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Plot Summary:
Has-been sports promoter Billy Cole gets a second shot at fame and fortune when he puts together a women's volleyball team, comprised of exotic dancers.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, captivating, offbeat, sexual, sexy
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The World Petanque Tour (2013)
Plot Summary:
Momo has one dream buried for years: become a petanque champion. When an international tournament is announced, he drops his ordinary life to win the first prize and fulfill his dreams.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 591
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: France
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, witty, realistic
Similar in 89%
Golfballs! (1999)
Plot Summary:
Ah, the Pennytree Golf Club...lavish clubhouse, manicured greens, 18 holes of golfing paradise... NOT! Tattered and almost without any customers, Pennytree has become the target of a takeover by it's neighbor and competitor, Bentwood Country Club, owned and operated by the conniving Simon Roosevelt (Dan Barkley). Inspired by a freak accident, Liberty Pennytree (Christy Tummond) hatches a plan to bring in more golfers and crush Simon's takeover plans. Gorgeous ladies, hot bods and the fun filled "cart wash" are the attractions as busloads of new customers flock to the "new" Pennytree Golf Club. The ladies of Pennytree, led by "Barbara the Bod" (Amy Lynn Baxter), are a hit with the customers, money is rolling into Pennytree and Simon is steaming. Simon's not giving up and issues the ultimate challenge, a winner-take-all-match between Pennytree and Brentwood, "your pro against my pro." The winner.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 373
Genere: Comedy, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, sexy, humorous, realistic, not serious, sexual
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Knucklehead (2010)
Plot Summary:
The film centers on a fight promoter (Mark Feuerstein) deeply in debt to his crooked rival. Desperate for a new fighter that will help him win back everything he owes, the promoter catches a break when a 450-pound church handyman (Paul "Big Show" Wight) who has spent his entire life in an orphanage agrees to wrestle on behalf of his fellow orphans.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, not serious, realistic, independent film, slapstick
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7-10 Split (2007)
Plot Summary:
An aspiring actor whose career is in the dumps, exploits his amazing bowling skills to take the PBA by storm and becomes rich and famous, only to lose his best girl and best friend.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: semi serious, humorous, realistic, parody, sex comedy
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Slammed (2004)
Plot Summary:
Hilarity ensues when friends Jeff and Derek try to enter the world of back bar wrestling; where the most beautiful girls could beat the tar out of both of them without a second thought. Even with a little help from the notorious Buckle Girls, can Jeff survive a fight against Switchblade Rick for not only the title, but the heart of the girl he loves?.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 275
Genere: Action, Comedy, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, captivating
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Coach (1978)
Plot Summary:
An Olympic Gold medalist is hired to coach the boys basketball team. But when Coach Randy Rawlings arrives, the school's sexist principal discovers he hired a woman. Blocked from firing her due to discrimination laws, he tries to make sure the team loses, so he can fire her for poor performance.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 640
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, sex comedy, independent film, humorous, realistic, semi serious, teen sex comedy, cult film
Similar in 83%
Beer League (2006)
Plot Summary:
An unemployed slacker (Lange) inspires his softball teammates to improve their game so they won't get kicked out of the local league.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: not serious, humorous, realistic, exciting, funny, captivating, teen, independent film
Similar in 78%
...All the Marbles (1981)
Plot Summary:
A two-bit promoter tries to take a women's wrestling team to the top.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: sexy, psychotronic, sex comedy, humorous, realistic, semi serious, road movie, crying, weeping, campy
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Pucked (2006)
Plot Summary:
Frank Hopper is a former lawyer, long-term loser and constant dreamer - and frankly, probably just not all that bright. When he receives a credit card in the mail, he believes he's hit the jackpot. It's not long before he's working his way toward financing his dream - an all-woman hockey team. He's also put himself in debt to the tune of more than $300,000. Naturally, he winds up in court when his plan backfires.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, realistic, independent film
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Revenge of the Cheerleaders (1976)
Plot Summary:
