swap_horiz The Cutting Edge Alternatives

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Fat City

Fat City is a 1972 American boxing drama directed by John Huston, noted for its unsentimental portrait of small-time fig...

Drama Boxing 1970S Gritty

8.6 Great

2

The Two Escobars

The Two Escobars is a 2010 ESPN documentary linking Colombian footballer Andres Escobar with drug lord Pablo Escobar and...

Documentary Soccer 2010S Colombia

8.5 Great

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Red Army

Red Army is a 2014 documentary by Gabe Polsky about the Soviet national ice hockey team and its political and sporting l...

Documentary Soviet 2010S Hockey

8.3 Great

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Requiem for a Heavyweight

Requiem for a Heavyweight is a 1962 boxing drama written by Rod Serling, adapted from his 1956 teleplay about an aging f...

Classic Drama Boxing 1960S

8.2 Great

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The Sandlot

The Sandlot is a 1993 American coming-of-age baseball film, remembered for its 1962 suburban sandlot setting and youth-t...

Family Coming Of Age Baseball 1990S

7.8 Good

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The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg

The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg is a 1998 documentary about the Detroit Tigers slugger and his importance to Jewish...

Documentary Baseball Biopic Jewish

7.8 Good

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Love & Basketball

Love & Basketball is a 2000 romantic sports drama by Gina Prince-Bythewood, following two Los Angeles players from child...

Romance 2000S Basketball Women

7.8 Good

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The Fire Inside

The Fire Inside is a 2024 boxing drama about Claressa Shields, the American fighter who became an Olympic gold medalist...

Boxing Biopic 2020S Claressa Shields

7.7 Good

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61*

61* is a 2001 HBO baseball film directed by Billy Crystal, dramatizing Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle's 1961 home-run cha...

2000S Baseball Biopic Yankees

7.7 Good

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Girlfight

Girlfight is a 2000 American boxing drama directed by Karyn Kusama, notable as Michelle Rodriguez's breakout role as a t...

Drama Boxing Coming Of Age 2000S

7.6 Good

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The Class of '92

The Class of '92 is a 2013 British documentary about six Manchester United players who emerged from the club's youth sys...

Documentary Soccer 2010S Manchester

7.6 Good

12

Without Limits

Without Limits is a 1998 U.S. biographical sports film by Robert Towne, pairing Billy Crudup's Steve Prefontaine with Ni...

Running Biopic 1990S Track

7.3 Good

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Above the Rim

Above the Rim is a 1994 basketball drama set around a Harlem tournament, featuring Tupac Shakur in a central supporting...

Drama 1990S Basketball Streetball

6.5 Fair

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Fever Pitch

Fever Pitch is a 1997 British football film based on Nick Hornby's memoir, centered on Arsenal fandom during the late 19...

Soccer Romance 1990S Arsenal

6.5 Fair

15

Ice Castles

Ice Castles is a 1978 American figure skating drama about a young skater's career and recovery after a serious accident.

Drama Romance 1970S Skating

6.4 Fair

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Cobb

Cobb is a 1994 biographical baseball drama directed by Ron Shelton, with Tommy Lee Jones portraying controversial Hall o...

Baseball Biopic 1990S Ty Cobb

6.3 Fair

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Little Giants

Little Giants is a 1994 family football comedy about rival youth teams coached by brothers, starring Rick Moranis and Ed...

Youth Comedy 1990S Football

6.2 Fair

18

Blue Chips

Blue Chips is a 1994 basketball drama starring Nick Nolte as a college coach confronting recruiting corruption in a majo...

Drama College 1990S Basketball

6.2 Fair

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Mr. Baseball

Mr. Baseball is a 1992 baseball comedy starring Tom Selleck as an American player adjusting to Japan's Chunichi Dragons.

Japan Comedy Baseball 1990S

6.0 Fair

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The Sixth Man

The Sixth Man is a 1997 American basketball comedy about a college team aided by a dead player's ghost, starring Marlon...

College Comedy 1990S Basketball

5.5 Mediocre