Athlete's life movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant athlete's life movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, feel good, serious, captivating, touching and inspirational films and TV shows about / with ambition, athlete's life, sport, rivalry, contests and competitions, hopes, underdog, friendship, brutality and mentor plots mostly in Sport, Drama and Biography genres shot in USA, Germany, Canada and other countries.
athlete's life
TOP 10 movies tagged as athlete's life: Million Dollar Baby (2004), Make It or Break It (2009), Pele: Birth of a Legend (2016), The Fighter (2010), Southpaw (2015), Rocky Balboa (2006), Kingdom (2014), Friday Night Lights (2004), Fair Play (2014), Fast Girls (2012).
Best films
List of athlete's life movies
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Despondent over a painful estrangement from his daughter, trainer Frankie Dunn isn't prepared for boxer Maggie Fitzgerald to enter his life. But Maggie's determined to go pro and to convince Dunn and his cohort to help her.
Style:
emotional, sad, touching, depressing, bleak ...
Audience:
girls' night, kids
Plot:
boxing, sport, euthanasia, female protagonist, female boxer, determination, mentor protege relationship, underdog, human spirit, athlete's life, female athlete, tragedy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, europe, las vegas, london ...
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in the world of competitive gymnastics, the series follows a group of teen Olympic hopefuls as they train for their day in the spotlight.
Style:
feel good, serious, captivating, sentimental, realistic
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
gymnastics, athlete's life, youth, female athlete, gymnast, olympics, friends, rivalry, follow your dream, ambition, social relations, female protagonist ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, colorado
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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, factual, uplifting ...
Plot:
sport, following a dream, athlete's life, soccer, rags to riches, football, rise to the top, contests and competitions, prodigy, ambition, rivalry, youth ...
Time:
50s, 1940s, 20th century
Place:
brazil, africa, latin america, sao paulo brazil
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374K
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
The Fighter, is a drama about boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after nearly being ...
Style:
inspirational, sincere, realistic, serious, uplifting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
boxing, sport, addiction, boxer, athlete's life, underdog, fight, drugs, drug abuse, arrest, white trash, drug addiction ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 80s, year 1993
Place:
massachusetts, boston, new jersey, usa, atlantic city new jersey ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Billy "The Great" Hope, the reigning junior middleweight boxing champion, has an impressive career, a loving wife and daughter, and a lavish lifestyle. However, when tragedy strikes, Billy hits rock bottom, losing his family, his house and ...
Style:
touching, inspirational, serious, sentimental, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
boxing, sport, father daughter relationship, death of wife, athlete's life, tragedy, contests and competitions, down on your luck, boxer, rise and fall, family relations, boxing training ...
Time:
2010s, year 2014, 21st century
Place:
madison square garden manhattan new york city, usa, las vegas, new york, manhattan new york city
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222K
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
When he loses a highly publicized virtual boxing match to ex-champ Rocky Balboa, reigning heavyweight titleholder, Mason Dixon retaliates by challenging Rocky to a nationally televised, 10-round exhibition bout. To the surprise of his son and ...
Style:
inspirational, sincere, touching, melancholic, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, manly, family outing
Plot:
boxing, sport, father son relationship, athlete's life, fight, comeback, boxer, training, aging, life philosophy, life, human spirit ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa, las vegas
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19K
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
A raw family drama set against the world of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) in Venice, California. Alvey Kulina owns Navy St. MMA with the help of his girlfriend Lisa Prince. He is willing to go through extraordinary means to make sure his fighters are ...
Style:
rough, serious, exciting, captivating, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mixed martial arts, athlete's life, ex convict, brother brother relationship, martial arts, father son relationship, drug addiction, competition, gym, sibling relationship, family problems, drugs ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, venice california, los angeles, california
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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, sport, high school, sport team, american football, coach, underdog, youth, championship, athlete's life, career, cheerleading ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
texas, usa, canada, austin texas, california ...
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In the 1980s, Anna, a Czech sprinter, starts training for the Olympics. After she collapses during training, she learns she is being given steroids and decides to stop using them until her mother helps the coaches give them to her.
Style:
exciting, touching, serious, realistic
Plot:
female athlete, athlete's life, ambition, rivalry, family relations, life is a bitch, contests and competitions, hopes, youth, sport, society, parents and children ...
Time:
80s, year 1983, 20th century, year 1984
Place:
czechoslovakia, europe, czech republic
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete.
Style:
uplifting, feel good, touching, exciting, realistic ...
