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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 111
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
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Rock the House (2011)
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Dave Peterson is a successful and handsome career-driven attorney who barely spends time with his teenage daughter, Karen. Their routine regularly consists of Dave choosing work over spending time with her, and Karen retreating into her journal or iPod. When Dave opens up his 25th high school reunion invitation to see photos of himself - a person he no longer resembles - he begins reconnecting with old friends, including members of his old high school band, The Groaners. Suddenly Dave begins to find ways to spend more time with Karen, and, for the first time, he puts his career on hold.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 192
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
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Mixed Doubles (2017)
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To get revenge on her ex-boyfriend and to help revive her late mother's tennis table club, a table tennis prodigy decides to take part in a mixed doubles table tennis tournament.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min
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eHero (2018)
Plot Summary:
An up-and-coming video gamer faces his greatest challenge yet as he and his team must overcome a fiery gaming superstar, as well as their own battling egos, to win the ultimate video game championship.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 833
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining
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Magazine Dreams (2023)
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Aspiring bodybuilder Killian Maddox struggles to find human connection in this exploration of celebrity and violence. Nothing deters him from his fiercely protected dream of superstardom, not even the doctors who warn him of the permanent damage he causes to himself with his quest.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 358
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min
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You Must Remember This (1992)
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An independent filmmaker has left his profession and keeps it a secret. Years later, his niece finds his old films in a locked trunk and discovers his strong principles when it came to supporting his actors and his art overall.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 49
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: inspirational
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The Unholy Rollers (1972)
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Karen wants more action out of life and quits her job at the cannery to become a skater in the roller derby. She encounters friction from the other skaters - especially Mickey, the current number one star of the team. Karen proves herself a feisty competitor but refuses to be a team player. As she skates her way to roller stardom, she incurs the wrath of jealous team members and the owner of the team.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 748
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, psychotronic, grindhouse, independent film, sexy, offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sexual
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Longshot (1981)
Plot Summary:
When one of the foosball team members is injured, a 14-year-old girl takes the champion's place.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 128
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: independent film
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...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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Dernier stade (1994)
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 31
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: Belgium, France, Switzerland, Germany
Duration:
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The Bronze (2015)
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In 2004, Hope Ann Greggory became an American hero after winning the bronze medal for the women's gymnastics team. Today, she's still living in her small hometown, washed-up and embittered. Stuck in the past, Hope must reassess her life when a promising young gymnast threatens her local celebrity status.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: semi serious, light, absurd, erotic, funny, freeze frame, colorful, sincere, clever, humorous
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Heavy Weights (1995)
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Camp Hope is a summer retreat for overweight boys run by a kindly couple who make the campers feel comfortable with their extra pounds. But when tyrannical fitness guru Tony buys the camp, he puts the kids on a cruel regimen that goes too far. Sick of the endless weeks of "all work and no play," the kids stage a coup and reclaim their summer of fun.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: funny, cult classic, feel good, romantic comedy, spectacular, humorous, realistic, semi serious, black comedy, dark comedy
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Slap Shot (1977)
Plot Summary:
To build up attendance at their games, the management of a struggling minor-league hockey team signs up the Hanson Brothers, three hard-charging players whose job is to demolish the opposition.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 41000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, inspirational, cult classic, exciting, feel good, cynical, hilarious, clever, realistic
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Life of the Party (2005)
Plot Summary:
A group of friends plan an intervention to help their pal address his drinking problem. Things go awry when the shrink they hired fails to show up.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 329
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, captivating
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Stay Hungry (1976)
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Stay Hungry is a 1976 dramatic comedy film by director Bob Rafelson from a screenplay by Charles Gaines. The story centers on a young Birmingham, Alabama, scion, played by Jeff Bridges, who gets involved in a shady real-estate deal. In order to close the deal, he needs to buy a gym building to complete a multi-parcel lot. When he visits the gym, however, he finds himself romantically interested in the receptionist (Sally Field) and drawn to the carefree lifestyle of the Austrian body builder "Joe Santo" (Arnold Schwarzenegger) who is training there for the Mr. Universe competition.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: feel good, realistic, humorous, witty, semi serious, funny, cult classic
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Sink or Swim (2018)
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40-year-old Bertrand has been suffering from depression for the last two years and is barely able to keep his head above water. Despite the medication he gulps down all day, every day, and his wife's encouragement, he is unable to find any meaning in his life. Curiously, he will end up finding this sense of purpose at the swimming pool, by joining an all-male synchronised swimming team.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: Belgium, France
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: feel good, light, sincere, humorous, touching, sad, happy
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No Pain, No Gain (2004)
