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American football film, Sport, drama film
Taking place in the 1960s, My All American recounts the life of a young Freddie Steinmark and his dream of playing football in college. He is a strong-willed athlete with a big heart. In high school, Steinmark won the prestigious “Denver P…
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Biographical picture, biographical film, drama film, romance film
Texas farm boy Monty Stratton demonstrates a knack for pitching a baseball. With the help of Barney Wile, a retired catcher who is now a scout, he manages to arrange a tryout with the Chicago White Sox during the team's spring training in …
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American football film, Family Comedy, comedy film
The California Atoms are the worst team in the NFL and have not won a game in years. Team owner Hank Cooper is deeply in debt to two bookmakers named Charles Gwynn and Cal Wilson. When Cooper tells them he cannot pay his debts, the bookies…
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Komödie, comedy film
In 1986, twelve-year-old Justin "Rocketshoe" Schumacher and his breakdancing group, The Funky Fresh Boyz (Darnell "Prince Def Rock" Jackson, Aki "Chilly Chill" Terasaki, and Hector "Popcorn" Jimenez), are ready for the annual talent show. …
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Tragic Comedy Film, association football film, comedy drama, drama film
Eric Bishop is a football fanatic postman whose life is descending into crisis. Looking after his granddaughter is bringing him into contact with his ex-wife, Lily, whom he abandoned after the birth of their daughter. At the same time, his…
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Drama, biographical film, drama film
Facing forced retirement, Master Sergeant Martin Maher goes to the White House to appeal to the commander in chief, West Point graduate, and 5-star general, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who gives Marty a warm welcome and listens to his …
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Biographical picture, Sport, biographical film, drama film
In 1956, Schenectady, New York, waitress Shirley Roque marries auto mechanic Jack Muldowney over the mild objections of her singer father Tex, who wants her to be self-sufficient rather than having to rely on a husband. Jack buys a gas sta…
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Fantasy, Komödie, comedy film
Reuben Soady (Daniels) goes to the hunting camp cottage, otherwise known as deer camp, with his father Albert (played by Harve Presnell), brother Remnar (Joey Albright) and Jimmy "The Jimmer" Negamanee from Menominee (Wayne David Parker). …
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Adventure, Komödie, comedy drama, comedy film
Sandra Beecher arrives at Kona Pali High School, Hawaii, to replace a science teacher who quit. She meets shop teacher Frank Machi, who orients her. In her first class she meets several students, including: Daniel Webster, a surfer and asp…
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Musical, Sport, boxing film, drama film, musical film
Willy Grogan is a small-time boxing promoter and innkeeper of "Grogan's Gardens" based in the Catskills hills resort region of Cream Valley, in the upper Hudson River Valley of upstate New York. He is a contemptible man who is in debt and …
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Drama, Sport, comedy film
Small-time promoter/hustler Marvin Lazar sees a potential money-making venture in the Bears that will help him to pay off his debts. After seeing a TV spot about the Bears, he decides to chaperone the baseball team for a trip to Japan in t…
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Drama, Sport, boxing film, drama film
Andy "Champ" Purcell is the former world heavyweight champion, now down on his luck and living in squalid conditions with his eight-year-old son "Dink" in Tijuana, Mexico. Champ attempts to convince promoters to set up a fight for him, but…
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Action, Drama, action film, drama film, romance film
Eighteen year-old Rick Kane has just graduated from high school. He uses his winnings from a wave tank surfing contest in his native state of Arizona to fly to Hawaii for the summer before the start of college, in order to try to become a …
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Sport, Thriller, drama film, sport film, thriller film
The film follows Iranian female judoka Leila and her coach Maryam, who travel to the World Judo Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia, intent on bringing home Iran's first gold medal. This includes a possible encounter with an Israeli athlete,…
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Romantic Comedy, Sport, boxing film, romantic comedy
Perfume magnate Hillary Kramer loses her company and is financially ruined when her accountant embezzles from her and flees to South America. Among her few remaining assets, she finds a management contract with an inactive boxer, purchased…
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Drama, Sport, action film, romance film
Competitive sailor Will Parker is given an opportunity with his colleague Charley to join the crew of Radiance, a 12-metre-class racing yacht set to defend the United States's century-plus-held title in the America's Cup. Despite her havin…
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Drama, drama film
It has been 25 years since the 1957 Fillmore High School basketball team won the Pennsylvania state championship. The coach and four of the victors regularly gather to relive the glory of their shining moment. As teenage teammates they cou…
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Documentation, documentary film, sport film
comedy film
Ernest takes a job with a cleaning service at the local mall, and he soon seeks to join his co-workers' basketball team, "Clean Sweep", as they compete in the city league tournament. He is reluctantly accepted by the team, but given only a…
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Documentation, Sport, association football film, documentary film
In 2001, American Samoa lost 31–0 to Australia, the worst loss in international football history, and have been dogged by defeat ever since. They want to qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, but continue to lose on the pitch. To help turn …
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Komödie, comedy film
Ricky Wade is the hottest waterskiing instructor around, and he has just been rehired by his former employer/camp to whip up attendance. However, the camp is in serious financial trouble and the owner of a rival, more popular, camp wants t…
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drama film
John Curtis wins an Olympic marathon. He prepares to be interviewed on television by Rafer Johnson afterward, told that he will be asked questions like what got him into running. He flashes back to his childhood.
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American football film, Drama, Sport, drama film
Travis Freeman, a local football star, is an average high school junior. Living in the town of Corbin, Kentucky, his inner circle includes his supporting parents, girlfriend, and childhood best friend, Jerry Baker (Bram Hoover) Life is nor…
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American football film, Komödie, Sport, comedy film, silent film
thumb|thumbtime=15|The Freshman (1925)|left Harold Lamb (Harold Lloyd), a bright-eyed but naive young man, enrolls at Tate University. On the train there, he meets Peggy (Jobyna Ralston). They are attracted to each other.
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