Tag: Sport
Pawn Sacrifice (2014)
Set during the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers and his own struggles as he challenges the Soviet Empire.
Southpaw (2015)
A champion boxer fights to get his daughter back from child protective services as well as revive his professional career, after a fatal incident sends him on a rampant path of destruction.
Sunshine Superman (2014)
A heart-racing documentary portrait of Carl Boenish, the father of the BASE jumping movement, whose early passion for skydiving led him to ever more spectacular -and dangerous- feats of foot-launched human flight.
McFarland, USA (2015)
Jim White moves his family after losing his last job as a football coach. He sees that some of the students are worth starting a cross-country team and turns seven students with no hope into one of the best cross-country teams.
Manny (2014)
A man who overcame insurmountable odds to become one of the most loved and respected athletes of all time. From a starving teenager who fought to feed his family, to a Congressman working …
Unbroken (2014)
After a near-fatal plane crash in WWII, Olympian Louis Zamperini spends a harrowing 47 days in a raft with two fellow crewmen before he’s caught by the Japanese navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp.
When the Game Stands Tall (2014)
The journey of legendary football coach Bob Ladouceur, who took the De La Salle High School Spartans from obscurity to a 151-game winning streak that shattered all records for any American sport.
Million Dollar Arm (2014)
A sports agent stages an unconventional recruitment strategy to get talented Indian cricket players to play Major League Baseball.
Draft Day (2014)
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.
Grudge Match (2013)
A pair of aging boxing rivals are coaxed out of retirement to fight one final bout — 30 years after their last match.
42 (2013)
This movie is about Jackie Robinson and his journey to becoming a Brooklyn Dodger and his life during that time.
Playing for Keeps (2012)
A former sports star who’s fallen on hard times starts coaching his son’s soccer team as a way to get his life together. His attempts to become an adult are met with challenges from the attractive soccer moms who pursue him at every turn.
Head Games (2012)
A documentary that follows football player and pro-wrestler Chris Nowinski’s quest to uncover the truth about the consequences of sports related head injuries.
Here Comes the Boom (2012)
A high school biology teacher looks to become a successful mixed-martial arts fighter in an effort to raise money to prevent extra-curricular activities from being axed at his cash-strapped school.
Trouble with the Curve (2012)
A daughter tries to remedy her dysfunctional relationship with her ailing father, a decorated baseball scout by helping him in a recruiting trip which could be his last.
Ballplayer: Pelotero (2011)
Two top baseball prospects in the Dominican Republic face fierce competition and corruption as they chase their big league dreams.
Undefeated (2011)
Chronicles three underprivileged students from inner-city Memphis and their volunteer coach who tries to help them beat the odds on and off the field.
Goon (2011)
Labeled an outcast by his brainy family, a bouncer overcomes long odds to lead a team of under performing misfits to semi-pro hockey glory, beating the crap out of everything that stands in his way.