| Super City (2011) | 7.2 | |
| A Season With (2015) | 8.3 | |
| Bakgat! (2008) | 6.4 | |
| As Time Goes By (1992) | 8.3 | |
| Rugby (2021) | 7.7 |
Rugby movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant rugby movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, emotional, realistic, inspirational, entertaining and motivational films and TV shows about / with rugby, friendship, coming of age, rugby player, rivalry, sport team, teamwork, ambition, athlete's life and perseverance plots mostly in Drama, Sport and Comedy genres shot in Japan, USA, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as rugby: Forever Strong (2008), Rugby (2021), Invictus (2009), Jo's Boy (2011), In from the Side (2022), Handsome Devil (2016), The Brighton Miracle (2019), Bakgat 2 (2010), Number 24 (2020), ALL OUT!! (2016).
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Rick Penning lives life just like he plays rugby; fast, hard-hitting and intense. When life on the edge lands him in jail, prison ward Marcus Tate offers him a chance to get back in the game by playing for his rival, Highland Rugby. Reluctantly Rick ...
Style:
inspirational, realistic, serious, disturbing, touching ...
Audience:
family outing, manly, teen drama
Plot:
rugby, dedicated educator, juvenile delinquency, coach, father son relationship, athlete and trainer, redemption, human spirit, starting over, ambition, teenage life, motivation ...
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66
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Russia
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
In the story, Russian gymnastics champion Nastya quits her favorite sport due to a conflict with her coach. Unable to imagine life without victories, the girl goes to women's rugby. Max, who left boxing and mixed martial arts at one time, ...
Style:
captivating, intense
Plot:
rugby, female athlete, rivalry, ambition, rugby player, teamwork, contests and competitions, male female relationship, professional rivalry, couple relations, professional sports, athlete's life ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
russia
Is relevant?
174K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Newly elected President Nelson Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africa's rugby ...
Style:
inspirational, sincere, christian film, uplifting, political ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
human spirit, rugby, racism, politics, president, apartheid, leadership, underdog, leader, biopic, politician, life philosophy ...
Time:
year 2009, 90s, 2000s, year 1995, 20th century
Place:
south africa, africa, cape town south africa, johannesburg south africa, england ...
Is relevant?
637
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Grandson of a legendary rugby player, son of a legendary rugby player, and he himself a legendary rugby player, Jo Canavero raises his only son, Tom, in a small village in the Tarn region. To the great displeasure of Jo, thirteen-year-old Tom is as ...
Style:
captivating, sentimental, serious, touching, realistic
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
rugby, youth, small town, father son relationship, hopes, family relations, follow your dream, parent child relationship, parents and children, single parent, coming of age, legacy ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Two men in a gay men's rugby club must conceal an adulterous affair they unwittingly fall into before it leads to the collapse of the delicate social and political fabric of the club.
Style:
captivating, psychological, art house, gay cinema, queer cinema
Plot:
gay, gay interest, rugby, gay crush, gay sex, gay romance, affair, bare chested male, male nudity, lgbt, gay athlete, gay erotica ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: Ireland
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A music-mad 16-year-old outcast at a rugby-mad boarding school forms an unlikely friendship with his dashing new roommate.
Style:
touching, lgbt cinema, captivating, disturbing, teen ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, pre-teens
Plot:
lgbtq, gay, rugby, friendship, gay love, gay slur, gay teenager, friendship between men, school, coming of age, rivalry, boarding school ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
ireland
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Australia, Japan
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Inspired by true events, the story begins with Japanese rugby officials dwelling on a humiliating anniversary, a 145-17 defeat by the New Zealand All Blacks in the 1995 World Cup. Officials question their decision to appoint Eddie Jones, to coach ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, inspirational, motivational, emotional ...
Plot:
rugby, coaching, world championship wrestling, sport team, direction and purpose, athlete's life, rugby player, championship, ambition, athlete and trainer, competitor, determination ...
Place:
japan, brighton, new zealand, england
Is relevant?
149
Genre: Comedy
Country: South Africa
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The Unitas u/21 rugby team hero, Wimpie Koekemoer, is offered a contract to play rugby in England. Katrien rehearses a play with autistic children, while doing everything in her power to keep Wimpie in the country. Fanie is struggling to get used to ...
Style:
humorous, captivating, light, entertaining, semi serious ...
Plot:
rugby, high school, nerd, college campus, domineering mother, teenage life, teenage love, college, university, athlete, friendship, teamwork ...
Place:
south africa, africa
Is relevant?
222
Genre: Animation
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Natsusa Yuzuki entered university expecting to be the rugby club's ace, but he can no longer play rugby due to certain circumstances. Ibuki Ueoka is a senior who also quit playing rugby. There is also Yasunari Tsuru, Natsusa's junior who ...
