Here we've displayed a list of the best Athlete films : Spirit Game: Pride of a Nation(2017), Chak De India(2007), Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar(1992), Icarus(2017), Letters From Iwo Jima(2006), Murderball(2005), The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner(1962), This Sporting Life(1963), Dazed and Confused(1993), I, Tonya(2017), Dan Carter: A Perfect 10(2019), Molly's Game(2017) ... ...
8.6/10
Documentary
USA
2017
102 Minutes
Peter Baxter
athlete teammate underdog native american inspiring emotional spirited denver stadium colorado culture athletic competition native americans pride spirituality adventure rivalry underdog love quest
The documentary follows The Iroquois Nationals Lacrosse Team on the road as they compete in the 2015 World Box Lacrosse Championships. For the first time ever, the Championship Games were ... See full summary »
8.2/10
Drama
India
2007
148 Minutes
Shah Rukh Khan Vidya Malvade Chitrashi Rawat Seema Azmi Tanya Abrol Arya Menon Nisha Nair Sandia Furtado Masochon V. Zimik Kimi Laldawla
hockey player widow captain coach athlete lighthearted charming india hockey rink hockey women in sports cultural differences teamwork quest fall rise 2000s
Kabir Khan is the coach of the Indian Women's National Hockey Team and his dream is to make his all girls team emerge victorious against all odds.
8.2/10
Drama
India
1992
174 Minutes
Aamir Khan Mamik Kulbhushan Kharbanda Ayesha Jhulka Pooja Bedi Deepak Tijori
student rich kid college student brother athlete competitor engaging lighthearted heartwarming amusing playful college competition fighting winning bollywood sports adventure growing up pursuit
A rich brat and a poor chap try to woo a girl, with their rivalry culminating in the most prestigious college event - the marathon cycle race.
7.9/10
Documentary
USA
2017
110 Minutes
Bryan Fogel Richard Pound Dave Zabriskie Don Catlin David Howman
filmmaker documentarian mastermind athlete reporter government agent brooding disturbing shocking profound russia united states newsroom office street crime scene sports cheating olympic games cover-up
When Bryan sets out to uncover the truth about doping in sports, a chance meeting with a Russian scientist transforms his story from a personal experiment into a geopolitical thriller.
7.9/10
War, Drama, History
USA|Japan
2006
141 Minutes
Ken Watanabe Kazunari Ninomiya Tsuyoshi Ihara Ryô Kase Shido Nakamura Yuki Matsuzaki Hiroshi Watanabe Takumi Bando Nobumasa Sakagami Takashi Yamaguchi Nae
soldier military officer athlete baker intense thrilling island tunnel japan cave showdown world war ii death daunting task invasion survival fall metamorphosis rivalry 1940s
The story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of the Japanese who fought it.
7.7/10
Documentary
USA
2005
85 Minutes
Dana Adam Shapiro
paraplegic athlete coach gutsy gripping inspiring athens, greece sport tournament gym rehabilitation determination sports competition inspiration rivalry underdog quest 2000s
Quadriplegics, who play full-contact rugby in wheelchairs, overcome unimaginable obstacles to compete in the Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece.
7.6/10
Drama
UK
1962
103 Minutes
Tom Courtenay Michael Redgrave Avis Bunnage Peter Madden James Bolam Julia Foster Dervis Ward Raymond Dyer Alec McCowen Joe Robinson John Thaw
rebel athlete headmaster juvenile delinquent bully intense powerful brooding spirited reform school nottingham, england track anger rehabilitation rebellion running reform rivalry growing up revenge
A juvenile offender (Sir Tom Courtenay) at a tough reform school impresses its Governor (Sir Michael Redgrave) with his running ability and is encouraged to compete in an upcoming race, but faces ridicule from his peers.
7.6/10
Drama
UK
1963
134 Minutes
coal miner landlady team owner athlete brash uneasy wild yorkshire coal mine stadium club rugby rags to riches rise underdog 1950s
Despite success on the field, a rising rugby star senses the emerging emptiness of his life as his inner angst begins to materialize through aggression and brutality, so he attempts to woo his landlady in hopes of finding reason to live.
7.6/10
Drama
USA
1993
103 Minutes
Jason London Wiley Wiggins Sasha Jenson Rory Cochrane Milla Jovovich Marissa Ribisi Adam Goldberg Anthony Rapp Matthew McConaughey Ben Affleck Zeke Mills
student athlete druggie bully nerd lighthearted amusing charming high school texas austin, texas coming of age high school drugs party adventure growing up revenge discovery 1970s
The adventures of high school and junior high students on the last day of school in May 1976.
7.5/10
Biography, Comedy, Drama
USA|UK|Australia|Canada
2017
121 Minutes
Margot Robbie Sebastian Stan Allison Janney Julianne Nicholson Paul Walter Hauser Bobby Cannavale Mckenna Grace Caitlin Carver Bojana Novakovic
figure skater ex-husband competitor friend mother athlete amusing bleak brash intense gutsy unrestrained portland, ore. france norway ice-skating rink press conference police station figure skating ice skating
Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the activity is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.
