American films about the Olympic Games

List of the best American films about the Olympic Games according to viewers: The Gabby Douglas Story, Molly's Game, The Do-Deca-Pentathlon, The Bronze, I, Tonya, Full Out, Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, The Final Wish, Sleepwalk with Me, To the Wonder.

In the top there are new films of 2023, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

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Markimdb: 6.9
Genredrama, biography, sport
CountryUSA
Duration01:28

The true story of Gabby Douglas who becomes the first African American to be named Individual All-Around Champion in artistic gymnastics at the Olympic Games.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genredrama, crime, biography
CountryUSA, Canada, China
Duration02:08

Molly Bloom, a young skier and former Olympic hopeful becomes a successful entrepreneur (and a target of an FBI investigation) when she establishes a high-stakes, international poker game.

Markimdb: 6
Genrecomedy
CountryUSA

Two brothers compete in their own private 25-event Olympics.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genrecomedy, drama, sport
CountryUSA

In 2004, Hope Ann Greggory became an American hero after winning the bronze medal for the women's gymnastics team. Today, she's still living in her small hometown, washed-up and embittered. Stuck in the past, Hope must reassess her life when a promising young gymnast threatens her local celebrity status.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genrecomedy, drama, biography, sport
CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Qatar
Duration02:00

Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the sport is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genredrama, family, biography, sport
CountryCanada, USA

Based on the true life story of California gymnast Ariana Berlin. As she zoned in on her Olympic goals, 14 year old Ariana Berlin's life took a sharp turn when she was involved in a debilitating car accident. Gaining her confidence and movement back through learning hip hop dance, she unexpectedly found herself called back to the gymnastics world thanks to world renowned UCLA Coach Valorie Kondos Field. With Val's help, Ariana was eventually able to secure a spot on the UCLA gymnastics team and win an NCAA championship, a lifelong goal that she had always dreamed of. This is a wonderfully inspiring story of persistence, confidence, and the heart and courage to make a somewhat impossible comeback in life.

Markimdb: 7
Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, detective
CountryUSA

Twenty years ago, a series of tragic events almost ripped Millwood apart. Now, in the present day, a brand-new set of Little Liars finds themselves tormented by an unknown assailant.

Markimdb: 4.2
Genrehorror
CountryUSA

Following the passing of his father, Aaron Hammond returns to his hometown to help his devastated mother and to confront his past demons. Sifting through his father’s belongings, Aaron comes upon a mysterious item that is far more than it seems.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genrecomedy
CountryUSA
Duration01:20

A burgeoning stand-up comedian struggles with the stress of a stalled career, a stale relationship, and the wild spurts of severe sleepwalking he is desperate to ignore.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:52

    After falling in love in Paris, Marina and Neil come to Oklahoma, where problems arise. Their church's Spanish-born pastor struggles with his faith, while Neil encounters a woman from his childhood.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA

    A gauzy summer in South Brooklyn. Lila, an awkward adolescent girl, passes her time breaking into beach homes and tagging along on dates between her pretty friend Chiara and Chiara's new boyfriend, Patrick. Lila decides this will be the summer she loses her virginity, too—her interest is piqued when she meets Sammy, an older boy reputed to sleep with just about anyone. Yet Lila's attempts at sexual conquest risk taking her beyond her limits, and into dangerous uncharted territory. 

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genredocumentary
    CountryUSA

    Writer, journalist, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and presidential biographer John Meacham offers his timely and invaluable insights into the country’s current political and historical moment by examining its past. Based on his 2018 bestseller of the same name.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:39

    Two young people arrive in New York to spend a weekend; once they arrive they are met with bad weather and a series of adventures.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genreaction, comedy, drama, crime
    CountryUSA, Japan, Colombia
    Duration02:32

      The true story of pilot Barry Seal, who transported contraband for the CIA and the Medellin cartel in the 1980s.

      Markimdb: 4.6
      Genrehorror, thriller
      CountryUSA

      Dr. Michael Cayle thought leaving the chaotic lifestyle of New York City behind for the quiet, small town of Ashborough would bring his family closer together. Soon after arriving, however, he discovers the town's deepest secret: a terrifying and controlling race of creatures that live amongst the darkness in the woods behind his home.

      Markimdb: 4.7
      Genrehorror
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:32

      The story springs from the real-world headlines of religious cults and mass suicides. With Veil, it begins 30 years ago, when members of a religious cult known as Heaven's Veil take their own lives. The truth behind what really happened remains buried deep in the memory of the sole survivor, a five-year-old girl, who returns to the compound with a documentary crew as an adult. They soon discover something that is far more terrifying than anything they could have imagined.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrefantastic, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA

      Alex's dreary life is reignited when he meets Rachel, the woman of his dreams. The only thing that stands in the way of their perfect, serendipitous relationship is that Rachel has recently passed away.