Style:
anime, psychological, captivating, emotional, motivational
Audience:
teens
Plot:
rugby, competition, university, boy, school, friendship, teamwork, athlete's life, sport team, teenage protagonist, teenage life, rugby player ...
Place:
japan
Is relevant?
278
Genre: Animation, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
In rugby, there is no ace striker, there is no number four batter, so who is the star of the team? The story begins at school entrance ceremony of Kanagawa High School where Kenji Gion, a small but gutsy go-getter joins the rugby club. He joins ...
Style:
anime, captivating, entertaining, motivational, seinen
Plot:
rugby, high school, school club, championship, teamwork, sport team, athlete's life, rugby player, friendship, coming of age, competition, underdog ...
Place:
japan
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Shot in and around the central Otago communities of Omakau, Ophir and Alexandra, A coming-of-age film that centers on overweight 12-year old Billy who is not interested in being a farmer and doesn't care for Rugby. His escape is the fantasy ...
Style:
semi serious, sentimental, feel good, touching, sexual ...
Audience:
girls' night, teen fantasy
Plot:
childhood, friendship, lgbt, gay, bullying, youth, social misfits, gay relationship, rugby, coming of age, teenage life, teenage love ...
Time:
70s, year 1975
Place:
new zealand
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The Cobblers Arms have been the best and most feared Amateur Rugby League team for the past ten years. Ex-pro Arthur bets their boss that he could train a bunch of deadbeats to defeat them in a local rugby sevens tournament. But to do so he must ...
Style:
independent film
Plot:
rugby, fitness, underdog, female nudity, revenge, gym, blonde, bare breasts, strong female character, british, pub, nightclub ...
Time:
90s
Place:
yorkshire, northern england
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Set in the mid-1970s, the film is based on the true story of Yoshiharu Yamaguchi, a teacher and former Japanese international rugby union player, who turned-around a failing high school in Kyoto, giving special attention to the rugby team, which ...
Style:
captivating, inspirational, emotional, realistic, period drama
Plot:
rugby, teacher, coach, rivalry, teachers and students, contests and competitions, coping, direction and purpose, athlete and trainer, athlete's life, rugby player, school ...
Time:
70s
Place:
japan
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A 17 year-old student is forced to get off the fence he has actively sat on all his life to stand up for himself, his whanau (family) and his future in this heartwarming story of identity.
Style:
crying
Plot:
rugby, racism, student, biracial, overweight, coming of age, teenage boy, 17 year old, apartheid, demonstration, outsider, videotaping ...
Time:
year 1981, 80s
Place:
new zealand
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
On October 13, 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, chartered to take a rugby team to Chile, crashes into a glacier in the heart of the Andes.
Style:
captivating, psychological, period piece, dark, inspirational ...
Plot:
survival, airplane crash, mountain, disaster, desperation, crash, photograph, rugby, rescue, struggle for survival, snow, airplane accident ...
Time:
70s, year 1972, 20th century
Place:
andes mountains, uruguay, chile, south america, latin america ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Upon learning of his girlfriend's infidelity, Greg, the star player of his elite private school’s rugby team, suffers an emotional breakdown, leaving his friends and teammates to pick up the pieces and deal with the crisis in their own ways, ...
Style:
surprise ending, independent film, ambiguous ending
Plot:
rugby, school, private school, revenge, high school, preparatory school, racism, fight, loyalty, conspiracy, student, friendship ...
Place:
california, san francisco
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Sport
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Riku Haruma enters high school without a future in sight. He sees people playing like monsters on the ground, jumping higher than anyone else, running fast, deciding to try their best. There, he sees Akira Kariya playing rugby, a sport he was once ...
Style:
anime, captivating, entertaining
Plot:
rugby, high school life, rugby player, schoolgirl, school, desire for fame, professional sports, athlete and trainer, ambition, athlete's life, sport team, coming of age ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 62 min.
Story:
A group of Welsh rugby fans go over to see Wales play France in the final match of the Six Nations rugby tournament. Caradog Evans goes there also to seek an old flame from his wartime combat in the 1940s. His son, finds a love in Paris too. Written ...
Style:
comedy drama, intercultural, period piece, melancholic
Plot:
rugby, fan, friendship, father son relationship, tournament, camaraderie, travel, road trip, celebration, rivalry, journey, nostalgia ...
Time:
1940s, 70s
Place:
france, paris france
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 167 min.
Story:
The story is set in the backdrop of a college that is riven by two groups led by Prithvi and Shashank. Though there is nothing malicious between the groups, they just can't see eye to eye on anything. The only thing common between the two are ...