7.5/10
Documentary
2019
90 Minutes
Dan Carter Richie McCaw Beauden Barrett Steve Hansen Adam Ashley-Cooper Ronan O'Gara
athlete family friend sports commentator sports reporter cheery confident engaging inspiring rousing new zealand rugby professional sports family quest 1990s
All Blacks great Dan Carter has revealed that an "intimate" film about his personal life and his "challenging road" towards the 2015 Rugby. He's fallen in love with an impossible reach, a ... See full summary »
7.4/10
Biography, Drama
China|Canada|USA
2017
141 Minutes
Jessica Chastain Idris Elba Michael Cera Kevin Costner Jeremy Strong Chris O'Dowd Bill Camp Brian d'Arcy James Graham Greene Claire Rankin Michael Kostroff
skier fbi agent movie star athlete russian mobster defense attorney spectacular fascinating confident gripping hollywood, calif. hotel casino gambling feminism rise rivalry temptation fall 2000s
The true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who ran the world's most exclusive high-stakes poker game and became an FBI target.
7.3/10
Biography, Drama
USA
2009
134 Minutes
Morgan Freeman Matt Damon Tony Kgoroge Patrick Mofokeng Matt Stern Julian Lewis Jones Adjoa Andoh Marguerite Wheatley Leleti Khumalo Patrick Lyster Penny Downie
nelson mandela athlete politician rival francois pienaar intense inspiring south africa stadium apartheid race relations politics rugby unification competition underdog rivalry 1990s
Nelson Mandela, in his first term as President of South Africa, initiates a unique venture to unite the Apartheid-torn land: enlist the national rugby team on a mission to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup.
7.3/10
Comedy, Action
Hong Kong|China
2001
111 Minutes
Stephen Chow Wei Zhao Patrick Tse Cecilia Cheung Karen Joy Morris Vincent Kok Li Hui Kai Man Tin Zhang Mingming Man-Tat Ng
athlete brother rival soccer player coach hilarious heartwarming china soccer field soccer championship rivalry underdog misfits teamwork transformation underdog rivalry 2000s
A young Shaolin follower reunites with his discouraged brothers to form a soccer team using their martial art skills to their advantage.
7.3/10
Documentary
USA
2007
90 Minutes
Ingrid Backstrom Anselme Baud Bill Briggs Doug Coombs Chris Davenport Stefano De Benedetti
skier ski coach athlete pioneer mountaineer musician fascinating gutsy inspiring mountain alaska canada iceland wyoming skiing daredevils extreme sports nature thrill seeking danger
Steep traces the legacy of extreme skiing from its early pioneers to the daredevils of today.
7.3/10
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
1966
125 Minutes
Jack Lemmon Walter Matthau Ron Rich Cliff Osmond Judi West Lurene Tuttle Harry Holcombe Les Tremayne Marge Redmond Noam Pitlik Harry Davis
lawyer cameraman doctor athlete ex-wife investigator witty suspenseful cleveland stadium hospital household bar insurance friendly fire parallel universe food industry inventions great depression quest
A crooked lawyer persuades his brother-in-law to feign a serious injury.
7.2/10
Drama
USA
2008
112 Minutes
Neal McDonough Sean Faris Gary Cole Sean Astin Arielle Kebbel Penn Badgley Julie Warner Nathan West Michael J. Pagan Max Kasch Larry Bagby III
athlete young man juvenile delinquent father moving uplifting touching juvenile detention sports club united states family family dysfunction juvenile crime growing up sports rivalry discovery growing up love transformation
A rugby player is put up in a juvenile detention center. There he plays for the Highland Rugby team and ultimately plays against his father in the National Championships.
7.2/10
Drama
UK
1981
123 Minutes
Ben Cross Ian Charleson John Gielgud Nigel Havers Nicholas Farrell Ian Holm Lindsay Anderson Nigel Davenport Cheryl Campbell Alice Krige Dennis Christopher
athlete missionary coach sister reverend uplifting inspiring heartwarming beach paris cambridge university stadium sports olympic games religion running quest transformation 1920s
Two British track athletes, one a determined Jew, and the other a devout Christian, compete in the 1924 Olympics.
7.2/10
Drama, War, History, Biography
USA
2014
137 Minutes
Jack O'Connell Domhnall Gleeson Garrett Hedlund Miyavi Finn Wittrock Jai Courtney Maddalena Ischiale Vincenzo Amato John Magaro Luke Treadaway Louis McIntosh
athlete olympic athlete crew member air force pilot prisoner of war prison guard uplifting patriotic inspiring japan pacific ocean air force base prison camp berlin world war ii prisoners of war olympic games survival air force airplane crash
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.
7.2/10
Documentary
UK|USA
2006
97 Minutes
John Dower
pelé coach athlete trainer ceo fascinating rousing incredible united states new york city field stadium soccer greed business american culture nasl rise fall 2000s
The rise and fall of the N.Y. Cosmos. The soccer team that brought Pele to America; against the backdrop of N.Y. City in the 70's.
