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This list of sports films is a compilation of films in the genre covering sports activities. Sports movies have been made since the era of silent films, such as the 1915 film The Champion starring Charlie Chaplin. Films in this genre can range from serious (Raging Bull) to silly (Horse Feathers). A classic theme for sports films is the triumph of an individual or team who prevail despite the difficulties. Men often identify with sports films in ways they wouldn't with other genres, such as spy films.[1]
Title | Year | Genre | Notes |
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The Freshman | 1925 | Comedy | Silent film |
Horse Feathers | 1932 | Comedy | |
Knute Rockne, All American | 1940 | Drama | Biographical film on the life and career of Knute Rockne. |
That's My Boy | 1951 | Comedy | |
Paper Lion | 1968 | Comedy | Based on writer George Plimpton's actual tryout with the Detroit Lions. |
Brian's Song | 1971 | Drama | Made for TV. Based on the friendship between Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers, and Piccolo's losing battle with cancer. |
The Longest Yard | 1974 | Comedy | |
Two-Minute Warning | 1976 | Thriller | |
Gus | 1976 | Family Comedy | |
Semi-Tough | 1977 | Comedy | |
Heaven Can Wait | 1978 | Comedy | A remake of the 1941 film Here Comes Mr. Jordan, but with football as the backdrop instead of boxing. |
North Dallas Forty | 1979 | Comedy Drama | |
All the Right Moves | 1983 | Drama | |
Quarterback Princess | 1983 | Drama | Biographical film |
The Bear | 1984 | Drama | Biographical film on the life and career of Bear Bryant. |
Lucas | 1986 | Comedy | Not primarily about the sport; features a football-related subplot. |
The Best of Times | 1986 | Comedy Drama | |
Wildcats | 1986 | Comedy | |
Johnny Be Good | 1988 | Comedy | |
Everybody's All-American | 1988 | Drama | |
Necessary Roughness | 1991 | Comedy | |
The Last Boy Scout | 1991 | Action | |
School Ties | 1992 | Drama | |
The Program | 1993 | Drama | |
Rudy | 1993 | Drama | Biographical film based on the life of Rudy Ruettiger. |
Little Giants | 1994 | Family Comedy | |
Rise and Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story | 1994 | Drama | Made for TV. Based on the life of, and career-ending injury suffered by, Dennis Byrd. |
Jerry Maguire | 1996 | Romantic Comedy | |
Angels in the Endzone | 1997 | Family comedy | Direct-to-video sequel of the 1994 version of Angels in the Outfield. |
The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon | 1998 | Comedy drama | Made for TV. |
The Waterboy | 1998 | Comedy | |
Air Bud: Golden Receiver | 1998 | Family comedy | The second film in the Air Bud series. |
Varsity Blues | 1999 | Drama | |
Any Given Sunday | 1999 | Drama | |
The Fanatics | 1999 | Comedy | |
Marshall University: Ashes to Glory | 2000 | Documentary | Made for TV. A history of Marshall University football in the last decades of the 20th century, starting with the 1970 plane crash that wiped out the team and ending with their successes in the 1990s. |
Remember the Titans | 2000 | Drama | Based on a true story |
The Replacements | 2000 | Comedy | |
Full Ride | 2002 | Comedy | |
The Slaughter Rule | 2002 | Drama | |
Junction Boys | 2002 | Drama | Made for TV; based on a true story |
Hometown Legend | 2002 | Drama | |
Second String | 2002 | Comedy Drama | TV movie |
Radio | 2003 | Drama | Based on a true story. |
Friday Night Lights | 2004 | Drama | Based on a true story. |
The Longest Yard | 2005 | Comedy | Remake of the 1974 film of the same title. |
Two for the Money | 2005 | Drama | |
Invincible | 2006 | Drama | Biographical film |
We Are Marshall | 2006 | Drama | Based on the 1970 Marshall plane crash and its immediate aftermath. |
Facing the Giants | 2006 | Drama | |
Gridiron Gang | 2006 | Drama | |
The Comebacks | 2007 | Comedy | Spoof of sports movies |
The Game Plan | 2007 | Family comedy | |
Leatherheads | 2007 | Comedy | |
The Express | 2008 | Drama | Biographical film on the life of Ernie Davis. |
The Longshots | 2008 | Family comedy-drama | Based on a true story. |
The Band that Wouldn't Die | 2009 | Documentary | Made for TV as a part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Explores the history of the Baltimore Colts, the team's controversial move to Indianapolis, and the NFL's return to Baltimore, through the common thread of the Colts marching band. |
The Blind Side | 2009 | Drama | Biographical film on the high school career and recruitment of Michael Oher. |
The U | 2009 | Documentary | Made for TV as a part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Chronicles the rise and dominance of the University of Miami program in the 1980s and 1990s. |
The 5th Quarter | 2011 | Drama | Based on the story of Jon Abbate and the surprising 2006 season of Wake Forest University. |
The Marinovich Project | 2011 | Documentary | Made for TV as a follow-up to ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Chronicles the rise and fall of former USC and NFL quarterback Todd Marinovich, focusing especially on the complex relationship between him and his father.. |
Pony Excess | 2011 | Documentary | Made for TV as a part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. A history of football at Southern Methodist University, focusing especially on the 1987 scandal that shut down the program for two years and on SMU football's struggle to rebuild. |
Roll Tide/War Eagle | 2011 | Documentary | Made for TV as a follow-up to ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Explores the Iron Bowl, the intense rivalry between the University of Alabama and Auburn University, and how a devastating tornado and a destructive act of vandalism helped to place the rivalry in perspective. |
Title | Year | Genre | Event(s) | Notes |
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College | 1927 | Comedy | ||
The Bob Mathias Story | 1954 | Drama | Decathlon | Biographical film on Bob Mathias. |
It Happened in Athens | 1962 | Comedy | Marathon | |
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner | 1962 | Drama | Distance running | |
Billie | 1965 | Comedy | ||
The World's Greatest Athlete | 1973 | Comedy | Track | |
The Loneliest Runner | 1976 | Drama | Marathon | |
See How She Runs | 1978 | Drama | Marathon | Made for TV |
Crossbar | 1979 | Drama | High Jump | Made for TV |
The Jericho Mile | 1979 | Mile | Made for TV | |
Running | 1979 | Marathon | ||
Chariots of Fire | 1981 | Drama | Sprints | |
Graduation Day | 1981 | Horror | Track | |
Personal Best | 1982 | Drama | ||
Running Brave | 1983 | Drama | 10,000 m | Biographical film on the life and career of Billy Mills. |
Cracked Up | 1987 | Drama | Track | |
Run for Your Life | 1988 | Drama/Thriller | Marathon | |
Across the Tracks | 1991 | Drama | Track | |
Higher Learning | 1995 | Drama | Track | |
Prefontaine | 1997 | Drama | Track | |
Without Limits | 1998 | Drama | Track | |
The Long Run | 2000 | Drama | Marathon | |
Pumpkin | 2002 | Comedy | ||
Hitler's Pawn: The Margaret Lambert Story | 2004 | Documentary | High Jump | |
Four Minutes | 2005 | Mile | Made for TV. Chronicles the successful quest of Roger Bannister to break the four-minute barrier in the mile. | |
The Ringer | 2005 | Comedy | ||
Saint Ralph | 2005 | |||
Run Fatboy Run | 2007 | Romantic comedy | Marathon | |
The One Man Olympics | 2008 | |||
The Runner | 2009 | Ultra Trail | ||
Into the Wind | 2010 | Documentary | Road running | Made for TV as part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Documents the 1980 attempt of cancer patient and amputee Terry Fox to run across Canada. |
Marion Jones: Press Pause | 2010 | Documentary | Sprints | Made for TV as part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Chronicles the career of Marion Jones, her 2007 admission of performance-enhancing drug use, and subsequent prison sentence. |
The Robber | 2010 | Drama | Marathon |
Title | Year | Genre | Notes |
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The Great Macarthy | 1975 | Comedy | |
The Club | 1980 | Comedy/Drama | |
Australian Rules | 2002 | Drama |
NB: This list excludes films that feature illegally run street races unless legitimate races are integral to the storyline.
