Genre: Sport
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Next Goal Wins 2014

In 2001, the tiny Pacific island of American Samoa suffered a world record 31-0 defeat at the hands of Australia, garnering headlines across the world as the worst soccer team on the planet. A decade after that humiliating night, they remain rooted to the bottom of FIFA's World rankings, having scored only twice in seventeen years. They have lost every competitive game they have ever played. Against this backdrop of serial underachievement, the team face the daunting prospect of a qualification campaign for the upcoming 2014 World Cup in Brazil. It would take a miracle-maker or a madman to turn the team's fortunes around - and in maverick Dutch coach Thomas Rongen the islanders somehow find both. As a loan appointment from the mighty U.S. Soccer Federation, with experience of playing alongside football greats like George Best and Johann Cruyff, Rongen is completely unprepared for what greets him on the island - in his own words it is "by far the lowest standard" of football he's ever seen, with only half of his team even fit enough to play a whole game. A lack of athleticism aside, Rongen's ailing squad contains the emotionally scarred goalkeeper who conceded 31 goals against Australia a decade earlier and a member of Samoa's third gender, the fa'fafine, who lives 24/7 as a woman. To complicate matters further the team's best player has been posted 6000 miles away by the US military. With the team about to embark on a grueling World Cup Qualification campaign, Rongen has just one month to transform this ragtag of losers into a winning team - and perhaps learn a little about himself along the way.

Category: Documentary, Sport

Stars: Thomas Rongen,Jaiyah Saelua,Nicky Salapu,Gene Ne'emia

8.0 IMDB Rating 3,670 Views
Triumfens ögonblick 1981

It's the post-WWI era. Britons Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell are both naturally gifted fast sprinters, but approach running and how it fits into their respective lives differently. The son of a Lithuanian-Jew, Harold, who lives a somewhat privileged life as a student at Cambridge, uses being the fastest to overcome what he sees as the obstacles he faces in life as a Jew despite that privilege. In his words to paraphrase an old adage, he is often invited to the trough, but isn't allowed to drink. His running prowess does earn him the respect of his classmates, especially his running teammates, and to some extent the school administration, if only he maintains what they consider proper gentlemanly decorum, which isn't always the case in their minds. Born in China the son of Christian missionaries, Eric, a Scot, is a devout member of the Church of Scotland who eventually wants to return to that missionary work. He sees running as a win-win in that the notoriety of being fast gives him an added outlet to spread the word of God, while he sees his speed as being a gift from God, and he wants to run to honor God and that gift. This view does not sit well with his sister, Jennie Liddell, who sees his running as only taking away time from his work to God. Harold and Eric's lives do intersect in national races, but it is the 100 meter track event at the 1924 Paris Olympics which the two men and their supporters most anticipate. Beyond the fact that Americans Charles Paddock and Jackson Scholz are favored in the event, the much anticipated head to head between Harold and Eric may be further shadowed by other issues, especially as it affects Eric's Christian beliefs.

Category: Drama, History, Sport

Stars: Nicholas Farrell,Nigel Havers,Ian Charleson,Ben Cross

7.3 IMDB Rating 3,123 Views
Before the Fall 2004

In 1942, Friedrich Weimer's boxing skills get him an appointment to a National Political Academy (NaPolA) - high schools that produce Nazi elite. Over his father's objections, Friedrich enrolls, seeing this as his ticket out of factory life to university and a good salary. During his year in seventh column (fifth form), this innocence is altered as Friedrich encounters hazing, cruelty, death, and the Nazi code. His friendship with Albrecht, the ascetic son of the area's governor, is central to this education; a night in the forest hunting for escaped Russian POWs brings things to a head.

Category: Drama, Sport, War

Stars: Max Riemelt,Tom Schilling,Jonas Jägermeyr,Leon A. Kersten

7.5 IMDB Rating 6,729 Views
Eddie – En värsting till coach 1996

Eddie is a New York limo driver and a fanatical follower of the New York Knicks professional basketball team. The team is struggling with a mediocre record when, in mid-season, "Wild Bill" Burgess, the new owner, as a public relations gimmick, stages an 'honorary coach' contest, which Eddie wins. The fans love it, so "Wild Bill" fires the coach and hires her. She takes the bunch of overpaid prima donnas that make up the team and turns them around. But the owner hopes to move the team, now the darling of the New York fans, to St. Louis. He may OWN the team, but it BELONGS to the city and the fans!

