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Plot Summary:
Wendy, Veda, and J.C. are part of Southern California's thriving figure skating community - the bottom part. Luckily this is America, the land of opportunity, where a dream in your heart and personal gain in your sights can propel almost anyone to stardom. With this in mind Wendy, Veda, and J.C. are fighting their way to Olympic glory. But first they have to win the Regional Competition - and there can only be ONE winner. Will it be Veda? The beautiful ice princess who responds to her over-bearing mother by routinely puking up her lunch. Or Wendy? The plus-size skater with the super-plus libido. And what about J.C.? The orphaned trailer park girl who'd gladly trade you a pack of smokes for a sequined thong. Under the watchful gaze of Zamboni Phil, the girls train, toil and plot their way to success. Let the Games begin!.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 308
Genere: Comedy, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, not serious, realistic, mockumentary
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The Love Guru (2008)
Plot Summary:
Born in America and raised in an Indian ashram, Pitka returns to his native land to seek his fortune as a spiritualist and self-help expert. His skills are put to the test when he must get a brokenhearted hockey player's marriage back on track in time for the man to help his team win the Stanley Cup.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 55000
Genere: Comedy, Romance, Sport
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, absurd, parody, slapstick, not serious, romantic, realistic, slapstick comedy, double entendre
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Guys & Balls (2004)
Plot Summary:
Ecki is a sweet, closeted gay man who works in his family’s bakery and plays goalie in his small town’s soccer team. When he both loses the big game, and is caught flirting with another player, his homophobic teammates throw him out. He vows to return one day with an all-gay team that will grind the heteros into the dust, so he sets off to find his “dream team.” With the help of his nurse sister, Ecki scours local gay bars and eventually assembles a hilariously motley but endearing crew of misfits that includes a leather-daddy threesome, a femme Turk with Beckham fantasies, a secret straight guy in love with the sister, and a seriously cute nurse eager for some private play-time with the goalie. Ecki now has two problems – turning this bunch into a team, and facing his own fears regarding his first romance.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Germany
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, crying, independent film, gay cinema, queer cinema
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Juwanna Mann (2002)
Plot Summary:
A basketball star is booted out of the NBA when his on-court antics go too far, so he poses as a woman and joins the WUBA.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: funny, intense, feel good, humorous, not serious, black comedy, realistic, inspirational, sexy, unusual plot structure
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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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Major League: Back to the Minors (1998)
Plot Summary:
At the behest of Roger Dorn -- the Minnesota Twins' silver-tongued new owner -- washed-up minor league hurler Gus Cantrell steps up to the plate to take over as skipper of the club's hapless farm team. But little does he know that Dorn has an ulterior motive to generate publicity with a grudge match between the big leaguers and their ragtag Triple A affiliate.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, realistic, semi serious, road movie, unusual plot structure, entertaining, melancholic, splatter, idiotic
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Blades of Glory (2007)
Plot Summary:
When a much-publicized ice-skating scandal strips them of their gold medals, two world-class athletes skirt their way back onto the ice via a loophole that allows them to compete together as a pairs team.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 176000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, feel good, hilarious, inspirational, entertaining, light, not serious, realistic, parody
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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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Division III: Football's Finest (2011)
Plot Summary:
This ensemble comedy follows the Pullham University Bluecocks, a small liberal arts college with a Division III football program (the lowest division in the NCAA). When the head coach unexpectedly dies, the future of the flailing football program is in jeopardy, as they have not had a winning season in decades. In a desperate attempt to create some media attention for the athletic program and the university, President Georgia Anne Whistler hires known lunatic and felon, Coach Rick Vice, for what could be the football programs final season.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: not serious, humorous, realistic, independent film, black comedy, dark comedy, ridiculous
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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 Comebacks (2007)
Plot Summary:
A comedy that spoofs the inspirational sports movies, The Comebacks tells the story of an out-of-luck coach, Lambeau Fields, who takes a rag-tag bunch of college misfits and drives them towards the football championships. In the process, this life-long loser discovers that he is a winner after all by redeeming himself, saving his relationship with his family and friends, and finding that there is indeed, no "I" in "team"!.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, spoof, funny, melancholic, not serious, hilarious, slapstick, satirical, realistic
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The Main Event (1979)
Plot Summary:
Hillary Kramer, successful Perfume magnate awakes one morning to find that her accountant has robbed her blind and left for South America. Going through all of her remaining assets she finds a boxer, purchased as a tax write off. She decides to take Kid Natural, (Eddie Scanlon) who is much more at home giving driving lessons, into the ring and use him as her key to riches. Eddie thinks this will only get him killed and resists.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: romantic comedy, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, spoof, parody, light, inspirational, romantic
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Backwards (2012)
Plot Summary:
When a fiercely competitive 30 year old rower fails to make the Olympic boat for the second time, she takes a coaching job at a school but struggles to adjust to life off the race course.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 772
Genere: Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: romantic, realistic, touching, captivating, inspirational, sentimental, feel good, serious, independent film
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Coach (2010)
Plot Summary:
A slacker trust-fund type finds the motivation to pick up a job as the coach of middle school soccer team.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, light, entertaining, romantic, feel good, realistic, independent film, romantic drama
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Mr 3000 (2004)
Plot Summary:
Aging baseball star who goes by the nickname, Mr. 3000, finds out many years after retirement that he didn't quite reach 3,000 hits. Now at age 47 he's back to try and reach that goal.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: humorous, inspirational, stylized, touching, feel good, black comedy, realistic, semi serious, funny, light
