‘Rudy’ (1993)
Sean Astin dreams of Notre Dame football in the ultimate underdog story.
Grown men will cry.
A moving weepie with a tough heart.
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Of course Bullock won the Oscar.
We Are Marshall (2006)
An extreme vision of the healing power of sports.
After a devastating plane crash, a new coach leads a grieving community to victory.
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The TV show’s pretty good, too.
and a tense sibling-rivalry showdown.
42 (2013)
In the first Jackie Robinson biopic, the athlete played himself.
Ralph Nelson
Six decades later, Chadwick Boseman brings the boundary-breaking ballplayer back to life.
An inspiring look at how athletics became Civil Rights' front lines.
Coach Carter (2005)
A high school sports movie about the importance of good grades.
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Samuel L. Jackson is the coach with more on his mind than the game.
Brother vs. brother, mover vs. son, family vs. family, and family vs. everyone else.
Cinderella Man (2005)
It’s the Great Depression, and America needs a comeback.
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Thank goodness for Russell Crowe, a little guy climbing to boxing’s big leagues.
Bend It Like Beckham (2003)
Feminism?
But this Big Idea, high-energy British film is light on its feet.
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Miracle (2004)
What out, commies!
The Cold War freezes over at the 1980 Winter Olympics.
Kurt Russell is the tough coach leading his boys to victory.
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Lords of Dogtown (2005)
A bunch of hippie surfers reinvent skateboarding.
It’s like watching the 1970s invent the 1990s one trick at a time.
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D. Stevens
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Laurie Sparham
Sidney Baldwin
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Chris Large
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