Style:
intense, emotional, dramatic, motivational, heroic
Plot:
rugby, college, campus, gang, cheerleading, brotherhood, competition, rivalry, youth, friendship, teamwork, land dispute ...
Time:
2000s
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A disgraced former rugby star returns as a coach to his high school’s struggling team, where he reunites with his ex-girlfriend and helps the determined captain lead the team to redemption.
Style:
inspirational, emotional, intense, realistic
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
rugby, coming of age, teamwork, high school, second chance, redemption, friendship, leadership, perseverance, resilience, competition, triumph ...
Is relevant?
457
Genre: Comedy
Country: South Africa
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Katrien (Cherié van der Merwe) is dumped by her boyfriend, high school rugby star Werner (Altus Theart), so he can focus his energy on the sport. To get even, she makes a bet with her friends that she can make a star out of the school's ...
Plot:
rugby, high school, geek, suburbs, mockery, motorcycle, domineering mother, sports star, masturbation, teenage boy, betrayal, father son relationship ...
Place:
africa, south africa
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story:
Mr Kimijima's star at the conglomerate is on the rise until he objects to his manager's pet project. Consequently, he is transferred to a manufacturing factory out in the provinces. Moreover, he is given the reins of the company's ...
Style:
captivating, entertaining, psychological, disturbing, inspirational ...
Plot:
ambition, rugby, manager, teamwork, management, sport team, co worker co worker relationship, workplace, professional sports, competitor, determination, resilience ...
Place:
japan
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Hero and Beatrice, cousins and best friends, have very different approaches to love. Beatrice, burned once, is fiercely avoiding her arrogant ex-boyfriend Benedick and has sworn off men in general. Hero, a true romantic, is deeply in love with ...
Style:
romantic comedy, lighthearted, rom com, humorous, heartfelt ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
rugby, friendship, flirting, female empowerment, sexual tension, battle of wits, intimate, romantic rivalry, house party, heroes, coming of age, self discovery ...
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Genre: Sport
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
From the classroom to the locker room to the kick-off each week, viewers are transported behind-the-scenes, beyond the field and into the lives of these student athletes as they compete throughout the season. Go deep inside the world of a Division ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, motivational
Plot:
college football, american football, football team, high school football, notre dame cathedral, behind the scenes, sport team, rugby, soccer coach, american football player, athlete and trainer, rugby player ...
Is relevant?
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: France
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Odyssey Saône, a young Wallisian of Caledonian origin, leaves everything behind to try his luck in France as a rugby player. Soane is thirsty for freedom, fighting for recognition that it lacks.
Plot:
male nudity, male objectification, black, photograph, photography, nudity, male pubic hair, death of father, bare breasts, airport, singing, funeral ...
Place:
oceania
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The true story of four student athletes from Carter High School in Dallas, Texas in the 1980s, whose bright futures irrevocably changed due to their off-field activities.
Style:
captivating, dramatic, intense, emotional, crime drama ...
Plot:
football, american football, high school, sport team, rugby player, football team, athlete's life, rugby, high school football, football player, college football, professional sports ...
Time:
80s
Place:
dallas texas, texas
Is relevant?
180
Genre: Drama
Country: New Zealand
TV show
Story:
This drama charts the rise of high school rugby stars, Mana and Tai. Under the guidance of their step-father coach Vince and police officer mum Renee, the brothers fight to achieve the Kiwi dream of the black jersey.
Style:
disturbing, captivating
Plot:
athlete's life, rugby player, athlete and trainer, mother son relationship, father son relationship, teenage life, family relations, parents and children, brothers, ambitious, rugby, kids and family ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
Super City was a New Zealand television comedy series starring Madeleine Sami. Season one was directed by Taika Waititi while season two was directed by Oscar Kightley.
Style:
multicultural, captivating, funny, semi serious, feel good ...
Plot:
satire, slice of life, urban, identity, urban setting, lifestyle, social satire, everyday life, city life, sexuality, welfare, sketch ...
Place:
new zealand, indiana
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Lithuania
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
It follows Rimants who is more interested in playing rugby, listening to music and dealing on the black market than studying for school, but when he falls in love with Monika, his faith in love and the future is tested.
Style:
romantic drama, melancholic
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
teenager, coming of age, first love, young love, youth culture, rugby, personal growth, character study, friendship, identity, peer pressure, hopes ...
Place:
eastern europe
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Amidst the chaos of massive budget cuts and school closures, a young female teacher introduces men's rugby to an inner-city North Philadelphia high school.
Style:
emotional, realistic, independent film
Audience:
teens
Plot:
urban, resilience, perseverance, teacher, determination, high school, underdog, teamwork, education, struggle, rugby, friendship ...
Place:
philadelphia
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