      Markimdb: 4.6
      Genreaction, thriller, adventure, crime
      CountryUSA

      When a D.E.A. and S.W.A.T. cartel takedown ends in a shootout, S.W.A.T. Agent Travis Hall seizes a mysterious prisoner taking him into custody. Before long, the S.W.A.T. compound is under siege by wave-after-wave of assault teams attempting to recover the prisoner known as “The Scorpion” for the tattoo blazed across his back. When Travis discovers that his prisoner is a Secret Ops double agent planted within the cartel, it’s up to him and his expert S.W.A.T. team to keep “The Scorpion” and his billion dollar secrets safe.

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:40

      When Baton Rouge police detective Bud Carter busts contract killer Jesse Weiland, he convinces Jesse to become an informant and rat out the South's most powerful crime ring.

      Markimdb: 5
      Genrehorror, fantasy, detective
      CountryUSA

      At the risk of her group's safety, a young woman travels into a National Forest where her sister has become trapped in a multi-dimensional world of monsters.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genrehorror, comedy, detective
      CountryUSA

      When a proposed pipeline creates hostilities between residents of a small town, a newly-arrived forest ranger must keep the peace after a snowstorm confines the townspeople to an old lodge. But when a mysterious creature begins terrorizing the group, their worst tendencies and prejudices rise to the surface, and it is up to the ranger to keep the residents alive, both from each other and the monster which plagues them.

      Markimdb: 8.2
      Genredocumentary, crime, history
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:11

      An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genredrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:34

      After an overnight long-distance drive, Joby has a special meeting—with lawyers and his ex-wife. A struggling musician with the prerequisite tattoos, slimy hair, goatee, and his head firmly floating in the clouds, Joby hasn’t been around to be a dad. Now is his last chance to fight for shared custody of his daughter, Ellen.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genrehorror, comedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA, Canada
      Duration01:38

        After a zombie becomes involved with the girlfriend of one of his victims, their romance sets in motion a sequence of events that might transform the entire lifeless world.

        Markimdb: 3
        Genrehorror, thriller, detective
        CountryUSA

        A woman once possessed by a mysterious entity uncovers a shocking secret about her past and must face the demon that is lurking inside of her.

        Markimdb: 3.5
        Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller
        CountryUSA

        Six high school seniors celebrating with day's excursion find themselves on rowboat attacked by man-eating fish and must decide who must be sacrificed as they fight their way back to shore.

        Markimdb: 3.6
        Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
        CountryUSA

        After losing his brother in combat, Jacob Singer returns home from Afghanistan -- only to be pulled into a mind-twisting state of paranoia. Singer soon realizes that his sibling is alive but life is not what it seems.

        Markimdb: 5.1
        Genreaction, thriller, crime
        CountryUSA

        A tech billionaire hosts a high-stakes poker game between friends, but the evening takes a turn when long-held secrets are revealed, an elaborate revenge plot unfolds, and thieves break in.

        Markimdb: 5.5
        Genredrama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:47

        Following a breakdown and suicide attempt, an aging actor becomes involved with a much younger woman but soon finds that it's difficult to keep pace with her.

        Markimdb: 5.6
        Genreaction, drama, sport
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:34

        A former NCAA champion wrestler is paroled after 10 years in prison. Now, to save a friend's life, in a series of cage fights he must agree to do the impossible - lose.

        Markimdb: 5.9
        Genremelodrama, adventure, western
        CountryUSA

        A woman and her group of selfless thieves rob a pharmacy and hit the road to distribute medication, but find themselves trapped in the fringe lands of a law-less psychedelic city.

        Markimdb: 5.2
        Genrecomedy, melodrama
        CountryUSA

        An engaged, spoiled hotel heiress finds herself in the care of a handsome, blue-collar lodge owner and his precocious daughter after getting amnesia in a skiing accident.

        Markimdb: 6.2
        Genreaction, comedy, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:40

          For the past two years, high-school security guard Ben has been trying to show decorated APD detective James that he's more than just a video-game junkie who's unworthy of James' sister, Angela. When Ben finally gets accepted into the academy, he thinks he's earned the seasoned policeman's respect and asks for his blessing to marry Angela. Knowing that a ride along will demonstrate if Ben has what it takes to take care of his sister, James invites him on a shift designed to scare the hell out of the trainee. But when the wild night leads them to the most notorious criminal in the city, James will find that his new partner's rapid-fire mouth is just as dangerous as the bullets speeding at it.

          Markimdb: 6.7
          Genredrama
          CountryUSA, Greece, Brazil
          Duration02:30

          Jake is a quiet, sensitive middle schooler with dreams of being an artist. He meets the affably brash Tony at his grandfather's funeral, and the unlikely pair soon hit it off. The budding friendship is put at risk, however, when a rent dispute between Jake's father, Brian, and Tony's mother, Leonor, threatens to become contentious.

