Best Sport movies of 1980s

Actors : Alan McGilvray, Norman May,
Directors : Bill Phillips,

Telecasting cricket on the ABC from 1935 till 1985, Alan McGilvray was the man trusted by all Australians to bring them the ball by ball descriptions, either at home or abroad.

Actors : Ruel Vernal, Lito Lapid, J.C. Bonnin, Eddie Garcia,
Directors : Carlo J. Caparas,

Arnis, the ancient Filipino martial art, took center stage in this coming of age drama wherein a young boy perfected his skills and his idol rediscovered what it takes to be a man.

Actors : George Belskey, George Buza, Rummy Bishop, Annette Arlander,
Directors : Allan King,

Presented as a TV news investigation report, it follows some episodes of a pro hockey player, Felix Batterinsky, from his troubled teen years as a junior hockey leaguer in rural Ontario, to...

Actors : David Carradine, Franco Nero, Lauren Hutton, George Segal,
Directors : Terence Young,

Major Charles Forsythe (Carradine) is a Vietnam veteran U.S. Army officer stationed near Rome. He is a brutal, if effective, commander who was "fragged" by his own men in Vietnam. When he ...

Actors : Nancy Lieberman, Mike O'Dell, Tom Campitelli, Ray LePere,
Directors : Jim C. Harris,

Brad Johnson is a successful young manager who owns a millions dollar heavy company. He believes the key to his success was trusting in the forecasts of his computers. So he wants to use ...

Actors : Mzwandile, Sandy Horne, Cameron Mitchell, James Ryan,
Directors : Stuart F. Fleming,

Johnny Morris (Ryan) lives at home with his mother and his physically abusive stepfather. His only outlets are girlfriend Trish and running. His friend and mentor, Victor, a champion runner...

Actors : Harris Goldberg, Woody Harlson, John Dowsett, Dave Irwin,
Directors : Steve Munro,

A sports mockumentary to cast the ultimate ski film. Interviews with Hollywood stars, the Crazy Canuks and everyone in between.a

Actors : Patricia Phillips, Kurt Browning, Maurice Richard, Ken Brown,
Directors : Tom Radford,

An amateur hockey player talks about his life, his love affair with hockey and his supposed one time shot in the big time.

Actors : Adrianne Vallé, Juanita Salazar, Enrique Esparza, Roger Gutierrez,
Directors : Tom Naygrow,

Young Don Castro is having difficulty in school, has a strained relationship with his father, and can't understand why the girl next door only wants a serious relationship. The one place ...

Actors : Ndaba Mhlongo, Lucky Mtshali, Treasure Tshabalala, Oupa Morake Bookholane,
Directors : Rod Hay,

A pair of township thugs cruise the township streets, searching for Oupa Sitholi, a sly old boxing promoter who had a bad gambling problem.

Actors : Dan Haggerty, Paul Cross, Robert Budaska, Chris Thomas,
Directors : Barry Samson,

A young man sets out to become a champion ice skater to win the Olympic gold medal, only his promoter, as well as his coach, sponsors, and father want to use him for their own advantage to make money from his newfound publicity.

Actors : Michitaka Tsutsui, Saki Takaoka, Mikihisa Azuma, Kazuko Shirakawa,
Directors : Joji Matsuoka,

Kaoru, a highschool boy, falls in love with a girl, Sonoko, a leading member of his high-school's swimming club. Though he cannot swim at all, he joins the swimming club to win her heart.

Actors : Jim Wright, Assumpta Serna, Federico Luppi, Antonio Resines,
Directors : Mario Camus,

The new coach of the basketball team of Lugo arrives from Uruguay. He really knows nothing about training a basketball team so he keeps the previous coach on and in the meantime tries to ...

Actors : Sam T. Lapuz, Joe Meyer, Ronald L. Marchini, Quincy Frazer,

Steve Parrish (Ronald Marchini) is fighting in Vietnam in 1974. He is injured and after a six-month recovery in a small village, he decides to stay behind and marry a local woman. He ...

Actors : Dave Levine, Wendy Fraser, Harry Grant, Angela Aames,

A bodybuilder, anxious to build his own gym, dates a wealthy heiress to obtain funds to finance his dream.

Actors : Paul Lavric, Ovidiu Schumacher, Petrica Gheorghiu, Aurel Giurumia,
Directors : Andrei Blaier,

In a small provincial town everything goes well, apart from sports activities. The local soccer team is on the verge of relegation. But the ones responsible with the team are ready to do "everything for soccer", even match-fixing.