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Plot Summary:
Young elite swimmer Claire is sent to Australia to coach a boys swimming team, where she must overcome an old rival and a secret fear to save the swimming camp from closing.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 613
Genere: Family, Sport
Country: Australia
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, sincere
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Take Off 2 (2016)
Plot Summary:
In 2003 the year of Aomori Asian Games, Dae-woong, a former ice hockey player receives an offer to be a director of Korean national ice hockey team. Before he enjoys the moment, realizes it is a woman national team with bunch of losers; a figure skating player who wants to get married by becoming a national team, a former field hockey player, now a fat housewife, and an expelled short track skater. As an ace player, Ji-won, a former national team player of North Korea, joins the team. But they still have hope as only 5 teams participating this year. With the great victory of first match, they feel the medal is closer, yet Ji-won meets her sister left in North Korea alone as a next opponent.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 231
Genere: Sport
Country: South Korea
Duration: 126 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, disturbing
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Holly's Heroes (2005)
Plot Summary:
Holly's Heroes is a children's drama series produced as a collaboration between the Nine Network in Australia and TVNZ in New Zealand. It was produced as a series of 26 episodes and first screened in 2005.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 96
Genere: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Australia
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: light, captivating, entertaining
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A Second Chance: Rivals! (2019)
Plot Summary:
As Maddy takes on coaching a team of young twelve-year-old gymnasts, she faces up to intense city versus country rivalry, racism, cyberbullying and her own self-doubt but eventually takes the challenge head on.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 504
Genere: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Australia
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags:
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Raising the Bar (2016)
Plot Summary:
16-year-old Kelly quits an elite gymnastics program and moves to Australia. To help out a new friend and show up an old rival she re-enters competitive gymnastics, she'll have to find a way to move forward while making amends with her past.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Australia
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, feel good, captivating, visually appealing
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Ready to Run (2000)
Plot Summary:
A 14-year-old girl who works at a racetrack trains a talking racehorse with issues, transforming him into a winner.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 398
Genere: Family, Sport
Country: USA, New Zealand
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: sincere, feel good, captivating, entertaining
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Full Out 2: You Got This! (2020)
Plot Summary:
When the University of Oklahoma Sooners lose their star gymnast, Brenna Dowell, the rest of the team have to find a way to believe in themselves in order to win their second National Gymnastics Championship. With the help of Riley, a local breakdancing phenomenon, Chayse and her OU teammates learn to incorporate intricate breakdance techniques into their gymnastics routines in order to find a competitive edge. At the end of it all, they realize what matters most is finding the confidence to believe in yourself.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 599
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, entertaining
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Back of the Net (2019)
Plot Summary:
A new student at a soccer academy is determined to beat her rival's team in the national tournament.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 897
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: Australia
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: sincere, feel good, humorous, captivating
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The Seven of Daran: Battle of Pareo Rock (2008)
Plot Summary:
Jimmy, an 11-year old European boy, goes to Africa with his mother, a busy executive charged with establishing a golf resort. However, on arriving they find themselves caught up in a war situation between rival indigenous tribes fighting over the land. To his surprise, Jimmy meets the talking giraffe, Seraf, at a busy market. Seraf tells Jimmy that he cannot easily avoid this tribal battle. But together with Charita, a poor African girl, Jimmy embarks on an adventurous and magical trip through the African jungle, where they must overcome many obstacles. Fortunately they have help, not only from Seraf, but also from a precious medallion. Throughout their trip, they discover that they can only achieve their goal if they truly believe in themselves and don't let anybody or anything get in their way.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 186
Genere: Family
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, light, exciting, semi serious
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Lady Driver (2020)
Plot Summary:
When a rebellious teen embarks on a solo summer journey to connect with her roots, she finds herself in a new world, geared up for the ride of her life, and discovers she had the drive in her all along.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: exciting, feel good, serious, suspense, realistic, stylized, intense
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The Pee Wee 3D: The Winter That Changed My Life (2012)
Plot Summary:
When his wife dies, Carl offers his only son, Janeau, 12, a fresh start. They move to Mont Saint-Hilaire, where Janeau makes friends with Julie, a talented Pee-Wee hockey goalie determined to compete in the annual World Tournament held in Quebec. She convinces Janeau to join the team, but he has a hard time being accepted by the rest of the players, including Joey, the star player who has to endure constant pressure from his father.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 572
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: inspirational, light, captivating, entertaining
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The Kicks (2015)
Plot Summary:
Devin Burke and her family have moved cross-country to California and now must adjust to a new life and a new soccer team. The Kentville Kicks don't quite play up to the standard that Devin is used to, so she must establish herself as a leader while also trying to make friends in a strange place.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 778
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 27 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, teen comedy
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Mothers of Champions (2019)
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 23
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: Russia
Duration:
Plot tags: captivating
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The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978)
Plot Summary:
In this third film version of the Bad News Bears series, Tony Curtis plays a small time promotor/hustler who takes the pint-sized baseball team to Japan for a match against the country's best little league baseball team which sparks off a series of adventures and mishaps the boys come into.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: humorous, family comedy, sentimental, feel good, realistic, semi serious, sexy, unusual plot structure, suspense, melancholic