Title | Year | Genre | Type | Notes |
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The Crowd Roars | 1935 | |||
The Big Wheel | 1935 | |||
Genevieve | 1953 | Vintage cars | ||
Checkpoint | 1956 | Road racing | ||
Thunder in Carolina | 1960 | Stock car racing | stars Alan Hale, Jr. of Gilligan's Island fame | |
The Green Helmet | 1961 | Road racing | ||
The Iron Maiden | 1962 | Traction engines | ||
24 heures d'amant | 1964 | Sportscar racing | ||
The Great Race | 1965 | |||
Grand Prix | 1966 | Open wheel racing | ||
Red Line 7000 | 1966 | Stock car racing | ||
Fireball 500 | 1966 | Stock car racing | ||
Spinout | 1966 | |||
Hell On Wheels | 1967 | |||
A Man and a Woman | 1967 | |||
The Love Bug | 1968 | Comedy | ||
Speedway | 1968 | Musical | Stock car racing | |
Winning | 1969 | |||
Le Mans | 1971 | Drama | Sports car racing | |
Weekend of a Champion | 1971 | |||
The Last American Hero | 1973 | Stock car racing | Fictional biography of Junior Johnson | |
Herbie Rides Again | 1974 | Comedy | Sequel to The Love Bug. | |
Flåklypa Grand Prix | 1975 | |||
Death Race 2000 | 1975 | |||
Bobby Deerfield | 1977 | |||
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo | 1977 | Comedy | The third entry in The Love Bug series. | |
The Quick and the Dead | 1977 | |||
Herbie Goes Bananas | 1980 | Comedy | The fourth entry in The Love Bug series. | |
Six Pack | 1982 | comedy-drama | Stock car racing | Kenny Rogers stars and sings hit theme song |
Heart Like a Wheel | 1983 | Biographical drama | Drag racing | Based on the life of Shirley Muldowney. |
Stroker Ace | 1983 | Stock car racing | ||
Born to Race | 1988 | Stock car racing | ||
La Carrera Panamericana | 1990 | Historic sportscar racing | ||
Checkered Flag | 1990 | Open wheel racing | Unsold TV pilot | |
Dorf Goes Auto Racing | 1990 | Comedy | Stock car racing | Direct-to-video short film. Part of the Dorf series. |
Days of Thunder | 1990 | Drama | Stock car racing | Based loosely on the career of Tim Richmond |
Thunderbolt | 1995 | Saloon car racing | ||
Race the Sun | 1996 | Solar car racing | ||
The Love Bug | 1997 | Comedy | Made-for-TV sequel to the original 1968 film of the same title. | |
Super Speedway | 1997 | Open wheel racing | ||
Driven | 2000 | Open wheel racing | ||
éX-Driver The Movie | 2002 | |||
Michel Vaillant | 2003 | |||
Right on Track | 2003 | Drag racing | ||
NASCAR: The IMAX Experience | 2004 | Documentary | Stock car racing | |
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story | 2004 | Documentary | Stock car racing | Made for TV. Chronicles the life and career of Dale Earnhardt. |
Dust to Glory | 2005 | Off-road racing | ||
Herbie: Fully Loaded | 2005 | Stock car racing | The most recent entry in The Love Bug series. | |
Cars | 2006 | Animated family comedy | Stock car racing | |
Chasing the Horizon | 2006 | Off-road racing | ||
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby | 2006 | Comedy | Stock car racing | |
Dale | 2007 | Documentary | Stock car racing | Chronicles the life and career of Dale Earnhardt. |
Ta Ra Rum Pum | 2007 | Stock car racing | ||
Speed Racer | 2008 | Drama | Sports car racing | A live-action adaptation of the Japanese anime series of the same English-language title. |
Death Race | 2008 | |||
Death Racers | 2008 | |||
Truth in 24 | 2008 | Documentary | Sports car racing | |
Love The Beast | 2009 | Documentary | Tarmac rally | |
Senna | 2010 | Documentary | Open wheel racing | |
Tim Richmond: To the Limit | 2010 | Documentary | Stock car racing | Made for TV as a part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Chronicles the career of Tim Richmond, his lifestyle, and his death from AIDS. |
Red Dirt Rising | 2011 | Stock car racing | Based on the life of early driver Jimmie Lewallen | |
Cars 2 | 2011 | Animated family action film | Sports car racing |
Title | Year | Genre | Notes |
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Thunder Over Reno | 2008 |
Title | Year | Genre | Notes |
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Fireman, Save My Child | 1927 | Comedy | |
Elmer, the Great | 1933 | Drama | |
Alibi Ike | 1935 | Comedy | |
The Pride of the Yankees | 1942 | Drama | Biographical film on the career of Lou Gehrig. |
The Babe Ruth Story | 1948 | Drama | Biographical film on the life and career of Babe Ruth. |
It Happens Every Spring | 1949 | Comedy | |
The Stratton Story | 1949 | Drama | Biographical film on the life and career of Monty Stratton. |
Take Me Out to the Ball Game | 1949 | Musical | |
Angels in the Outfield | 1951 | Family comedy | |
Rhubarb | 1951 | Family Comedy | |
The Pride of St. Louis | 1952 | Drama | Biographical film based on the playing career of Dizzy Dean. |
The Kid from Left Field | 1953 | Comedy | |
Fear Strikes Out | 1957 | Drama | Biographical film on the life and career of Jimmy Piersall. |
Damn Yankees | 1958 | Musical | |
Safe at Home! | 1962 | Comedy | |
Bang the Drum Slowly | 1973 | Drama | |
The Bad News Bears | 1976 | Comedy | |
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings | 1976 | Comedy | |
The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training | 1977 | Comedy | |
One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story | 1978 | Drama | Made for TV. Biographical film on the life and career of Ron LeFlore. |
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan | 1978 | Comedy | |
The Kid from Left Field | 1979 | Comedy | TV movie, remake |
Squeeze Play! | 1980 | Comedy | |
Blue Skies Again | 1983 | Comedy | |
Tiger Town | 1983 | Family comedy | TV movie |
The Natural | 1984 | Drama | |
Brewster's Millions | 1985 | Comedy | |
The Slugger's Wife | 1985 | Romantic comedy | |
Long Gone | 1987 | Comedy-drama | Made for TV |
Trading Hearts | 1987 | Comedy | |
Amazing Grace and Chuck | 1987 | Drama | |
Bull Durham | 1988 | Romantic comedy | |
Eight Men Out | 1988 | Drama | Based on the 1919 Black Sox Scandal. |
Stealing Home | 1988 | Drama | |
Field of Dreams | 1989 | Drama | |
Major League | 1989 | Comedy | |
Night Game | 1989 | Crime drama | |
Mr. Destiny | 1990 | Comedy | |
Talent for the Game | 1991 | Drama | |
The Babe | 1992 | Drama | Biography based on the life and career of Babe Ruth. |
