Sport
This section covers everything from Muhammed Ali biopic 'When We Were Kings' to wannabe basketballer epic 'Hoop Dreams'. Here you will also find Leni Riefenstahl's ode to the Berlin Olympics 'Olympiad' and a veritable treasure chest of extreme sports and surfing documentaries, notably those of Warren Miller and Bruce Brown.
If armchair sports are your thing, get comfy...
Arktos: The Inner Journey of Mike Horn (2005)
6.1/10
Director: Raphael Blanc
Starring: Mike Horn
Between August 2002 and October 2004, South African-born explorer Mike Horn circumnaviagted the Arctic Circle alone. Under the harshest of conditions... Read more
Eastside - A Skateboard Journey to Asia and Beyond (2006)
Filmed in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, this documentary explores the powerful influence of skating culture on Asian youth, with a look into the lives... Read more
Freedom's Fury (2006)
7.8/10
Director: Colin K Gray, Megan Raney
A powerful documentary about the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and the Melbourne Olympics. This hard-hitting film centres on the semi-final water polo... Read more
Downhill Motion (2005)
A history lesson in what skating looked like at the very beginning, before the hype, the money, and the personalities, this documentary shows skaters... Read more
Off the Edge (1976)
7.1/10
Director: Michael Firth
Starring: Blair Trenholme, Jeff Campbell
In 1970, New Zealander Mike Firth met American Jeff Campbell and Canadian Blair Trenholme while skiing in Val d'Isare, France. It proved to be a very... Read more
Beyond the Edge ( Blu-ray ) (2013)
6.8/10
Director: Leanne Pooley
"Beyond the Edge" documents the epic true journey of the heroic and triumphant ascent to the top of Mount Everest in 1953 by Edmund Hillary, a modest... Read more
Ferrari: Race to Immortality (2017)
6.8/10
Director: Daryl Goodrich
The true story of the Scuderia Ferrari motor team. Formed by Italian racing driver Enzo Ferrari in the golden years of motor racing, he pushed the tea... Read more
Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos (2006)
7.3/10
Director: John Dower, Paul Crowder
Starring: Narrated by, Matt Dillon
In 1977, for one brief shining moment, the international football fraternity were all focused on a newly-created team in New York - the Cosmos. Media... Read more
Le Ride (2016)
8.2/10
Director: Phil Keoghan
In 1928, an under-resourced and untested team from New Zealand and Australia competed in what is considered to be the toughest sporting event in the w... Read more
Murderball (2004)
7.8/10
Director: Henry Alex Rubin, Dana Adam Shapiro
Starring: Joe Soares, Mark Zupan, Keith Cavill
Nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 2005 Oscars, and a worldwide festival hit, 'Murderball' is an inspiring, testosterone-fuelled look at th... Read more