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Inspiring Sports Movies

by joppanLive • Created 7 years ago • Modified 6 years ago
Some of the best inspiring sports oriented movies
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  • Cinderella Man (2005)

    1. Cinderella Man

    20052h 24mPG-1369Metascore
    8.0 (205K)
    The true story of James J. Braddock, a supposedly washed-up boxer, who returned to the spotlight to win the heavyweight championship of the world.
    DirectorRon HowardStarsRussell CroweRenée ZellwegerCraig Bierko
  • Daniel Brühl and Chris Hemsworth in Rush (2013)

    2. Rush

    20132h 3mR74Metascore
    8.1 (541K)
    James Hunt and Niki Lauda, two extremely skilled Formula One racers, have an intense rivalry with each other. However, it is their enmity that pushes them to their limits.
    DirectorRon HowardStarsDaniel BrühlChris HemsworthOlivia Wilde
  • Eddie Cahill in Miracle (2004)

    3. Miracle

    20042h 15mPG68Metascore
    7.5 (62K)
    The true story of Herb Brooks, the player-turned-coach who led the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team to victory over the seemingly invincible Soviet squad.
    DirectorGavin O'ConnorStarsKurt RussellPatricia ClarksonNathan West
  • Glory Road (2006)

    4. Glory Road

    20061h 58mPG58Metascore
    7.2 (50K)
    In 1966, Texas Western coach Don Haskins led the first all-black starting line-up for a college basketball team to the NCAA national championship.
    DirectorJames GartnerStarsJosh LucasDerek LukeAustin Nichols
  • Goal! The Dream Begins (2005)

    5. Goal! The Dream Begins

    20051h 58mPG53Metascore
    6.7 (68K)
    The extremely talented Santiago Muñez is spotted by a Newcastle United scout and given a chance at professional football.
    DirectorDanny CannonStarsKuno BeckerAlessandro NivolaAnna Friel
  • Samuel L. Jackson and Clyde Goins in Coach Carter (2005)

    6. Coach Carter

    20052h 16mPG-1357Metascore
    7.3 (182K)
    Controversy surrounds high school basketball coach Ken Carter after he benches his entire team for breaking their academic contract with him.
    DirectorThomas CarterStarsSamuel L. JacksonRick GonzalezRobert Ri'chard
  • Hoosiers (1986)

    7. Hoosiers

    19861h 54mPG77Metascore
    7.4 (55K)
    A coach with a checkered past and a local drunk train a small-town high school basketball team to become a top contender for the state championship in 1950s Indiana.
    DirectorDavid AnspaughStarsGene HackmanBarbara HersheyDennis Hopper
  • Shah Rukh Khan, Shilpa Shukla, Vidya Malvade, Kimberly Miranda, Anaitha Nair, Nichola Sequeira, Chitrashi Rawat, Sandia Furtado, Raynia Mascerhanas, Shubhi Mehta, Nisha Nair, Tanya Abrol, Arya Menon, Sagarika Ghatge, Kimi Laldawla, Masochon V. Zimik, and Seema Azmi in Chak De! India (2007)

    8. Chak De! India

    20072h 33mNot Rated68Metascore
    8.1 (88K)
    Kabir Khan, the coach of the Indian Women's National Hockey Team, dreams of making his all-girls team emerge victorious against all odds.
    DirectorShimit AminStarsShah Rukh KhanVidya MalvadeSagarika Ghatge
  • Aamir Khan, Rachel Shelley, and Gracy Singh in Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)

    9. Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

    20013h 44mPG84Metascore
    8.1 (125K)
    The people of a small village in Victorian India stake their future on a game of cricket against their ruthless British rulers.
    DirectorAshutosh GowarikerStarsAamir KhanRaghubir YadavGracy Singh
  • Hugh Jackman in Real Steel (2011)

    10. Real Steel

    20112h 7mPG-1356Metascore
    7.1 (373K)
    In a near future where robot boxing is a top sport, a struggling ex-boxer feels he's found a champion in a discarded robot.
    DirectorShawn LevyStarsHugh JackmanEvangeline LillyDakota Goyo
  • Shia LaBeouf in The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)

    11. The Greatest Game Ever Played

    20052hPG55Metascore
    7.4 (35K)
    In the 1913 U.S. Open, twenty-year-old Francis Ouimet played golf against his idol, 1900 U.S. Open champion, Englishman Harry Vardon.
    DirectorBill PaxtonStarsShia LaBeoufStephen DillaneElias Koteas
  • Naseeruddin Shah, Shweta Basu Prasad, and Shreyas Talpade in Iqbal (2005)

    12. Iqbal

    20052h 12mNot Rated
    8.1 (18K)
    Iqbal, the deaf and mute son of a farmer, has a passion for the game of cricket and seeks the tutelage of a washed-up, alcoholic ex-player.
    DirectorNagesh KukunoorStarsShreyas TalpadeNaseeruddin ShahShweta Basu Prasad
  • Dangal (2016)

    13. Dangal

    20162h 41mNot Rated
    8.3 (230K)
    Mahavir Singh Phogat, a former wrestler, decides to fulfill his dream of winning a gold medal for his country by training his daughters for the Commonwealth Games despite the existing social stigmas.
    DirectorNitesh TiwariStarsAamir KhanSakshi TanwarFatima Sana Shaikh
  • Pooja Bedi, Deven Bhojani, Ayesha Jhulka, Aamir Khan, Deepak Tijori, and Aditya Lakhia in Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992)

    14. Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar

    19922h 54mNot Rated
    8.1 (26K)
    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.
    DirectorMansoor KhanStarsAamir KhanAyesha JhulkaDeepak Tijori
  • Diane Lane, James Cromwell, John Malkovich, Fred Thompson, Scott Glenn, Kevin Connolly, Margo Martindale, Vin Morreale Jr., Penny Chenery, Jeffrey Wayne Smith, and Brennan James Callan in Secretariat (2010)

    15. Secretariat

    20102h 3mPG61Metascore
    7.2 (32K)
    Penny Chenery Tweedy and colleagues guide her long-shot but precocious stallion to set, in 1973, the unbeaten record for winning the Triple Crown.
    DirectorRandall WallaceStarsDiane LaneJohn MalkovichMargo Martindale
  • Invincible (2006)

    16. Invincible

    20061h 45mPG63Metascore
    7.0 (78K)
    Based on the story of Vince Papale, a 30-year-old bartender from South Philadelphia who overcame long odds to play for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles in 1976.
    DirectorEricson CoreStarsMark WahlbergGreg KinnearElizabeth Banks
  • Hugh Jackman and Taron Egerton in Eddie the Eagle (2015)

    17. Eddie the Eagle

    20151h 46mPG-1354Metascore
    7.3 (105K)
    The story of Eddie Edwards, the notoriously tenacious British underdog ski jumper who charmed the world at the 1988 Winter Olympics.
    DirectorDexter FletcherStarsTaron EgertonHugh JackmanTom Costello

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