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Plot Summary:
When Harvard hockey’s Bobby Sanders lands in Sweden’s minor leagues, his relationship with the girl at the local market forces him to confront the reality of his childhood NHL dream before the hockey gods intervene.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 445
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: light, thought provoking, touching, realistic, semi serious, funny
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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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Waterboys (2001)
Plot Summary:
In a Japanese school, 5 adolescent geeks join the new sport teacher and take up the challenge to take part in the synchronised swimming competition, in-spite of the mockeries of the "real sportsmen".
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: touching, realistic, semi serious, humorous, uplifting, feel good, queer cinema
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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
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The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976)
Plot Summary:
Tired of the slave-like treatment of his team's owner, charismatic star Negro League pitcher Bingo Long takes to the road with his band of barnstormers through the small towns of the Midwest in the 1930's.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: road movie, black comedy, sentimental, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Go Figure (2005)
Plot Summary:
Katelin Kingsford, an Olympic hopeful figure skater wants to train with a Russian figure skating coach. In order to go to go to the school that Natasha is at, Katelin gets a scholarship playing on the girls hockey team.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, teen, realistic
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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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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
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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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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
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Bad News Bears (2005)
Plot Summary:
Morris Buttermaker is a burned-out minor league baseball player who loves to drink and can't keep his hands to himself. His long-suffering lawyer arranges for him to manage a local Little League team, and Buttermaker soon finds himself the head of a rag-tag group of misfit players. Through unconventional team-building exercises and his offbeat coaching style, Buttermaker helps his hapless Bears prepare to meet their rivals, the Yankees.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: stylized, touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, funny, clever, talky, hilarious, exciting
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Home Team (1998)
Plot Summary:
Henry Butler (Steve Guttenberg) is a professional athlete with a little Pete Rose in him. His athletic interests go beyond the playing field and into the gambling dens. Convicted for his addiction, the soccer player is assigned to community service at a children's home as a condition of his parole. The home attempts to exploit his soccer skills by forming a team. Butler takes no interest, though, until the home burns down and the team begins playing for their homes instead of personal pride or a payoff.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 369
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: independent film, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, family comedy
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Like Mike 2: Streetball (2006)
Plot Summary:
Another young boy with 'hoop dreams' finds an old pair of Michael Jordan's sneakers and can suddenly play ball like the greatest player in the world.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: realistic, humorous, black comedy, semi serious
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Boys Club (2001)
Plot Summary:
Sent to San Francisco to spend the summer with his aunt, teenager Mario Vandetti makes fast friends with a group of neighborhood kids and encouraged by a caring priest they soon form a basketball team, becoming contenders in a city tournament.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 229
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, touching
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Safe at Home! (1962)
Plot Summary:
A Florida boy (Bryan Russell) tells his Little League buddies that his father knows two New York Yankees (Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris).
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 357
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: uplifting, touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Soccer Days (2003)
Plot Summary:
A comedic romp that celebrates the power of friendship to turn your life around, Dias de Futbol introduces us to Antonio, an ex-convict and amateur shrink who convinces his pals that the best way to overcome their midlife crises and lack of success with women is to reassemble their old soccer team and win something in life, even if only a local championship. Directed by David Serrano. Starring Alberto San Juan, Natalia Verbeke (Dot the I, Son of the Bride), Pere Ponce, and Fernando Tejero.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic
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The Sandlot 2 (2005)
Plot Summary:
A decade has passed in the small town where the original Sandlot gang banded together during the summer of ’62 to play baseball and battle the Beast. Now comes the sequel, a campy romp back to the dugout where nine new kids descend on the diamond only to discover that a descendant of the Beast lives in Mr. Mertle’s backyard--a monster of mythical proportions known as "The Great Fear.".
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, semi serious, sentimental, humorous, realistic, saga
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The Breakdance Kid (2004)
Plot Summary:
In 1984, loser pizza guy Whitey Johnson is run over by a semi truck on live television, making him a local hero. The world watches as Whitey vows to not only walk again but to win his town's breakdance competition. Whitey struggles to conquer bully breakdancers, to win the heart of a disinterested girl, and live up to the name, "The Breakdance Kid".
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 41
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic, mockumentary
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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
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Eddie (1996)
Plot Summary:
Eddie is a New York limo driver and a fanatical follower of the New York Knicks professional basketball team. The team is struggling with a mediocre record when, in mid-season, "Wild Bill" Burgess, the new owner, as a public relations gimmick, stages an 'honorary coach' contest, which Eddie wins. The fans love it, so "Wild Bill" fires the coach and hires her. She takes the bunch of overpaid prima.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: light, inspirational, entertaining, feel good, retro, black comedy, humorous, realistic, semi serious, exciting
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Rebound (2005)
Plot Summary:
An acclaimed college hoops coach is demoted to a junior varsity team after a public meltdown.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: entertaining, feel good, touching, funny, black comedy, hilarious, happy, realistic, not serious, humorous
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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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Bring It On: In It to Win It (2007)
Plot Summary:
Fourth 'Bring It On' movie is set at a cheerleader camp in Florida with a 'West Side Story' musical feel has the female captain of the West Side Sharks meeting and romancing a male member of the East Coast Jets amid their different team rivalries.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic, teen, teen comedy
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Bring It On: Fight to the Finish (2009)
Plot Summary:
Christina Milian stars as sassy cheer captain Lina Cruz, whose world is turned upside-down when her family moves from the urban streets of East Los Angeles to the sunny beach town of Malibu. At her new school, Lina clashes with Avery, the ultra-competitive all-star cheer captain, while also falling for Avery's super-cute brother, Evan.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic, teen, hispanic
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Bring It on Again (2004)
Plot Summary:
When new students can't get onto their college cheerleading team, they form their own squad and prepare for a cheer off.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: teen, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, entertaining, romantic, funny, light, sexy
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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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The Big Green (1995)
Plot Summary:
In a depressed Texas town, British foreign exchange teacher Anna attempts to inject some life into her hopeless kids by introducing them to soccer. They're terrible at first, but Anna and her football-hero assistant whip them into shape. As they work overtime, the pair help kids build their self-esteem and also get involved in solving family squabbles.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: sentimental, light, inspirational, melancholic, touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, entertaining, epic
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Fired Up! (2009)
Plot Summary:
2 Guys. 300 Girls. You Do the Math. The two most popular guys in high school decide to ditch football camp for cheerleader camp. For the girls and for the glory.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 46000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, teen, light, humorous, funny, romantic, entertaining, absurd, feel good, not serious
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Cupid's Balls (2011)
Plot Summary:
Swedish Lucas moves from Stockholm to a small Norwegian town, and immediately falls in love with Susanne, the goal keeper of the local girls' soccer team. He becomes axquanted with the overweight, sex-fixated son of the coach. With him as a sparring partner, Lukas hatches a plan for winning Susanne's heart. But Susanne has a boyfriend, and Lucas soon comes to realize that the road to love may be paved with lies and animosity. Cupid's Balls is packed with humour, romantic summer nights and fervent conflicts both off an on the soccer field.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 973
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Norway
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, light, sincere, touching, realistic, semi serious
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Bring It On: All or Nothing (2006)
Plot Summary:
A transfer student at a rough high school tries joining the cheer-leading squad and finds that she not only has to face off against the head cheerleader, but also against her former school in preparation for a cheer-off competition.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: teen, light, entertaining, feel good, humorous, semi serious, slang, sweet, romantic, realistic