There's shakin', quakin' and plenty of booty to be enjoyed when the perky gals from Aloha High School shimmy their groove things in this red-hot sequel to The Cheerleaders. Rainbeaux Smith (from the first film) is back ... and pregnant!.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 921
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: teen sex comedy, sexy, sensual, offbeat, humorous, realistic, not serious, sexual, sex comedy, independent film
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Ski School (1990)
Plot Summary:
Rival groups in a skiing school do battle on and off the piste. One gang are rich and serious, the other group are party animals.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, funny, cult classic, independent film, sexy, humorous, realistic, semi serious, teen sex comedy, teen comedy
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Shred (2008)
Plot Summary:
SHRED is a motion picture that tells the story of two washed up pro snowboarders from the 90s named Max (played by Dave England) and Eddie (played by Renee Renee) who attempt to cash in on the fantastic growth of the sport by starting their own snowboard camp. Hoping to recapture their former glory, they begin by sharing their wacky wisdom with a group of up and coming young snowboarders. The story takes them from the run down ski hill where they grew up to a major event at one of the biggest resorts in the west.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 493
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Puck Hogs (2009)
Plot Summary:
Puck Hogs follows a men's recreational hockey team, The Puck Hogs, through a brutally hilarious weekend tournament. In the tradition of the cult classic This is Spinal Tap, Puck Hogs is a hocku-mentary comedy about ice-prone boys turning into real-life men, and stick handling the puck over the goal line of life.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 269
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, realistic, captivating, mockumentary, slapstick
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Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice (2002)
Plot Summary:
With the original Hanson Brothers still on the same minor league ice hockey team, the Chiefs are sold to a new owner who gives them a female coach and puts them in a league in which they are to be regularly humiliated by an opposing Harlem Globetrotters-like team.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, exciting, humorous, realistic, semi serious, slapstick comedy, slapstick, teen comedy
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Slap Shot 3: The Junior League (2008)
Plot Summary:
Get ready for a rough-and-tumble comedy that knows how to kick some serious puck!.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, feel good, realistic, humorous, semi serious, slapstick comedy, slapstick
Similar in 82%
The Minis (2007)
Plot Summary:
Dwarfs playing basketball... with Dennis Rodman.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, realistic
Similar in 78%
Paper Lion (1968)
Plot Summary:
Sportswriter George Plimpton poses as a rookie quarterback for the Detroit Lions for a "Sports Illustrated" article.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, slapstick
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Curling King (2011)
Plot Summary:
Once a great curling star, Truls Paulsen is diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder and banned from competition. But when he learns that his old friend and coach Gordon is on his deathbed, Truls, heavily-medicated decides to compete again, in the hopes of winning money for Gordon to have an operation in the US. Truls stops taking the meds and tries to convince his old team mates that he is mentally stable enough to lead them to victory in the Norwegian Curling Championship. But, is it a good sign that he obsessively insists his teammates pull their zippers all the way up before they can play?.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: Norway
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, cult classic, offbeat, cult film
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Tour de Force (2013)
Plot Summary:
Family man François Nouel (Clovis Cornillac) is the number one fan of the Tour de France – an obsession that costs him his wife and his job. At a loose end, François meets a former sports manager, Rémi (Bouli Lanners) who encourages him to take the plunge and do the Tour himself. With nothing to lose, François sets off, always one day ahead of the race, attracting fellow amateurs, media coverage and cheering crowds. As obstacle after obstacle is thrown his way, and his family comes back on the scene, François discovers what is really most important in his life.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 664
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: France
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, realistic, light, captivating, touching, semi serious
Similar in 82%
The Sports Pages (2001)
Plot Summary:
Dr. Lionel Waddems (Bob Newhart), a golf fanatic. is put on trial for killing his golf partner (Played by Kelsey Grammer). The movie follows the trial in the news and features interviews by people who knew the men. It is based on 2 short stories "How Doc Waddems Finally Broke 100" and "The Heidi Bowl".
