Professional athlete movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant professional athlete movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, exciting, entertaining, suspenseful, serious and tense films and TV shows about / with professional athlete, professional sports, sports man, rivalry, sporting event, athlete's life, sport competition, rivals, competition and wrestling plots mostly in Sport, Drama and Biography genres shot in USA, Japan, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as professional athlete: The Gymnastics Samurai (2020), Borg vs. McEnroe (2017), The Rack Pack (2016), A Mile in His Shoes (2011), Goal II: Living the Dream (2007), Getting There (2002), Creed II (2018), Tina & Bobby (2017), The Program (2015), Switched at Birth (2011).

List of professional athlete movies

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The Gymnastics Samurai (2020)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Sport
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: In the year 2002, the formerly powerful Japanese men's gymnastics team member Jotaro Aragaki is no longer able to compete. Even though he trained strenuously daily, he is asked about retiring by his coach Amakusa. However, a certain encounter ...
Style: anime, captivating, suspense
Plot: professional athlete, tournament, slice of life, competition, gymnast, athlete's life, team, overcoming, rivals, rivalry, athlete and trainer, contests and competitions ...
Time: year 2002
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Borg vs. McEnroe (2017)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Czech Republic
Duration: 107 min.
Story: The story of the world's greatest tennis icons – Björn Borg and his biggest rival, the young and talented John McEnroe – and their legendary duel during the 1980 Wimbledon tournament.
Style: serious, tense, captivating, exciting, art house ...
Plot: tennis player, tennis, rivalry, coach, father son relationship, biopic, professional sports, arrogance, male objectification, nightclub, fiance fiancee relationship, american abroad ...
Time: year 1980, year 2017, 80s, year 1978, year 1979 ...
Place: monte carlo, eastern europe, stockholm sweden, new york, monaco
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The Rack Pack (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story: The 1980s snooker rivalry between Alex “Hurricane” Higgins and Steve “The Nugget” Davis, two very different personalities who helped popularise the sport on TV.
Style: light, disturbing, captivating, sincere, humorous ...
Plot: snooker, alcohol abuse, alcoholic, professional sports, british, self destructing, professional athlete, family man, manager, rivalry, husband wife relationship, world champion ...
Time: 80s, 70s, year 1982
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A Mile in His Shoes (2011)
Genre: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Based on the book “The Legend of Mickey Tussler”, this film follows the story of eighteen-year-old Mickey Tussler, who lives on a farm with his father and mother and who has Asperger’s Syndrome, a form of autism. But he can throw apples at an ...
Style: christian film, disturbing, captivating, sincere, entertaining
Audience: family outing
Plot: baseball, asperger's syndrome, autism, baseball player, baseball team, professional athlete, coach, athlete's life, sport team, athlete and trainer, rivalry, ambition ...
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Goal II: Living the Dream (2007)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: UK, Spain, Germany
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Tempted away from Newcastle United to join Real Madrid, rising star Santiago Munez finds this latest change of fortune the greatest challenge yet - personally as well as professionally. He is reunited with Gavin Harris, though they must compete to ...
Style: serious, sincere, sentimental, realistic, inspirational
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: soccer, football, latinos, athlete's life, lifestyle, underdog, hopes, ambition, follow your dream, dream come true, professional athlete, couple relations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: madrid, spain, europe
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Getting There (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: This film is about Mary-Kate and Ashley turning sixteen years old and going on a road trip without parents. They are headed to Utah for the Olympics and arrive late. There are also scenes in Las Vegas. The twins do not drive alone in this movie, ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, road movie, entertaining, sweet
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, pre-teens
Plot: twins, skiing, on the road, teenage life, love and romance, contests and competitions, teenage love, high school life, high school, disorder, friends, youth ...
Time: 21st century
Place: utah, usa, california, salt lake city utah, las vegas ...
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 7.1
 154K
Creed II (2018)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story: Follows Adonis Creed's life inside and outside of the ring as he deals with new found fame, issues with his family, and his continuing quest to become a champion.
Style: inspirational, captivating, uplifting, motivational, melancholic ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: boxing, african american, boxer, boxing match, revenge, fight, baby, champion, mentor, martial arts, human spirit, courage ...
Time: 2010s
Place: ukraine, philadelphia, kiev ukraine, new york, los angeles ...
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 5.8
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Tina & Bobby (2017)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: UK
TV show
Story: Tina & Bobby is an epic love story about an ordinary girl who falls for an ordinary boy only to be swept up in an extraordinary life. Nineteen year-old Tina Dean (Michelle Keegan) married Bobby Moore (Lorne MacFadyen) for love, little ...
Plot: marriage, biopic, relationships, soccer, professional athlete, husband wife relationship, british, newlyweds, football player, housewife
Time: 60s
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 6.5
 19K
The Program (2015)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: UK, USA, France
Duration: 99 min.
Story: An Irish sports journalist becomes convinced that Lance Armstrong's performances during the Tour de France victories are fueled by banned substances. With this conviction, he starts hunting for evidence that will expose Armstrong.
