a new player arrives to challenge her rigid worldview, leading to a life-changing night on the streets of Vienna.
Director: Clara Stern | Stars: Alina Schaller, Judith Altenberger, Wolfgang Böck, Pia Hierzegger
Votes: 272
54. Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty (1938)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Sport
The document of the 1936 Olympics at Berlin, orchestrated as Nazi propaganda.
Director: Leni Riefenstahl | Stars: Sheigo Arai, Jack Beresford, Ralf Berzsenyi, Ferenc Csík
Votes: 4,333
55. Zátopek (2021)
131 min | Biography, Drama, History
Autumn 1968, the Australian running record holder Ron Clarke is coming to Prague, hoping that his old friend and role model, Emil Zátopek, the most famous Czech athlete of all time, will help him overcome the biggest crisis of his career.
Director: David Ondricek | Stars: Václav Neuzil, Martha Issová, James Frecheville, Robert Miklus
Votes: 587
56. Visions of Eight (1973)
G | 110 min | Documentary, Sport
Eight film artists from different countries are given carte blanche to make a collection of short documentaries on the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics, offering unexpected, original and often humorous perspectives.
Directors: Milos Forman, Kon Ichikawa, Claude Lelouch, Yuriy Ozerov, Arthur Penn, Michael Pfleghar, John Schlesinger, Mai Zetterling | Stars: Vasiliy Alekseev, Nikolay Avilov, Valery Borzov, Avery Brundage
Votes: 749 | Gross: $0.28M
57. Fair Play (2014)
100 min | Drama, Sport
The 1980s in Czechoslovakia. The young talented sprinter Anna (Judit Bárdos) is selected for the national team and starts training to qualify for the Olympic Games. As a part of the ... See full summary »
Director: Andrea Sedlácková | Stars: Judit Bárdos, Anna Geislerová, Roman Luknár, Eva Podzimková
Votes: 1,099
58. Pumping Iron II: The Women (1985)
107 min | Documentary, Sport
Judges and bodybuilders (Rachel McLish, Bev Francis, Carla Dunlap) try to define femininity at the 1983 world championship, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas.
Director: George Butler | Stars: Bev Francis, Rachel McLish, Lori Bowen Rice, Carla Dunlap
Votes: 446 | Gross: $0.63M
59. The Miracle of Kathy Miller (1981 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama
With the support of her parents (Sharon Gless and Frank Converse), an Arizona adolescent (Helen Hunt) overcomes severe injuries to run in a 10K race.
Director: Robert Michael Lewis | Stars: Sharon Gless, Frank Converse, Helen Hunt, Bill Beyers
Votes: 206
60. Racket Girls (1951)
Unrated | 70 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A money launderer uses women's wrestling as a front for his illegal activities, but earns the enmity of a powerful mobster.
Director: Robert C. Dertano | Stars: Peaches Page, Timothy Farrell, Clara Mortensen, Rita Martínez
Votes: 1,120
61. New Wave (1983)
102 min | Comedy, Sport
A group of eleven women organize a soccer team, as a manifesto against sexism.
Directors: José Antonio Garcia, Ícaro Martins | Stars: Carla Camurati, Cristina Mutarelli, Tânia Alves, Regina Casé
Votes: 150
62. Tokyo Olympiad (1965)
Not Rated | 170 min | Documentary, Sport
Kon Ichikawa examines the beauty and rich drama on display at the 1964 Summer Games in Tokyo, creating a record of observations that range from the expansive to the intimate.
Director: Kon Ichikawa | Stars: Antonio Ambu, Gary Anderson, Gerry Ashworth, Polina Astakhova
Votes: 2,213
63. Racing for Time (2008 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 86 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
From Emmy-winning director and actor Charles S. Dutton, comes the true story of a guard (Dutton) at a Teen Correctional Facility-- who saw the cycle of destructive choices and racial ... See full summary »
Director: Charles S. Dutton | Stars: Charles S. Dutton, Yaya DaCosta, Zulay Henao, Alessandra Ford Balazs
Votes: 261
64. Kickboxing Academy (1997)
PG-13 | 84 min | Action, Comedy, Sport
Watch your nose in the hallways, these guys can really kick. In this fight flick, the students of a kickboxing academy take on students from a rival school.
