McFarland, USA (2015) | 7.4 | |
42 (2013) | 7.5 | |
The Replacements (2000) | 6.6 | |
Warrior (2011) | 8.1 | |
Wimbledon (2004) | 6.3 |
Sport movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant sport movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, inspirational, feel good, serious, captivating and sentimental films and TV shows about / with ambition, rivalry, hopes, motivation, contests and competitions, coach, underdog, athlete, friendship and father son relationship plots mostly in Sport, Drama and Biography genres shot in USA, UK, Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as sport: Coach Carter (2005), The Way Back (2020), Draft Day (2014), Real Steel (2011), Goal! (2005), Wimbledon (2004), The Hammer (2010), McFarland, USA (2015), The Damned United (2009), The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005).
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170K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Based on a true story, in which Richmond High School head basketball coach Ken Carter made headlines in 1999 for benching his undefeated team due to poor academic results.
Style:
inspirational, motivational, touching, hood, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, kids, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
basketball, teacher, high school, mentor, teachers and students, underdog, athlete and trainer, life philosophy, athlete's life, human spirit, dedicated educator, sport team ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
california, new jersey, usa, san francisco, sacramento california
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A former basketball all-star, who has lost his wife and family foundation in a struggle with addiction attempts to regain his soul and salvation by becoming the coach of a disparate ethnically mixed high school basketball team at his alma mater.
Style:
realistic, touching, inspirational, serious, emotional ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
basketball, basketball coach, prodigy, coach, sport team, alcoholism, basketball team, ambition, underdog, beer, youth, lifestyle ...
Time:
future, year 1998
Place:
usa, los angeles
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66K
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
At the NFL Draft, general manager Sonny Weaver has the opportunity to rebuild his team when he trades for the number one pick. He must decide what he's willing to sacrifice on a life-changing day for a few hundred young men with NFL dreams.
Style:
inspirational, exciting, intense, suspense, semi serious ...
Plot:
football, negotiation, american football, nfl, boss and employee, honest, power relations, overcoming, disorder, ambition, one last chance, strategy ...
Time:
2010s, year 2014, 21st century
Place:
new york, cleveland ohio, usa, ohio, seattle
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353K
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Sport
Country: USA, India
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
In the near-future, Charlie Kenton is a washed-up fighter who retired from the ring when robots took over the sport. After Charlie's robot is trashed, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son Max to rebuild and train an unlikely contender.
Style:
futuristic, feel good, exciting, sentimental, inspirational ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
boxing, robot, father son relationship, underdog, androids and robots, technology, against the odds, parents and children, boy, contests and competitions, artificial intelligence, arena ...
Time:
future, year 2011, 2010s, near future, 2020s ...
Place:
usa, iran, detroit, austin texas, brazil
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66K
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Like millions of kids around the world, Santiago harbors the dream of being a professional footballer...However, living in the Barrios section of Los Angeles, he thinks it is only that--a dream. Until one day an extraordinary turn of events has him ...
Style:
inspirational, harsh, serious, captivating, sentimental ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, boys' night
Plot:
soccer, football, coach, sport team, athlete's life, ambition, follow your dream, human spirit, lifestyle, dream come true, against the odds, rivalry ...
Time:
year 2005, 90s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, england, europe, london, mexico
Is relevant ?
66K
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Sport
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A pro tennis player has lost his ambition and has fallen in rank to 119. Fortunately for him, he meets a young player on the women's circuit who helps him recapture his focus for Wimbledon.
Style:
feel good, romantic, romantic comedy, inspirational, light ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night, teens, chick flick
Plot:
tennis, tennis player, underdog, ambition, love, competition, love story, couple relations, motivation, secret relationship, career, fall in love ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
england, london, big ben london, new york, brighton ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A coming of age drama following the life of Matt Hamill, the first deaf wrestler to win a National Collegiate Wrestling Championship.
Style:
uplifting, captivating, sincere, touching, sentimental ...
Plot:
deaf, wrestler, mute or deaf, underdog, overcoming, athlete's life, human spirit, ambition, against the odds, rivalry, hopes, contests and competitions ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
A track coach in a small California town transforms a team of athletes into championship contenders.
Style:
inspirational, touching, uplifting, feel good, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, boys' night, kids
Plot:
teacher, underdog, coach, track and field, high school, athlete and trainer, human spirit, mentor, teenager, school, competition, dedicated educator ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
california, usa, palo alto california
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Taking over Leeds United, Brian Clough's abrasive approach and his clear dislike of the players' dirty style of play make it certain there is going to be friction. Glimpses of his earlier career help explain both his hostility to previous ...
Style:
factual, inspirational, tense, atmospheric, sincere ...
Plot:
soccer, football, discipline, biopic, soccer coach, friendship, ambition, mentor, training, rivalry, justice, life philosophy ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 2009, 60s, year 1974
Place:
england, yorkshire, northern england, europe, mallorca ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A biopic of 20-year-old Francis Ouimet who defeated his golfing idol and 1900 US Open Champion, Harry Vardon.
Style:
motivational, inspirational, captivating, sincere, sentimental ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, chick flick, teens, family friendly ...
