| Dhoni (2012) | 6.6 | |
| M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016) | 8.0 | |
| Jersey (2022) | 7.3 | |
| Iqbal (2005) | 8.1 | |
| 800 (2023) | 7.1 |
Cricket movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant cricket movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, emotional, realistic, inspirational, semi serious and feel good films and TV shows about / with cricket, rivalry, coming of age, ambition, friendship, athlete's life, hopes, redemption, sport team and underdog plots mostly in Drama, Sport and Comedy genres shot in India, UK, USA and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as cricket: Wondrous Oblivion (2003), Jeeva (2014), Inside Edge (2017), Jersey (2022), Chennai 600028 (2007), Kai Po Che! (2013), Bodyline (1984), Kanaa (2018), Iqbal (2005), 800 (2023).
Best films
New films
| Jersey (2022) | 7.3 | |
| Mothers (2021) | 5.0 | |
| Test (2025) | 5.1 | |
| Insect (2018) | 6.1 | |
| Desh Ka Dhoni (2023) | 8.4 |
List of cricket movies
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: UK, France, Germany
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
David Wiseman is eleven years old and mad about cricket. He has all the kit but none of the skill. When a Jamaican family moves in next door the father starts giving cricket lessons to David, and becomes close to David's mother. But this is ...
Style:
semi serious, feel good, humorous, sentimental, realistic ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
cricket, youth, friendship, teenage life, lifestyle, society, parents and children, family life, school, bittersweet, coming of age, father son relationship ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
england, london, europe
Is relevant?
2K
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Jeeva is the story about an ardent cricket fan and his dream to play international matches. How he manages to balance his love life and achieve his cricketing dreams forms the plot of the movie.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, emotional, tension
Audience:
teens
Plot:
cricket, coping, athlete's life, social problems, sports man, problem, aspiration, hopes, perseverance, underdog, male protagonist, determination ...
Place:
india
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Inside Edge is the story of the Mumbai Mavericks, a T20 cricket franchise playing in the PowerPlay League. Set in a landscape of conflicting interests, where selfishness is almost a virtue, where sex, money, and power are mere means to an end, ...
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
cricket, scandal, ambition, manipulation, money, game, intrigue, business, sport team, problem, greed, businessman ...
Place:
mumbai india
Is relevant?
16K
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 170 min.
Story:
An ex-cricketer struggling to make ends meet, wants to fulfill his child's wish of getting an Indian jersey but in the process comes face to face with his heroic past and is forced to decide if he will rise to the occasion and become a symbol ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, inspirational, motivational ...
Plot:
cricket, father son relationship, dream, comeback, parents and children, athlete's life, life is a bitch, family relations, social problems, athlete and trainer, ex athlete, hopes ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
india
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Genre: Comedy, Musical, Romance, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
The Sharks team never wins the local cricket tournament. However, things take a turn when Raghu, a player from the opposition team, decides to join them.
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, semi serious, light hearted ...
Plot:
cricket, friendship, rivalry, athlete's life, love interest, city life, urban setting, friends, sport team, satire, competitor, love affair ...
Place:
india
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Three friends growing up in India at the turn of the millennium set out to open a training academy to produce the country's next cricket stars.
Style:
inspirational, emotional, realistic, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
cricket, friendship, hopes, athlete and trainer, success, sport team, business venture, talented, follow your dream, ambition, business, politics ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
asia, india
Is relevant?
895
Genre: Drama, History, Sport
Country: Australia
Duration: 436 min.
TV show
Story:
Dramatization of the 1932/33 Test cricket series between England and Australia. Played in Australia, the series gained notoriety in Australian and worldwide cricketing history for the fact that the English team (headed by captain Douglas Jardine) ...
Style:
historical drama, period piece, tense, suspenseful, grim
Plot:
cricket, rivalry, aggression, nationalism, biopic, bowling, injury, stadium
Time:
1930s
Place:
australia, england, oceania
Is relevant?
5K
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
A woman who hails from a middle-class family background aims to excel in the competitive world of cricket with the help of her supportive father.
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, motivational, uplifting ...
Plot:
cricket, father daughter relationship, female protagonist, ambition, farmer, sports star, women in sport, professional sports, family relations, problem, sports man, lifestyle ...
Place:
india
Is relevant?
18K
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
This is all about chasing your dreams, no matter what the obstacles. The story involves a young deaf and dumb boy who is crazy about cricket.
