swap_horiz The Fire Inside 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

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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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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

4

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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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 Rocket: The Legend of Rocket Richard

The Rocket: The Legend of Rocket Richard is a 2005 Canadian biographical film about Montreal Canadiens star Maurice Rich...

Canada 2000S Biopic Hockey

7.3 Good

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Citizen Ashe

Citizen Ashe is a 2021 documentary about Arthur Ashe, covering his tennis career, activism, and historic Grand Slam achi...

Tennis Documentary 2020S Arthur Ashe

7.3 Good

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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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The Express

The Express is a 2008 biographical football film about Ernie Davis, the Syracuse running back who won the 1961 Heisman T...

College 2000S Biopic Football

6.9 Fair

11

Heart Like a Wheel

Heart Like a Wheel is a 1983 U.S. biographical sports drama about Shirley Muldowney, the first woman to win an NHRA Top...

Racing 1980S Biopic Drag Racing

6.8 Fair

12

Bleed for This

Bleed for This is a 2016 boxing biopic about Vinny Pazienza, who returned to the ring after a severe 1991 car-crash spin...

Comeback Boxing Biopic 2010S

6.7 Fair

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The Keeper

The Keeper is a 2018 biographical football film about Bert Trautmann, a German POW who became Manchester City's goalkeep...

Soccer Biopic 2010S Goalkeeper

6.7 Fair

14

Final Set

Final Set is a French tennis drama about an aging professional chasing one last major tournament run, directed by Quenti...

Tennis Drama France 2020S

6.7 Fair

15

Rez Ball

Rez Ball is a 2024 American sports drama about a Navajo high school basketball team, adapted from Michael Powell's nonfi...

Drama Basketball Native 2020S

6.6 Fair

16

American Underdog

American Underdog is a 2021 biographical football film about Kurt Warner, who rose from grocery-store work to NFL quarte...

NFL Biopic Football 2020S

6.5 Fair

17

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

18

The Beautiful Game

The Beautiful Game is a 2024 British sports drama about the Homeless World Cup, directed by Thea Sharrock.

Drama Soccer 2020S Homeless World Cup

6.3 Fair

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12 Mighty Orphans

12 Mighty Orphans is a 2021 football drama about a Texas orphanage team coached by Rusty Russell during the Great Depres...

Biopic Football 2020S Depression Era

6.1 Fair

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Hands of Stone

Hands of Stone is a 2016 biographical boxing film about Panamanian champion Roberto Duran and his rivalry with Sugar Ray...

Boxing Biopic 2010S Roberto Duran

5.8 Mediocre