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The story of a bodybuilder who longs to be respected for his mind. Mike Zorillo, a small town Ohio champion bodybuilder with a genius IQ, journeys to the Mecca of bodybuilding, Los Angeles, determined to beat his nemesis, Jake Steel, with natural science instead of steroids. Far from home, he's confronted by a gym culture of freaks, juicers and Hollywood wannabes. As he pursues his dream, he's also persecuted by the world's largest sports nutrition company, an entity that's hell-bent on destroying him. Against all odds, the honest and driven bodybuilder resolves to win the prestigious "Mr. West Coast" competition as a way to prove himself and his ideas to the world.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min
Plot tags: uplifting, feel good, realistic, semi serious, independent film
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She Ball (2020)
Plot Summary:
On a mission to save his Inglewood community center, Avery Watts enlists a talented basketball player, Shelby, to help him win the grand prize in a street ball tournament. Together, Avery and Shelby challenge local politicians, gangs and their own stereotypes to save their community.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 462
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: inspirational, sincere, uplifting, touching, feel good, captivating
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Alex in Wonder (2001)
Plot Summary:
A girl in the 1970s dreams of becoming a ballerina while struggling with the divorce of her kooky parents.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 539
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: sincere, light, humorous, entertaining, twisted, sentimental, touching, serious, realistic, independent film
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Stick It (2006)
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Haley is a naturally gifted athlete but, with her social behavior, the teen seems intent on squandering her abilities. After a final brush with the law, a judge sentences her to an elite gymnastics academy run by a legendary, hard-nosed coach. Once there, Haley's rebellious attitude wins her both friends and enemies.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: feel good, teen, funny, inspirational, exciting, humorous, epic, cult classic, sexy, realistic
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Ice Princess (2005)
Plot Summary:
With the help of her coach, her parents, and the boy who drives the Zamboni machine, nothing can stop Casey from realizing her dream to be a champion figure skater.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: romantic, teen, inspirational, sweet, realistic, touching, romantic comedy, feel good, humorous, semi serious
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Goodbye, Franklin High (1978)
Plot Summary:
Comic melodrama following the day-to-day life of high school senior Will, a promising but naive athlete struggling with choices that could determine his future, romance and family difficulties.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 55
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, independent film, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Summer Catch (2001)
Plot Summary:
A coming-of-age romantic comedy set against the backdrop of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Local boy Ryan Dunne (Freddie Prinze Jr.), now a pitcher for Boston College, meets Tenley Parrish (Jessica Biel), the daughter of a wealthy couple who summer on the Cape. Ryan and Tenley fall in love, much to the chagrin of their families, while Ryan clings to one last hope of being discovered and signed to a pro baseball contract.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: romantic, sentimental, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sexy, sensual, happy, light
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When Billie Beat Bobby (2001)
Plot Summary:
The historic 1973 tennis match between middle-aged champion Bobby Riggs and young feminist Billie Jean King.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 638
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: uplifting, sincere, touching, semi serious, captivating, realistic, spoof, slapstick comedy, slapstick, freeze frame
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A League of Their Own (1992)
Plot Summary:
As America's stock of athletic young men is depleted during World War II, a professional all-female baseball league springs up in the Midwest, funded by publicity-hungry candy maker Walter Harvey (Garry Marshall). Competitive sisters Dottie Hinson (Geena Davis) and Kit Keller (Lori Petty) spar with each other, scout Ernie Capadino (Jon Lovitz) and grumpy has-been coach Jimmy Dugan (Tom Hanks) on their way to fame. Madonna and Rosie O'Donnell co-star as two of the sisters' teammates.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 119000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: feel good, sentimental, touching, sweet, witty, intense, realistic, humorous, light, inspirational
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Rocky II (1979)
Plot Summary:
After Rocky goes the distance with champ Apollo Creed, both try to put the fight behind them and move on. Rocky settles down with Adrian but can't put his life together outside the ring, while Creed seeks a rematch to restore his reputation. Soon enough, the "Master of Disaster" and the "Italian Stallion" are set on a collision course for a climactic battle that is brutal and unforgettable.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 227000
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: inspirational, sincere, rough, feel good, captivating, entertaining, action packed, saga, action adventure, motivational
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The Miracle Season (2018)
Plot Summary:
After the tragic death of star volleyball player Caroline "Line" Found, a team of dispirited high school girls must band together under the guidance of their tough-love coach in hopes of winning the state championship.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: touching, rough, serious, teen, thought provoking, captivating, sad, crying
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Chicks With Sticks (2004)
Plot Summary:
The story takes the battle of the sexes into the hockey arena, as Paula Taymore - who almost once made the Olympic team - finds herself drawn into a challenge match against an irritating local men's squad. Fresh from a painful divorce, and doubting herself, Paula must make a winner out of an explosive, irreverent crew of women hockey players who flock to her town, Red Deer Alberta, to assemble the team.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 399
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: sentimental, feel good, humorous, semi serious, touching, realistic
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Mystery, Alaska (1999)
Plot Summary:
In Mystery, Alaska, life revolves around the legendary Saturday hockey game at the local pond. But everything changes when the hometown team unexpectedly gets booked in an exhibition match against the New York Rangers. When quirky small-towners, slick promoters and millionaire athletes come together.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, entertaining, humorous, realistic, inspirational, funny, sex comedy, cult classic, witty
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The Cutting Edge (1992)
Plot Summary:
Two former Olympians, one a figure skater and the other a hockey player, pin their hopes of one last shot at Olympic glory on one another. That is, of course, if they can keep from killing each other in the process.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: sweet, feel good, light, romantic comedy, teen, humorous, cute, sentimental, touching, romantic
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Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Plot Summary:
Despondent over a painful estrangement from his daughter, trainer Frankie Dunn isn't prepared for boxer Maggie Fitzgerald to enter his life. But Maggie's determined to go pro and to convince Dunn and his cohort to help her.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 713000
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min
Plot tags: emotional, sad, touching, depressing, bad ending, bleak, harsh, poignant, motivational, sentimental