Style: suspense, controversial, inspirational, serious, social ...
Plot: journalism, bicycle, cycling, tour de france, cyclist, racing, biopic, cancer, race, investigation, doping, corruption ...
Time: year 2015, year 2016, 2000s, year 1999, 90s
Place: ireland
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Switched at Birth (2011)
Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The story of two teenage girls who discover they were accidentally switched as newborns in the hospital. Bay Kennish grew up in a wealthy family with two parents and a brother, while Daphne Vasquez, who lost her hearing at an early age due to a case ...
Style: touching, serious, sentimental, captivating, realistic ...
Audience: teens, family outing, teen drama
Plot: deaf, sign language, mute or deaf, relatives, social relations, teenage girl, teenage life, school, switched at birth, youth, mother daughter relationship, family relations ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, kansas city
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Lev Yashin. The Dream Goalkeeper (2019)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Russia
Duration: 120 min.
Story: An ordinary working class boy, like all his peers, he played football day and night and dreamed of being a striker. But no matter which team he played for - in the yard, at the factory, or in the army - he was inevitably put in goal. Lanky, with ...
Style: thought provoking, suspenseful, realistic, captivating, exciting ...
Plot: football, goalkeeper, football team, sport team, football player, skill, triumph, athlete's life, popularity, world cup, professional athlete, obsession ...
Time: 20th century, 21st century
Place: ussr
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 6.5
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Elephant Heart (2002)
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Marko Stemper, 19 years old, comes from a disadvantaged background and works as a window cleaner. His father, an alcoholic, tyrannizes the whole family, so Marko's only joy in life is boxing. As he is the most promising talent in his club, Gerd ...
Style: serious, realistic, rough, suspense, captivating ...
Plot: boxer, boxing, ambition, against the odds, athlete's life, life is a bitch, youth, teenage boy, prizefighter, professional athlete, boxing match, sports man ...
Time: 21st century
Place: germany
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 7.1
 30K
NYAD (2023)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: Athlete Diana Nyad sets out at 60 to achieve a nearly impossible lifelong dream: to swim from Cuba to Florida across more than 100 miles of open ocean.
Style: thrilling, captivating, psychological, inspirational
Plot: swimming, lesbian, based on real people, marathon, female athlete, life, career, water, athlete's life, professional athlete, athlete, ocean ...
Time: 2010s, year 2013, 21st century
Place: florida, cuba
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JUMP!!:The Heroes Behind the GOLD (2021)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Story about 1998 Nagano Olympic ski jump team competition, where Japan won a gold medal.
Style: entertaining, dramatic, captivating, exciting, suspenseful ...
Plot: olympics, competition, athlete, sporting event, sport team, sports man, winter sports, professional athlete, sport competition, ski, professional sports, team ...
Time: 90s, year 1998
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 8.2
 664
Once (2017)
Genre: Family, Sport
Country: Argentina
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: The series revolves around Gabo, a soccer-loving teenager who, upon receiving a scholarship from the prestigious Sports Academic Institute (IAD) of Buenos Aires, will see his dream of playing at Los Halcones Dorados, the renowned amateur team of the ...
Style: light, entertaining, captivating, funny, feel good ...
Plot: soccer, football, athlete's life, sports hero, student athlete, sport team, professional athlete, life, professional sports, athlete and trainer, latina, sports man
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 7.6
 242
OVERTAKE! (2023)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Haruka Asahina is a high school teen racing in Formula 4. He crosses paths with a washed-up photographer, Kōya Madoka, who decides to help Haruka realize his dream and reach the podium. The heat is on, and competition is fierce. Racing for the ...
Style: anime, tense, exciting, captivating, stylized ...
Plot: car race, sports car, car racing, race, car, driver, racing, photograph, professional athlete, photographer, photography, female athlete ...
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WWE New Year's Revolution (2007)
Genre: Sport
Country: USA
Story: New Year's Revolution (2007) was the third annual and final New Year's Revolution PPV. It took place on January 7, 2007 at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri and featured wrestlers and other talent from WWE's Raw brand. The main ...
Style: suspenseful, captivating, exciting, entertaining, tense
Plot: wrestling, professional athlete, professional sports, sport competition, sporting event, rivals, professional wrestling, rivalry, sports man, professional rivalry, fight, world wrestling entertainment
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WWE Extreme Rules (2010)
Genre: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min.
Story: Extreme Rules (2010) was a PPV presented by KFC, which took place on April 25, 2010 at the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. It was the second event promoted under the Extreme Rules name. There were eight matches scheduled on the ...
Style: suspenseful, captivating, entertaining, exciting
Plot: wrestling, professional athlete, sporting event, professional rivalry, professional wrestling, rivals, female athlete, fight, professional sports, rivalry, sports man, world wrestling entertainment
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One Second Champion (2020)
Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 98 min.
Story: How much difference does one second make? Can it be the difference between life and death? A loser single father learns that lesson the hard way when he becomes gifted with the power of seeing one second into the future. When his ability is exposed, ...
