athletics movies

Chariots of Fire (1981)
6.8 / 10

Drama, History

In the class-obsessed and religiously divided UK of the early 1920s, two determined young runners train for the 1924 Paris Olympics. Eric Liddell, a...

The Game Changers (2019)
7.307 / 10

Documentary

From the UFC Octagon in Las Vegas and the anthropology lab at Dartmouth, to a strongman gym in Berlin and the bushlands of Zimbabwe, the world is...

Personal Best (1982)
5.9 / 10

Drama

Young sprinter Chris Cahill is having difficulty reaching her potential as an athlete, until she meets established track star Tory Skinner. As Tory...

Fatal Games (1984)
4.4 / 10

Horror, Thriller

The young athletes of Falcon Academy are training hard to earn their place in the nationals. But when these burgeoning sports stars start...

13 Miles (2022)
2 / 10

Drama

Two triathletes battle their personal demons while they train for the biggest event of their lives.

Black Power Salute (2008)
0 / 10

Documentary, TV Movie

A film about one of the most iconic images of the 20th century, the moment when the radical spirit of the 1960s upstaged the greatest sporting event...

Goat (1969)
0 / 10

Horror, Thriller

A promising young athlete is invited to train with a team’s retiring star.

Mílaři (1977)
0 / 10

Drama

Metráček (1972)
7.3 / 10

Family

Changes (2009)
5 / 10

Drama

Athletic Variation (1983)
0 / 10

Documentary

Athletic Variations (Atletické variace, 28 min) is a sophisticated essay on winning and losing during the 1982 European Athletics Championships held...

Dokument Inifrån: Medaljens Pris (2012)
10 / 10

Documentary

Bannister: Everest on the Track (2016)
7 / 10

Documentary

History wonks and running buffs will vie for who loves this movie the most. "Everest on the Track" is as much an historical study of Britain's...

Growing Girls (1949)
6 / 10

Documentary

After several farmyard analogies featuring chicks and calves, the well-spoken narrator and director of the film, Winifred Holmes, considers the...

Cœurs d'athlètes (2003)
9 / 10

Documentary, TV Movie

Cerro Pelado (1966)
5.2 / 10

Documentary

A ship of athletes training on the rough seas becomes a symbol of Castro’s Cuba, the games projected on the backdrop of political struggle. This is...

The Jump (2019)
6.3 / 10

Documentary, Family

Luis Rivera, the best Mexican high jumper of the history, seeks to inspire a generation by qualifying for the Olympic Games as he finishes his...

Sport in America: Our Defining Stories (2013)
8 / 10

Documentary

Athletes and fans explore the impact of sports on the lives of Americans.

Eilish McColgan: Running in the Family (2023)
0 / 10

Documentary

Eilish McColgan is running in the footsteps of her mother, Liz. This documentary shares their extraordinary journeys as Eilish tries to break her...

Dare to Be (2018)
0 / 10

Documentary

Dare to Be is a documentary film not only on the sport of rowing, but also the human spirit. It follows a series of rowers ranging from novice girls...