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Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo is a South Korean television series following the experiences of young athletes training for competition. The drama, based on the life of Jang Mi-ran, aired on MBC from November 2016 to January 2017. It starred Lee Sung-kyung and Nam Joo-hyuk and focused on their jour...
Butterfly Soup is a 2017 visual novel developed by Brianna Lei. The game centers on four queer Asian-American teenagers who form a baseball team in Fremont, California. It explores themes of friendship, identity, and community through a comedic narrative. This title offers an engaging experience for...
“A League of Their Own” is a classic comedy-drama film about the formation of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during World War II. The movie portrays women who established this league as an alternative sporting opportunity while men were serving overseas. Featuring performances b...
The League is an American comedy television series focusing on a group of Chicago men’s competitive fantasy football league. Its notable use of improvisation and realistic character interactions makes it a popular choice for viewers interested in sports comedies and ensemble sitcoms. The show appeal...
Oresuki tells the story of Amatsuyu Kisaragi, a girl who desperately seeks to become a legendary football player, and Yasuo Hazuki, a seemingly insignificant background character she obsessively trains. The OVA expands on their unusual relationship exploring themes of obsession, dedication, and unco...
Jerry Maguire is Cameron Crowe's screenplay for the 1996 romantic comedy-drama about a sports agent who loses his job after arguing that clients deserve more personal attention. He starts a smaller agency with accountant Dorothy Boyd and retains only one major client, football player Rod Tidwell. Th...
Why this score?
Popular, Oscar-nominated blend of romance, sports, and redemption with iconic lines; tonal sprawl and conventional resolution limit esteem.
Scoring methodologySurf’s Up is an animated mockumentary that parodies surfing documentaries through the story of Cody Maverick, a young penguin aspiring to become a professional surfer. The film utilizes motion capture techniques and features characters inspired by real surfers, including Kelly Slater and Rob Machado...
Even though it has been a year since the Iwatobi High School Swim Club has been created, new members have yet to join the club. Now that Haruka Nanase and Makoto Tachibana are senior students, along with their younger friends Nagisa Hazuki and Rei Ryuugazaki, they have to find a way to attract new m...
Four slice-of-life omnibus stories. The Rain and a Cat, Soda Ice Cream from the Convenience Store One Sunday, Reki, Langa, and Miya head out to the skatepark as usual when a squall suddenly hits them. They head back to Reki's place and start playing Karuta, a Japanese card game they find!? Becoming...
They Think It's All Over is a British sports comedy panel show that aired on BBC One from 1995 to 2006. The series presented a highly irreverent and humorous approach to recent sporting events, blending trivia with extensive banter. It was primarily hosted by Nick Hancock and featured former profess...
The staff of Eagle Jump take a long awaited vacation to a ski resort, celebrating the release of their latest iteration of the 'Fairies Story' game. Being her first company trip, Aoba Suzukaze is excited for it, but is also apprehensive as she has no prior skiing experience. Join Aoba and her collea...
Blue Mountain State is an American sitcom centered around the fictional Blue Mountain State University’s football team, the Mountain Goats. The show depicts college life with elements of football, social activities, and associated behaviors. It gained a dedicated audience through streaming availabil...
Ever since Haruka Sakura joined Furin High School, where its students call themselves Bofurin and protect the town of Makochi, he has gained new friends despite his initial skepticism. Now starting to learn how to fight alongside his classmates and slowly growing out of his solitary past, Sakura has...
Everybody Wants Some!! depicts the experiences of a group of Texan college baseball players during 1980. The film was developed over several years, with production occurring primarily in Austin, Texas from late 2014. Blake Jenner leads a cast including Zoey Deutch and Glen Powell in this Richard Lin...
Après Match is an Irish television comedy series associated with RTÉ's coverage of major sporting events. Created by and featuring Barry Murphy, Risteárd Cooper, and Gary Cooke, it uses sketches and impersonations to parody football commentators, managers, players, presenters, and studio pundits. Th...