Director: Richard Gabai | Stars: Chyler Leigh, David Everett, Christopher Khayman Lee, Daphne Duplaix
Votes: 559
65. Des épaules solides (2003 TV Movie)
95 min | Drama, Sport
15-year-old Sabine tries to do everything to become a champion in running.
Director: Ursula Meier | Stars: Louise Szpindel, Dora Jemaa, Nina Meurisse, Guillaume Gouix
Votes: 99
66. Babe (1975 TV Movie)
106 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
The story of Babe Didrickson, who won two gold medals in track and field at the 1932 Olympics and returned to become a world champion golfer, her battles to be accepted as a woman in a man's sports world, and her fight against cancer.
Director: Buzz Kulik | Stars: Susan Clark, Alex Karras, Slim Pickens, Jeanette Nolan
Votes: 322
67. She Good Fighter (1995)
85 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Two female kickboxers and a lawyer take on a crime lord.
Director: Marc Punt | Stars: Dagmar Liekens, Sophie Winters, Tom Van Landuyt, Gaston Berghmans
Votes: 407
68. Blue Skies Again (1983)
PG | 96 min | Comedy, Sport
A hard-hitting, fast, sure-handed baseball player tries to break into the sport by applying for a spot on a major-league-league team. The only problem is that the player is female, which ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Michaels | Stars: Harry Hamlin, Mimi Rogers, Kenneth McMillan, Robyn Barto
Votes: 234 | Gross: $0.08M
69. Beijing 2008: Games of the XXIX Olympiad (2008)
Sport
Broadcast television coverage of the Beijing 2008: Summer Olympics Games of the XXIX Olympiad, an international multi-sport competition that took place in and around Beijing, China from 06 August 2008 through 24 August 2008.
Stars: Michael Phelps, Rafael Nadal, Ogonna Nnamani, Luc Abalo
Votes: 1,209
70. Over the Limit (2017)
Not Rated | 74 min | Documentary, Sport
An intimate portrait of the world's most outstanding rhythmic gymnast Margarita Mamun who needs to overcome mental fragility to take part in the Olympic Games.
Director: Marta Prus | Stars: Yana Kudryavtseva, Margarita Mamun, Irina Viner, Amina Zaripova
Votes: 1,001 | Gross: $0.00M
71. Kiss Me! (2017)
86 min | Comedy, Romance
Claude falls in love with Cécile. She is convinced that she is the woman of her life unlike her mother who knows the tumultuous sentimental life of her daughter. While they are in couple, ... See full summary »
Directors: Océan, Cyprien Vial | Stars: Océan, Alice Pol, Michèle Laroque, Grégory Montel
Votes: 287
72. May Who? (2015)
117 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Super standard girl in school (May Who) is on a quest to win the love of a school senior heart-throbber (Fame) with her new-found friend (Pong). The only secret is that she can discharge electricity when she gets excited.
Director: Chayanop Boonprakob | Stars: Sutatta Udomsilp, Thiti Mahayotaruk, Thanapob Leeratanakachorn, Narikun Ketprapakorn
Votes: 1,446
73. Blonde Fist (1991)
102 min | Action, Drama, Sport
A Liverpudlian mother flees to New York in search of her father and finds female pro-boxing as a way to make ends meet.
Director: Frank Clarke | Stars: Margi Clarke, Carroll Baker, Ken Hutchison, Sharon Power
Votes: 286
74. The Opponent (2000)
R | 90 min | Drama, Sport
Patty, a victim of domestic abuse, meets her match in Tommy, a former boxing hopeful looking for a new star to put in the ring. But he never could have imagined it would be Patty.
Director: Eugene Jarecki | Stars: Erika Eleniak, James Colby, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, John Doman
Votes: 259
75. WWE Divas: Desert Heat (2003 Video)
90 min | Documentary, Action, Sport
The WWE Divas hit Arizona for their annual swimsuit photo shoot DVD. Plus six matches, more photo shoots, Torrie Wilson and Dawn Marie in the hotel room, and more.
Stars: Torrie Wilson, Trish Stratus, Lisa Moretti, Dawn Marie Psaltis
Votes: 133
76. Push (1998)
30 min | Drama, Sport
The new coach on campus must train a handful of medal hopefuls.
