Sport Films
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'.
Cool Runnings (1993)
6.9/10
Director: Jon Turteltaub
Starring: Doug E Doug, John Candy, Malik Yoba
About the unlikely formation - but based on a true story - of a Jamaican bobsled team to compete in the 1988 Winter Olympics. (The participants have n... Read more
Cosmoball (2020)
4/10
An enormous spaceship hovers over Earth-this is a stadium, which hosts sports events that resemble soccer but at mind-boggling speeds. The name of the... Read more
Creed II (2018)
7.8/10
Director: Steven Caple Jr
Starring: Michael B Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Dolph Lundgren, Brigitte N...
In 1985, Russian boxer Ivan Drago killed former U.S. champion Apollo Creed in a tragic match that stunned the world. Against the wishes of trainer Roc... Read more
Creed II (Blu-Ray) (2018)
7.8/10
Director: Steven Caple Jr
Starring: Michael B Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Dolph Lundgren, Brigitte N...
In 1985, Russian boxer Ivan Drago killed former U.S. champion Apollo Creed in a tragic match that stunned the world. Against the wishes of trainer Roc... Read more
Creed III (2023)
7.1/10
Starring: Michael B Jordan, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, Wood Harris
Adonis has been thriving in both his career and family life, but when a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy resurfaces, the face-off is more th... Read more
D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994)
6/10
Director: Sam Weisman
Starring: Emilio Estevez, Kathryn Erbe, Michael Tucker
The ragtag bunch of rink rejects who skated their way to a championship and coach Emilio Estevez are back for all-new ice-capades, as the Ducks repres... Read more
D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996)
5.4/10
Director: Robert Lieberman
Starring: Emilio Estevez, Jeffrey Nordling, Joshua Jackson
After winning an important tournament, the Ducks travel to an exclusive academy for some further education and a chance to flex theai hockey muscles.... Read more
Days of Thunder (1990)
5.9/10
Director: Tony Scott
Starring: Tom Cruise, Robert Duvall, Randy Quaid, Nicole Kidman, Cary Elwes
Tom Cruise plays a boy wonder behind the wheel and under the sheets in this heavily cliched racing drama. Robert Duvall and Nicole Kidman benefit from... Read more
Death Race 2000 / Deathsport (1975)
Director: Paul Bartel, Allan Arkush, Henry Suso
Starring: Claudia Jennings, David Carradine, Mary Woronov, Sylvester Stallone, Roberta Col...
A killer double feature of 70s exploitation from legendary B-movie producer Roger Corman. 'Death Race 2000' (1975, 80 mins) - Paul Bartel's cult class... Read more
Dishdogz (2005)
5.5/10
Director: Mikey Hilb
Starring: Marshall Allman, Haylie Duff, Luke Perry
A young skateboarder (Marshall Allman) has the summer of his life when he takes a kitchen job at an extreme sports camp. When he and his fellow dishwa... Read more