The Comrades of Summer | 1992 | Comedy | TV movie |
A League of Their Own | 1992 | Comedy-drama | A fictionalized account of the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League of the 1940s. |
Mr. Baseball | 1992 | Romantic comedy | |
Rookie of the Year | 1993 | Comedy | |
The Man From Left Field | 1993 | Comedy | TV movie |
The Sandlot | 1993 | Family Comedy | |
Angels in the Outfield | 1994 | Family comedy | Remake of the 1951 film of the same title. |
Cobb | 1994 | Drama | Biography based on the life and career of Ty Cobb. |
Little Big League | 1994 | Family comedy | |
Major League II | 1994 | Comedy | |
The Scout | 1994 | Comedy | |
Dorf on the Diamond | 1996 | Comedy | Direct-to-video short film. The last film in the Dorf series. |
Ed | 1996 | Family comedy | |
The Fan | 1996 | Thriller | |
BASEketball | 1998 | Comedy | |
If the Sun Rises in the West | 1998 | Drama | |
Major League: Back to the Minors | 1998 | Comedy | |
For Love of the Game | 1999 | Drama | |
Perfect Game | 2000 | Family Comedy | TV movie |
Angels in the Infield | 2000 | Family Comedy | TV movie |
61* | 2001 | Drama | Made for TV; based on the 1961 home run record chase of Roger Maris.. |
Hardball | 2001 | Drama-comedy | |
Summer Catch | 2001 | Romantic comedy | |
Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch | 2002 | Family comedy | |
The Rookie | 2002 | Drama | Based on the baseball career of Jim Morris. |
Battlefield Baseball | 2003 | Action | |
Day of Independence | 2003 | Drama | Short film |
Hustle | 2004 | Drama | Made-for-TV biographical film based on the career of Pete Rose. |
Mickey | 2004 | Drama | |
Mr. 3000 | 2004 | Comedy | |
Fever Pitch | 2005 | Romantic comedy | |
Game 6 | 2005 | Drama-comedy | |
Bad News Bears | 2005 | Comedy | |
The Sandlot 2 | 2005 | Family comedy | |
The Benchwarmers | 2006 | Comedy | |
Everyone's Hero | 2006 | Animation | |
Beer League | 2006 | Comedy | |
The Final Season | 2007 | Drama | Based on the 1991 season of Norway High School in Norway, Iowa, the school's last season before it was closed and consolidated into its county school district. |
The Sandlot 3 | 2007 | Family comedy | |
The Sandlot: Heading Home | 2007 | Family comedy | |
City Without Baseball | 2008 | Drama | |
Sugar | 2008 | Drama | |
Fernando Nation | 2010 | Documentary | Made for TV as a part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Chronicles the impact of Fernando Valenzuela's 1981 rookie season with the Los Angeles Dodgers. |
Four Days in October | 2010 | Documentary | Made for TV as a part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Chronicles the Boston Red Sox' comeback from a 3–0 series deficit against the New York Yankees in the 2004 ALCS. |
Hero | 2010 | Drama | |
Jordan Rides the Bus | 2010 | Documentary | Made for TV as a part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Explores Michael Jordan's brief career in minor league baseball after his first retirement from basketball. |
Little Big Men | 2010 | Documentary | Made for TV as a part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Chronicles the Kirkland National Little League team that scored a stunning victory in the 1982 Little League World Series, and the players' lives in the nearly three decades that followed. |
Catching Hell | 2011 | Documentary | Made for TV as a follow-up to ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Explores the relationship between Steve Bartman and Chicago Cubs fans since Bartman's famous incident in Game 6 of the 2003 NLCS. |
Moneyball | 2011 | Drama | Based on a true story. |
Title | Year | Genre | Notes | |
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One on One | 1977 | Drama | ||
Coach | 1978 | Comedy | ||
Fast Break | 1979 | Comedy | ||
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh | 1979 | Comedy | ||
Teen Wolf | 1985 | Comedy | ||
Hoosiers | 1986 | Drama | Based loosely on the story of the 1953–54 Milan High School basketball team. | |
The Pistol: The Birth of a Legend | 1991 | Drama | Biographical film based on the early life of Pete Maravich. | |
White Men Can't Jump | 1992 | Drama | ||
Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story | 1992 | Drama | TV movie, biographical film | |
Blue Chips | 1994 | Drama | ||
Hoop Dreams | 1994 | Documentary | ||
Above the Rim | 1994 | Drama-comedy | ||
The Air Up There | 1994 | Comedy | ||
The Basketball Diaries | 1995 | Drama | ||
Forget Paris | 1995 | Romantic Comedy | ||
Slam Dunk Ernest | 1995 | Comedy | ||
Space Jam | 1996 | Comedy | Combines live action and animation. | |
Eddie | 1996 | Comedy | ||
Celtic Pride | 1996 | Comedy | ||
Sunset Park | 1996 | Drama | ||
Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault | 1996 | Drama | TV movie, biographical film | |
Air Bud | 1997 | Family Comedy | ||
The Sixth Man | 1997 | Comedy | ||
My Giant | 1998 | Comedy | ||
BASEketball | 1998 | Comedy | ||
Bad as I Wanna Be: The Dennis Rodman Story | 1998 | Drama | TV movie, biographical film | |
He Got Game | 1998 | Drama | ||
Love and Basketball | 2000 | Romantic Drama | ||
The Luck of the Irish | 2001 | Family comedy | TV movie | |
O | 2001 | Drama | An adaptation of Othello, with the setting updated to that of a modern American high school and its basketball team. | |
Juwanna Mann | 2002 | Romantic comedy | ||
The Red Sneakers | 2002 | Fantasy | TV movie | |
Like Mike | 2002 | Family comedy | ||
A Season on the Brink' | 2002 | Drama | Made for TV. Based on the book of the same title, documenting the 1985–86 season of Indiana University. | |
Full-Court Miracle | 2003 | Family comedy | ||
The Year of the Yao | 2004 | Documentary | Chronicles Yao Ming's first season in the NBA. | |
Rebound | 2005 | Family comedy | ||
Coach Carter | 2005 | Drama | Based on a true story. | |
Crossover | 2006 | Action | ||
Like Mike 2 | 2006 | Family comedy | ||
Glory Road | 2006 | Drama | Based on the story of the 1965–66 Texas Western College team. | |
Home of the Giants | 2007 | Crime drama | ||
Quantum Hoops | 2007 | Documentary | Focuses on the attempt of Caltech's men's team to end a 21-year losing streak in conference play in the final week of the 2005–06 season. | |