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Stonerville (2011)
Plot Summary:
When Troy "Slam" Slamsky loses his girl, love makes a wake-up call and he finds success in the world of online advertising with some hysterical twists on an old theme. Finding a new love who understands his vision sets Slam free to do what he loves, love who he does and make crazy videos.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 390
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: not serious, humorous, realistic, independent film, parody
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Stick It (2006)
Plot Summary:
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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Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach (2009)
Plot Summary:
An overenthusiastic high-school maintenance man attempts to lead an unlikely group of misfits to the Nebraska state tennis championship in Balls Out: The Gary Houseman Story? director Danny Leiner's underdog sports comedy. American Pie star Seann William Scott stars as the ambitious janitor who believes he has what it takes to coach the winning team.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, sexy, entertaining, satirical, not serious, realistic, inspirational, clever, enigmatic
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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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Her Best Move (2007)
Plot Summary:
15 year-old soccer prodigy, Sara Davis, has a chance to join the U.S. National Team, but she must juggle high school, romance, sports, and parental pressure while deciding her own priorities.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: sentimental, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, teen
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Jump In! (2007)
Plot Summary:
Story revolves around a young boxer, Izzy Daniels, who trains to follow in his father's footsteps by winning the Golden Glove. When his friend, Mary, however, asks him to substitute for a team member in a Double Dutch tournament, the young man discovers a hidden passion for jump roping.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, realistic, semi serious, teen
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Just Desserts (2004)
Plot Summary:
Marco Poloni's family owns a bakery in the Bronx and it seems that they have fallen on hard times and his family is considering selling the bakery. Marco then decides to enter a baking competition hoping that the money and publicity will help them. But he needs a partner, so her asks Grace Carpenter, the baker of restaurant, but unfortunately they started off on the wrong foot, but she agrees. So they go to the competition and things seem to be looking good except for a few complications. One of the other contestant Jacques du Jacques is Marco's former classmate at the Academy, whom he says betrayed him. Emil, one of the judges, is Marco's former instructor at the Academy whom he did not leave a good impression on. And Marco's temper. So will they be able to pull it off. And at the same time Marco finds himself attracted to her but she already has a boyfriend.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sex comedy
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The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold (2006)
Plot Summary:
Two ice skaters develop a love-hate relationship while dreaming of Olympic glory.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, feel good, realistic, teen, romantic, saga, romantic comedy
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The Cutting Edge: Chasing the Dream (2008)
Plot Summary:
A world class ice skater eager to take the top prize in the biggest competition around finds his dreams going up in flames after his partner suffers a debilitating injury in this romantic sports drama starring Matt Lanter, Francia Rosa, and Christy Carlson Romano. Zack (Lanter) was headed for the gold when his partner suffered an injury that made competing impossible, but could a feisty female hockey player prove the key to keeping his illustrious career on track? Alexandra is an amateur Latina hockey player who has never skated professionally and doesn't much care for Zack, though a little determination goes a long way in helping Zack convince her to join him on the ice. Now, as this unlikely pair begins the arduous training process that could make them both bona-fide superstars, the girl with the icy attitude finds her handsome partner's warmth and charm bringing about a most unexpected thaw.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: feel good, realistic, semi serious, humorous, romantic, saga, teen
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Bring It On (2000)
Plot Summary:
The Toro cheerleading squad from Rancho Carne High School in San Diego has got spirit, spunk, sass and a killer routine that's sure to land them the national championship trophy for the sixth year in a row. But for newly-elected team captain, the Toros' road to total cheer glory takes a shady turn when she discovers that their perfectly-choreographed routines were in fact stolen.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 103000
Genere: Comedy, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: feel good, teen, entertaining, romantic, witty, light, sentimental, semi serious, humorous, funny
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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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Wimbledon (2004)
Plot Summary:
A pro tennis player has lost his ambition and has fallen in rank to 119. Fortunately for him, he meets a young player on the women's circuit who helps him recapture his focus for Wimbledon.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 66000
Genere: Comedy, Romance, Sport
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: feel good, romantic, romantic comedy, inspirational, light, sweet, stylized, touching, humorous, semi serious
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Mike Bassett: England Manager (2001)
Plot Summary:
Mike Bassett: England Manager is an hilarious British Comedy that stars Ricky Thomlinson. Featuring Cameos from Barry Venison, Gabby Yorath, Atomic Kitten and Pele.When the England manager has a heart attack, footballs' top brass turn to Mike Bassett (basically no one else wanted the job). England lose Mike's first two games in charge. His team struggles to a goal-less draw in the final qualifying match but, thanks to a fluke result elsewhere, England qualify for the finals in Brazil.In South America things go from bad to worse. Pressure is mounting for Mike. An embarrassing drunken performance caught by a new photographer seals his fate as the most unpopular Englishman ever.However, Mike makes an impassioned plea for the country to get behind him - fans, press, players.... even his wife. Can Mike turn the tide and bring football home ?.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, not serious, realistic, mockumentary, parody, funny, cult classic
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The Hammer (2007)
Plot Summary:
Approaching forty, Ferro is unsatisfied with his life as a construction worker and part-time boxing instructor in Los Angeles, CA. After a successful bout with a young pro boxer, Ferro decides to don the gloves one last time. The movie recounts his unlikely quest for Olympic gold.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, light, sweet, semi serious, realistic, witty, funny, romantic, sentimental