Audience:
family outing, chick flick
Plot:
running, sport, follow your dream, contests and competitions, sport team, society, lifestyle, ambition, friendship, athlete's life, ego clash, rivalry ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, london
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221K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Daniel Lugo, manager of the Sun Gym in 1990s Miami, decides that there is only one way to achieve his version of the American dream: extortion. To achieve his goal, he recruits musclemen Paul and Adrian as accomplices. After several failed attempts, ...
Style:
stylized, humorous, funny, tense, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
american dream, kidnapping, athlete's life, buddies, friends, hot and sexy, ambition, group of criminals, partners, bodybuilder, dark humor, money ...
Time:
20th century, year 1994, year 1995, 70s, 90s
Place:
miami, florida, new jersey, usa, bahamas ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Oversized African-American, Michael Oher, the teen from across the tracks and a broken home, has nowhere to sleep at age 16. Taken in by an affluent Memphis couple, Michael embarks on a remarkable rise to play for the NFL.
Style:
inspirational, touching, emotional, sentimental, motivational ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, chick flick, kids, girls' night
Plot:
american football, life, adoption, christian, interracial relations, human spirit, african american, football, rising to stardom, parents and children, racism, strong female character ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, tennessee, mississippi, memphis, california
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Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Three incoming freshmen attending Midwestern college football powerhouse Blue Mountain State must quickly adapt to college life and juggle football, girls, classes and nonstop hazing.
Style:
humorous, not serious, sitcom, feel good, light ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
college, american football, youth, friends, sport, athlete's life, teenage life, college life, sexual activity, rivalry, abuse, social relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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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, emotional, motivational, sentimental ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, manly
Plot:
boxing, sport, human spirit, underdog, great depression, athlete's life, poverty, fight, boxer, depression, financial problem, family bonds ...
Time:
1930s, 1920s, 20th century, year 1935
Place:
new jersey, netherlands, usa, madison square garden manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city ...
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98K
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:
sentimental, inspirational, emotional, factual, touching ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
racism, baseball, sport, against the odds, rivalry, african american, athlete and trainer, americana, rise to the top, human spirit, hopes, civil rights ...
Time:
1940s, 70s, 1930s, 20th century, year 1948 ...
Place:
boston, new jersey, california, africa, new york ...
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156K
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:
motivational, inspirational, touching, sincere, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, kids, family outing, girls' night ...
Plot:
basketball, sport, high school, teacher, teachers and students, athlete and trainer, underdog, teenager, life philosophy, athlete's life, human spirit, dedicated educator ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
california, new jersey, texas, usa, sacramento california ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Sylvester Stallone stars as hard-luck big-rig trucker Lincoln Hawk and takes us under the glaring Las Vegas lights for all the boisterous action of the World Armwrestling Championship. Relying on wits and willpower, Hawk tries to rebuild his life ...
Style:
inspirational, intense, serious, sexy, campy ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, teens, girls' night
Plot:
father son relationship, arm wrestling, truck driver, underdog, truck, sport, athlete's life, redemption, road trip, on the road, custody, fight ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
las vegas, usa, los angeles
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 186 min.
Story:
The true story of the "Flying Sikh" world champion runner and Olympian Milkha Singh who overcame the massacre of his family, civil war during the India-Pakistan partition, and homelessness to become one of India's most iconic athletes.
Style:
inspirational, realistic, meditative, uplifting, captivating ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
sport, rise to the top, talented, running, life, olympics, athlete's life, lifestyle, rising to stardom, follow your dream, ambition, rivalry ...
Time:
70s, 60s, 50s, 20th century, year 1960 ...
Place:
india, rome italy, asia, punjab, pakistan
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Diana Guzman begins to train as a boxer and achieves impressive success, blazing new trails for female boxers, all while keeping it a secret from her father.
Style:
uplifting, captivating, touching, realistic, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, date night, girls' night
Plot:
boxing, female boxer, athlete's life, ambition, follow your dream, contests and competitions, athlete and trainer, graphic violence, sport, mentor, bullying, lifestyle ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new jersey, new york, usa
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Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 20 min.
TV show
Story:
Ippo, the son of a fishing boat tour owner, takes up boxing to increase his confidence. Through intense training and willpower Ippo claims the Japanese featherweight title.
Style:
anime, captivating, realistic, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
athlete's life, boxing, athlete and trainer, ambition, follow your dream, youth, sport, rivalry, lifestyle, rise to the top, championship, tournament ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan, asia
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in the fictional small town of Tree Hill, North Carolina, this teen-driven drama tells the story of two half brothers, who share a last name and nothing else. Brooding, blue-collar Lucas is a talented street-side basketball player, but his ...