During a regular after-school grub crawl, gluttonous high schooler Hibiki Sakura is confronted about her ever-expanding waistline by her best friend, Ayaka Uehara. With her attempts at solitary exercise failing miserably, Hibiki decides to join the newly opened Silverman Gym. At her orientation, Hib...
Nacho Libre is a 2006 comedy centered on Ignacio, a friar who secretly pursues lucha libre wrestling to fund an orphanage. Inspired by the real-life Fray Tormenta, the film depicts his dual life as a Catholic priest and professional wrestler. It was produced by Nickelodeon Movies and Black & White P...
7 Days in Hell is a 2015 HBO sports mockumentary directed by Jake Szymanski, satirizing professional tennis through a fictional seven-day Wimbledon match. The film stars Andy Samberg and Kit Harington as rival players Aaron Williams and Charles Poole and was inspired by the real 2010 Isner-Mahut mat...
Yawara!: Zutto Kimi no Koto ga... is a television special focusing on Yawara Inokuma, a talented judoka striving for Olympic success. The story follows her journey through the Atlanta Games, showcasing her competitive spirit and interactions with teammates and rivals. It’s notable for its realistic...
Big Shot is a 2021 children's novel written and illustrated by American author Jeff Kinney. It is the sixteenth main installment in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series and uses Greg Heffley's diary entries and cartoons to recount his reluctant involvement in school athletics, followed by his experience...
Why this score?
Sports premise refreshes the established formula, but predictable character beats and modest emotional depth produce middling series consensus.
Scoring methodologyTomboy Ryouko Ookami is a fierce boxer and the assigned bruiser of her club. Of course, no normal high school club needs a bruiser, but the Otogi Bank operates more akin to an actual bank. Here, the students can ask for favors from the club as long as they promise to return the favor in the future....
Racing Stripes is a 2005 animated comedy-drama film centered on the friendship between a young boy and a racehorse in South Africa. The story explores themes of connection and personal growth through an animal adventure narrative. It’s suitable for families seeking a heartwarming, coming-of-age expe...
As they adjust to life in Tokyo, Haruka Nanase and Makoto Tachibana prepare for their university's opening ceremony. However, while running some errands, they find themselves representing Iwatobi in a regional mascot wrestling tournament. Unbeknownst to them, the rest of the Iwatobi and Samezuka swi...
Sport Billy is an animated television series created by Filmation in 1980 based on Rolf Deyhle’s comic book. A single season of 26 episodes was produced, initially airing in Europe from 1980-1981 before being syndicated in the United States by Filmation in 1982. It originally aired as a summer repla...
As they continue their journey through the Johto region, Satoshi and his friends visit Altomare, an island city that hosts an annual racing event called the Pokémon Water Race. While Takeshi and Kasumi are enjoying themselves, strange things seem to be happening to Satoshi—he somehow loses the water...
Bean Bandit and his partner Rally Vincent are couriers for hire - transporting clients and delivering goods in his custom sports car "Roadbuster" for a hefty price. But when they are hired to escort a kidnapped girl named Chelsea to her home, they don't realize they're being framed for kidnapping as...
Asterix at the Olympic Games is a 2008 fantasy comedy film adapting the Astérix comic series. Directed by Frédéric Forestier and Thomas Langmann, it serves as a sequel to *Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra*. The film is part of the ongoing Asterix film series created by René Goscinny and Albert Ud...
The competitive shinobi world has proven to be challenging for Rock Lee, who lacks the typically required abilities. To compensate for this handicap, the young ninja tenaciously endures severe training to hone his hand-to-hand combat skills. Whenever necessary, he also resorts to creative fighting t...
This anime special focuses on Hina’s journey as she confronts a pivotal challenge. Motoko faces an ultimatum from her formidable older sister, Tsuroko, regarding the future of the dojo and her relationship with Keitaro. The narrative explores themes of family responsibility, personal strength, and r...
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