Style:
realistic, inspirational, captivating, semi serious, light ...
Plot:
cricket, disability, lifestyle, prodigy, ambition, follow your dream, human spirit, against the odds, obsession, rise to the top, rivalry, hopes ...
Time:
y2k, 21st century
Place:
asia, india
Is relevant?
4K
Genre: Biography, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
Muttiah Muralitharan's inspirational journey shedding light on the challenges and triumphs that defined his illustrious cricket career is brought together here.
Style:
psychological, captivating, inspirational, dramatic, emotional ...
Plot:
cricket, biopic, direction and purpose, career, athlete's life, life, aspiration, social climber, champion, desire for fame, athlete and trainer, controversy ...
Place:
sri lanka, india
Is relevant?
783
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
A 14 year old boy aspires to become an attacking wicketkeeper-batsman, where his father wants his son to become a MBA graduate.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, motivational, emotional
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
cricket, father son relationship, hindu, child, ambition, family disapproval, follow your dream, family relations, teenage life, relationships, teenager, teenage protagonist ...
Place:
india
Is relevant?
Genre: Sport
Country: India
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
Follow Indian Premier League champions Mumbai Indians through the 2018 season in this series featuring insider insights and intense cricket action.
Style:
semi serious, captivating, entertaining, tension, intense ...
Plot:
cricket, teamwork, ambition, rivalry, sport team, athlete and trainer, sporting event, athlete's life, competitor, contest, ambitious, professional sports ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
india, mumbai india
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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, inspirational, semi serious, stylized, serious ...
Plot:
british raj, love triangle, sikh, patriotism, cricket, village, caste system, colonialism, self esteem, jealousy, friendship, unrequited love ...
Time:
19th century, 1890s, year 2001, 2000s, 50s ...
Place:
middle east, britain, nebraska, europe, india ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Story:
Simon, a police officer, accidentally kills a man, unaware that he is a local goon. To take revenge against Simon, a gang of thugs kidnap his son, but he is determined to save him.
Style:
semi serious, thrilling, psychological, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
cricket, father son relationship, sports fan, kidnapping, escapades, family relations, problem, police officer, teamwork, police detective, abduction, fatherhood ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
india
Is relevant?
3K
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Rameshan, who has great love for cricket, fails to become a cricketer in his life. However, he tries to fulfil his dreams through his son when he realises that the child too has a passion for it.
Style:
inspirational, emotional, sentimental, feel good, light hearted ...
Plot:
cricket, father son relationship, family drama, dream, ambition, nostalgia, coming of age, small town, underdog, boyhood, regret, redemption ...
Is relevant?
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Despite cricket fever running wild, there are two people in India who dislike its influence over their lives. The first is Dr. Satyajit Chavan, who will not permit anyone in his home nor the hospital to view nor hear anything related to it; and the ...
Style:
humorous, captivating, light, feel good, semi serious ...
Plot:
cricket, hospital, immigrant, obsession, couples, society, airport, sports fan, marriage, multiple storylines, rivalry, friendship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, england, london
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
A delightful, animated musical version of Charles Dickens' classic tale. A Cricket on the Hearth, tells the story of a poor toymaker and his daughter whom a helpful Cricket named Crocket befriends on Christmas morning. When tragedy strikes the ...
Style:
christmas special, fairy tale, uplifting, sentimental, christmas classics
Audience:
family friendly, kids
Plot:
christmas, holiday, cricket, toy maker, xmas, heartwarming, adaptation, children, friendship, charity, rescue, morality ...
Time:
victorian era
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA, India, UK
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, sentimental, touching, motivational, feel good ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night, adult
Plot:
baseball, underdog, culture clash, cricket, biopic, rags to riches, athlete's life, fish out of water, against the odds, rivalry, contests and competitions, athlete and trainer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, usa, new jersey, california, boston
Is relevant?
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 184 min.
Story:
The film is based on the life of Indian cricketer and the current captain of the Indian national cricket team, Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, inspirational, feel good ...
Plot:
cricket, rags to riches, biopic, rise to the top, athlete's life, ambition, sport team, rising to stardom, rivalry, contests and competitions, captain, patriot ...
Time:
2000s, year 2011, 21st century
Place:
india
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Story:
South Kolkatan cricketer Abir moves with his family to Dorjipara in north Kolkata which is home to 11 Bullets, a cricket team that is out of luck. Abir gives them their first match win ever and also sets their land free from a political goon.