Plot:
golf, rags to riches, underdog, working class, athlete's life, prodigy, human spirit, lifestyle, ambition, social differences, struggle, talented ...
Time:
1910s, year 2005, 20th century
Place:
massachusetts, usa
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The life story of Brazilian football legend, Pele.
Style:
inspirational, realistic, serious, uplifting, factual ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
following a dream, soccer, athlete's life, football, rags to riches, rise to the top, contests and competitions, football player, prodigy, ambition, rivalry, youth ...
Time:
50s, 1940s, 20th century, 1950s
Place:
brazil, latin america, africa, sao paulo brazil
Is relevant ?
30K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Haley is a naturally gifted athlete but, with her social behavior, the teen seems intent on squandering her abilities. After a final brush with the law, a judge sentences her to an elite gymnastics academy run by a legendary, hard-nosed coach. Once ...
Style:
feel good, teen, inspirational, funny, humorous ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
gymnastics, teenager, rebelliousness, athlete and trainer, rivalry, gymnast, friends, contests and competitions, high school, competition, fighting the system, adolescence ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
austin texas, texas, usa, houston texas
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
In a last-ditch effort to save his career, sports agent JB Bernstein (Jon Hamm) dreams up a wild game plan to find Major League Baseball’s next great pitcher from a pool of cricket players in India. He soon discovers two young men who can throw a ...
Style:
inspirational, feel good, sentimental, touching, dramatic ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
baseball, underdog, culture clash, biopic, cricket, rags to riches, athlete's life, fish out of water, against the odds, rivalry, contests and competitions, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, usa
Is relevant ?
51K
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
High school basketball is king in small-town Indiana, and the 1954 Hickory Huskers are all hope and no talent. But their new coach -- abrasive, unlikable Norman Dale -- whips the team into shape ... while also inciting controversy.
Style:
inspirational, realistic, exciting, sincere, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, kids, boys' night, adult
Plot:
basketball, high school, small town, underdog, alcoholic, high school basketball, father son relationship, championship, basketball coach, coach, athlete and trainer, redemption ...
Time:
1950s, 20th century, year 1986, 50s
Place:
indiana, usa, indianapolis indiana
Is relevant ?
102K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
The powerful story of Jackie Robinson, the legendary baseball player who broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier when he joined the roster of the Brooklyn Dodgers. The film follows the innovative Dodgers’ general manager Branch Rickey, the ...
Style:
inspirational, sentimental, emotional, touching, factual ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
racism, baseball, african american, athlete and trainer, civil rights, rise to the top, hopes, human spirit, racial segregation, athlete's life, against the odds, biopic ...
Time:
1940s, year 2013, 2010s, 20th century, year 1947 ...
Place:
africa, new york, usa, new orleans, pittsburgh ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Jess Bhamra, the daughter of a strict Indian couple in London, is not permitted to play organized soccer, even though she is 18. When Jess is playing for fun one day, her impressive skills are seen by Jules Paxton, who then convinces Jess to play ...
Style:
feel good, touching, light, sweet, romantic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, family outing, kids, family friendly ...
Plot:
soccer, football, culture clash, friendship, hinduism, wedding, feminism, immigrant, tradition, stereotypes, coach, teenage girl ...
Time:
year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
england, london, europe, hamburg germany, germany
Is relevant ?
246K
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Failed hockey player-turned-golf whiz Happy Gilmore -- whose unconventional approach and antics on the grass courts the ire of rival Shooter McGavin -- is determined to win a PGA tournament so he can save his granny's house with the prize ...
Style:
funny, feel good, hilarious, slapstick, laugh out loud ...
Audience:
teens, kids, date night, girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
golf, dumb, underdog, rivalry, anger, hockey, eccentricity, ambition, stupidity, contests and competitions, against the odds, friends ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1996
Place:
usa
Is relevant ?
209K
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: India, USA
Duration: 161 min.
Story:
Dangal is an extraordinary true story based on the life of Mahavir Singh and his two daughters, Geeta and Babita Phogat. The film traces the inspirational journey of a father who trains his daughters to become world class wrestlers.
Style:
inspirational, intense, atmospheric, lyrical, thought provoking ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
wrestler, small town, female empowerment, father daughter relationship, parent child relationship, olympics, biopic, indians, great ending, mentor, life philosophy, determination ...
Time:
2010s, 90s, 2000s
Place:
india
Is relevant ?
461K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
The story of Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball team on a budget, by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players.
Style:
inspirational, feel good, realistic, captivating, motivational ...
Plot:
baseball, mathematics, underdog, success, rise to the top, strategy, biopic, motivation, entrepreneur, business, leadership, entrepreneurship ...
Time:
80s, year 2011, 2010s, 70s, 2000s ...
Place:
california, boston, usa, san francisco, bay area ...
Is relevant ?
309K
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed.
Style:
inspirational, suspense, emotional, brutal, sentimental ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, teens, family outing, adult
Plot:
boxing, underdog, boxer, fight, training, athlete and trainer, coach, legacy, mentor, boxing match, courage, gym ...
