Sport movies

The Karate Kid (2010)

Friday, June 25th, 2010
Genres: Action | Drama | Family | Sport
Countries: China | USA
Actors: Smith, Jaden | Chan, Jackie | Henson, Taraji P. | Liu, Tess
Directors: Zwart, Harald
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12-year-old Dre Parker could’ve been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother’s latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying - and the feeling is mutual - but cultural differences make such a friendship impossible. Even worse, Dre’s feelings make an enemy of the class bully, Cheng. In the land of kung fu, Dre knows only a little karate, and Cheng puts “the karate kid” on the floor with ease. With no friends in a strange land, Dre has nowhere to turn but maintenance man Mr. Han, who is secretly a master of kung fu. As Han teaches Dre that kung fu is not about punches and parries, but maturity and calm, Dre realizes that facing down the bullies will be the fight of his life.

Fever Pitch (2005)

Monday, June 14th, 2010
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Romance | Sport
Countries: Germany | USA
Actors: Barrymore, Drew | Fallon, Jimmy | Spevack, Jason | Kehler, Jack | Severance, Scott | Finet, Jessamy | Keiller, Maureen | Clarke, Lenny | Skye, Ione | Strickland, KaDee | Winokur, Marissa Jaret | Helmuth, Evan | Craggs, Brandon | Murphy, Brett | Fink, Isabella
Directors: Farrelly, Bobby
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According to Boston Red Sox super fan Ben Wrightman, finding romance is just as likely as his beloved team winning the World Series. But then Ben meets Lyndsey Meeks, and suddenly anything’s possible. Well… until Spring Training begins, and Lindsey sees Ben on ESPN in Florida acting like an idiot. But these games don’t count, and she knows that there may be trouble once the first pitch is thrown. But she seems fine about it, because as she competes for a promotion, she says Ben won’t be affected by her at work all the time. But things really get out of hand when Lyndsey gets hit by a line drive foul ball off of Baltimore Orioles’ Miguel Tejada, and the Sox begin to loose. The relationship picks up, but when Lyndsey gives Ben the opportunity to go to Paris with her, he turns it down, because Seattle’s rolling in and the Sox are 3 1/2 games behind New York and Ben says that they need him. Later, the Red Sox are in the ALCS against New York, and fall behind three games to none. Then, Ben decides to sell his Red Sox tickets to make Lyndsey happy and say that he loves her. She’s at Game 4, and Lindsey has to find a way to get him to stop selling his tickets, and can the Sox finally win it all?

Bull Durham (1988)

Monday, June 14th, 2010
Genres: Comedy | Romance | Sport
Countries: USA
Actors: Costner, Kevin | Sarandon, Susan | Robbins, Tim | Wilson, Trey | Wuhl, Robert | O'Leary, William | Neidorf, David | Gans, Danny | Silardi, Tom | Williams, Lloyd T. | Marzan, Rick | Buck, George | Robertson, Jenny | Avellone, Gregory | Bunting, Garland
Directors: Shelton, Ron
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Crash is an aging minor league ball player, brought up from another team to mature a young pitcher with maturity problems. Both of them become involved with Ann, a baseball groupie with her own perspective on the game.

Undisputed (2002)

Monday, June 14th, 2010
Genres: Action | Crime | Drama | Sport
Countries: Germany | USA
Actors: Snipes, Wesley | Rhames, Ving | Falk, Peter | Rooker, Michael | Seda, Jon | Studi, Wes | Stevens, Fisher | Callie, Dayton | Aquino, Amy | Williams, Johnny | D'Angerio, Joe | Stewart, Nils Allen | Arndt, Denis | Lampley, Jim | Lover, Ed
Directors: Hill, Walter
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George “Ice Man” Chambers (Rhames) is a top ranked heavyweight boxer. However Chambers has his world turned upside down when he is accused of rape and sent to prison. Upon his arrival he hears talk about Monroe Hutchen (Snipes) who is the top ranked prison boxing champ 10 years running. Immediately there is bad blood with Chambers not wanting to be second to no one which leads to a lunch room fight between the men. Figuring it will be a good way to make money fellow convict Emmanuel ‘Mendy’ Ripstein (Peter Falk) sets up a prison boxing match between the two men to decide who is the real UNDISPUTED champ. Michael Rooker plays a guard, Fisher Stevens, John Seda, and Master P co star.

Undisputed II: Last Man Standing (2006)

Monday, June 7th, 2010
Genres: Action | Crime | Drama | Sport
Countries: USA
Actors: White, Michael Jai | Adkins, Scott | Cross, Ben | Danker, Eli | Ivanir, Mark | Lerner, Ken | Lang, Daisy | Simac, Silvio | Geraskov, Ivaylo | Ganev, Valentin | Srebrev, Atanas | Elenov, Michail | Binev, Velizar | Zlatarev, George | Kupenov, Ruslan
Directors: Florentine, Isaac
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Sequel to the 2002 film. This time, Heavyweight Champ George “Iceman” Chambers is sent to a Russian Jail on trumped-up drug charges.

