Movies about athletes

Movies about athletes
List of the best films about athletes according to the audience: The Class of '92, Facing Ali, We Will Be the World Champions, Play It to the Bone, The Hammer, Golden Boy, Take the Hit, Kid!, Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth, Cain and Mabel, Freaky Ali.

In the top there are new films of 2021, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

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Country
Markimdb: 8
Genredocumentary, sport
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:39

A detailing of the rise to prominence and global sporting superstardom of six supremely talented young Manchester United football players (David Beckham, Nicky Butt, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Phil and Gary Neville). The film covers the period 1992-1999, culminating in Manchester United's European Cup triumph.

Markimdb: 7.9
Genredocumentary, biography, sport
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration01:40

Ten of Muhammad Ali's former rivals pay tribute to the three-time world heavyweight champion.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genredrama, family, biography, sport
CountrySerbia, Croatia, Slovenia

The story about the founders of the famous "Yugoslav Basketball School" and the first gold medal at the Championships in Ljubljana in 1970, is based on real events and is dedicated to personalities who have contributed to the emergence and development of basketball in their country.

Markimdb: 5.5
Genrecomedy, drama, sport
CountryUSA
Duration02:04

Two aging fighters in LA, friends, get a call from a Vegas promoter because his undercard fighters for a Mike Tyson bout that night are suddenly unavailable. He wants them to box each other. They agree as long as the winner gets a shot at the middleweight title. They enlist Grace, Cesar's current and Vinnie's ex girlfriend, to drive them to Vegas.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genrecomedy, melodrama, sport
CountryUSA

Approaching forty, Ferro is unsatisfied with his life as a construction worker and part-time boxing instructor in Los Angeles, CA. After a successful bout with a young pro boxer, Ferro decides to don the gloves one last time. The movie recounts his unlikely quest for Olympic gold.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genremelodrama, drama, sport
CountryUSA
Duration01:39

Despite his talent as a musician, a city boy decides to become a boxer. He's successful as a fighter -- much to the dismay of his parents. When gangsters try to by a piece of him he begins to have second thoughts.

Markimdb: 4.8
Genrecomedy, melodrama
CountryRussia
Duration02:12

A funny story about the adventures of two tween sisters - TV star and boxing champion.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genrecomedy, documentary
CountryUSA
Duration01:30

Mike Tyson's one-man show is a fascinating journey into his storied life and career. MIKE TYSON: UNDISPUTED TRUTH is a rare, personal look inside the life and mind of one of the most feared men ever to wear the heavyweight crown. Directed by Academy Award® nominee Spike Lee, this riveting one-man show goes beyond the headlines, behind the scenes and between the lines to deliver a must-see theatrical knockout.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrecomedy, melodrama, musical
CountryUSA
Duration01:30

A chorus girl and a heavyweight boxer are paired romantically as a publicity stunt.

Markimdb: 4.9
Genrecomedy, sport
CountryIndia

A debt collector becomes a major sensation when he takes on the rich man's sport of golfing.

Markimdb: 2.7
Genrecomedy, family, sport
CountryUSA
Duration01:34

Jack Cooper (Matt LeBlanc) could be a world-class baseball pitcher if he didn't keep buckling under the pressure. He tries to keep his spirits up after he's traded to a minor league team but loses all hope when he discovers that Ed, one of his teammates, is a chimp. Ed used to be the team mascot, but was promoted to third base when the owners realized he had a talent for baseball. As Jack struggles to get used to his new surroundings, Ed helps him regain his confidence on and off the field.

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Genredocumentary, sport
CountryRussia

Krasnodar's debut in the Champions League in 2020. Emotional doc film about the brightest season in the history of the club.

Markimdb: 6
Genrecomedy, sport
CountryUSA

Jimmy Price is a reckless man-child on the last leg of his career as a doubles tennis player. When his latest partner drops him, he realizes he's officially burned all of his bridges on the pro circuit. He decides to make one last ditch effort to revive his career, reaching outside of the tennis world and convincing his childhood partner -- his estranged brother Darren, now an apathetic substitute teacher - to team up with him. The mismatched pair, with the help of a unique 11-year-old named Barry, make an unlikely run at a grand slam tournament and are forced to re-discover their game, and their brotherhood.

Markimdb: 7.8
Genredrama, biography, sport
CountryUSA
Duration01:54

    The Fighter, is a drama about boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after nearly being KO'd by drugs and crime.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrecomedy, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:34

    Jackie Moon is the owner, promoter, coach, and star player of the Flint Michigan Tropics of the American Basketball Association (ABA). In 1976 before the ABA collapses, the National Basketball Association (NBA) plans to merge with the best teams of the ABA at the end of the season. Only the top four teams will make the move and the worst teams will fold. The Tropics are the worst team in the league and if they want to make it to the NBA, Jackie Moon must rally his team and start winning. The only problem is the fact that Jackie Moon is not really the coach and star basketball player he thinks he is. To keep his team from oblivion and leave his mark in the city, Jackie Moon must inspire his team to win fourth place in the playoffs.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genredrama, sport
    CountryFrance
    Duration01:38

    Leila is released from prison after five years of confinement. She will meet Yannick, a young athlete who became blind after an accident. This last practice race despite his disability, but to run it must be connected by a wire to guide a person called. It offers Leila to be his guide. Through this project, they will learn to rebuild.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genredrama, biography, sport
    CountryPhilippines

