Category Archives: Sport

Blue Mountain State: The Rise of Thadland

Release 2016

Genre Comedy, Sport

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Director: Lev L. Spiro
Writers: Eric Falconer, Alan Ritchson, Chris Romano
Stars: Alan Ritchson, Darin Brooks, James Cade, Rob Ramsay, Chris Romano
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3748440/

When Thad goes pro into the NFL, he has a clean slate in life to start a new one.

The Program

Release 2015

Genre Action, Biography, Drama, Sport

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Director: Stephen Frears
Writers: John Hodge, David Walsh
Stars: Lee Pace, Jesse Plemons, Dustin Hoffman, Ben Foster, Chris O'Dowd
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3083008/

An Irish sports journalist becomes convinced that Lance Armstrong's performances during the Tour de France victories are fueled by banned substances. With this conviction, he starts hunting for evidence that will expose Armstrong.

Woodlawn

Release 2015

Genre Drama, Sport

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Director: Andrew Erwin, Jon Erwin
Writers: Jon Erwin, Quinton Peeples
Stars: Sean Astin, Nic Bishop, Caleb Castille, Sherri Shepherd, Jon Voight
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4183692/

A gifted high school football player must learn to embrace his talent and his faith as he battles racial tensions on and off the field.

Concussion

Release 2015

Genre Drama, Sport

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Director: Peter Landesman
Writers: Peter Landesman, Jeanne Marie Laskas
Stars: Will Smith, Luke Wilson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Alec Baldwin, Bitsie Tulloch
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3322364/

In Pittsburgh, accomplished pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu uncovers the truth about brain damage in football players who suffer repeated concussions in the course of normal play.

Creed

Release 2015

Genre Drama, Sport

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Director: Ryan Coogler
Writers: Ryan Coogler, Aaron Covington, Sylvester Stallone
Stars: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, Andre Ward
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3076658/

The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed.

Shelter

Release 2014

Genre Drama, Romance, Sport

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Director: Paul Bettany
Stars: Adolfo Mendez-Nouel, Anthony Mackie, Kevin Hoffman, Teddy CaƱez, Steve Cirbus
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3136112/

Hannah and Tahir fall in love while homeless on the streets of New York. Shelter explores how they got there, and as we learn about their pasts we realize they need each other to build a future.

Ronaldo

Release 2015

Genre Documentary, Sport

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Director: Anthony Wonke
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Stars: Dolores Aveiro, Hugo Aveiro, Georgie Bingham, Adrian Clarke, Rio Ferdinand
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5065822/

Filmed over 14 months with unprecedented access into the inner circle of the man and the sport, this...

Meru

Release 2015

Genre Action, Adventure, Documentary, Sport

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Director: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
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Stars: Conrad Anker, Grace Chin, Jimmy Chin, Amee Hinkley, Jon Krakauer
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2545428/

Three elite climbers struggle to find their way through obsession and loss as they attempt to climb Mount Meru, one of the most coveted prizes in the high stakes game of Himalayan big wall climbing.

Southpaw

Release 2015

Genre Action, Drama, Sport, Thriller

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Director: Antoine Fuqua
Writers: Kurt Sutter
Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams, Forest Whitaker, Oona Laurence, 50 Cent
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1798684/

Boxer Billy Hope turns to trainer Tick Willis to help him get his life back on track after losing his wife in a tragic accident and his daughter to child protection services.

Balls Out

Release 2014

Genre Comedy, Sport

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Director: Andrew Disney
Writers: Bradley Jackson
Stars: Jake Lacy, Nikki Reed, Kate McKinnon, Beck Bennett, Nick Kocher
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2937254/

With marriage, graduation, and the real world looming on the horizon, fifth year senior Caleb Fuller reassembles the ol' team of misfits for one last epic run in Intramural football.