Friday Night Lights(2004)

Combined Rating:
80
Combined Critics Rating: 76

Based on H.G. Bissinger's book, which profiled the economically depressed town of Odessa, Texas and their heroic high school football team, The Permian High Panthers.



42(2013)

Combined Rating:
80
Combined Critics Rating: 74

This movie is about Jackie Robinson and his journey to becoming a Brooklyn Dodger and his life during that time.



Ali(2001)

Combined Rating:
79
Combined Critics Rating: 73

A biography of sports legend Muhammad Ali, focusing on his triumphs and controversies between 1964 and 1974.



The Blind Side(2009)

Combined Rating:
79
Combined Critics Rating: 70

The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All American football player and first round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family.



The Way Back(2020)

Combined Rating:
79
Combined Critics Rating: 76

Jack Cunningham was a high school basketball phenom who walked away from the game, forfeiting his future. Years later, when he reluctantly accepts a coaching job at his alma mater, he may get one last shot at redemption.



Chariots of Fire(1981)

Combined Rating:
79
Combined Critics Rating: 75

Two British track athletes, one a determined Jew, and the other a devout Christian, compete in the 1924 Olympics.



Creed III(2023)

Combined Rating:
79
Combined Critics Rating: 83

Adonis has been thriving in both his career and family life, but when a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy resurfaces, the face-off is more than just a fight.



The Rookie(2002)

Combined Rating:
78
Combined Critics Rating: 76

A Texas baseball coach makes the major league after agreeing to try out if his high school team made the playoffs.



Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story(2004)

Combined Rating:
78
Combined Critics Rating: 68

A group of misfits enter a Las Vegas dodgeball tournament in order to save their cherished local gym from the onslaught of a corporate health fitness chain.



The World's Fastest Indian(2005)

Combined Rating:
78
Combined Critics Rating: 73

The story of New Zealander Burt Munro, who spent years rebuilding a 1920 Indian motorcycle, which helped him set the land speed world record at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats in 1967.



Trouble with the Curve(2012)

Combined Rating:
78
Combined Critics Rating: 72

A daughter tries to remedy her dysfunctional relationship with her ailing father, a decorated baseball scout by helping him in a recruiting trip which could be his last.



Coach Carter(2005)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 68

Controversy surrounds high school basketball coach Ken Carter after he benches his entire team for breaking their academic contract with him.



Invincible(2006)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 70

Based on the story of Vince Papale, a 30-year-old bartender from South Philadelphia who overcame long odds to play for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles in 1976.



Concussion(2015)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 71

In Pittsburgh, accomplished pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu uncovers the truth about brain damage in football players who suffer repeated concussions in the course of normal play.



Goon(2011)

Combined Rating:
76
Combined Critics Rating: 68

Labeled an outcast by his brainy family, a bouncer overcomes long odds to lead a team of under performing misfits to semi-pro hockey glory, beating the crap out of everything that stands in his way.



Waves(2019)

Combined Rating:
76
Combined Critics Rating: 85

Traces the journey of a suburban family - led by a well-intentioned but domineering father - as they navigate love, forgiveness, and coming together in the aftermath of a loss.



Wimbledon(2004)

Combined Rating:
75
Combined Critics Rating: 69

A pro tennis player has lost his ambition and has fallen in rank to 119. Fortunately for him, he meets a young player on the women's circuit who helps him recapture his focus for Wimbledon.



The Longest Yard(2005)

Combined Rating:
75
Combined Critics Rating: 65

Prison inmates form a football team to challenge the prison guards.



Nacho Libre(2006)

Combined Rating:
75
Combined Critics Rating: 67

Berated all his life by those around him, a monk follows his dream and dons a mask to moonlight as a Luchador (Mexican wrestler).



Remember the Titans(2000)

Combined Rating:
74
Combined Critics Rating: 63

The true story of a newly appointed African-American coach and his high school team on their first season as a racially integrated unit.




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