Category: Comedy, Sport

Stars: Whoopi Goldberg,Frank Langella,Dennis Farina,Richard Jenkins

5.0 IMDB Rating 3,886 Views
Tyson 1995

The story of Mike Tyson. From his early days as a 12 year old amateur with a powerful punch, to the undisputed title of "Heavyweight Champion of the World", and ultimately to his conviction for rape. The story of his turbulent life moves quickly, never focusing for long on anything in particular.

Category: Biography, Drama, Sport

Stars: George C. Scott,Paul Winfield,Michael Jai White,James Sikking,Malcolm-Jamal Warner,Tony Lo Bianco,Clark Gregg,Holt McCallany,Kristen Wilson,Sheila Wills,Regal Hanley,Lilyan Chauvin,Rebekah Johnson,George Murdock,Mane Andrew

6.4 IMDB Rating 4,372 Views
Åsa-Nisse slår till 1965

Åsa-Nisse pushes the dot as hockey hero and stars on the Shoulder-jänka.

Category: Comedy, Sport

Stars: John Elfström,Artur Rolén,Brita Öberg,Mona Geijer-Falkner,Håkan Westergren,Curt Löwgren,Ittla Frodi,Julia Cæsar,Carl-Axel Elfving,Britta Holmberg,Gus Dahlström,Stig Johanson,Birgitta Molin,Christer Holmgren,Ludde Juberg

3.7 IMDB Rating 3,079 Views
The Express 2008

This biopic focuses on the relationship of Ernie Davis (1939-1963), a gifted African-American athlete, and his coach from 1958 to 1962 at Syracuse University, Ben Schwartzwalder (1909-1993). Schwartzwalder recruits Davis with the help of All-American running back, Jim Brown. The civil rights movement is gaining steam; Davis experiences prejudice on campus, in town, and on the field, sometimes from teammates. How he handles it and how he challenges Schwartzwalder to stand up for his players provide a counterpoint to several great seasons that lead first to a national championship and then to the Heismann Trophy.

Category: Biography, Drama, Sport

Stars: Rob Brown,Dennis Quaid,Darrin Dewitt Henson,Omar Benson Miller,Nelsan Ellis,Charles S. Dutton,Justin Martin,Justin Jones,Nicole Beharie,Aunjanue Ellis,Elizabeth Shivers,Clancy Brown,Danny McCarthy,Regina Hoyles,Chelcie Ross

7.3 IMDB Rating 5,173 Views
Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown 2011

Ex-boxer Zack (Alex Meraz), talented MMA fighter Tim (Todd Duffee), bullied record store clerk Justin (Scott Epstein), and wrestler Mike (Dean Geyer) come from various backgrounds, but they all share one thing in common: a passion for the "savage science" and quickly become loyal to their unorthodox trainer, Case (Michael Jai White), a brilliant ex-UFC Champion down on his own luck. Teaching them about much more than fighting, Case prepares the young men for a competition called the Beatdown, run by local college kid and fight impresario Max (Evan Peters). When their mentor gets set-up by some bad cops, the young men band together to root out a traitor in their midst.

Category: Action, Drama, Sport

Stars: Michael Jai White,Dean Geyer,Alex Meraz,Todd Duffee,Scottie Epstein,Jillian Murray,Evan Peters,Stacey Asaro,Gralen Bryant Banks,Rus Blackwell,Beau Brasseaux,Eddie Bravo,Jude Cambise,Grant Case,Laura Cayouette

5.8 IMDB Rating 11,409 Views
Redbelt 2008

Is there room for principle in Los Angeles? Mike Terry teaches jujitsu and barely makes ends meet. His Brazilian wife, whose family promotes fights, wants to see Mike in the ring making money, but to him competition is degrading. A woman sideswipes Mike's car and then, after an odd sequence of events, shoots out the studio's window. Later that evening, Mike rescues an action movie star in a fistfight at a bar. In return, the actor befriends Mike, gives him a gift, offers him work on his newest film, and introduces Mike's wife to his own - the women initiate business dealings. Then, things go sour all at once, Mike's debts mount, and going into the ring may be his only option.

