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...
Beyond the Edge (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
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
The Crash Reel (2013)
8.2/10
Director: Lucy Walker
Starring: Shaun White, Kevin Pearce
This eye-popping documentary seamlessly combines twenty years of stunning action footage with new specially-shot verité footage and interviews as it f... Read more
Rising from Ashes (2012)
7.6/10
Director: T C Johnstone
'Rising from Ashes' is a feature length documentary about two worlds colliding when cycling legend Jock Boyer moves to Rwanda, Africa to help a group... Read more
The Summit (2012)
6.9/10
Director: Nick Ryan
In August, 2008, 18 mountain climbers reached the top of K2. 48 hours later, 11 people were dead. While memorials paid tribute to those killed, there... Read more
Ping Pong (2012)
7.2/10
Director: Hugh Hartford
8 players with 703 years between them compete in the World over 80s Table Tennis Championships in Inner Mongolia. Terry (81) having been given a week... Read more
The Golden Hour (2012)
8.1/10
Director: Justin Pemberton
"The Golden Hour" is a documentary-drama which recounts the inspirational and true story of New Zealand's greatest-ever day at the Olympics, when thre... Read more
Storm Surfers: The Movie (2012)
6.4/10
Director: Justin McMillan, Christopher Nelius
Starring: Ross Clarke-Jones, Tom Carroll, Ben Matson
"Storm Surfers: The Movie" follows two-time world surfing champion Tom Carroll, tow-surfing pioneer Ross Clarke-Jones and surf forecaster Ben Matson o... Read more
Bones Brigade: An Autobiography (2012)
8.1/10
Director: Stacy Peralta
Starring: Tony Hawk, Rodney Mullen, Mike McGill, Tommy Guerrero, Steve Caballero, Lance Mo...
It's not a death metal band, an extreme diet club or historic dominoes association - the Bones Brigade was a talented gang of teenage outcasts. Unmoti... Read more
This is Roller Derby (2011)
Director: Daniel Hayward
"This is Roller Derby" is a colourful and action packed documentary about all things derby; the sport, the culture and some seriously kick-ass women.... Read more