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Air Bud: Spikes Back (2003)
Plot Summary:
In Disney's fifth installment to the franchise, Air Bud finds that he has the uncanny ability to play volleyball.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: feel good, sentimental, humorous, light, sincere, semi serious
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Herbie Fully Loaded (2005)
Plot Summary:
Maggie Peyton, the new owner of Number 53 - the free-wheelin' Volkswagen bug with a mind of its own - puts the car through its paces on the road to becoming a NASCAR competitor.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 50000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: teen, feel good, humorous, not serious, exciting, captivating, light, romantic, surprise ending, slapstick comedy
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Go Karts (2020)
Plot Summary:
Jack is a charismatic larrikin who has just discovered the one thing he's really good at — go-kart racing. With the support of his mentor, Patrick, an old race car driver with a secret past, and his best mates Colin and Mandy, Jack must learn to control his recklessness if he is to defeat the best drivers in Australia, including the ruthless champion Dean, and win the National title.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Family, Sport
Country: Australia
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: entertaining, light, inspirational, feel good, humorous, romantic, teen
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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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The Sandlot: Heading Home (2007)
Plot Summary:
A successful professional baseball player gets his ego in check via an unreality check when he travels back in time to his boyhood sandlot ball-playing days.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Family, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: feel good, semi serious, humorous, saga
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Brink! (1998)
Plot Summary:
Andy "Brink" Brinker and his in-line skating crew--Peter, Jordy, and Gabriella--who call themselves "Soul-Skaters" (which means they skate for the fun of it, and not for the money), clash with a group of sponsored skaters, Team X-Bladz--led by Val--with whom they attend high school in southern California. When Brink discovers his family is in financial trouble, he goes against the wishes of his parents and his friends and joins Team X-Bladz. Brink tries to lead a double life but will be able to pull it off?.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, exciting, semi serious, epic, realistic
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A Second Chance (2011)
Plot Summary:
A young girl and her coach overcome adversity to make their way into the National Australian Gymnastics Squad.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family, Mystery, Sport
Country: Australia
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: feel good, realistic, inspirational, captivating, touching, serious
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Home Run Showdown (2012)
Plot Summary:
Two little league teams take on their coaches' sibling rivalry, and end up doing battle in a place the baseball world never expected: in the outfield of the Home Run Derby.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 292
Genere: Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic, crying
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Cloud 9 (2014)
Plot Summary:
Set high atop snow-capped mountains in the adrenaline-fueled world of competitive snowboarding, the Disney Channel Original Movie “Cloud 9″ tells the inspiring story of two snowboarders who must overcome self-doubt to learn that achieving their dreams is possible.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic, teen
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A Mile in His Shoes (2011)
Plot Summary:
Based on the book “The Legend of Mickey Tussler”, this film follows the story of eighteen-year-old Mickey Tussler, who lives on a farm with his father and mother and who has Asperger’s Syndrome, a form of autism. But he can throw apples at an amazing speed. When a chance meeting occurs with the baseball manager of the semi-pro team the River Rats, from Clayton, Ohio, Mickey gets a chance to pitch for the team and to prove to his father he can do more than live hidden away on the family farm, taking care of his pig Oscar (http://www.christianfilmdatabase.com/).
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 771
Genere: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: christian film, sincere, captivating, entertaining, disturbing
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Going for Gold (2018)
Plot Summary:
Seventeen year old, Emma joins a high school cheerleading team when she moves to Australia with her dad who is a former Air Force Officer.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 631
Genere: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Australia
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, light, sincere
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A Sunday Horse (2016)
Plot Summary:
After a near-fatal accident, on a horse the experts thought was nothing special, a determined rider from the wrong side of the tracks defies all the odds to pursue her dreams of winning a national jumping championship.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 996
Genere: Biography, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, disturbing, emotional
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Alex & Me (2018)
Plot Summary:
An uplifting story of the passion and drive it takes to succeed and the power of family to help realize your dreams.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 627
Genere: Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: inspirational, light, sincere, captivating
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D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994)
Plot Summary:
After Gordon Bombay's hockey comeback is cut short he is named coach of Team USA Hockey for the Junior Goodwill Games. Bombay reunites the Mighty Ducks and introduces a few new players, however, he finds himself distracted by his newfound fame and must regather if the Ducks are to defeat tournament favourites Iceland.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 42000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: epic, hilarious, spectacular, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, exciting, funny, light
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Fast Girls (2012)
Plot Summary:
A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: uplifting, feel good, exciting, touching, realistic, serious
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The Mighty Ducks (1992)
Plot Summary:
After reckless young lawyer Gordon Bombay gets arrested for drunk driving, he must coach a kids hockey team for his community service. Gordon has experience on the ice, but isn't eager to return to hockey, a point hit home by his tense dealings with his own former coach, Jack Reilly. The reluctant Gordon eventually grows to appreciate his team, which includes promising young Charlie Conway, and leads them to take on Reilly's tough players.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 71000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: inspirational, humorous, sweet, light, sentimental, entertaining, feel good, exciting, uplifting, epic
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Finding Buck McHenry (2000)
Plot Summary:
When an 11 year old boy gets cut from his Little League baseball team, he sets out to form his own team.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 282
Genere: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, feel good, humorous, uplifting, realistic, non-linear, semi serious