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1. Real Steel (2011)
PG-13 | 127 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
In the near future, robot boxing is a top sport. A struggling ex-boxer feels he's found a champion in a discarded robot.
Director: Shawn Levy | Stars: Hugh Jackman, Evangeline Lilly, Dakota Goyo, Anthony Mackie
Votes: 355,745 | Gross: $85.47M
2. Dream Horse (2020)
PG | 113 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Dream Alliance is an unlikely race horse bred by small-town Welsh bartender Jan Vokes. With no experience, Jan convinces her neighbors to chip in their meager earnings to help raise Dream in the hopes he can compete with the racing elites.
Director: Euros Lyn | Stars: Toni Collette, Owen Teale, Alan David, Lynda Baron
Votes: 6,952
3. Woodlawn (2015)
PG | 123 min | Biography, Drama, History
A gifted high-school football player must learn to embrace his talent and his faith as he battles racial tensions on and off the field.
Directors: Andrew Erwin, Jon Erwin | Stars: Caleb Castille, Sean Astin, Jon Voight, C. Thomas Howell
Votes: 7,847 | Gross: $14.39M
4. Hurricane Season (2009)
PG-13 | 102 min | Drama, Sport
Al, a basketball coach at a New Orleans high school, finally has a winning team when Hurricane Katrina happens. He tries to build a winning team anew after the hurricane.
Director: Tim Story | Stars: Forest Whitaker, Isaiah Washington, Shad Moss, Taraji P. Henson
Votes: 3,219
5. WrestleMania 22 (2006 TV Special)
TV-14 | 233 min | Sport
The Grandest Stage of Them All came back to the former Rosemont Horizon outside Chicago for WrestleMania 22, which featured John Cena defends the WWE Championship against Triple H. Kurt ... See full summary »
Director: Kevin Dunn | Stars: John Cena, Paul Levesque, Kurt Angle, Rey Mysterio
Votes: 1,474
6. From the Rough (2013)
PG | 97 min | Drama, Sport
Tennessee State University's new female golf coach assembles a team of international misfits for the PGA Minority Collegiate Championship.
Director: Pierre Bagley | Stars: Taraji P. Henson, Tom Felton, Michael Clarke Duncan, Henry Simmons
Votes: 1,073
7. Galar
25 min | Short, Drama | Post-production
In rural Ireland, a determined father watches helplessly as his home crumbles due to defective blocks. Committed to safeguarding his family's wellbeing, he confronts neglect head-on whilst grappling with an unseen illness.
Director: Niall Duffy | Stars: Mark Loughran, Claire Rafferty, Ashana Cummings, Nigel O'Neill
8. The Concessionaires Must Die! (2017)
93 min | Comedy
On the brink of their beloved single-screen independent-movie theater being shut down forever, a misfit band of theater workers face the corporate evil, foreclosure, and the unthinkable: ... See full summary »
Director: America Young | Stars: David Blue, Talia Tabin, John M. Keating, David A. Cooper
Votes: 110
9. One Night: Joshua vs. Ruiz (2019)
38 min | Documentary, Sport
A look back at one of the greatest upsets in the history of boxing: Anthony Joshua vs. Andy Ruiz Jr..
Directors: Deirdre Fenton, Jamie Horowitz | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Claudia Trejos, Evander Holyfield, Sergio Mora
Votes: 76
10. Green Lions (2022)
78 min | Documentary, Sport
The story of the astonishing achievements of the Cameroon national football team at the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy.
Director: Billy Dosanjh | Stars: Victor N'Dip Akem, John Barnes, Gianluigi Buffon, Claudio Caniggia
Votes: 56
11. Short Track Saturday Night (2026)
Action | Pre-production
Director: Ritchie Greer | Stars: Master P, Celeste Kellogg, Larry McReynolds
12. WWE No Way Out (2004 TV Special)
TV-14 | Action
Cruiserweight title match: Rey Mysterio vs Chavo Guerrero. Triple threat number one contender match: Big Show vs John Cena vs Kurt Angle. WWE title match: Brock Lesnar vs Eddie Guerrero.
Director: Kevin Dunn | Stars: Eddie Guerrero, Brock Lesnar, Kurt Angle, Paul Wight
Votes: 299
13. Shoulder Down: Road to Redemption (2022)
Documentary, Biography
At five years old, Todd Payette found his father's body dead from suicide. It sent him on a hard road: violence, drugs, prison. Bodybuilding saved his life. This is his story.
Director: Gary Lee Vincent | Stars: Jeni Briscoe, Todd Payette
Votes: 9
14. To Pull a Stunt (2013)
Not Rated | 80 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A young stunt player (Lily) of indie films replaces a legendary stunt woman in a major film and finds that she is not fitting in. Surprisingly though, the top actress (Kate McCloud) reaches... See full summary »
Director: Wendy Eaton | Stars: Lindsay Patterson, Carina Czipoth, Albert Anderson, William Flynn
15.
Welcome to Wrexham (2022– )
Episode:
Giant Killers
(2023)
TV-MA | 42 min | Documentary, Sport
The FA Cup provides Wrexham a chance to live up to its storied past and to take on teams playing many leagues above them.
Stars: Wrexham A.F.C., Julie Birrell, John Green, Mark Griffiths
Votes: 482