Style:
feel good, captivating, entertaining, semi serious, romantic ...
Plot:
love story, cricket, underdog, teamwork, fall in love, romantic relationship, love affair, couple relations, male female relationship, love and romance, relationships, lifestyle ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
kolkata, india
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Charters and Caldicott is a 1985 BBC mystery series featuring the characters Charters and Caldicott from the film The Lady Vanishes. It featured six 50 minute episodes broadcast on BBC1 at 9.25pm on Thursdays from 10 January to 14 February 1985.
Style:
detective, crime drama, lighthearted, suspense, period piece ...
Plot:
cricket, espionage, nostalgia, spy thriller, whodunit, amateur detective, clue, telephone call, murder, dead body, conspiracy, slow burn ...
Place:
england, london
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
India has lost two of the three one day internationals against Australia, and have lost all hope of winning the three-test series, mostly due to the dismal performance of the arrogant Cricket Captain, Ranvir Singh alias Ronny, who is also the ...
Style:
inspirational
Plot:
cricket, fratricide, sniper, helicopter, police officer, rivalry, bomb, attempted murder, maniac, helicopter pilot, terrorism, sabotage ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Horror
Country: Australia
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A cricket team are dismissed by a moustachioed serial killer with a razor sharp cricket glove and an arsenal of sharpened stumps. One by one the killer exacts revenge for the torment he endured 20 years earlier.
Style:
slasher, semi serious, suspenseful, humorous, horror comedy ...
Plot:
serial killer, bullying, cricket, vengeance, rivalry, on the run, danger, psychopath, gory, stalking, characters killed one by one, police detective ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia
Is relevant?
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
The Chennai Sharks XI team goes to Theni for the marriage of their teammate Ragu, and get into a tiff with the local team that becomes a threat to the wedding.
Style:
satirical, entertaining, captivating, tension, emotional ...
Plot:
wedding, friendship, cricket, wedding planning, friends, satire, rivalry, redemption, second chance, male bonding, nostalgia, community ...
Place:
india
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Pakistan
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Story of a boy (Noman Habib) who dreams to become Shahid Afridi finds himself down on luck when the only club he ever knew goes bankrupt. With no place else to go he discovers one last chance to save his club, his town and his dream. A cricket ...
Style:
motivational, emotional, urdu, islamic
Plot:
cricket, tournament, dream, underdog, competition, teamwork, ambition, youth, inspiration, misfit, perseverance, aspiration ...
Place:
pakistan
Is relevant?
28K
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
After his career fails to take off, a gifted cricketer in his mid-thirties decides that he’s not ready to give up quite yet.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, telegu
Plot:
cricket, athlete, career, athlete's life, changing lives, sport team, professional sports, dream, lifestyle, follow your dream, coping, male protagonist ...
Time:
1930s
Place:
india
Is relevant?
10K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
When India's top batsman Viraj Sharma goes missing in Middle East, two cops Kabir Shergill and Junaid Ansari from either side of Arabian Sea must team up for a 36-hours man-hunt before the final match between India and Pakistan.
Style:
atmospheric, captivating, not serious, humorous, exciting
Plot:
cricket, spy, hostage, police, abduction, chase, top secret, culture clash, reputation, against the odds, sport team, chases and races ...
Place:
middle east
Is relevant?
3K
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
The worlds of three ordinary people converge during a historic cricket match, ultimately forcing them to make life-altering decisions.
Style:
intense, emotional, tense, suspense
Plot:
cricket, moral dilemma, family conflict, realism, social commentary, redemption, identity, community, slice of life, urban, betrayal, friendship ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 166 min.
Story:
The captains of two rival village cricket teams must put their longstanding grudge aside in order to take on the bullies threatening their right to play.
Style:
emotional, dramatic, inspirational, feel good, realistic ...
Plot:
cricket, rivalry, small town, village, friendship, community, reconciliation, grudge, competition, teamwork, coming of age, bullying ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
An enchanting comedy set in post-World War Two Britain. It studies a teenage boy's relationships and period of sexual awakening. A cricket-obsessed adolescent, Alan Duckworth lusts after his classmate Ann. When the pair score the lead roles in ...
Style:
realistic, humorous, semi serious, feel good
Plot:
school, cricket, first love, coming of age, post war, corporal punishment, stage play, deserter, teacher student relationship, punishment, female teacher, teenage boy ...
Time:
1940s, year 1948, year 1982, 80s
Place:
england, europe
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