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
Bicycle Dreams (2009)
7.4/10
Director: Stephen Auerbach
The organizers of the Race Across America (RAAM) call it "the World's Toughest Bike Race," and if it isn't the most punishing athletic event in the Un... Read more
Big River Man (2009)
7.3/10
Director: John Maringouin
Starring: Martin Strel
Slovenian endurance swimmer Martin Strel was 52, overweight, and drinking too much booze when he decided to tackle the most challenging swim of his li... Read more
Bigger Stronger Faster* (2008)
7.6/10
Director: Chris Bell
Director Chris Bell explores America's win-at-all-cost philosophy by examining the way his two brothers became members of the steroid subculture in an... Read more
Blindsight (2006)
7.3/10
Director: Lucy Walker
Starring: Sabriye Tenberken, Erik Weihenmayer
Set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Himalayas, this inspiring documentary follows the gripping adventure of six Tibetan teenagers who set out... Read more
Bobby Fischer Against the World (2011)
7.4/10
Director: Liz Garbus
In 1972, America was chess-obsessed. The Soviet Union used chess to demonstrate its intellectual superiority to the West, but along came a young, lone... 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
Born Racer: The Scott Dixon Story (2018)
6.2/10
Director: Bryn Evans
A powerful and inspirational story of dedication, danger, fear, and the rare ‘will’ some of us have to defy all personal limitations. Experience... Read more
Bra Boys (2007)
6.2/10
Director: Sunny Abberton
Starring: Narrated by, Russell Crowe
Russell Crowe narrates this documentary charting the cultural evolution of Sydney's beachside suburb of Maroubra, with particular reference to the not... Read more