Dribbles | 2007 | Drama | ||
Semi-Pro | 2008 | Comedy | ||
More Than a Game | 2009 | Documentary | Chronicles the high school careers of LeBron James and four of his hometown friends. | |
Hurricane Season | 2009 | Drama | Based on a true story | |
Sonicsgate | 2009 | Documentary | Explores the controversial relocation of the Seattle SuperSonics to Oklahoma City. | |
Without Bias | 2009 | Documentary | Made for TV as part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Explores the career of Len Bias, his death from a cocaine overdose shortly after he was selected in the 1986 NBA Draft, and the impact of his death on the sport. | |
Once Brothers | 2010 | Documentary | Made for TV as part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. The story of Croat Dražen Petrović and Serb Vlade Divac, former Yugoslavia national teammates, and how the Yugoslav wars irretrievably broke their friendship. | |
The Fab Five | 2011 | Documentary | Made for TV as a follow-up to ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Documents the University of Michigan's early-1990s Fab Five and their impact on the sport and culture. | |
Off the Rez | 2011 | Documentary | Made for TV. Focuses on the high school career of current University of Louisville women's player Shoni Schimmel, a Native American who grew up on an Oregon reservation. | |
Unguarded | 2011 | Documentary | Made for TV as a follow-up to ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Chronicles the life and career of former NBA player Chris Herren, his battle with drug addiction, and his ongoing recovery. |
Title | Year | Genre | Notes |
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Cool Runnings | 1993 | Comedy | Loosely based on the debut of the Jamaica bobsled team at the 1988 Winter Olympics. |
Title | Year | Genre | Notes | |
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Strikes and Spares | 1934 | Short film | ||
Dreamer | 1979 | Drama | Direct-to-video | |
Kingpin | 1996 | Comedy | ||
The Big Lebowski | 1998 | Comedy | ||
Alley Cats Strike | 2000 | Family Comedy | TV movie | |
Super Bowlin' | 2019 | Comedy |
Title | Year | Genre | Notes |
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Crackerjack | 2002 | Comedy | |
Blackball | 2003 | Comedy |
Title | Year | Genre | Notes |
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Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph | 1894 | Documentary | Silent film |
Boxing Match; or, Glove Contest | 1896 | Documentary | Silent film |
Battling Butler | 1926 | Comedy | Silent film |
The Champ | 1931 | Drama | |
The Bermondsey Kid | 1933 | Drama | |
The Prizefighter and the Lady | 1933 | Romantic Comedy | |
Excuse My Glove | 1936 | Comedy | |
City for Conquest | 1940 | Drama | |
Here Comes Mr. Jordan | 1941 | Comedy | Remade in 1978 as Heaven Can Wait, but with American football as the backdrop instead of boxing. |
Gentleman Jim | 1942 | Drama | Biographical film |
Body and Soul | 1947 | Film noir | |
The Set-Up | 1949 | Film noir | |
Champion | 1949 | Film noir | |
The Square Ring | 1952 | Drama | |
The Harder They Fall | 1956 | Film noir | |
Somebody Up There Likes Me | 1956 | Drama | |
Requiem for a Heavyweight | 1962 | Drama | |
Legendary Champions | 1968 | Documentary | |
The Great White Hope | 1970 | Romantic Drama | |
Fat City | 1972 | Drama | |
Let's Do It Again | 1975 | Comedy | |
Rocky | 1976 | Drama | |
The Greatest | 1977 | Drama | Biographical film |
The Champ | 1979 | Drama | |
The Main Event | 1979 | Comedy | |
Penitentiary | 1979 | Drama | Blaxploitation |
Rocky II | 1979 | Drama | |
Raging Bull | 1980 | Drama | Biographical film |
Penitentiary II | 1982 | Drama | Blaxploitation |
Rocky III | 1982 | Drama | |
Rocky IV | 1985 | Drama | |
Streets of Gold | 1986 | Drama | |
Teen Wolf Too | 1987 | Family Comedy | |
Split Decisions | 1988 | Action Drama | |
Rocky V | 1990 | Drama | |
Diggstown | 1992 | Drama | |
Gladiator | 1992 | Action Drama | |
Night and the City | 1992 | Crime Drama | |
The Great White Hype | 1996 | Comedy | |
When We Were Kings | 1996 | Documentary | Documents the events before and during the 1974 fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. |
The Boxer | 1997 | Drama | |
Play It to the Bone | 1999 | Comedy-drama | |
Rocky Marciano | 1999 | Drama | TV movie, biographical film |
On the Ropes | 1999 | Documentary | |
The Hurricane | 1999 | Drama | Biographical film on Rubin "Hurricane" Carter. |
Girlfight | 2000 | Drama | |
Ali | 2001 | Drama | Biographical film on Muhammad Ali. |
Carman: The Champion | 2001 | Action Drama | |
Undisputed | 2002 | Action Thriller | |
Beautiful Boxer | 2002 | Drama | Biographical film |
Million Dollar Baby | 2004 | Drama | |
Against the Ropes | 2004 | Drama | |
Cinderella Man | 2005 | Drama | Based on the career of James J. Braddock. |
Pacquiao: The Movie | 2006 | Drama | Biographical film on the life and career of Manny Pacquiao. |
Rocky Balboa | 2006 | Drama | |
Undisputed II: Last Man Standing | 2006 | Action Thriller | |
Annapolis | 2006 | Drama | |
Jump In! | 2007 | Romantic Comedy | TV movie |
Apne | 2007 | Drama | |
Miracle on 1st Street | 2007 | Comedy-drama | |
Muay Thai Chaiya | 2007 | Drama | |
Resurrecting the Champ | 2007 | Drama | |
The Hammer | 2007 | Comedy | |
The Fighter | 2010 | Drama | Biographical film based on the life of Micky Ward. |
Max Schmeling | 2010 | Drama | Biographical film |
The Real Rocky | 2011 | Documentary | Made for TV as a follow-up to ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Profiles Chuck Wepner, the real-life inspiration for Rocky Balboa. |
Real Steel | 2011 | Science fiction |
Title | Year | Genre | Notes | |
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Debbie Does Dallas | 1978 | Pornographic film | ||
Laker Girls | 1990 | Drama | TV movie | |
Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story | 1992 | Drama | TV movie | |
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom | 1993 | Comedy | TV movie | |
Bring It On | 2000 | Comedy | ||
Sugar & Spice | 2001 | Comedy | ||
Gotta Kick It Up! | 2002 | Family Comedy | TV movie, based on true story | |
Cheerleader Queens | 2003 | Comedy | ||
Bring It On Again | 2004 | Comedy | ||