Stars: Adam Trese, Laurie Fortier, Jaime Pressly, Jason Behr
Votes: 36
77. Something Different (1963)
85 min | Drama
Two stories are simultaneously told. One dutiful mother progressively becomes a frustrated woman who is the only one assuming the family responsibilities of working at home and looking ... See full summary »
Director: Vera Chytilová | Stars: Eva Bosáková, Vera Uzelacová, Josef Langmiler, Jirí Kodet
Votes: 871
78. Chicks with Sticks (2004)
PG-13 | 86 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
A single mom plays in the local ice hockey team. She plays pretty well - for a girl. Provoked, she bets that a woman's team can beat the local team of men. Can she build up a winning team in 4 weeks?
Director: Kari Skogland | Stars: Jessalyn Gilsig, Peter Outerbridge, Juliette Marquis, Michie Mee
Votes: 403
79. Shôrin shôjo (2008)
107 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
A Shaolin-trainer young woman returns to Japan to resuscitate her grandfather's defunct martial arts school.
Director: Katsuyuki Motohiro | Stars: Kô Shibasaki, Tôru Nakamura, Yuqi Zhang, Kai-Man Tin
Votes: 712
80. The Heart of the Game (2005)
PG-13 | 97 min | Documentary, Sport
A documentary Roosevelt Roughriders, a girls' high-school basketball team in Seattle, and one player's fight to regain her eligibility to play.
Director: Ward Serrill | Stars: Darnellia Russell, Bill Resler, Ludacris, Devon Crosby Helms
Votes: 975 | Gross: $0.44M
81. The Long Run (2001)
R | 112 min | Drama, Sport
A failed track coach finally finds someone who he believes has what it takes to win.
Director: Jean Stewart | Stars: Armin Mueller-Stahl, Nthati Moshesh, Paterson Joseph, Seputla Sebogodi
Votes: 380
82. Serena (I) (2016)
Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
An intimate look into the life of tennis champion Serena Williams during her 2015-2016 season.
Director: Ryan White | Stars: Novak Djokovic, Drake, Chris Evert, Roger Federer
Votes: 291
83. Rio 2016: Games of the XXXI Olympiad (2016)
Sport
Broadcast television coverage of the Rio 2016: Summer Olympics Games of the XXXI Olympiad, an international multi-sport competition that took place in and around Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 05 August 2016 through 21 August 2016.
Stars: Usain Bolt, Simone Biles, Aly Raisman, Laurie Hernandez
Votes: 480
84. You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown (1979 TV Short)
G | 24 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Charlie Brown, Marcie and Snoopy compete in the Junior Olympics' decathlon event.
Director: Phil Roman | Stars: Arrin Skelley, Patricia Patts, Casey Carlson, Michelle Muller
Votes: 840
85. A League of Their Own (1987 TV Movie)
27 min | Documentary, Sport
Documentary version that preceded the hit movie A League of Their Own. Meet the women pioneers who played professional baseball in the 1940s in a league that lasted for ten years.
Director: Mary Wilson | Stars: 'Pepper' Paire Davis, Marge Callaghan, Helen Callaghan, Faye Dance
Votes: 41
86. Dans les cordes (2007)
93 min | Drama, Sport
Story about two 18-year-old girls, Angie and Sandra, who want to dedicate themselves to women's professional boxing.
Director: Magaly Richard-Serrano | Stars: Richard Anconina, Maria de Medeiros, Louise Szpindel, Soko
Votes: 110
87. Through My Father's Eyes (2019)
R | 104 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
The extraordinary story of MMA/UFC super star Ronda Rousey.
