swap_horiz The Phenom 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

3

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

5

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

6

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

8

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

10

The Bad News Bears

The Bad News Bears is a 1976 baseball comedy about a misfit Little League team, with Walter Matthau as its hard-drinking...

Youth Comedy 1970S Baseball

7.5 Good

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The Jericho Mile

The Jericho Mile is a 1979 ABC television film directed by Michael Mann, shot at Folsom State Prison and winner of three...

Running Drama 1970S Prison

7.4 Good

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Bang the Drum Slowly

Bang the Drum Slowly is a 1973 baseball drama starring Michael Moriarty and Robert De Niro, centered on a pitcher and hi...

Drama 1970S Baseball Friendship

7.3 Good

13

The Short Game

The Short Game is a 2013 documentary about child golfers competing at the U.S. Kids Golf World Championship.

Youth Documentary Golf 2010S

7.3 Good

14

Pelotero

Pelotero is a 2011 documentary about Dominican baseball prospects, examining how teenagers are scouted before signing wi...

Documentary Baseball 2010S Dominican

7.2 Good

15

Goon

Goon is a 2011 Canadian hockey comedy about an enforcer in minor league hockey, based on the book by Adam Frattasio and...

Comedy 2010S Hockey Enforcer

7.2 Good

16

United

United is a 2011 British television film about Manchester United's Busby Babes and the 1958 Munich air disaster.

Drama Soccer 2010S Manchester

7.2 Good

17

Ice Guardians

Ice Guardians is a 2016 documentary about hockey enforcers, examining fighting, player protection, and the role's place...

Documentary 2010S Hockey Enforcers

7.1 Good

18

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings is a 1976 baseball comedy about barnstorming Negro league players in th...

Comedy 1970S Baseball Negro Leagues

6.9 Fair

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Brittany Runs a Marathon

Brittany Runs a Marathon is a 2019 U.S. comedy-drama by Paul Downs Colaizzo, a Sundance Audience Award winner starring J...

Running Comedy Drama Marathon 2010S

6.9 Fair

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The Perfect Game

The Perfect Game is a 2009 baseball drama about the 1957 Monterrey, Mexico team that won the Little League World Series.

Drama 2000S Baseball Mexico

6.0 Fair