Category: Drama, Sport

Stars: Max Martini,Matt Cable,Chiwetel Ejiofor,Alice Braga,Jose Pablo Cantillo,Emily Mortimer,Cathy Cahlin Ryan,Luciana Souza,Cyril Takayama,Scott Barry,Ricky Jay,Randy Couture,John Machado,Rodrigo Santoro,Ricardo Wilke

6.8 IMDB Rating 3,220 Views
Sel8nne 2013

Translation of what's said in the trailer... Unlimited skating speed. Unbelievable scoring skill. Can he even do something else besides skate fast...

Category: Biography, Documentary, Sport

Stars: Teemu Selänne,Don Baizley,Bruce Boudreau,Brian Burke,Valtteri Filppula,Neka Haapanen,Hjallis Harkimo,Phil Housley,Kari Juurikka,Paul Kariya,Mikko Koivu,Kalervo Kummola,Jari Kurri,David McNab,Frank Moberg

7.5 IMDB Rating 3,766 Views
Playoff 2011

The Israeli basketball coach Max Stoller is a national hero, which quickly turned into a traitor of his country men's eyes, when he chose to train the west German national team. For Max, the situation is double-edged: he is of German origin, but argue that it is just a job anywhere. How long can he escape from his past?

Category: Drama, Sport

Stars: Danny Huston,Amira Casar,Mark Waschke,Max Riemelt,Hanns Zischler,Selen Savas,Smadi Wolfman,Andreas Eufinger,Mathias von Heydebrand,Irm Hermann,Yehuda Almagor,Volker Metzker,Verena Wüstkamp,Oliver Klös,Steffen Müller

5.3 IMDB Rating 3,146 Views
Det stora blå 1988

Enzo and Jacques have known each other for a long time. Their friendship started in their childhood days in the Mediterranean. They were not real friends in these days, but there was something they both loved and used to do the whole day long: diving. One day Jacques' father, who was a diver too, died in the Mediterranean sea. After that incident Enzo and Jacques lost contact. After several years, Enzo and Jacques had grown up, Johanna, a young clerk in an insurance office, has to go to Peru. There she meets Jacques who is being studied by a group of scientists. He dives for some minutes into ice-cold water and the scientists monitor his physical state that is more like a dolphin than human. Johanna can not believe what she sees and gets very interested in Jacques but she's unable to get acquainted with him. Some weeks later back in her office, she finds out that Jacques will be competing in a diving championship that takes place in Taormina, Sicily. In order to see Jacques again she makes up a story so the firm sends her to Italy for business purposes. In Taormina there is also Enzo, the reigning diving world champion. He knows that only Jacques can challenge and probably beat him. This time Johanna and Jacques get closer, but Jacques, being more a dolphin than man, cannot really commit and his rivalry with Enzo pushes both men into dangerous territory...

Category: Drama, Sport

Stars: Rosanna Arquette,Jean-Marc Barr,Jean Reno,Paul Shenar,Sergio Castellitto,Jean Bouise,Marc Duret,Griffin Dunne,Andréas Voutsinas,Valentina Vargas,Kimberly Beck,Patrick Fontana,Alessandra Vazzoler,Geoffrey Carey,Bruce Guerre-Berthelot

7.4 IMDB Rating 4,675 Views
Murderball 2005

Quad rugby as played by the US team, between 2002 games in Sweden and the 2004 Paralympics in Athens. Young men, most with spinal injuries, play this rough and tumble sport in special chairs, seated gladiators. We get to know several and their families. They talk frankly about their injuries, feelings in public, sex lives, competitiveness, and love of the game. There's also an angry former team member gone north to coach the Canadian team, tough on everyone, including his viola-playing son. We meet a recently injured man, in rehab, at times close to despair, finding possible joy in quad rugby. After Athens, the team meets young men injured in war: the future stars of Team USA.

Category: Documentary, Sport

Stars: Joe Bishop,Keith Cavill,Andy Cohn,Scott Hogsett,Christopher Igoe,Bob Lujano,Kevin Orr,Joe Soares,Dave Willsie,Mark Zupan

7.7 IMDB Rating 2,975 Views