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Komödie, comedy drama, comedy film
At Fallbrook Central School, the annual student-elected Teacher of the Year award ceremony is held. Every year for the last 43 years, Norman Warner, fondly called Stormin' Norman, has won the award. During the ceremony, he collapses and di…
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Drama, Sport, drama film
A mixed-blood Native American, Joe Logan aka "Logan the Legend" is eager to modernize his reservation's casino by expanding on the land of his ancestors, but first he must prove himself to his father, the traditionalist Tribal Chairman. Th…
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Komödie, Sport, comedy film, sport film
Randy Rawlings is an Olympic-caliber athlete who is mistakenly hired as the head coach of the Fillmore High School boys' basketball team after Harold Mitchell, the school's assistant coach, sent a telegram hiring Randy. The phone was out o…
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Documentation, Sport, documentary film
Komödie, sport film
Up 'n' Under follows the story of an inept pub team from the 'Wheatsheaf Arms' in a rugby league sevens competition in Kingston upon Hull in England. Ex-pro Arthur's only passions in life are his wife and rugby league. When he hears about …
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Komödie, musical film, romantic comedy
Yale graduate Dan Brooks is expected to marry wealthy boss J.L. Higgins' daughter Margaret and join the family box-making business. He is far more interested in racing a horse that he owns named Broadway Bill.
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Komödie, comedy film, drama film, mystery film
Harry Agensky is a one-time welterweight boxing champion who lives in Canada with his son Moses. Harry's other son, Lance, feels that his father never really cared about his dreams and ambitions and now Lance has little affection for Harry…
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drama film, prison film
The first scene shows the life of the Nomura family, a typical American family of Japanese descent in 1941, composed of Japanese-born parents and American-born children (in this case, two sons, Lane and Lyle). They are forced to leave thei…
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biographical film
The film chronicles Twyman's and Stokes's relationship from Stokes's rookie year in the NBA up until his death. Stokes and Twyman are teammates on the Rochester Royals during the 1950s (during which time the team relocates to Cincinnati). …
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Action, Drama, Sport, action film, boxing film, drama film
Following ten years in a Louisiana prison after being wrongly convicted of assault and murder of a police officer, NCAA champion wrestler Dillon is paroled. Back in his home neighborhood in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, his friend Jake is in dee…
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sport film
Ten years since high school graduation, deli clerk Corey Swanson (Chris Marquette) still lives in the shadow of the humiliating public rejection of his marriage proposal to high school sweetheart Sheena DeWilde (Amanda Crew). Sheena is now…
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action film, comedy horror, dystopian film, exploitation film, thriller film
In the year 2030, a civil war breaks out in the United States. In a final attempt to restore order, the president declares martial law. In 2033, a massive prison camp known as "the Red Zone" is built in a desolate city that soon holds over…
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Drama, Sport, adventure film, drama film
Down-on-his-luck Louisiana horse trainer Lloyd Bourdelle dreams of winning the All American Futurity at Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico. He has three sons: Buddy, Randy and young Casey. Buddy helps his father train horses, and Randy is a jockey.
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Drama, LGBTQ-related film, Romantic Drama, Sport, coming-of-age film
Young surfer Jesse has always been in the shadow of his older brother Victor, who tried to become a champion surfer and failed. Jesse, his friends — Nathan, Andy and Scotty — and his brother Fergus (who has a crush on Andy, which is recipr…
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Komödie, association football film, children's film, romantic comedy
High school freshman Sara Davis, a teenage soccer prodigy, joins her school's varsity team as a sophomore. Preened by her father Gil since she was small, he hopes he can get her on the U.S. National Soccer Team as their youngest recruit ev…
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Drama, Sport, drama film
The movie begins with a boy asking his younger brother Drew to race his friends for a bet, and Drew wins. Later, they arrive home to find police taking their father away. 10 years later, Drew Jacobs is a member of his high school's track t…
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Crime, action film, boxing film, crime film
The story centers on Billy "Shiner" Simpson, a boxing promoter banned from legitimate fights until he finds a promising start in his son Eddie. The night of the fight sees Eddie killed, and Simpson suspects rival Frank Spedding. Billy seek…
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Biographical picture, Sport, biographical film
A scout for the St. Louis Cardinals comes to a small town in the Ozarks to assess pitcher Jerome Herman Dean (Dailey). Dean, with an over-abundance of self-confidence, is certain that the club wants him to start immediately and is surprise…
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Drama, Historie, Sport, historical drama
The preparation and events leading up to the inaugural modern Olympic Games held in Athens, 1896. The movie examines the experience of competitors from different nations, but especially concentrates on the creation of the first American Ol…
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Romantic Comedy, musical film, romantic comedy
Promoter Ed Hatch comes to the Ozarks with his slow-witted wrestler Joe Skopapoulos whom he pits against a hillbilly Amazon blacksmith, Sadie Horn. Joe falls in love with her and won't fight, at least not until Sadie's beau, Noah, shows up…
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Christmas film, Komödie, LGBTQ-related film, comedy film, sport film
Eric McNally (Tom Cavanagh) is a gay retired hockey player turned television sportscaster who lives with his partner Sam (Ben Shenkman), a sports lawyer. Sam unexpectedly becomes the legal guardian of his brother's stepson, Scot (Noah Bern…
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musical film, teen film
Billie Carol is a 15-year-old girl who is not like every other teen. With her bobbed haircut, tomboyish behavior, and passion for track running, she distances herself from her fellow female classmates. Instead, she befriends Mike Benson, t…
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Drama, Komödie, comedy drama, drama film, silent film
thumb|thumbtime=15|upright=1.5|College In Southern California, Ronald graduates high school as its "most brilliant scholar." At his graduation, Ronald speaks on "the Curse of the Athlete," arguing that books are more important than athleti…
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teen film
Like everyone in Riverton, Indiana, seventeen-year-old Robert "Gar" Gartland (Haley Joel Osment) loves his school's basketball team, the Riverton Giants. His best friend, Matt Morrison (Ryan Merriman), is the star of the Riverton Giants. W…
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