Plot:
Fifteen years of verite footage show the epic rivalry between half-pipe legends Shaun White and Kevin Pearce, childhood friends who become number one and two in the world leading up to the Vancouver Winter Olympics, pushing one another to ever more dangerous tricks, until Kevin crashes on a Park City half-pipe, barely surviving. As Kevin recovers from his injury, Shaun wins Gold. Now all Kevin wants to do is get on his snowboard again, even though medics and family fear this could kill him. We also celebrate Sarah Burke who crashed in Park City and died January 19, 2012.
Tag: Sport
Chihayafuru Part III 2018 • Movie
Plot:
The third part of the “Chihayafuru” trilogy that takes place 2 years after “Chihayafuru Part II”. Chihaya is now a high school senior who is ready to enter another national competition alongside her friends.
Derby Day 1952 • Movie
Plot:
Entertaining ensemble piece dealing with several characters who are on the way to the races on Derby day. It cleverly blends dramatic, romantic and comic elements, including the woman and lover who have murdered her husband, and the working class couple who are excited about their chance to go to the races, but end up listening to it on the radio in the car-park because they’ve got such a bad view.
Bang the Drum Slowly 1978 • Movie
Plot:
The story of the friendship between a worldly-wise star pitcher and a half-wit catcher as they cope with the catcher’s terminal illness through a baseball season.
Stealing Home 1988 • Movie
Plot:
Ex-baseball player Billy comes home to receive his childhood darling’s ashes.
North Dallas Forty 1979 • Movie
Plot:
A satire of American professional football in which a veteran pass-catcher’s individuality and refusal to become part of the team family are bitterly resented by his disciplinarian coaches.
Lessons of a Dream 2011 • Movie
Plot:
An English teacher brings soccer from England to Germany in the late 19th Century by teaching it to his class.
Double Teamed 2002 • TvMovie
Plot:
Two sisters become world-famous basketball players.
Kousalya Krishnamurthy 2019 • Movie
Plot:
Kousalya Murugesan, the daughter of Murugesan, a farmer, aspires to become an international cricketer so that she can put a smile on her cricket-loving father’s face by helping the country win.
You Cannot Kill David Arquette 2020 • Movie
Plot:
Actor David Arquette attempts a rocky return to the sport that stalled his promising Hollywood career.
Finke: There and Back 2018 • Movie
Plot:
Blood, sweat, and dollars spill across the centre of Australia at the iconic Finke Desert Race.
Somebody Up There Likes Me 1956 • Movie
Plot:
Boxer Rocky Graziano’s biopic, based on his autobiography, from childhood to his World Middleweight Championship title win at age 28 in 1947.
Cassandro 2023 • Movie
Plot:
Follows the true story of Cassandro, the ”exotico” character created by Saúl Armendáriz, gay amateur wrestler from El Paso who rose to international stardom.
Khido Khundi 2018 • Movie
Plot:
Khido Khundi is an inspiring story of 2 brothers and narrates the love for hockey in Punjab.
Sink or Swim 2019 • Movie
Plot:
A depressed man joins a synchronized swimming team made up of middle aged men.
The Mighty Macs 2011 • Movie
Plot:
In the early 70s, Cathy Rush becomes the head basketball coach at a tiny, all-girls Catholic college. Though her team has no gym and no uniforms — and the school itself is in danger of being sold — Coach Rush looks to steer her girls to their first national championship.
Giannis: The Marvelous Journey 2024 • Movie
Plot:
The story of Giannis Antetokounmpo, global NBA superstar, from the streets of Athens to becoming an NBA champion and two-time league MVP.
Slum Golf 2023 • TvSeries
Plot:
The journey of one young boy from the Mumbai slums to the annals of golfing glory.
The Absent Minded Professor 1961 • Movie
Plot:
A college professor invents an anti-gravity substance which a corrupt businessman wants for himself.
The Fight Machine 2022 • Movie
Plot:
Two young men from different backgrounds find their destinies linked when they meet up in the world of illegal bare-knuckle fighting.
The Miracle of Bern 2003 • Movie
Plot:
A young boy from a working class family in post-war Germany struggles with his estranged father returning from war captivity, while a friend of his plays for the German National Soccer Team at the 1954 FIFA World Cup in Switzerland.
The Big Green 1995 • Movie
Plot:
A teacher on exchange from England is placed in an underachieving Texas school, where she coaches the students in soccer, improving their self-esteem and leading to unexpected success.
Lose to Win 2023 • Movie
Plot:
A remake of the 2018 Spanish movie ‘Champions’, which revolves around an egotistical basketball coach who is forced to work with a team of players with learning disabilities as part of his community service.
The Damned United 2009 • Movie
Plot:
The story of the controversial Brian Clough’s 44-day reign as the coach of the English football club Leeds United.
Running for Freedom: My Journey as an Ultra Marathon Runner 2019 • Movie
Plot:
Gerald Tabios, Filipino Ultra Runner, runs his 5th Badwater 135, considered as the world’s toughest footrace.
Budhia Singh: Born to Run 2016 • Movie
Plot:
A biopic about Budhia Singh, the world’s youngest marathon runner whose story garnered controversy and inspiration around the world.
Ferrari: Race to Immortality 2017 • Movie
Plot:
The story of the Scuderia Ferrari motor team, which was formed by race car driver Enzo Ferrari.