Bring It On: All or Nothing | 2006 | Comedy | ||
Bring It On: In It to Win It | 2007 | Comedy | ||
Bring It On: Fight to the Finish | 2009 | Comedy | ||
Fired Up! | 2009 | Comedy |
Title | Year | Genre | Notes |
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Badger's Green | 1934 | Comedy | |
Badger's Green | 1949 | Comedy | |
It's Not Cricket | 1949 | Comedy | |
The Final Test | 1953 | Comedy-drama | |
Playing Away | 1987 | Comedy | |
Awwal Number | 1990 | Action | |
Lagaan | 2001 | Drama | |
Wondrous Oblivion | 2003 | Comedy-drama | |
Iqbal | 2005 | Drama | |
Hit for Six | 2007 | Drama | |
Chennai 600028 | 2007 | Romantic Comedy | |
Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii | 2007 | Comedy-drama | |
Say Salaam India | 2007 | Drama | |
Hattrick | 2007 | Comedy-drama | |
Meerabai Not Out | 2008 | Drama | |
Hansie | 2008 | Drama | Based on a true story |
I Know How Many Runs You Scored Last Summer | 2008 | Comedy-horror | |
Victory | 2009 | Drama | |
Dil Bole Hadippa! | 2009 | Comedy-drama | |
Patiala House | 2011 | Family Drama |
Title | Year | Genre | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
The Hustler | 1961 | Drama | |
The Color of Money | 1986 | Drama | |
Pool Hall Junkies | 2002 | Thriller | |
Singhaawakokanaya(Sinhalese) | 2002 | Thriller |
Title | Year | Genre | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Men with Brooms | 2002 | Romantic Comedy | |
Kong Curling | 2011 | Comedy |
Title | Year | Genre | Type | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Onna Keirin-ō | 1956 | Keirin | ||
For A Yellow Jersey | 1965 | Short | ||
A Sunday in Hell | 1977 | Documentary | Road racing | Chronicles the 1976 Paris–Roubaix race. |
Breaking Away | 1979 | Coming-of-age film | Road racing and Little 500 | |
BMX Bandits | 1983 | BMX racing | ||
American Flyers | 1985 | Drama | Road racing | |
Rad | 1986 | BMX racing | ||
Quicksilver | 1986 | |||
Bicycleran | 1987 | |||
Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar | 1992 | |||
Il grande Fausto | 1995 | Road racing | ||
The Unknown Cyclist | 1998 | |||
El Amateur | 1999 | Road racing | ||
Road to Paris | 2001 | Documentary | Road racing | |
Cyclomania | 2001 | Road racing | ||
Le Velo de Ghislain Lambert | 2001 | Road racing | ||
Nasu: Summer in Andalusia | 2003 | Road racing | ||
Triplets of Belleville | 2003 | |||
Cycling Chronicles; LandScape The Boy Saw | 2004 | |||
Hell on Wheels | 2005 | |||
Overcoming | 2005 | Documentary | Road racing | |
The Flying Scotsman | 2006 | Drama | Track Cycling | |
Island Etude | 2006 | Drama | ||
Klunkerz: A Film About Mountain Bikes | 2006 | |||
Clorophilla | 2006 | Freeride | ||
The Cycling Genius Is Coming | 2008 | |||
Bicycle Dreams | 2009 | Documentary | Road racing | |
The Birth of Big Air | 2010 | Documentary | BMX | Made for TV as part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Chronicles the life and career of Mat Hoffman. |
Title | Year | Genre | Notes |
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Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story | 2004 | Comedy |
Title | Year | Genre | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
By the Sword | 1991 | Drama | |
The Fencing Master | 1992 | Drama |
Title | Year | Genre | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Chak De India | 2007 | Drama |
Title | Year | Genre | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Ice Castles | 1978 | Romantic Drama | |
The Cutting Edge | 1992 | Romantic Comedy | |
Ice Angel | 2000 | Fantasy | TV movie |
Ice Princess | 2005 | Family Comedy | |
Go Figure | 2005 | Family Comedy | TV movie |
The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold | 2006 | Romantic Drama | TV movie |
Blades of Glory | 2007 | Comedy | |
The Cutting Edge 3: Chasing the Dream | 2008 | Romantic Drama | TV movie |
The Cutting Edge: Fire & Ice | 2009 | Romantic Drama | TV movie |
Title | Year | Genre | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
The Great Game | 1930 | Comedy | |
Sportszerelem | 1936 | Comedy | |
The Arsenal Stadium Mystery | 1939 | Crime Comedy | |
Das Grosse Spiel | 1942 | Comedy | |
The Great Game | 1953 | Comedy-drama | |
Dhanyee Meye | 1971 | Comedy | |
Mohunbaganer Meye | 1976 | ||
Yesterday's Hero | 1979 | Drama | |
Escape to Victory | 1981 | War | |
Gregory's Girl | 1981 | Romantic Comedy | |
Ultra | 1991 | Drama | |
Ladybugs | 1992 | Comedy | |
Do I Not Like That! | 1994 | Documentary | |
The Big Green | 1994 | Family Comedy | |
Fever Pitch | 1997 | Romantic comedy | |
When Saturday Comes | 1996 | Drama | |
Soccer Dog: The Movie | 1999 | Family comedy | |
Air Bud: World Pup | 2000 | Family comedy | Direct-to-video film in the Air Bud series. |
There's Only One Jimmy Grimble | 2000 | Comedy-drama | |
Shaolin Soccer | 2001 | Comedy | |
A Shot at Glory | 2001 | Drama | |
Mean Machine | 2001 | Comedy-drama | An adaptation of the original version of The Longest Yard, but featuring association football instead of American football. |
Mike Bassett: England Manager | 2001 | Comedy | |
The Game of Their Lives | 2002 | Documentary | Chronicles the seven then-surviving members of the North Korea national team that made a surprising run into the quarterfinals of the 1966 FIFA World Cup. |
Bend It Like Beckham | 2002 | Comedy-drama | |
The Miracle of Bern | 2003 | Comedy-drama | Set against the backdrop of the 1954 FIFA World Cup Final, which became known in Germany as the "Miracle of Bern". |
The Other Final | 2003 | Documentary | Chronicles a match between the national teams of Bhutan and Montserrat, at the time the two lowest-ranked teams in the FIFA World Rankings, held on the same day as the 2002 FIFA World Cup Final. |
Soccer Dog: European Cup | 2004 | Family comedy | |
Dare to Dream: The Story of the U.S. Women's Soccer Team | 2005 | Documentary | |
Goal! | 2005 | Drama | |
Kicking & Screaming | 2005 | Family Comedy | |
Real, The Movie | 2005 | Documentary | |
The Game of Their Lives | 2005 | Drama | Based on the USA's massive upset of England in the 1950 FIFA World Cup. |
Goal II: Living the Dream | 2006 | Drama | |
Offside | 2006 | Comedy | |
Offside | 2006 | Comedy-drama | |
Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos | 2006 | Documentary | |
Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait | 2006 | Documentary | Chronicles the life and career of Zinedine Zidane. |
She’s the Man | 2006 | Romantic comedy | |
Gracie | 2007 | Drama | Loosely based on the teenage years of Elisabeth Shue, who played the mother of the titular character. |
Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal | 2007 | ||
Her Best Move | 2007 | Romantic Comedy | |
Maradona by Kusturica | 2008 | Documentary | |
Kicking It | 2008 | Documentary | |
Soccer Mom | 2008 | Family comedy | |
The Damned United | 2009 | Drama | A fictionalized version of Brian Clough's tenure as manager of Leeds United. |
Goal! 3: Taking on the World | 2009 | Drama | |
Offside | 2009 | Romantic comedy | |
A Time for Champions | 2009 | Documentary | Made for TV. Explores the history of soccer in St. Louis, focusing especially on the dominance of Saint Louis University in the 1960s and early 1970s. |
One Night in Turin | 2010 | Documentary | Chronicles England's run in the 1990 FIFA World Cup. |
The Two Escobars | 2010 | Documentary | Made for TV as part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Explores the lives of footballer Andrés Escobar and drug lord Pablo Escobar, the links between football and drug money in their country of Colombia in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and the connections between the murders of both men. |
For the Glory | 2011 | Drama | |
Egaro | 2011 | Historical Drama | Film based on the historical event of the Indian Bengali team Mohun Bagan winning the 1911 IFA Shield defeating the mighty British team East Yorkshire Regiment in Calcutta to become the first Indian club to win the Shield under the background circumstances of Partition of Bengal of 1905. |
Title | Year | Genre | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Gladiator | 2000 | Action |
Title | Year | Genre | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Follow the Sun | 1951 | Drama | Biographical film |
Pat and Mike | 1952 | Comedy | |
The Caddy | 1953 | Comedy | |
Caddyshack | 1980 | Comedy | |
Dorf on Golf | 1987 | Comedy | Direct-to-video short film. The first entry in the Dorf series. |
Caddyshack II | 1988 | Comedy | |
Dead Solid Perfect | 1988 | Drama | Made for TV. |
Dorf's Golf Bible | 1987 | Comedy | Direct-to-video short film. The second film in the Dorf series. |
Den ofrivillige golfaren | 1991 | Comedy | |
The Man with the Perfect Swing | 1995 | Comedy-drama | |
Happy Gilmore | 1996 | Comedy | |
Tin Cup | 1996 | Romantic comedy | |
The Legend of Bagger Vance | 2000 | Drama | |
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius | 2004 | Drama | Biographical film on the career of Bobby Jones. |
The Greatest Game Ever Played | 2005 | Drama | Biographical film |
Who's Your Caddy? | 2007 | Comedy | |
Chasing the Green | 2009 | Drama | Based on a true story. |
Hole in One | 2010 | Comedy |
Title | Year | Genre | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Wild Boy | 1934 | Comedy | |
Man About Dog | 2004 | Comedy |
Title | Year | Genre | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Nadia | 1984 | Drama | Biographical film on Nadia Comăneci. |
American Anthem | 1986 | Drama | |
Stick It | 2006 | Comedy-drama | |
Peaceful Warrior | 2006 | Drama |
Title | Year | Genre | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Szansa | 1979 | Drama | |
Bulggot shoot tonki | 1993 | Family Drama | |
Forever the Moment | 2008 | Drama |
Title | Year | Genre | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
The Derby | 1895 | Documentary | Silent film |
A Day at the Races | 1937 | Comedy | |
Trouble Brewing | 1939 | Musical comedy | |
Flying Fifty-Five | 1939 | Drama | |
National Velvet | 1944 | Drama | |
The Galloping Major | 1951 | Comedy | |
Boots Malone | 1952 | Drama | |
Just My Luck | 1957 | Comedy | |
International Velvet | 1978 | Drama | |
The Black Stallion | 1979 | Family drama | |
Phar Lap | 1983 | Drama | Based on a true story. |
The Black Stallion Returns | 1983 | Family drama | |
Fire, Ice and Dynamite | 1990 | Action comedy | |
Seabiscuit | 2003 | Drama | Based on a true story. |
Hidalgo | 2004 | Drama | Biographical film |
Dreamer | 2005 | Drama | |
Racing Stripes | 2005 | Family comedy | |
Ruffian | 2007 | Drama | Made for TV; based on a true story. |
Race | 2008 | Thriller | |
The Boys Club | 2008 | Thriller | |
Secretariat | 2010 | Drama | Based on a true story. |
Charismatic | 2011 | Documentary | Made for TV as a follow-up to ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Chronicles the run of Charismatic and his jockey Chris Antley in the 1999 Triple Crown races. |
Title | Year | Genre | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Slap Shot | 1977 | Comedy | |
Miracle on Ice | 1981 | Drama | TV movie, based on the 1980 Miracle on Ice. |
Strange Brew | 1983 | Comedy | |
Youngblood | 1986 | Drama | |
The Mighty Ducks | 1992 | Family comedy | |
D2: The Mighty Ducks | 1994 | Family comedy | |
D3: The Mighty Ducks | 1996 | Family comedy | |
Les Boys | 1997 | Comedy | |
H-E Double Hockey Sticks | 1999 | Family comedy | |
Mystery, Alaska | 1999 | Drama | |
MVP: Most Valuable Primate | 2000 | Family comedy | |
Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice | 2002 | Comedy | |
Miracle | 2004 | Drama | Based on the 1980 Miracle on Ice. |
Maurice Richard | 2005 | Drama | Biographical film on Maurice Richard. |
Bon Cop, Bad Cop | 2006 | Comedy | Buddy cop film in which two Canadian officers investigate a series of murders related to professional hockey. |
The Love Guru | 2008 | Comedy | |
King's Ransom | 2009 | Documentary | Made for TV as the first film of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Chronicles the impact of the 1988 trade of Wayne Gretzky from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings. |
Score: A Hockey Musical | 2010 | Musical comedy |
Title | Year | Genre | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Knightriders | 1981 | Drama | |
A Knight's Tale | 2001 | Adventure |
Note: Films should not be listed here unless the sporting aspects of martial arts play a major part in the plot.