Style: tense, serious, captivating, exciting, suspenseful
Plot: boxing, sports man, sporting event, boxer, prizefighter, boxing training, professional sports, sport competition, professional athlete
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WWE Over the Limit (2010)
Genre: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min.
Story: Over the Limit (2010) was a PPV presented by Axe Hair, which took place on May 23, 2010 at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. It was the first event promoted under the Over the Limit name. In the main event from the Raw brand, John Cena ...
Style: captivating, exciting, suspenseful, entertaining
Plot: wrestling, wrestler, rivals, sporting event, professional sports, professional athlete, professional wrestling, rivalry, fight, sports man, world wrestling entertainment
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TNA Wrestling: Genesis (2005)
Genre: Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min.
Story: Genesis (2005) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion that took place on November 13, 2005 at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the first event under the ...
Style: entertaining, exciting, suspenseful, captivating, emotional
Plot: wrestling, professional wrestling, sporting event, sport competition, professional rivalry, rivals, professional sports, competition, sports man, professional athlete, rivalry
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 6.2
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WWE Fastlane (2015)
Genre: Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 174 min.
Story: WWE Fastlane was a PPV held 22 February 2015.
Style: suspenseful, entertaining, captivating, exciting
Plot: wrestling, rivals, sporting event, sport competition, rivalry, professional athlete, professional sports, fight, sports man, world wrestling entertainment
Place: memphis
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 6.0
 1K
Sweetwater (2023)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: In the fall of 1950, Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton forever changed the game of basketball when he entered the NBA. The story of the first African American to land a contract to play in the NBA.
Style: exciting, dramatic, harsh, captivating
Plot: basketball, african american, basketball player, professional athlete, game, professional sports, african american protagonist, sports man, african american man, black, basketball coach, based on real people ...
Time: year 1950, 50s, 1950s
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Money in the Bank (2016)
Genre: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Story: A professional wrestling pay-per-view event featuring WWE World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins, a dream match between John Cena and AJ Styles, a Money in the Bank Ladder Match and much more!
Style: exciting, suspenseful, captivating, entertaining
Plot: wrestling, fight, rivals, rivalry, sports man, sport competition, professional athlete, sporting event, competition, professional sports, world wrestling entertainment
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TNA: Lockdown (2012)
Genre: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Story: TNA Wrestling's LockDown 2012 was a historic night in the hometown of "Cowboy" James Storm; Nashville, Tennessee. Storm battles for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship against former tag-team partner Bobby Roode in an intense steel ...
Style: suspenseful, captivating, tense, exciting
Plot: wrestling, professional wrestling, rivals, competition, sports man, professional sports, sport competition, sporting event, professional athlete, rivalry
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The Prince of Tennis: Showdown in England's Tennis Fortress (2011)
Genre: Animation, Sport
Country: Japan
Story: Seigaku travels to England to play a tournament representing Japan but they are attacked by a group of street tennis players who were banned from playing official tournaments because of their rough play.
Style: anime, exciting, captivating, entertaining
Plot: tennis, sport competition, rivals, rivalry, competition, sports man, professional athlete, tournament, professional sports
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 2.7
 47K
Liger (2022)
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 140 min.
Story: The journey of Liger, from Karimnagar to Mumbai, from a nobody to a competitor, in his search for recognition while navigating his weaknesses, relationships, and love life.
Style: dramatic, captivating, suspenseful, exciting, tense ...
Plot: fighter, dream, boxer, boxing training, athlete's life, prizefighter, professional athlete, boxing, sports man, fight club, martial arts tournament, anger ...
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 7.2
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The Warriors (2017)
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 26 min.
TV show
Story: The Warriors is set in the world of Australian Rules Football. It explores the elite world of professional sport through the eyes of two new recruits - plucked from obscurity to fame and fortune - and two established players as they are thrown ...
Style: captivating
Plot: rising to stardom, sport team, athlete's life, professional sports, football player, athlete and trainer, direction and purpose, contests and competitions, desire for fame, football team, professional athlete, sport competition ...
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 5.1
 792
S Storm (2016)
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 95 min.
Story: No sooner is a team at ICAC set up to investigate irregularities/corruption in soccer/football official gaming/betting in Hong Kong before a suspect is assassinated.
Style: suspense, disturbing, tense, captivating
Plot: crime solving, investigation, crime investigation, uncover truth, professional athlete, police investigation, secret, murder mystery, forensics, sleuth, corruption, secret revealed ...
Place: china
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The Perfect Catch (2017)
Genre: Drama, Family, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: When Jessica Parker’s former high school boyfriend, superstar baseball player Chase Taynor, returns to town, she finds the inspiration to reinvent her struggling diner… and revisits the past to find something even better for the future.
Style: light, romantic, humorous, feel good, sweet
Audience: date night, girls' night
Plot: small town, high school sweetheart, baseball player, male female relationship, old love, single mother, diner, second chance, character change, love story, moral dilemma, happy ending ...
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