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1. Kaze ga tsuyoku fuiteiru (2009)
133 min | Drama, Sport
Two talented runners who have not fulfilled their potential meet by chance and rekindle their enthusiasm for the sport.
Director: Sumio Ohmori | Stars: Keisuke Koide, Kento Hayashi, Yôsuke Kawamura, Ren Mori
Votes: 112
2. The Robber (2010)
Not Rated | 101 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A story based on Johann Rettenberger, an Austrian marathon runner and a bank robber.
Director: Benjamin Heisenberg | Stars: Andreas Lust, Markus Schleinzer, Roman Kettner, Hannelore Klauber-Laursen
Votes: 4,631 | Gross: $0.08M
3. 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: 7,665 | Gross: $0.53M
4. The Games (1970)
G | 100 min | Drama, Sport
Four marathon runners (one from England, one from the U.S., a Czechoslovakian, and an Australian Aborigine) prepare to run in the Olympic games. The film follows each one and shows what their motivations are for running in the games.
Director: Michael Winner | Stars: Michael Crawford, Stanley Baker, Ryan O'Neal, Charles Aznavour
Votes: 506
5. Runners High (2006)
86 min | Documentary
When teenagers from one of the nation's toughest neighborhoods in Oakland, California sign up to train for a marathon, they begin the journey of a lifetime. Runners High is an intimate, ... See full summary »
Directors: Alex D. da Silva, Justine Jacob
Votes: 83
6. Hood to Coast (2011)
Not Rated | 102 min | Documentary
HOOD TO COAST follows four unlikely teams on their epic journey to conquer the world's largest relay race. From a 67-year-old heart attack survivor determined to conquer the race that ... See full summary »
Directors: Christoph Baaden, Marcie Hume | Stars: Margaret Lily Andres, Jason Baldwin, Bruce Langlois, Rachel Larsen
Votes: 181
7. Marathon (2005)
117 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
An autistic boy discovers he has a talent for running and with the help of the mother participates in a major marathon.
Director: Yoon-Chul Jung | Stars: Cho Seung-woo, Kim Mi-sook, Lee Ki-young, Baek Sung-hyun
Votes: 2,499
8. Ultramarathon Man: 50 Marathons, 50 States, 50 Days (2008)
109 min | Documentary
Dean Karnazes also known as the UltraMarathon Man has inspired thousands of runners. This is the epilogue to Karnazes' 50 day expedition. Dean Karnazes completed 50 Marathons in 50 States ... See full summary »
Director: J.B. Benna | Stars: Alexandria Karnazes, Dean Karnazes, Fran Karnazes, Julie Karnazes
Votes: 114
9. 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: 6,336 | Gross: $0.80M
10. Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135 (2000)
100 min | Documentary, Sport
Forty runners compete in the most grueling race on earth, the Badwater. The film documents the trials and tribulations of these athletes as they run 135 miles through Death Valley in July ... See full summary »
Director: Mel Stuart | Stars: Adam Bookspan, Angelika Castaneda, Eric Clifton, Maria De Jesus
Votes: 257 | Gross: $0.00M
11. The Runner: Extreme UltraRunner David Horton (2006)
78 min | Documentary, Action, Sport
THE RUNNER follows Extreme UltraRunner David Horton as he runs more than 40 miles per day for 66 consecutive days in an attempt to set the speed record on the 2,700 mile Pacific Crest Trail... See full summary »
Director: J.B. Benna | Stars: J.B. Benna, David Horton
Votes: 32
12. Volcanic Sprint (2007)
Not Rated | 53 min | Documentary
The epic story of Africa's most grueling mountain race, and the local athletes who risk all for glory. The winners will achieve lifelong fame, but nearly half of all runners will quit the race, conquered by Mt. Cameroon.
Director: Steve Dorst | Stars: Sarah Etonge, John Ekema, Max Mwambo, Pierrot Talla
Votes: 31
13. My Run (2009)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary
After tragically losing his wife to breast cancer and struggling to raise three young children on his own, real life super hero and modern day Forrest Gump, Terry Hitchcock seized on an ... See full summary »
Director: Tim VandeSteeg | Stars: J. Marie Fieger, Chris Hitchcock, Jason Hitchcock, Teri Sue Hitchcock
Votes: 225
14. See How She Runs (1978 TV Movie)
96 min | Drama, Sport
This is the story of a 40-year-old divorced teacher whose life is changed by her decision to enter the Boston Marathon.
Director: Richard T. Heffron | Stars: Joanne Woodward, John Considine, Barnard Hughes, Melissa Newman
Votes: 83
15. Running the Sahara (2007)
TV-G | 102 min | Documentary, Sport
Three men attempt to become the first humans to run coast to coast across the Sahara Desert.
Director: James Moll | Stars: Matt Damon, Charlie Engle, Kevin Lin, Ray Zahab
Votes: 569
16. The Jesse Owens Story (1984 TV Movie)
174 min | Biography, Drama, History
This is the compelling story of Jesse Owens, a man who overcame racial barriers to become one of history's greatest Olympic athletes by disproving Adolf Hitler's theory of Aryan athletic superiority through his success in track and field.
Director: Richard Irving | Stars: Dorian Harewood, Georg Stanford Brown, Debbi Morgan, Barry Corbin
Votes: 275
17. On the Edge (1985)
PG-13 | 95 min | Drama, Sport
In one final attempt to achieve victory, an aging professional runner is training vigorously for a very tough marathon race.