Title | Year | Genre | Style | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sanshiro Sugata | 1943 | Action | Jujutsu Judo |
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Sanshiro Sugata Part II | 1943 | Action | Judo | |
Enter The Dragon | 1973 | Action | Jeet Kune Do Kung Fu |
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Cordão de Ouro | 1977 | Action | Capoeira | |
The Karate Kid | 1984 | Family | Karate | |
The Karate Kid, Part II | 1986 | Family | Karate | |
No Retreat, No Surrender | 1986 | Action drama | MMA | |
Bloodsport | 1988 | Action | MMA | |
The Karate Kid, Part III | 1989 | Family | Karate | |
Best of the Best | 1989 | Action | Tae Kwon Do | |
Kickboxer | 1989 | Action | Kickboxing & Muay Thai | |
Sidekicks | 1992 | Action | Karate | |
Only the Strong | 1993 | Action | Capoeira | |
The Next Karate Kid | 1994 | Family | Karate | |
Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie | 1994 | Action | Various | |
Mortal Kombat | 1995 | Action | Various | |
The Quest | 1996 | Action | MMA | |
Undisputed | 2002 | Action | Boxing | |
Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior | 2003 | Action | Muay Thai | |
Undisputed II: Last Man Standing | 2006 | Action | MMA | |
DOA: Dead or Alive | 2006 | Action | Various | |
Redbelt | 2007 | Drama | MMA | |
Never Back Down | 2008 | Action drama | MMA | |
Champions | 2008 | Action | Wushu | |
Ip Man | 2008 | Action | Wing Chun | |
Besouro | 2009 | Action | Capoeira | |
Fighting | 2009 | Action drama | MMA | |
Tekken | 2009 | Action | MMA | |
Blood and Bone | 2009 | Action | MMA | |
Undisputed III: Redemption | 2010 | Action | MMA | |
Knucklehead | 2010 | Comedy | MMA | |
The King of Fighters | 2010 | Action | Various | |
Ong Bak 3 | 2010 | Action | Muay Thai | |
Ip Man 2 | 2010 | Action | Wing Chun | |
Warrior | 2011 | Action drama | MMA | |
[Never Back Down 2] | 2011 | Action | MMA |
Title | Year | Genre | Type | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
No Limit | 1935 | Comedy | Road racing | |
On Any Sunday | 1971 | Documentary | ||
Sidewinder 1 | 1977 | Drama | Motocross | |
Silver Dream Racer | 1980 | Drama | Road racing | |
Spetters | 1980 | Drama | Motocross | |
Space Riders | 1984 | Documentary | Road racing | |
The Dirtbike Kid | 1985 | Motocross | ||
Winners Take All | 1987 | Motocross | ||
Motocrossed | 2001 | Motocross | ||
Faster | 2003 | Documentary | Road racing | |
Motocross Kids | 2004 | Motocross | ||
Dust to Glory | 2005 | Documentary | Off-road racing | |
Supercross | 2005 | Drama | Supercross | |
The World's Fastest Indian | 2005 | Drama | Land speed record | |
TT3D: Closer to the Edge | 2011 | Documentary | Road racing |
Those featuring specific sports featured in the games are listed elsewhere
Title | Year | Genre | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Dorf and the First Games of Mount Olympus | 1988 | Comedy | Direct-to-video short film in the Dorf series. Parody of the Ancient Olympic Games. |
Dream Weavers | 2008 | Documentary |
Title | Year | Genre | Type | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Madison | 2001 | Drama | Hydroplane |
Title | Year | Genre | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Junior Bonner | 1972 | Western | |
8 Seconds | 1994 | Drama | Biographical film on the career of Lane Frost. |
The Cowboy Way | 1994 | Action Comedy |
Title | Year | Genre | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Airborne | 1993 | Comedy | |
Brink! | 1998 | Family Comedy | TV movie |
Title | Year | Genre | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Kansas City Bomber | 1972 | Drama | |
Rollerball | 1975 | Action | |
Rollerball | 2002 | Action | |
Roll Bounce | 2005 | Family | |
Hell on Wheels | 2007 | Documentary | |
Whip It | 2009 | Comedy-drama |
Title | Year | Genre | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
A Yank at Oxford | 1938 | Drama | |
Oxford Blues | 1984 | Comedy-drama | |
True Blue | 1996 | Drama | |
Queen of the Night | 2001 | Drama | |
Summer Storm | 2004 | Drama |
Title | Year | Genre | Code | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
This Sporting Life | 1963 | Rugby league | ||
Grand Slam | 1978 | Comedy | Rugby union | |
The First Kangaroos | 1988 | Rugby league | ||
Old Scores | 1991 | Rugby union | ||
Up 'n' Under | 1998 | Rugby league | ||
School Wars: Hero | 2004 | Rugby union | ||
Sye | 2004 | Rugby union | ||
Murderball | 2005 | Documentary | Wheelchair rugby | |
Footy Legends | 2006 | Rugby league | ||
Number 10 | 2006 | Rugby union | ||
The Final Winter | 2007 | Rugby league | ||
Forever Strong | 2008 | Drama | Rugby union | Based on an amalgam of true stories from the rugby program of Highland High School in Salt Lake City. |
Invictus | 2009 | Drama | Rugby union | Based on the 1995 Rugby World Cup and the ultimately victorious host team, South Africa. |
The 16th Man | 2010 | Documentary | Rugby union | Made for TV as part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Also chronicles the 1995 Rugby World Cup, but focuses more on the effect of the event and of Nelson Mandela's support of the Springboks on post-apartheid South Africa. |
A Giant Awakens: the Rise of American Rugby | 2010 | Documentary | Rugby union |
Title | Year | Genre | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Summer Rental | 1985 | Comedy | |
One Crazy Summer | 1986 | Comedy | |
Wind | 1992 | Drama | |
Charlie St. Cloud | 2010 | Romantic Drama |
Title | Year | Genre | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Double Tap | 2000 | Action |
Title | Year | Genre | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Skateboard: The Movie | 1978 | Drama | Features world champion skateboarder Tony Alva in his first movie role. |
Thrashin' | 1986 | Drama | |
The Search for Animal Chin | 1987 | Documentary/Drama | |
Gleaming the Cube | 1989 | Action/Drama | Features Tony Hawk in a small role. |
Dogtown and Z-Boys | 2001 | Documentary | Directed by Stacy Peralta, one of the original Z-Boys featured in the film. |
Grind | 2003 | Comedy | |
Lords of Dogtown | 2005 | Drama | A fictionalized version of many of the events that occurred in Dogtown and Z-Boys. |
Under the Influence | 2005 | Documentary | Focuses on pool skateboarding in Southern California. |
A Badlands Adventure | 2009 | Documentary | |
Welcome to Ridiculous | 2009 | Documentary | |
Street Dreams | 2009 | Drama |
Title | Year | Genre | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Downhill Racer | 1969 | Drama | |
Hot Dog... the Movie | 1984 | Comedy | |
Better Off Dead | 1985 | Comedy | |
Fire and Ice | 1986 | Action Adventure | |
Ski School | 1990 | Comedy | |
Aspen Extreme | 1993 | Action Drama | |
Ski School 2 | 1994 | Comedy | |
Frozen | 2010 | Thriller |
Title | Year | Genre | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner | 1974 | Documentary | |
Matti | 2006 | Drama | Biographical film based on the life and career of Matti Nykänen. |
Title | Year | Genre | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
The Big Blue | 1988 | Drama |
Title | Year | Genre | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Snowboard Academy | 1996 | Comedy | |
