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Friday Night Lights
[ 2004 ] [ Hits:81 ]
Production: Universal Pictures Plot: Gary Gaines (Billy Bob Thornton) accepts the position of head coach at Permian High School in Odessa, Texas, unaware of the pressure and expectations that comes with the job. The town take pride in their team - and demand success. After a few easy wins, disaster strikes Coac...
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Moneyball
[ 2011 ] [ Hits:484 ]
Production: Columbia Pictures Plot: Billy Beane, ex pro and General Manager of the Oakland A's, is tired of the unfairness in baseball and the gulf in wages between the teams. At a scouting meeting to find fresh talent after the top teams had again pinched their best players, Beane decides to try something ne...
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Warrior
[ 2011 ] [ Hits:912 ]
Production: Lionsgate Plot: "An inspirational and exhilarating roller-coaster of a film. Warrior centres around Tommy (Hardy), an ex-marine haunted by a tragic past, who enlists the help of his estranged father (Nick Nolte) to train up for the fight of his life. A former wrestling prodigy, Tommy blazes a pa...
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Real Steel
[ 2011 ] [ Hits:989 ]
Production: Dreamworks SKG Plot: In the near future, when the public are tired of elite sportsmen boxing and prefer to watch machines tough it out for a few rounds, a father and son come together over a fighting robot they stole from a junkyard called 'Atom'. Atom is an old-school sparring robot with a "shadow" ...
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Rounders
[ 1998 ] [ Hits:1318 ]
Production: Miramax Films Plot: Mike McDermott (Matt Damon) is recovering from a bad-beat at Poker against the loan shark 'KGB' (John Malkovich) which cleared out all of his life savings, and 9 months later is still keeping away from cards as a promise to his girlfriend, Jo (Gretchen Mol). The problem is ...
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TT3D: Closer To The Edge
[ 2011 ] [ Hits:1312 ]
Production: Isle of Man Film Plot: "The Isle of Man Tourist Trophy is the greatest motorcycle road race in the world, the ultimate challenge for rider and machine. It has always called for a commitment far beyond any other racing event, and many have made the ultimate sacrifice in their quest for victory. TT: Clos...
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Jerry Maguire
[ 1996 ] [ Hits:2230 ]
Production: Gracie Films Plot: Jerry Maguire (Tom Cruise) is a cold-hearted sports agent until one day he has a life-changing moment when he decides he wants to be a more honest and respectable person. He writes down his thoughts and shares them out across the office ... and is soon fired for weakness, as othe...
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Cars
[ 2006 ] [ Hits:1324 ]
Production: Disney / Pixar Plot: Racecar Lightning McQueen must complete one last race of the season against his two rivals - The King and Chick Hicks, after they tied the last race on equal points, to be the first rookie ever to win the Piston Cup, and pick up a better sponsorship package with Dinoco. While tra...
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The Fighter
[ 2010 ] [ Hits:1670 ]
Production: Relativity Media Plot: A biopic charting the early years of welterweight boxer 'Irish' Micky Ward, and the troubles he faced living in the shadow of his half-brother Dicky Eklund, a drug addict, who survives on the glory of his one fight against Sugar Ray Leonard. To stop being a steppin...
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Rocky Balboa
[ 2006 ] [ Hits:2465 ]
Production: MGM Plot: 'The Champ' Rocky Balboa is now long-retired from the ring, and runs a restaurant in Philly where he spends his time reliving the glory days by retelling stories to customers. His beloved wife, Adrian, has died from cancer and his son (a cowardly little Milo from Heroes) doesn't ...
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