Invictus (2009)

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
Genres: Biography | Drama | History | Sport
Countries: USA
Actors: Freeman, Morgan | Damon, Matt | Kgoroge, Tony | Mofokeng, Patrick | Stern, Matt | Jones, Julian Lewis | Andoh, Adjoa | Wheatley, Marguerite | Khumalo, Leleti | Lyster, Patrick | Downie, Penny | Nojila, Sibongile | Henna, Bonnie | Myeko, Shakes | Minnaar, Louis
Directors: Eastwood, Clint
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‘Nelson Mandela’ (qv)’s release from prison and his ascent to a democratically elected President of South Africa marks a radical change in the country. This change away from apartheid will not be easy for anyone in the country, but Mandela has to figure out how to galvanize the residents of the country together. Because of his love of the game, Mandela places his support behind the Springboks, the national rugby team. South Africa is hosting the 1995 Rugby World Cup, that being the only reason the Springboks are even competing in the tournament as its years on the sideline of world rugby events has not made it world ranked. The Springboks were previously considered the team of white South Africa, and as such was denounced by Mandela when he was in prison. But he does whatever he can to make it the team of all South Africa. He needs the support of the Springboks and its captain, ‘Francois Pienaar’ (qv), to achieve his unrealistic goal of the Springboks winning the World Cup, even against such rugby powerhouses the All-Blacks representing New Zealand. Mandela tries to inspire Pienaar to lead by example, much like Mandela has himself. Beyond Mandela’s dream, his racially mixed security team has the added pressure of protecting him at the Springboks’ matches while he places himself in potentially unprotectable situations.

Home of the Giants (2007)

Friday, April 16th, 2010
Genres: Crime | Drama | Sport
Countries: USA
Actors: Osment, Haley Joel | Merriman, Ryan | Panabaker, Danielle | Mitchell, Kenneth | Briscoe, Brent | Deeb, Victor | Ayers, Stephen Michael | Bilas, Jay | Brown, Roosevelt | Coyne, Wayne | Dubuque, Matt | Flippen, Keith | Garlati, Robert | Glidden, Frank | Harding, Michael
Directors: Gorman, Rusty
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“Home of the Giants” is a coming-of-age story told through the eyes of “Gar,” a high school journalist who covers the basketball team as it heads toward a state championship. Gar’s best friend, Matt, is the team’s star; when Matt is asked by his brother, Keith, to partake in a heist, Gar inevitably gets caught in the middle.

Tougher Than Iron (2009)

Monday, March 22nd, 2010
Genres: Action | Documentary | Sport
Countries: Austria | USA
Actors: Aaron, Geoff | Bernardo, Jerry | Birch, Chris | Blazusiak, Taddy
Directors: Van Every, Rich
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Enter a world in Central Austria where 1300 extreme motocross riders line up to put themselves through an agonizing thrill ride of physical and mental endurance on a dirt bike. This is TOUGHER THAN IRON. An account of the toughest single-day motocross race in the world.

Dogtown and Z-Boys (2001)

Friday, March 5th, 2010
Genres: Documentary | Sport
Countries: USA
Actors: Penn, Sean | Adams, Jay | Alva, Tony | Ament, Jeff | Biniak, Bob | Caballero, Steve | Constantineau, Paul | Cullen, 'Baby' Paul | Engblom, Skip | Freidman, Steve | Friedkin, Tony | Friedman, Glen E. | Grimes, Marty | Hackett, David | Hawk, Tony
Directors: Peralta, Stacy
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In the mid-70s, surfers from Venice-Santa Monica who hung out at the Zephyr Surf Shop would skateboard when the surf was quiet. Over the course of a few heady years, riding on polyurethane wheels and copying the surfing moves of Larry Bertleman, the Z-Boys invent and polish their style on a hilly street near the shop, on the asphalt slopes ringing school playgrounds, and then in swimming pools empty during California’s drought. The Z-Boys astound upright skateboarders at the 1975 championship in Del Mar. Within a year, the team splinters as some players join better financed pro teams. The film ends with profiles of the stars, Jay Adams, Stacy Peralta, and Tony Alva.

Streetballers (2009)

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
Genres: Drama | Sport
Countries: USA
Actors: McKinney, Jimmy | Perez, Adrieanne | Fletcher, Eric | Thomas, Craig | Rooney, Patrick | Tatum, Justin | Howley, Caitlin | Scherr, MaryBeth | Ward, Jordan | Neely-Harris, Peggy | Lane, Bryan | Hawksley, Craig | Johnson, Ryan | Taylor, Tracy
Directors: Krentz, Matt
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Streetballers is for basketball, what Field of Dreams was for baseball. Defining street basketball as America’s new favorite pastime, it is a story driven by passion, faith, and achieving goals. A story capturing the poetic nature of street basketball, highlighting the struggles endured on and off the court by the purest of athletes. Constantly searching for sanity in the midst of alcoholism, racism, and drugs, John Hogan and Jacob Whitmore, two junior college basketball players, find release and therapy while competing at one of the most competitive and poetic street courts in the U.S. Both men must spend an entire summer helping one another overcome their adversities. Their dedication and love for the game of basketball transcends from the playground courts into each of their dysfunctional households where the two boys play the constant role of the father figure. Pounding through life one day at a time, Jacob has no choice but to play in an underground league, constantly fighting to keep his cousin Damon out of debt, and possible death. John’s overpowering guilt and family trauma erupt into a state of confusion and beauty with each spiritual intervention of Terry Gibson, a neighborhood boy killed by John’s older brother Michael in a drunk driving accident. Together, the two boys paint a sad and delightful portrait with their innocence, concerns, and faith in the unknown.