Category Archives: Sport

Sunset Park

IMDB Rating: 5.10
558 votes

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A white school teacher takes over a talented, but undisciplined black high school basketball team and turns them into a winning team.
Actors
Phyllis SarokaRhea Perlman
ShortyFredro Starr
MonaCarol Kane
Also posted in 1996, Drama | Comments (0)

The Damned United

IMDB Rating: 8.00
754 votes

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Taking over England's top football club Leeds United, previously successful manager Brian Clough's abrasive approach and his clear dislike of the players' dirty style of play make it certain there is going to be friction. Glimpses of his earlier career help explain both his hostility to previous manager Don Revie and how much he is missing right-hand man Peter Taylor who has loyally stayed with Brighton & Hove Albion.
Actors
Brian CloughMichael Sheen
Don RevieColm Meaney
Colin ToddGiles Alderson
Also posted in 2009, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

Sugar

IMDB Rating: 7.30
520 votes

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Dominican baseball star Miguel "Sugar" Santos is recruited to play in the U.S. minor-leagues.
Actors
Miguel 'Sugar' SantosAlgenis Perez Soto
Jorge RamirezRayniel Rufino
JohnsonAndre Holland
Also posted in 2008, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

Chasing the Green

IMDB Rating: 5.50
22 votes

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Inspired by a true story, "Chasing the Green" tells the story of two young brothers who become millionaires during the early 1990s. Their ambition and drive lead them into conflict with FTC officials, where an over-zealous bureaucrat attempts to destroy their company. The older brother, tries to reconcile the current crisis with conflicts in his own relationships, primarily with his current girlfriend.
Actors
Adam FranklinJeremy London
Ross FranklinRyan Hurst
LynnHeather McComb
Also posted in 2009, Drama, Romance | Comments (0)

Rollerball

IMDB Rating: 6.50
7304 votes

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The year is 2018. There is no crime and there are no more wars. Corporations are now the leaders of the world, as well as the controllers of the people. A violent futuristic game known as Rollerball is now the recreational sport of the world, with teams representing various areas competing for the title of champion. The defending championship team, the Houston team led by the determined ten-year veteran Johnathan E., are looking to repeat as champions. However, Bartholomew, the sinister corporate head, wants Johnathan to retire, even though he is the most respected athlete of his time. Johnathan's rebellious quest will not come out with complications, both for him and his teammates, after he decides to continue playing despite Bartholomew's threats.
Actors
Jonathan E.James Caan
BartholomewJohn Houseman
EllaMaud Adams
Also posted in 1975, Action, High IMDB rating, Sci-Fi | Comments (0)

Miracle

IMDB Rating: 7.50
14479 votes

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The inspiring story of the team that transcended its sport and united a nation with a new feeling of hope. Based on the true story of one of the greatest moments in sports history, the tale captures a time and place where differences could be settled by games and a cold war could be put on ice. In 1980, the United States Ice Hockey team's coach, Herb Brooks, took a ragtag squad of college kids up against the legendary juggernaut from the Soviet Union at the Olympic Games. Despite the long odds, Team USA carried the pride of a nation yearning from a distraction from world events. With the world watching the team rose to the occasion, prompting broadcaster Al Michaels' now famous question, to the millions viewing at home: Do you believe in miracles? Yes!
Actors
Herb BrooksKurt Russell
Patty BrooksPatricia Clarkson
Craig PatrickNoah Emmerich
Also posted in 2004, Drama, Family, High IMDB rating, History | Comments (0)

The World According to Garp

IMDB Rating: 7.00
10410 votes

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Based on the John Irving novel, this film chronicles the life of T S Garp, and his mother, Jenny. Whilst Garp sees himself as a "serious" writer, Jenny writes a feminist manifesto at an opportune time, and finds herself as a magnet for all manner of distressed women.
Actors
GarpRobin Williams
Helen HolmMary Beth Hurt
Jenny FieldsGlenn Close
Also posted in 1982, Comedy, Drama, High IMDB rating, Romance | Comments (0)

The Greatest Game Ever Played

IMDB Rating: 7.30
6392 votes

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Near the turn of the twentieth century, young Harry Vardon becomes a champion golfer but learns that his amazing skill is no match for the class boundaries that exclude him from "gentlemanly" English society. A dozen years later, a young American, Francis Ouimet, fights against the same prejudice, as well as his own father's disdain, for a chance to participate in the U.S. Open against his idol — Harry Vardon. The struggles of both men for acceptance provides the background for an amazing contest of skills.
Actors
Young Harry VardonJames Paxton
Black Top Hatted ManTom Rack
Black Top Hatted ManArmand Laroche
Also posted in 2005, Drama, High IMDB rating, History | Comments (0)

Strike aka 7-10 Split

IMDB Rating: 5.60
391 votes

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An aspiring actor whose career is in the dumps, exploits his amazing bowling skills to take the PBA by storm and becomes rich and famous, only to lose his best girl and best friend...
Actors
Ross VegasRoss Patterson
LindsayTara Reid
Lil RenoTara Reid
Also posted in 2007, Comedy | Comments (0)

Surf’s Up

IMDB Rating: 7.10
17221 votes

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A stylistically daring CGI feature, "Surf's Up" is based on the groundbreaking revelation that surfing was actually invented by penguins. In the film, a documentary crew will take audiences behind the scenes and onto the waves during the most competitive, heartbreaking and dangerous display of surfing known to man, the Penguin World Surfing Championship.
Actors
Cody MaverickShia LaBeouf
Zeke 'Big Z' TopangaJeff Bridges
'Geek'Jeff Bridges
Also posted in 2007, Animation, Comedy, Family, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)
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