Generally of the inspiring-true-story, triumph-of-the-little-guy variety, films about competitive sports and the people who play them are hugely successful in sports-mad USA. And they're catching on here. Get ready to sit back with a cold one and demonstrate your armchair referee skills - bearing in mind that you may just need to keep box of tissues handy. Pictured: Kevin Costner and James Earl Jones in seminal baseball film, 'Field of Dreams'.
Astonishing cinematography highlights this affecting fantasy drama with Robert Redford as a mystical 1930s ballplayer; his career is cut short in his... Read more
Astonishing cinematography highlights this affecting fantasy drama with Robert Redford as a mystical 1930s ballplayer; his career is cut short in his... Read more
The American version of Nick Hornby's acclaimed novel, Fever Pitch, stars Jimmy Fallon as Ben a man obsessed, not with soccer, but with baseball. Dre... Read more
A rookie pitcher undergoes psychotherapy to overcome the yips. Read more
An Irish sports journalist becomes convinced that Lance Armstrong's performances during the Tour de France victories are fueled by banned substances.... Read more
It follows a rider who, after being dropped from the team, is reinstated following a doping error. Read more
In this inspiring true story, Dennis Quaid is Jim Morris, a Texas science teacher whose once-promising baseball career was curtailed because of a shou... Read more
One of the best film noirs of the '40s, this atmospheric tale centres around an ageing prize-fighter who refuses to be corrupted by the mob. A great p... Read more
Excellent sports biography starring James Stewart as Monty Stratton, a pitcher with the Chicago White Sox whose career appears over when his leg is am... Read more
Mickey Rourke made a barn-storming comeback with this portrayal of a down and out wrestler who wants back in the ring for one more shot at glory. Not... Read more