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Drama, Sport, boxing film, drama film, neo-noir
Billy Tully, 29 year-old a boxer already past his prime, goes to a gym in Stockton, California, to get back into shape and spars with Ernie Munger, an 18-year-old he meets there. Seeing potential in the youngster, Tully suggests that Munge…
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Auto Racing, action film, sport film
Top flight Le Mans racing driver Michael Delaney spots former rival Piero Belgetti's widow Lisa buying flowers in the days before the race. He drives to the scene of the accident that killed her husband the previous year. He has a flashbac…
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Drama, Martial-Arts, Sport, drama film, martial arts film
Mickey Kelley, a former U.S. Marine and one of the first American black belts in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, gets pulled away from everything he loves and into an unsanctioned MMA tournament.
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Drama, Sport, drama film
Ray Burke is an agent working for a New York sports agency that finds itself in the middle of a lockout. After his credit card is declined at an upscale restaurant, his boss David Starr tells him that the company is losing clients, the ban…
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Drama, Sport, biographical film, drama film, sport film
The film starts with Graeme Obree (Miller), who suffers from a depressive moment (which we learn is due to a crippling bipolar disorder), cycling into a wood where he attempts to hang himself. A flashback to Obree's (Sean Brown) childhood …
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Sport, comedy film, coming-of-age film, science fiction film
In 2004, successful, but arrogant, baseball superstar Tommy "Santa" Santorelli of the Los Angeles Dodgers is knocked unconscious by a wild pitch after being blinded by a mistakenly launched fireworks display. Tommy wakes up 28 years in the…
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Drama, Komödie, Romantic Comedy, drama film, romantic comedy
Craig Blake is a young Southerner born of a wealthy family, but left lonely and idle after his parents died in a plane crash. He is content to spend his time fishing, hunting, and puttering around his large family mansion in Birmingham, Al…
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Criminal Comedy Film, action film, comedy film, crime film
Texas Rangers Roland Sharp and Maggie Swanson question Percy Stevens about the whereabouts of his former prison cellmate Morgan Ball, needed to testify against organized crime boss John Cortland. Tracking down Ball to a warehouse, Ball tri…
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Drama, drama film, sport film
Victor, the youngest and largest of the Carboni brothers (Cosmo and Lenny are the other two), becomes a local wrestler (named Kid Salami) at the request of Cosmo, who thinks there is big money to be made. Lenny agrees to manage his career.…
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Fake Documentary, Sport, comedy film, mockumentary, sport film
On the first day of the 1982 Tour de France, Italian cyclist JuJu Peppi (Orlando Bloom) accidentally causes a pileup after attempting to grope a bikini clad female spectator, which causes a massive brawl to break out between all the other …
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Biographical picture, Drama, Sport, biographical film, drama film, sport film
Steve Prefontaine, a Coos Bay, Oregon student, is too small to play most sports but becomes a talented distance runner. He enrolls at the University of Oregon in 1969, and meets fellow Oregon Ducks track and field athletes Pat Tyson and Ma…
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Romantic Comedy, romantic comedy
Ryan Dunne is a local baseball player who dreams of playing in the Major Leagues. He helps his dad with his landscaping business and takes care of Veteran's Field, where his team, the Chatham A's play. Ryan, in his dedication to making the…
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Coming Of Age, comedy drama, coming-of-age film, drama film, teen film
The film tells the story of three young friends whose passion in life is surfing. The friends include Matt Johnson, a self-destructive type who has a devil-may-care attitude; Jack Barlow, the calm and responsible one of the bunch; and Lero…
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Drama, Historie, Sport, biographical film, drama film, sport film
In 1980, disciplined Swedish tennis champion Björn Borg and abrasive American upstart John McEnroe prepare to compete at Wimbledon. As the number one ranked player in the world, Borg is under enormous pressure to win his fifth consecutive …
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Documentation, Long Term Documentary, documentary film, sport film
The Endless Summer, by Bruce Brown, is one of the first and most influential surf movies of all times. The film documents American surfers Mike Hynson and Robert August as they travel the world during California’s winter (which back in 196…
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Documentation, documentary film
The film begins with archival footage of a young Ayrton Senna racing go-karts. In voiceover, the adult Senna wistfully recalls that back then, "there was no money, no politics – it was real racing." Senna joins Formula One in 1984. After e…
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Komödie, action film, comedy film
Rick Rambis, best friend Luke, and other friends Anthony, "Pig Pen", Jenny, Lance and Stumpy, all live and work at a ski resort on Bull Mountain in Alaska. The mountain and resort were founded by Herbert "Papa" Muntz who stole the land fro…
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Komödie, comedy film, teen film
The West Coast Sharks Cheerleading Squad, led by Carson, attends Camp Spirit-Thunder, where they're confronted by their arch-rivals, the East Coast Jets Cheerleading Squad, led by Brooke. Both are fierce rivals because each is the best on …
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Biographical picture, Sport, association football film, biographical sports film, drama film
During the 1950 FIFA World Cup, some Brazilians along with former footballer Dondinho are listening to the commentary of a football match on radio. Brazil loses that match and the World Cup, leaving everyone in tears. A slum kid Dico, the …
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Action, action film, comedy drama, comedy film
The Trans-America Grand Prix is an illegal race held every year between Los Angeles (Santa Monica Pier) and New York City. Recently released from jail, where he was serving a sentence for killing a girl while driving drunk, racing driver C…
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Komödie, comedy film
Aging minor league pitcher Gus Cantrell, who plays for the Fort Myers Miracle, is ejected from the game following the "frozen ball trick". Roger Dorn, now the owner of the Minnesota Twins, recruits Gus to be the manager of the Buzz, the Tw…
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Sport, association football film, drama film
Santiago Muñez, Liam Adams, and Charlie Braithwaite film a commercial for the upcoming 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. After the shoot, Liam's agent Nick Ashworth informs him that his contract with Real Madrid would not be renewed. As a re…
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Biographical picture, Sport, biographical film
In 1998, the family of the late Roger Maris goes to Busch Stadium to witness Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals break their father's record with a 62nd home run. Maris' widow, Pat, is hospitalized due to complications from arrhythmia …
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Komödie, fantasy film
With baseball's Pittsburgh Pirates in last place, their combative, foul-mouthed manager Guffy McGovern is upset. His abusive language toward players is publicized by local newspaper reporter Jennifer Paige, who disdains his management styl…
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