Time:
2010s, year 2015, year 2016, year 1998, 90s ...
Place:
philadelphia, usa, mexico, pennsylvania, los angeles ...
Is relevant ?
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Inspired by the true story of Vince Papale, a man with nothing to lose who ignored the staggering odds and made his dream come true. When the coach of Papale's beloved hometown football team hosted an unprecedented open tryout, the public ...
Style:
inspirational, sentimental, exciting, feel good, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids, family friendly, family outing, adult
Plot:
underdog, american football, football, teacher, follow your dream, team, biopic, against the odds, determination, teamwork, motivation, rookie ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
philadelphia, usa, boston
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A young coach turns a losing high school football program around to go undefeated for 12 consecutive seasons.
Style:
uplifting, captivating, exciting, serious, sincere ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, family friendly, teen drama
Plot:
american football, rise to the top, contests and competitions, athlete and trainer, coach, ambition, small town, high school football, youth, football, sport team, christian ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 21st century
Place:
usa, california
Is relevant ?
Genre: Drama, Musical, Sport
Country: India, USA
Duration: 224 min.
Story:
Lagaan tells the tale of the Indian village Champaner, beset by drought and British colonialism in the year 1893. Without a drop of rain in months, the worried villagers of Champaner decide to ask the local authorities for a temporary repeal of ...
Style:
patriotic, realistic, inspirational, semi serious, uplifting ...
Plot:
love triangle, village, patriotism, british raj, sikh, cricket, caste system, colonialism, self esteem, friendship, jealousy, poverty ...
Time:
19th century, year 2001, 2000s, 50s, 1800s ...
Place:
britain, middle east, nebraska, asia, europe ...
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
touching, teen, rough, serious, captivating ...
Audience:
family outing, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
volleyball, teenage girl, friend, high school, female athlete, friendship, teenager, mother daughter relationship, dancing, gymnasium, party, unhappiness ...
Time:
year 2011, year 2014
Place:
iowa
Is relevant ?
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
When a plane crash claims the lives of members of the Marshall University football team and some of its fans, the team's new coach and his surviving players try to keep the football program alive.
Style:
sentimental, inspirational, touching, compassionate, sincere ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids, family outing, adult
Plot:
football, college, american football, coach, football team, survivor, university, friendship, underdog, small town, teacher, happy ending ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 2006
Place:
usa, west virginia, virginia, california
Is relevant ?
174K
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Viola Johnson is in a real jam. Complications threaten her scheme to pose as her twin brother, Sebastian, and take his place at a new boarding school. She falls in love with her handsome roommate, Duke, who loves beautiful Olivia, who has fallen for ...
Style:
romantic, feel good, funny, teen, romantic comedy ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, date night, kids ...
Plot:
high school, teenager, soccer, cross dressing, tomboy, roommate, teenage love, teen romance, high school life, teenage life, hidden identity, gender disguise ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, london
Is relevant ?
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A small, turbulent town in Texas obsesses over their high school football team to an unhealthy degree. When the star tailback, Boobie Miles, is seriously injured during the first game of the season, all hope is lost, and the town's dormant ...
Style:
inspirational, intense, serious, captivating, sincere ...
Audience:
teens, kids, boys' night
Plot:
football, high school, american football, sport team, coach, underdog, youth, high school football, championship, athlete's life, career, small town ...
Time:
80s, year 2004, 20th century
Place:
texas, usa, austin texas, midwest, houston texas
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
The true story of boxer, Jim Braddock who, in the 1920’s after his retirement, has a surprise comeback in order to get him and his family out of a socially poor state.
Style:
touching, inspirational, motivational, sentimental, uplifting ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, manly
Plot:
boxing, underdog, human spirit, great depression, biopic, boxer, athlete's life, poverty, depression, motivation, financial problem, family bonds ...
Time:
1930s, year 2005, year 2006, 2000s, 1920s ...
Place:
new jersey, netherlands, usa, madison square garden manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city ...
Is relevant ?
22K
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Jake Huard, from a shipbuilders family, promised his dying mother he'ld make it to Anapolis Naval Academy. Thanks to tenaciously bugging a Congressman, he's selected despite dubious grades. Once inside, Jake soon proves sub-standard ...
Style:
inspirational, intense, serious, exciting, realistic ...
Plot:
boxing, military training, u.s. navy, military, military academy, military life, underdog, bully, friendship, ambition, rivalry, relationships ...
Time:
year 2006, 21st century
Place:
maryland
Is relevant ?
Genre: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Jim Morris never made it out of the minor leagues before a shoulder injury ended his pitching career twelve years ago. Now a married-with-children high-school chemistry teacher and baseball coach in Texas, Jim's team makes a deal with him: if ...
Style:
feel good, inspirational, sentimental, touching, uplifting ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, adult, preschool
Plot:
baseball, underdog, father son relationship, high school, human spirit, teacher, rags to riches, following a dream, family relations, baseball coach, against the odds, grownups ...
Time:
20th century, year 2002, 90s, 80s
Place:
texas, austin texas, midwest, usa, orlando florida
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