Director: Rob Nilsson | Stars: Bruce Dern, Pam Grier, Bill Bailey, Jim Haynie
Votes: 287 | Gross: $0.44M
18. 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: 214
19. Back on Track (2013)
114 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
A former Olympic champion wants to compete in the Berlin Marathon one last time.
Director: Kilian Riedhof | Stars: Dieter Hallervorden, Tatja Seibt, Heike Makatsch, Katharina Lorenz
Votes: 2,488
20. Personal Best (1982)
R | 128 min | Drama, Sport
The intertwined lives and loves of three highly ranked athletes striving for the national team; Chris bounces between the beds of male coach Terry and her female friend, competitor, and role model Tory.
Director: Robert Towne | Stars: Mariel Hemingway, Scott Glenn, Patrice Donnelly, Kenny Moore
Votes: 3,211 | Gross: $5.67M
21. Spirit of the Marathon II (2013)
Not Rated | 115 min | Documentary
From the filmmakers who brought you the award-winning documentary Spirit of the Marathon comes Spirit of the Marathon II. Featuring all new cast of athletes as they run the iconic streets of Rome.
Director: Jon Dunham | Stars: Domenico Anzini, Epiphanie Nyirabarame, Domenico Scipioni, Cliff Scott
Votes: 54
22. Bannister: Everest on the Track (2016)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary, History, Sport
Our film is as much an historical study of Britain's psychological, if not almost physical, need for something - anything - to erase the woes of World War II as it is a fresh look at the ... See full summary »
Directors: Jeremy Mosher, Tom Ratcliffe | Stars: Roger Bannister, Dave Bedford, Pat Butcher, Harold Carter
Votes: 16
23. Endurance (1998)
G | 83 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
The gold medal for the men's 10,000-metre race in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics is won by Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie.
Directors: Leslie Woodhead, Bud Greenspan | Stars: Haile Gebrselassie, Shawananness Gebrselassie, Yonas Zergaw, Tedesse Haile
Votes: 439 | Gross: $0.23M
24. Fire on the Track: The Steve Prefontaine Story (1995 Video)
58 min | Documentary
Pre" embodied the spirit of athletic excellence. He had a belief in self and sport that transcended all but the outer reaches of human speed and endurance. As a freshman, he appeared on the... See full summary »
Director: Erich Lyttle | Stars: Steve Prefontaine, Dana Carvey, Ken Kesey, Phil Knight
Votes: 97
25. Across the Tracks (1990)
R | 100 min | Drama, Sport
Two brothers: one a drug-dealing layabout, while the other is a hardworking "model son." When the one begins straightening himself out by becoming a high school track star, the other is jealous and retreats into alcohol.
Director: Sandy Tung | Stars: Ricky Schroder, Brad Pitt, Carrie Snodgress, David Anthony Marshall
Votes: 2,718
26. Running America (2009)
TV-G | 85 min | Documentary
Follows ultrarunning veterans Marshall Ulrich and Charlie Engle as they attempt to set a new speed record for crossing the country on foot in 2008.
Director: Kevin Kerwin | Stars: Charlie Engle, Marshall Ulrich
Votes: 18
27. Atletu (2009)
Not Rated | 92 min | Biography, Drama
Running the streets of Rome in 1960, an unknown, barefooted Ethiopian man stunned the world by winning Olympic gold in the marathon. Overnight, Abebe Bikila became a sports legend. A hero ... See full summary »
Directors: Davey Frankel, Rasselas Lakew | Stars: Rasselas Lakew, Dag Malmberg, Ruta Gedmintas, Abba Waka Dessalegn
Votes: 261
28. Running Brave (1983)
PG | 106 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
The story of Billy Mills, the American Indian who came from obscurity to win the 10,000-meter long-distance foot-race in the Tokyo Olympics in 1964.
Director: Donald Shebib | Stars: Robby Benson, Pat Hingle, Claudia Cron, Jeff McCracken
Votes: 764 | Gross: $3.00M
29. Il corridore (2010)
Not Rated | 52 min | Documentary
Love, pain, revenge. The true story of a worker who became the Ultra Trail World Champion at 60 years old.
Directors: Paolo Casalis, Stefano Scarafia | Stars: Renata Dalmasso, Marco Olmo
Votes: 18
30. Without Limits (1998)
PG-13 | 117 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
The life of renowned runner Steve Prefontaine and his relationship with legendary coach Bill Bowerman.
Director: Robert Towne | Stars: Billy Crudup, Donald Sutherland, Monica Potter, Jeremy Sisto
Votes: 7,530 | Gross: $0.78M
31. 100 Seconds to Beat the World: The David Rudisha Story (2014 TV Movie)
Documentary
The story of middle-distance runner David Rudisha as he breaks the 800m world record with help from his unconventional coach and Roman Catholic missionary Colm O'Connell.
Directors: Jim de Zoete, Edward Sunderland | Stars: Sebastian Coe, Steve Cram, David Rudisha
Votes: 19
32. Transcend (II) (2014)
Documentary
Long-distance running allowed Wesley Korir to escape the grinding poverty of Kenya. But after winning multiple American marathons, including taking running's most cherished prize - the ... See full summary »
Directors: Michael Del Monte, Tad Munnings | Star: Wesley Korir
Votes: 98
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