Style:
sincere, realistic, serious, touching, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
high school life, high school, friendship, girlfriend, teenage life, couple relations, youth, couples, teenage love, friends, family relations, rivalry ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
north carolina, usa
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Leila is released from prison after five years of confinement. She will meet Yannick, a young athlete who became blind after an accident. This last practice race despite his disability, but to run it must be connected by a wire to guide a person ...
Style:
uplifting, sincere, serious, emotional, realistic
Plot:
disability, athlete's life, human spirit, ambition, friendship, released from prison, contests and competitions, hopes, athlete and trainer, sport, love, running ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
paris france, france, europe
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Genre: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Set high atop snow-capped mountains in the adrenaline-fueled world of competitive snowboarding, the Disney Channel Original Movie “Cloud 9″ tells the inspiring story of two snowboarders who must overcome self-doubt to learn that achieving their ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic
Audience:
teens, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
snowboarding, follow your dream, couples, rivalry, parents and children, opposites attract, extreme sport, contests and competitions, athlete's life, ski resort, ambition, one more chance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
utah, seattle, usa
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Germany
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
The movie deals with the championship-winning German soccer team of 1954. Its story is linked with two others: The family of a young boy is split due to the events in World War II, and the father returns from Russia after eleven years. The second ...
Style:
exciting, sentimental, feel good, realistic, serious
Plot:
soccer, sport, working class, pow, human spirit, follow your dream, athlete's life, against the odds, contests and competitions, rivalry, ambition, society ...
Time:
50s, 20th century, post world war two
Place:
budapest, europe, west germany, germany, hungary ...
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Sport, Thriller
Country: Argentina
TV show
Story:
This gritty dramatization of the life of Carlos Tevez shows his rise to soccer stardom amid the harrowing conditions in Argentina's Fuerte Apache.
Style:
exciting, sincere, thought provoking, inspirational, touching ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
soccer, athlete's life, football, sport team, soccer coach, football player, sport, support group, rise to the top, argentine, career, success ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
argentina, latin america
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88K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Doug Glatt, a slacker who discovers he has a talent for brawling is approached by a minor league hockey coach and invited to join the team as the "muscle." Despite the fact that Glatt can't skate his best friend, Pat, convinces him to ...
Style:
feel good, entertaining, funny, humorous, witty ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
ice hockey, sport, dimwit, underdog, success, fame, bouncer, misfit, ambition, relationships, love story, fight scenes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada, new jersey, boston, quebec
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Brazil
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
José Henrique Fonseca crafts an ambitious and long overdue homage to a central icon in Brazil’s 20th century history. Reminiscent of film noir classics, the biopic tells the glorious and tragic story of the legendary football striker Heleno de ...
Style:
realistic, serious, psychological, stylized, captivating ...
Plot:
athlete's life, lifestyle, rise and fall, ambition, couples, womanizer, rivalry, sport, life is a bitch, drug abuse, bad attitude, troublemaker ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 50s
Place:
rio de janeiro, brazil, latin america
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Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Mike Bassett: England Manager is an hilarious British Comedy that stars Ricky Thomlinson. Featuring Cameos from Barry Venison, Gabby Yorath, Atomic Kitten and Pele.When the England manager has a heart attack, footballs' top brass turn to Mike ...
Style:
not serious, feel good, humorous, realistic, funny ...
Plot:
football, soccer, sport, athlete's life, rise to the top, ambition, lifestyle, underdog, contests and competitions, rivalry, athlete and trainer, sport team ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, rio de janeiro, latin america, europe, brazil ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
With the help of her coach, her parents, and the boy who drives the Zamboni machine, nothing can stop Casey from realizing her dream to be a champion figure skater.
Style:
romantic, inspirational, sweet, realistic, touching ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids, girls' night
Plot:
teenager, figure skating, high school, ice skater, mother daughter relationship, disney, teenage girl, happy ending, sport, competition, rivalry, coming of age ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
new jersey, new england, usa
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: Russia
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Artem Kolchin was one of many, but he wanted glory. And he has chosen the way: he became the boxer. Now Artem the applicant for a champion title, fighter, known worldwide as Great White Hope. But the main fight in his life has not gone how he ...
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
boxer, boxing, athlete's life, love affair, ambition, contests and competitions, blindness, rivalry, love and romance, escape, chase, love story ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
russia
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