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 148
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious
Similar in 82%
The Dream Team (2012)
Plot Summary:
A former footballer living in Brittany enlists his old teammates to help the local fisherman to win some games in order to raise money and save jobs.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: France
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: feel good, semi serious, touching, realistic, funny, hilarious, happy, humorous
Similar in 88%
Green Flash (2008)
Plot Summary:
At the ripe old age of 30, Cameron Day has given up his chances at pro-basketball fame and settled into an aimless life. A chance encounter with a beautiful woman lands him smack in the middle of Southern California's pro beach volleyball scene. A naturally talented true athlete, he seems destined for sports stardom once again until his old demons start creeping in, threatening his chances at success.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 415
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, captivating, inspirational
Similar in 82%
Side Out (1990)
Plot Summary:
A law student comes to California for the summer and ends up playing professional volleyball.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, entertaining, inspirational, funny, captivating, realistic, erotic, exciting, romantic
Similar in 84%
Stickmen (2001)
Plot Summary:
Jack, Thomas and Wayne are the Stickmen. They like nothing more than having a beer in one hand, a pool cue in the other, a coin on the table and a sexy bird or two. They play pub pool for fun and money at Dave's bar. Desperate to get out of debt, Dave gets the Stickmen entered into a high stakes pool tournament run by vicious crime boss "Daddy". He also gets them into a whole rack of trouble.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: realistic, semi serious, humorous, offbeat, biting, independent film
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Bleacher Bums (2001)
Plot Summary:
Adapted from a 1979 stage play written by Chicago's Organic Theater Company, BLEACHER BUMS details the exploits of a group of baseball fans as they sit in the bleachers of Lakeview Park watching a game between the hometown Bruins take on the St. Louis Eagles. Marvin (Brad Garrett) and Decker (Peter Riegert) gamble. So does Zig (Wayne Knight), even though his wife constantly nags him about the money he loses. Meanwhile, blind Greg (Matt Craven) enjoys the game through pretty Melody (Sarain Boylan), who describes it to him. A seasoned ensemble case of TV and film veterans create winning chemistry in this slice-of-life comedy.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 480
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, feel good, offbeat, talky
Similar in 78%
Johnny Be Good (1988)
Plot Summary:
It's recruiting time and despite being short and scrawny, Johnny Walker is America's hottest young football prospect. His dilemma: should he take one of the many offers from college talent scouts or should he attend the local state college with his girlfriend and give up his football career?.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: independent film, teen sex comedy, humorous, realistic, semi serious, light, sexy, unusual plot structure, suspense, entertaining
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The Hot Flashes (2013)
Plot Summary:
An unlikely basketball team of unappreciated middle-aged Texas women, all former high school champs, challenge the current high school girls’ state champs to raise money for breast cancer prevention. Sparks fly as the women go to comic extremes to prove themselves on and off the court, become a national media sensation, and gain a new lease on life.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, light, captivating, funny, sentimental, realistic, semi serious
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Surf School (2006)
Plot Summary:
A rag-tag bunch of seniors, complete outsiders at their surf-crazed Laguna Beach High School, decide to crash the biggest team surf contest. In order to prevail, however, they must do one important thing...learn to surf! We're taking your classic Cinderella story into the world of surfing, complete with hi-jinx and the aesthetic beauty of surf mecca Costa Rica, our spectacular set location.
IMDB Rating: 2.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, teen sex comedy, offbeat, teen comedy
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Kicking the Dog (2009)
Plot Summary:
Twelve friends spend one last great summer together, partying and reminiscing, ultimately realizing they will soon go their separate ways in life.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 798
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: semi serious, humorous, realistic, entertaining, melancholic, captivating, disturbing, sexy, sex comedy, offbeat
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The Longest Yard (1974)
Plot Summary:
In this rough-and-tumble yarn, actually filmed on-location at the Georgia State Prision, the cons are the heroes and the guards are the heavies. Eddie Albert is the sadistic warden who'll gladly make any sacrifice to push his guards' semi-pro football team to a national championship.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: inspirational, intense, suspense, witty, talky, rough, humorous, captivating, semi serious, funny