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Jun 29, 2024 · Discover the greatest Olympic movies of all time, capturing the spirit, triumphs and unforgettable moments of the world's most iconic sports event.
Jul 25, 2024 · From biopics like 'Cool Runnings' to fictional romantic comedies like 'The Cutting Edge,' these sports films will have you ready to bring home an Olympic medal.
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- Cool Runnings. Leon, Doug E. Doug, Malik Yoba. 137 votes. Cool Runnings is a unique blend of sports and comedy, centered around the unlikely story of Jamaica's first bobsled team.
- Miracle. Kurt Russell, Patricia Clarkson, Noah Emmerich. 102 votes. In the gripping sports drama, Miracle, Kurt Russell dons the role of Herb Brooks, a charismatic yet demanding coach tasked with molding an underdog American hockey team.
- Unbroken. Jack O'Connell, Domhnall Gleeson, Garrett Hedlund. 21 votes. As a boy, Louis "Louie" Zamperini is always in trouble, but with the help of his older brother, he turns his life around and channels his energy into running, later qualifying for the 1936 Olympics.
- Chariots of Fire. Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, John Gielgud. 86 votes. In the celebrated film Chariots of Fire, we find ourselves in the post-World War I era. Eric Liddell (Ian Charleson) and Harold Abrahams (Ben Cross), two British runners, emerge as central characters.
- Rocky (1976) Film. Action and adventure. He’s called a bum, a chump, a never-was—even a “tomato.” Truthfully, if you were to watch boxer Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) in his two-bit amateur matches, you’d think he was on the express train to Palookaville.
- Raging Bull (1980) Film. Drama. Martin Scorsese’s evocative black-and-white biopic about real-life brawler Jake LaMotta (Robert De Niro) is an intensely physical movie, tracing with operatic grandeur its protagonist’s life from volatile middleweight contender to an obese has-been.
- Hoop Dreams (1994) Film. Documentaries. Arthur Agee is a wispy kid who worships Isiah Thomas; William Gates is a soft-spoken young man with a killer layup.
- Bull Durham (1988) Film. Comedy. Baseball’s finest comedy celebrates the sport in ways that are often overlooked: the long stretches of bum luck, the wispiness of job security, the transient thrill of a valiant at-bat.
Jul 29, 2024 · As the Olympics are to ordinary sporting events, so too is the Olympics sports movie to the run-of-the-mill sports drama. Sure, they’re both basically the same thing — a...
Jul 29, 2024 · Best Olympic movies: The Boys in the Boat, Cool Runnings, Olympia, I Tonya, Foxcatcher, Chariots of Fire, and Tokyo Olympiad.
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Jul 31, 2024 · The subgenre of Olympic sports movie contains multitudes, as there have been some heartwarming comedies, powerful documentaries, and emotionally overwhelming biopics made about the various...