Director: Gary Stretch | Stars: Ronda Rousey, Gary Stretch, Pete Antico, Gene LeBell
Votes: 774
88. Some Like It Cold (2014)
90 min | Comedy, Sport
The film begins on the eve of the 2014 Olympics in Sochi. When three 18-year-old students at a prestigious University - Mika (Alexander Vedmensky), Kit (Ilya Glinnikov), and Swift (... See full summary »
Director: Evgeniy Nevskiy | Stars: Aleksandr Vedmenskiy, Ilya Glinnikov, Aleksandr Golovin, Ekaterina Vilkova
Votes: 436
89. Heart: The Marilyn Bell Story (2001 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 90 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
This made-for-TV bio-pic is about Marilyn Bell, a Canadian teenager who, in 1954, was the first person to swim across Lake Ontario. She won the Toronto Canadian National Exhibition prize ... See full summary »
Director: Manon Briand | Stars: Caroline Dhavernas, Amy Sloan, Graeme Somerville, Vlasta Vrana
Votes: 155
90. Run for Your Life (I) (2008)
Not Rated | 96 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Without one eccentric first-generation Jewish immigrant from Transylvania, the New York City Marathon simply wouldn't exist. Ehrlich's fun, loving, and inspirational tribute to the late ... See full summary »
Director: Judd Ehrlich | Stars: Fred Lebow, Ed Koch, Nina Kuscsik, Bill Rodgers
Votes: 215
91. Dive (II) (2018)
85 min | Drama
A young Irish swimmer faces the race of her life when she discovers she's pregnant on the brink of the biggest competition of her career. "Dive" is an intimate look at one young woman's ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel F. Holmes | Stars: Shauna Dineen, Tara Flynn, Shauna Ann Kavanagh, Steve Kingston
Votes: 26
92. Playboy: Playmates at Play (1990 Video)
Unrated | Documentary
Director: Michael Trikilis | Stars: Ruth Guerri, Carina Persson, Lesa Ann Pedriana, Cher Butler
Votes: 49
93. London 2012: Games of the XXX Olympiad (2012)
51 min | Sport
Broadcast television coverage of the London 2012: Summer Olympics Games of the XXX Olympiad, an international multi-sport competition that took place in and around London, England, Great Britain from 25 July 2012 through 12 August 2012.
Stars: Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps, Stacey Toy, Luc Abalo
Votes: 853
94. 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: 366 | Gross: $0.01M
95. The Oklahoma City Dolls (1981 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
Susan Blakey plays Sally Jo Purkey, a factory worker who leads a rebellion among her co-workers for equal rights by forming a company football team for women and hires a down-on-his-luck coach (Eddie Albert) to make them winners.
Director: E.W. Swackhamer | Stars: Susan Blakely, Ronee Blakley, Sarah Cunningham, Judyann Elder
Votes: 61
96. Fierrot le pou (1990)
8 min | Short, Comedy, Sport
A young man shoots hoops in an empty gym. He misses constantly. At the other end of the court, a young woman arrives and starts warming up. She rarely misses. He's white, she's black. From ... See full summary »
Director: Mathieu Kassovitz | Stars: Alain Brena Labinsky, Mathieu Kassovitz, Fabienne Labonne
Votes: 492
97. Hardball: The Girls of Summer (2019)
75 min | Documentary
"Hardball: The Girls of Summer" follows the top female baseball players in the USA, all members of the globally ranked US Women's National Baseball Team. They play BASEBALL - not softball -... See full summary »
Director: Matthew C. Temple | Stars: Francis Ford Coppola, Stacy Piagno, Kelsie Whitmore
Votes: 46
98. You Must Remember This (1992 TV Movie)
103 min | Drama, Sport
A woman and a friend of hers investigate the mysterious past of Uncle Buddy. Among his properties they find a trunk he had received and never opened before.
Director: Helaine Head | Stars: Tim Reid, Vonte Sweet, Vonetta McGee, María Celedonio
Votes: 52
99. Not Just a Game (2010 Video)
62 min | Documentary, History, Sport
This critique of U.S. sports culture shows how 20th-century sports has consistently reflected the hegemonic political discourse of the day, specifically, elite narratives about nationalism, war, gender, race, homosexuality and capitalism.
Director: Jeremy Earp | Star: Dave Zirin
Votes: 89
100. Halloween Havoc (1997 TV Special)
Sport
Steel Cage Match (non-title): WCW Champion Hollywood Hogan vs. Roddy Piper, WCW United States Title: Curt Hennig vs. Ric Flair, WCW Cruiserweight Title (Belt vs. Mask Match): Eddie Guerrero... See full summary »
Stars: Hulk Hogan, Roddy Piper, Curt Hennig, Ric Flair
Votes: 110