Johnny Tsunami | 1999 | Family Comedy | TV movie |
Out Cold | 2001 | Comedy | |
MXP: Most Xtreme Primate | 2003 | Family Comedy | |
The White Album | 2004 | Documentary | |
First Descent | 2005 | Documentary | |
White Air | 2007 | Action Drama | |
Snow Summit Showdown | 2009 | Family Comedy | |
Chalet Girl | 2011 | Romantic Comedy | |
The Art of Flight | 2011 | Documentary |
Title | Year | Genre | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Like a Virgin | 2006 | Comedy |
Title | Year | Genre | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Wakanohana monogatari dohyou no oni | 1956 | ||
Wakanohana monogatari dohyou no oni | 1992 | ||
Sumo Do, Sumo Don't | 1992 | Comedy |
Title | Year | Genre | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
The Endless Summer | 1966 | Documentary | Follows surfers Mike Hynson and Robert August on a surf trip around the world, and features many other prominent surfers of the day. |
Big Wednesday | 1978 | Comedy-drama | |
North Shore | 1987 | Action drama | |
Back to the Beach | 1987 | Comedy | |
Surf Nazis Must Die | 1987 | Comedy | |
Point Break | 1991 | Action | |
Surf Ninjas | 1993 | Family comedy | |
The Endless Summer II | 1994 | Documentary | Pat O'Connell and Robert "Wingnut" Weaver retrace the steps of Hynson and August from The Endless Summer while exploring the growth and evolution of surfing since the original film. Both films were directed by Bruce Brown. |
In God’s Hands | 1998 | Action drama | |
7 Girls | 2001 | Documentary | Focuses on the surfing lives of seven prominent female surfers. |
Blue Crush | 2002 | Drama | |
Step into Liquid | 2003 | Documentary | Director Dana Brown, son of the aforementioned Bruce Brown, explores the evolution of the sport since The Endless Summer II, including tow-in surfing. |
Riding Giants | 2004 | Documentary | A historical overview of the sport, focusing primarily on big wave surfing. |
Surf’s Up | 2007 | Animated mockumentary | |
'Shelter | 2007 | Drama | |
Surfwise | 2008 | Documentary | Life of the Paskowitz family. |
Surfer, Dude | 2009 | Comedy | |
Soul Surfer | 2011 | Drama | Biographical film on the life of Bethany Hamilton. |
Title | Year | Genre | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Vsyo reshayet mgnoveniye | 1978 | Drama | ||
Popcorn und Paprika | 1984 | Drama | ||
Koni | 1986 | Bengali film based on Moti Nandi's novel | ||
Sarahsarà | 1994 | Drama | ||
The Princess & the Barrio Boy | 2000 | Drama | ||
Waterboys | 2001 | Synchronised swimming | ||
Swimfan | 2002 | Erotic thriller | ||
Swimming Upstream | 2003 | Drama | ||
On a Clear Day | 2005 | Drama | ||
The Big Bad Swim | 2006 | Comedy | ||
Einfache Leute | 2007 | Drama | ||
Pride | 2007 | |||
Undead Pool | 2007 | Horror |
Title | Year | Genre | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Ping Pong | 2002 | Comedy-drama | |
Balls of Fury | 2007 | Comedy | |
Ping Pong Playa | 2007 | Comedy |
Title | Year | Genre | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Hard, Fast and Beautiful | 1951 | Drama | |
The Christian Licorice Store | 1971 | Drama | |
Players | 1979 | Drama | |
Second Serve | 1986 | Drama | |
Nobody's Perfect | 1990 | Comedy | |
The Break | 1995 | Drama | |
Wimbledon | 2004 | Drama | |
Tennis no Ōjisama - Futari no Samurai | 2005 | Action / Animated | |
The Prince of Tennis | 2006 | Action | |
Jelenin Svet | 2008 | Documentary | |
Somay Ku: A Uganda Tennis Story | 2008 | Documentary | |
Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach | 2009 | Comedy | |
Unmatched | 2010 | Documentary | Made for TV as part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Focuses on the Chris Evert–Martina Navratilova rivalry, and on the long-term friendship between the two women. |
Renée | 2011 | Documentary | Made for TV as a follow-up to ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Explores the life of transsexual tennis player Renée Richards and the impact of her entry in the 1977 US Open. |
Title | Year | Genre | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Side Out | 1990 | Comedy | Beach volleyball |
The Iron Ladies | 2000 | Comedy | |
The Iron Ladies 2 | 2003 | Comedy | |
Air Bud: Spikes Back | 2003 | Family comedy | Direct-to-video film in the Air Bud series. |
All You've Got | 2006 | Drama | |
Impact Point | 2008 | Thriller | |
Beach Spike | 2010 | Drama | Beach volleyball |
Note: Lucha films are not included in this list. Although they feature luchadores (Mexican professional wrestlers) as the lead characters, the luchadores typically portray heroes (often superheroes) within non-wrestling stories (such as action, horror, or sci-fi).
Title | Year | Genre | Discipline | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Night and the City | 1950 | Crime | Pro wrestling | |
Racket Girls | 1951 | Crime | Pro wrestling | |
Mr. Universe | 1951 | Romantic comedy | Pro Wrestling | |
Rikidōzan monogatari dotō no otoko | 1955 | Puroresu | ||
The Wrestler | 1974 | Action drama | Pro wrestling | |
Paradise Alley | 1978 | Drama | Pro wrestling | |
The One and Only | 1978 | Comedy | Pro wrestling | |
Take Down | 1979 | Comedy-drama | Amateur wrestling | |
Below the Belt | 1980 | Comedy | Pro wrestling | |
Vision Quest | 1985 | Drama | Scholastic wrestling | |
Grunt! The Wrestling Movie | 1985 | Pro wrestling | ||
Over the Top | 1987 | Action drama | Arm wrestling | |
Body Slam | 1987 | Comedy | Pro wrestling | |
No Holds Barred | 1989 | Action | Pro wrestling | |
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows | 1998 | Documentary | Pro wrestling | Direct-to-video. Follows Bret Hart in the final year of his 1980s–1990s World Wrestling Federation run, culminating in one of the most famous events in professional wrestling history, the Montreal Screwjob. |
Beyond the Mat | 1999 | Documentary | Pro wrestling | |
Ready to Rumble | 2000 | Comedy | Pro wrestling | |
Reversal | 2001 | Romantic drama | Amateur wrestling | |
The Backyard | 2002 | Documentary | Backyard wrestling | |
Rikidōzan | 2004 | Drama | Puroresu | Biographical film on the seminal Japanese wrestler Rikidōzan. |
Sting: Moment of Truth | 2004 | Drama | Pro wrestling | Biographical film on the career of Sting. |
Going to the Mat | 2004 | Family Comedy | Amateur wrestling | Made for TV. |
Lipstick and Dynamite, Piss and Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling | 2005 | Documentary | Pro wrestling | |
Nacho Libre | 2006 | Comedy | Lucha libre | Loosely based on the career of luchador Fray Tormenta. |
The Absolute Truth About Pro Wrestling | 2006 | Documentary | Pro wrestling | |
Just Another Romantic Wrestling Comedy | 2007 | Romantic comedy | Pro wrestling | |
God's Tackle Box | 2007 | Documentary | Pro wrestling | |
Vampiro: Angel, Devil, Hero | 2008 | Documentary | Pro wrestling | Explores the career and outside-the-ring life of Canadian wrestler Vampiro. |
The Wrestler | 2008 | Drama | Pro wrestling | |
From Parts Unknown | 2009 | Pro wrestling | ||
Bloodstained Memoirs | 2009 | Documentary | Pro wrestling | |
Legendary | 2010 | Drama | Scholastic wrestling | |
Win Win | 2011 | Comedy/Drama | Scholastic wrestling |
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