    Before he became one of the world's greatest boxers, Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao was a young boy living a hand-to-mouth existence, trying to survive from one day to the next. When he discovers his natural talent for boxing, he embarks on a brutal and intense journey that takes him from the mountains of the Philippines to the streets of Manila, and must risk everything to become a champion - for himself, his family, and his country.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genreaction, comedy, melodrama, drama, family, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:28

    Katelin Kingsford, an Olympic hopeful figure skater wants to train with a Russian figure skating coach. In order to go to go to the school that Natasha is at, Katelin gets a scholarship playing on the girls hockey team.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genreaction, drama, crime
    CountryUSA, Japan

    Set shortly after the end of World War II, IN FULL BLOOM is a philosophical boxing drama of two fighters from opposite worlds (USA and Japan) who are pulled together for a questionable fight arranged by their unscrupulous managers and the Yakuza.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:44

    Aging baseball star who goes by the nickname, Mr. 3000, finds out many years after retirement that he didn't quite reach 3,000 hits. Now at age 47 he's back to try and reach that goal.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genredrama, crime, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:05

    Teenagers at a juvenile detention center, under the leadership of their counselor, gain self-esteem by playing football together.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genremelodrama, drama, biography, sport
    CountryUSA

    The story of golf icon and legend, Bobby Jones, who retired from competition at the tender age of 28.

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    Genredrama, sport
    CountryRussia

    The film's two main protagonists are Russia's best saber fencers. One of them has long been in the limelight, the other only recently made it into the national team and has been winning almost every tournament since. The two athletes begin to fight for supremacy both on and off the arena.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genremelodrama, drama, sport
    CountryUSA

    After deciding he needs to do something meaningful with his life, high school wrestler Louden Swain sets out on a mission to drop weight and challenge the area's undefeated champion, which creates problems with his teammates and health. Matters are complicated further when Louden's father takes in an attractive female drifter who's on her way to San Francisco.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genredrama
    CountryRepublic of Ireland

    What Richard Did is a striking portrait of the fall of a Dublin golden-boy and high school rugby star whose world unravels one summer night.

    Markimdb: 4.3
    Genreaction, thriller
    CountryUSA, Japan
    Duration01:30

    U.S. agents send a gymnastic martial artist to secure a missile-base site in the savage country of Parmistan.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genredrama, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:05

    Bullfighter Juan Gallardo falls for socialite Dona Sol, turning from the faithful Carmen who nevertheless stands by her man as he continues to face real danger in the bullring.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genreaction, drama, sport
    CountryUSA

    The eldest son of a ruthlessly tough MMA champion must fight his way out of the abusive cycle his father has continued.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genredrama, biography, sport
    CountryPanama, USA
    Duration02:20

    The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genredrama, sport
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration01:54

    High school basketball is king in small-town Indiana, and the 1954 Hickory Huskers are all hope and no talent. But their new coach -- abrasive, unlikable Norman Dale -- whips the team into shape ... while also inciting controversy.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genredrama, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:40

    Two men, working as professional boxers, come to blows when their careers each begin to take opposite momentum.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genredrama, history, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:59

    In a last-ditch effort to save his career, sports agent JB Bernstein (Jon Hamm) dreams up a wild game plan to find Major League Baseball’s next great pitcher from a pool of cricket players in India. He soon discovers two young men who can throw a fastball but know nothing about the game of baseball. Or America. It’s an incredible and touching journey that will change them all — especially JB, who learns valuable lessons about teamwork, commitment and family.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:35

    Pat Pemberton is a brilliant athlete, except when her domineering fiancé is around. The ladies golf championship is in her reach until she gets flustered by his presence at the final holes. He wants them to get married and forget the whole thing, but she cannot give up on herself that easily. She enlists the help of Mike Conovan, a slightly shady sports promoter. Together they face mobsters, a jealous boxer, and a growing mutual attraction.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:36

    Story of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships with two brothers, one a drug dealer and the other a former basketball star fallen on hard times and now employed as a security guard.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrecomedy, drama, family, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:44

    The Ducks are offered scholarships at Eden Hall Academy but struggle with their new coach's methods and come under pressure from the board to retain their scholarships before their big game against the Varsity team.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, sport
    CountryUSA

    When the San Francisco Giants pay center-fielder, Bobby Rayburn $40 million to lead their team to the World Series, no one is happier or more supportive than #1 fan, Gil Renard. When Rayburn becomes mired in the worst slump of his career, the obsessed Renard decides to stop at nothing to help his idol regain his former glory—not even murder.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genredrama, film noir, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:39

    An unscrupulous boxer fights his way to the top, but eventually alienates all of the people who helped him on the way up.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genredrama, crime, sport
    CountryUSA

    A story about basketball and befriending. Gar is a High School journalist who, while covering the team to the state championship, is best friends with the teams' main "Star" Matt Dunbar. Matt's older brother persuades him to steal money from a drug dealers' home. Gar tags along, but soon things go horribly wrong. One question to ask is "Will the Giants win the big game?

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genreaction, drama, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:50

    Rebellious Jake Tyler is lured into an ultimate underground fight Scene at his new high school, after receiving threats to the safety of his friends and family Jake decides to seek the mentoring of a veteran fighter who trains him for one final no-holds-barred elimination fight with his nemesis and local martial arts champion Ryan McCarthy.

    Markimdb: 5.1
    Genrefantasy, comedy, family, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:34

    Brian is a 16 year-old who can't play basketball, but he still wants to play like his hero, Kevin Durant. At an Oklahoma City Thunder game, Brian gets chosen to shoot a half court shot which he misses and hits the mascot in the process. Later on, he gets a chance to meet Durant and expresses his desire to play just like him. When Kevin gives Brian the ball, the two unknowingly switch talents.

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