Category Archives: Sport
I, Tonya
Release 2017
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Director: Craig Gillespie
Writers: Steven Rogers
Stars: Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Allison Janney, Bobby Cannavale
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5580036/
Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the activity is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.
Battle of the Sexes
Release 2017
Genre Biography, Comedy, Drama, Sport
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Director: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
Writers: Simon Beaufoy
Stars: Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Andrea Riseborough, Natalie Morales, Sarah Silverman
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4622512/
The true story of the 1973 tennis match between World number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs.
On Wings of Eagles
Release 2016
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Director: Stephen Shin, Michael Parker
Writers: Rubby Xu, Christopher C. Chan, Michael Parker, Stephen Shin
Stars: Joseph Fiennes, Bruce Locke, Richard Sanderson, Shawn Dou, Jesse Kove
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4714896/
Eric Liddell - China's first gold medalist and one of Scotland's greatest athletes - returns to war-torn China.
Slamma Jamma
Release 2017
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Director: Timothy A. Chey
Stars: Chris Staples, Michael Irvin, Jose Canseco, Ryan Gunnarson, Ray Walia
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5319866/
Wrongfully accused and sent to prison, a former basketball star prepares for the national slam dunk competition while finding redemption in himself and in those he loves.
Cars 3
Release 2017
Genre Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Sport
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Director: Brian Fee
Writers: Brian Fee, Ben Queen, Eyal Podell, Jonathon E. Stewart, Kiel Murray, Bob Peterson, Mike Rich
Stars: Owen Wilson, Cristela Alonzo, Chris Cooper, Nathan Fillion, Larry the Cable Guy
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3606752/
Lightning McQueen sets out to prove to a new generation of racers that he's still the best race car in the world.
Gun Shy
Release 2017
Genre Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Romance, Sport, Thriller
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Director: Simon West
Writers: Toby Davies, Mark Haskell Smith
Stars: Antonio Banderas, Olga Kurylenko, Ben Cura, Mark Valley, Aisling Loftus
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3910736/
An aging rock star is kidnapped while vacationing in Chile.
Goon: Last of the Enforcers
Release 2017
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Director: Jay Baruchel
Writers: Jay Baruchel, Jesse Chabot, Adam Frattasio, Douglas Smith
Stars: Elisha Cuthbert, T.J. Miller, Liev Schreiber, Wyatt Russell, Alison Pill
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2417712/
A hockey player plagued by injuries is confronted with the possibility of retirement when a tough new player challenges his status as the league's top enforcer.
My Name Is Lenny
Release 2017
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Director: Ron Scalpello
Writers: Paul Van Carter, Martin Askew
Stars: Josh Helman, Michael Bisping, Chanel Cresswell, John Hurt, Nick Moran
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2024521/
The life story of one of Britain's most notorious bare-knuckle fighters, Lenny McLean, also known as "the Guv'nor."
Jawbone
Release 2017
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Director: Thomas Napper
Writers: Johnny Harris
Stars: Ian McShane, Ray Winstone, Michael Smiley, Johnny Harris, Anna Wilson-Hall
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3582020/
Former youth boxing champion Jimmy McCabe, after hitting rock bottom, returns to his childhood boxing club and his old team, gym owner Bill and corner-man Eddie.
American Wrestler: The Wizard
Release 2016
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Director: Alex Ranarivelo
Writers: Brian Rudnick
Stars: William Fichtner, Jon Voight, Lia Marie Johnson, Kevin G. Schmidt, Gabriel Basso
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4303202/
In 1980, a teenage boy escapes the unrest in Iran only to face more hostility in America, due to the hostage crisis. Determined to fit in, he joins the school's floundering wrestling team.