          Markimdb: 6.3
          Genrehorror, thriller, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:15

          An injured surfer stranded on a buoy needs to get back to shore, but the great white shark stalking her might have other ideas.

          Markimdb: 7.6
          Genredocumentary
          CountryUSA

          In an unusual experiment, a thousand 17-year-old boys from Texas join together to build a representative government from the ground up.

          Markimdb: 6
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:29

          The separation of a long married couple goes awry when they fall for each other again.

          Markimdb: 5.4
          Genredocumentary
          CountryUSA

          Political commentator, author and filmmaker Dinesh D'Souza puts forth the notion that America's history is being replaced by another version in which plunder and exploitation are the defining characteristics. D'Souza also posits that the way the country understands the past will determine the future. Using historic re-enactments, D'Souza explores the lives and sacrifices of some of America's greatest heroes, including George Washington and Frederick Douglass.

          Markimdb: 6.9
          Genrefantastic, action, adventure, military
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:04

            Predominantly set during World War II, Steve Rogers is a sickly man from Brooklyn who's transformed into super-soldier Captain America to aid in the war effort. Rogers must stop the Red Skull – Adolf Hitler's ruthless head of weaponry, and the leader of an organization that intends to use a mysterious device of untold powers for world domination.

            Markimdb: 5.4
            Genrethriller, drama, crime
            CountryUSA
            Duration02:21

            A pair of cops investigating a drug invasion stumble upon a mysterious bank vault.

            Markimdb: 6.4
            Genrecomedy, drama
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:30

            Everybody has the sibling who is always just a little bit behind the curve when it comes to getting his life together. For sisters Liz, Miranda and Natalie, that person is their perennially upbeat brother Ned, an erstwhile organic farmer whose willingness to rely on the honesty of mankind is a less-than-optimum strategy for a tidy, trouble-free existence. Ned may be utterly lacking in common sense, but he is their brother and so, after his girlfriend dumps him and boots him off the farm, his sisters once again come to his rescue. As Liz, Miranda and Natalie each take a turn at housing Ned, their brother's unfailing commitment to honesty creates more than a few messes in their comfortable routines. But as each of their lives begins to unravel, Ned's family comes to realize that maybe, in believing and trusting the people around him, Ned isn't such an idiot after all.

            Markimdb: 6.1
            Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
            CountryUSA

            Four black students attend an Ivy League college where a riot breaks out over an “African-American” themed party thrown by white students. With tongue planted firmly in cheek, the film explores racial identity in 'post-racial' America while weaving a story about forging one's unique path in the world.

            Markimdb: 5.9
            Genrecomedy, drama
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:51

            A sheltered, intelligent college student Doug changes his life forever when he hires an underachieving driver Scott. In order to escape his oppressively loving mother, Doug agrees to go on a spontaneous road trip with Scott and his college crush Stephanie. At the height of the journey, a tragic series of events tests their bond and opens the road to self-discovery. Drugs, gambling, and romance await the three friends in this coming-of-age drama.

            Markimdb: 6.2
            Genredrama, sport
            CountryUSA

            A teenager overcomes odds to run a 4-minute mile race.

            Markimdb: 4
            Genrecomedy, adventure, family
            CountryUSA, Germany
            Duration01:10

            Kevin Shepard is a tech-savvy young genius who uses his intelligence to slack off. When greedy video game executive Alan Wolf gets a hold of his ideas for a video game, Kevin and his best friend Becca set off for San Francisco to make Wolf's life miserable through a series of pranks.

            Markimdb: 5.7
            Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure, crime
            CountryUSA

            An elite Navy SEAL uncovers an international conspiracy while seeking justice for the murder of his pregnant wife.

            Markimdb: 6.7
            Genrecomedy, drama
            CountryUSA

            After an unexpected incident, Beth starts having flashbacks to her teen self and learns how she became who she is and who she wants to become.

            Markimdb: 5.7
            Genremelodrama, drama
            CountryUSA

            Ed Hemsler spends his life preparing for a disaster that may never come. Ronnie Meisner spends her life shopping for things she may never use. In a small town somewhere in America, these two people will try to find love while trying not to get lost in each other’s stuff.

            Markimdb: 8.4
            Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure, crime
            CountryUSA, United Kingdom
            Duration02:45

            Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years later, Batman encounters the mysterious Selina Kyle and the villainous Bane, a new terrorist leader who overwhelms Gotham's finest. The Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy.

            Markimdb: 5.4
            Genrecomedy, drama, adventure
            CountryUSA
            Duration02:32

            Biblical archaeologist Don Verdean is hired by a local church pastor to find faith-promoting relics in the Holy Land. But after a fruitless expedition he is forced to get creative in this comedy of faith and fraud.




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