7.1/10
Drama
USA|Germany|Belgium
2004
112 Minutes
Sigourney Weaver Emile Hirsch Jeff Daniels Michelle Williams Kip Pardue Deirdre O'Connell Ryan Donowho Suzanne Santo Jay Paulson Luke Robertson Lee Wilkof
teen boy girlfriend mother father athlete neighbor offbeat melodramatic amusing united states hospital house grocery store swimming pool trailer family dysfunction depression infidelity suicide guilt
The Travis family façade is destroyed by an event incomprehensible to them -- an event which will open locked doors and finally reveal the secrets that have haunted them for decades.
7.0/10
Biography
USA
1951
107 Minutes
Burt Lancaster Charles Bickford Steve Cochran Phyllis Thaxter Dick Wesson Jack Big Head Suni Warcloud Al Mejia Hubert Jay Kerns Nestor Paiva Jim Moss
athlete coach wife spirited touching pennsylvania boarding school football field aspirations ambition olympic games love sports football underdog rise fall 1930s
The triumph and tragedy of Native American Jim Thorpe, who, after winning both the pentathlon and decathlon in the same Olympics, is stripped of his medals on a technicality.
7.0/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1979
120 Minutes
Nick Nolte Mac Davis Charles Durning Dayle Haddon Bo Svenson Steve Forrest G.D. Spradlin Dabney Coleman Savannah Boucher Marshall Colt Guich Koock
athlete football player coach jock dark gritty brash dallas football field football hunting drugs corruption ambition teamwork sports rise fall rivalry 1970s
A satire of American professional football in which a veteran pass-catcher's individuality and refusal to become part of the team family is bitterly resented by his disciplinarian coaches.
7.0/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1993
97 Minutes
Leon Doug E. Doug Malik Yoba John Candy Rawle D. Lewis Raymond J. Barry Larry Gilman Peter Outerbridge Paul Coeur
athlete coach rival reporter inspiring amusing uplifting jamaica hotel calgary bobsledding olympic games underdog rivalry 1980s
When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonored coach to start the first Jamaican Bobsled Team.
7.0/10
Documentary
USA
2003
87 Minutes
Shawn Barron Layne Beachley Ken Bradshaw Ken "Skindog" Collins Brad Gerlach Brian L. Keaulana Mike Parsons Bill Sharp Darryl Virostko
surfer athlete thrilling incredible intense ocean california tahiti australia france hawaii surfing travel competition sports adventure pursuit 2000s
Action sports documentary that follows the industry's best big wave surfers as they travel the world searching for the largest waves that nature has to offer. The journey spanned 18 months, 6 continents and produced up to 70 foot waves.
6.8/10
Documentary
USA|Spain
2008
75 Minutes
Stephen Higgins
animal athlete doctor protester matador mother tense thrilling spain bullfight hospital protest bullfighting man vs. beast ambition animal cruelty underdog quest rise 2000s
The epic tale of David Fandila's quest to become the world's top-ranked bullfighter.
6.6/10
Drama
USA
1979
113 Minutes
Lynn-Holly Johnson Robby Benson Colleen Dewhurst Tom Skerritt Jennifer Warren David Huffman Diane Reilly Craig T. McCullen Kelsey Ufford Leonard Lilyholm Teresa Willmus
enthusiast mother boyfriend blind girl athlete father gripping moving inspiring stadium ice skating rink family home iowa lake rural community competition relationships motivation epic journey loss
A young girl is on top of the world until a tragic accident dashes her hopes and dreams of becoming a world-class figure skater. Only with the help of those who love her can she prove to ... See full summary »
6.6/10
Sci-Fi, Action
UK|USA|Canada
1975
128 Minutes
James Caan John Houseman Maud Adams John Beck Moses Gunn Pamela Hensley Barbara Trentham John Normington
athlete businessman friend rival enemy suspenseful office arena corporate espionage corruption freedom dystopia television competition pursuit revenge transformation underdog 2010s
In a corporate-controlled future, an ultra-violent sport known as Rollerball represents the world, and one of its powerful athletes is out to defy those who want him out of the game.
6.5/10
Drama
USA
2014
98 Minutes
Stephen Lang Alexa PenaVega Mark Hapka Max Adler Kimberly Jo Zimmer Bram Hoover Timothy Busfield Fred Dalton Thompson Becky Ann Baker Dylan Baker Kevin Cooney
teen boy athlete parent physical therapist coach best friend emotional inspiring uplifting small town kentucky school football field hospital office blindness perseverance football family love
When a high school football star is suddenly stricken with irreversible total blindness, he must decide whether to live a safe handicapped life or bravely return to the life he once knew and the sport he still loves.
6.5/10
Documentary
USA
2009
92 Minutes
athlete competitor stuntman fan racer shaun white fascinating emotional engaging los angeles california arena road racetrack extreme sports motocross skateboarding snowboarding competition x games
Follows six extreme sports stars as they prepare for and then compete in the 2008 Summer X-Games in Los Angeles. Kyle Loza practices a new motocross trick, landing in a pit of foam. Can he ... See full summary »
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