Sport Films
Generally of the inspiring-true-story, triumph-of-the-little-guy variety, films about competitive sports and the people who play them are hugely successful in sports-mad USA. And they're catching on here. Get ready to sit back with a cold one and demonstrate your armchair referee skills - bearing in mind that you may just need to keep box of tissues handy.
Pictured: Kevin Costner and James Earl Jones in seminal baseball film, 'Field of Dreams'.
The Set-Up (1948)
7.8/10
Director: Robert Wise
Starring: Robert Ryan, Audrey Totter, George Tobias
One of the best film noirs of the '40s, this atmospheric tale centres around an ageing prize-fighter who refuses to be corrupted by the mob. A great p... Read more
The Smashing Machine (2025)
6.4/10
Director: Benny Safdie
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt
The true story of mixed martial arts and UFC fighter Mark Kerr, whose obsession with greatness made him a legend -- and nearly cost him everything. Read more
The Stratton Story (1949)
7.2/10
Director: Sam Wood
Starring: James Stewart, June Allyson, Frank Morgan, Agnes Moorehead, Bill Williams
Excellent sports biography starring James Stewart as Monty Stratton, a pitcher with the Chicago White Sox whose career appears over when his leg is am... Read more
The Wrestler (2008)
7.9/10
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Starring: Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood, Mark Margolis, Todd Barry, Judah...
Mickey Rourke made a barn-storming comeback with this portrayal of a down and out wrestler who wants back in the ring for one more shot at glory. Not... Read more
The Wrestler ( Blu-ray ) (2008)
7.9/10
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Starring: Marisa Tomei, Mark Margolis, Mickey Rourke, Todd Barry, Judah Friedlander, Evan...
Mickey Rourke made a barn-storming comeback with this portrayal of a down and out wrestler who wants back in the ring for one more shot at glory. Not... Read more
This Sporting Life (1963)
7.8/10
Director: Lindsay Anderson
Starring: Richard Harris, Rachel Roberts, Alan Badel
Powerful British "class drama" marked Lindsay Anderson's feature directorial debut. Richard Harris is a coal miner who finds success as a violent rugb... Read more
This Sporting Life (Blu-ray) (1963)
7.7/10
Director: Lindsay Anderson
Starring: Richard Harris, Rachel Roberts, Alan Badel
Powerful British "class drama" marked Lindsay Anderson's feature directorial debut. Richard Harris is a coal miner who finds success as a violent rugb... Read more
Tigers (2020)
6.8/10
The true story of teenage football talent Martin Bengtsson's life-and-death journey through a modern-day football industry where everything, and every... Read more
Tin Cup (1996)
6.3/10
Director: Ron Shelton
Starring: Kevin Costner, Rene Russo, Don Johnson, Cheech Marin
Amateur golfer Kevin Costner falls in love with psychologist Rene Russo, but in order to draw her attention from PGA touring pro/boyfriend Don Johnson... Read more
Tour de Force (2013)
5.9/10
Director: Laurent Tuel
Starring: Andre Marcon, Elodie Bouchez, Bouli Lanners, Clovis Cornillac, Ary Abittan, Brun...
Aka "La grande boucle". A forlorn cyling nut embarks on his personal Tour de France, hoping to win his wife back in the process, in this French feel-g... Read more