IMDb: sports movies - a list by gtekken

1.

Goal! The Dream Begins (2005)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.7/10 X

Santiago Munez is a footballer in a regional club. He gets scouted and transferred to Newcastle United. (118 mins.)

Director: Danny Cannon

Stars: Kuno Becker, Alessandro Nivola, Anna Friel, Leonardo Guerra

2.

Goal II: Living the Dream (2007)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.8/10 X

After gaining experience with the football club Newcastle United, Santiago Munez (Becker) gets a huge break when he's transferred to Real Madrid. (115 mins.)

Director: Jaume Collet-Serra

Stars: Kuno Becker, Alessandro Nivola, Anna Friel, Stephen Dillane

3.

Cass (2008)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.4/10 X

An orphaned Jamaican baby is adopted by an elderly white couple and brought up in an all white area of London and becomes one of the most feared and respected men in Britain. Based on a true story. (108 mins.)

Director: Jon S. Baird

Stars: Nonso Anozie, Gavin Brocker, Leo Gregory, Natalie Press

4.

The Firm (2009)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.6/10 X

Football hooligans organize themselves into firms that represent their favorite team. (90 mins.)

Director: Nick Love

Stars: Paul Anderson, Calum MacNab, Daniel Mays, Doug Allen

5.

Awaydays (2009)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.7/10 X

On the Wirral in the grim early years of Margaret Thatcher's premiership, the opportunities for thrill... (105 mins.)

Director: Pat Holden

Stars: Nicky Bell, Liam Boyle, Stephen Graham, Oliver Lee

6.

The Football Factory (2004)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.8/10 X

The Football Factory is more than just a study of the English obsession with football violence, its about men looking for armies to join... (91 mins.)

Director: Nick Love

Stars: Danny Dyer, Frank Harper, Tamer Hassan, Roland Manookian

7.

Green Street Hooligans (2005)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.5/10 X

A wrongfully expelled Harvard undergrad moves to London, where he is introduced to the violent underworld of football hooliganism. (109 mins.)

Director: Lexi Alexander

Stars: Elijah Wood, Charlie Hunnam, Claire Forlani, Marc Warren

8.

The Damned United (2009)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.5/10 X

A look at Brian Clough's 44-day reign as the coach of Leeds United. (98 mins.)

Director: Tom Hooper

Stars: Colm Meaney, Henry Goodman, David Roper, Jimmy Reddington

9.

Rocky (1976)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1/10 X

A small time boxer gets a once in a lifetime chance to fight the heavyweight champ in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect. (119 mins.)

Director: John G. Avildsen

Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers

10.

Rocky II (1979)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.9/10 X

Rocky struggles in family life after his bout with Apollo Creed, while the embarrassed champ insistently goads him to accept a challenge for a rematch. (119 mins.)

Director: Sylvester Stallone

Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers

11.

Rocky III (1982)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.4/10 X

When Rocky is defeated by a brutal challenger, Apollo Creed offers to retrain him in order to regain his fighting spirit. (99 mins.)

Director: Sylvester Stallone

Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers

12.

Rocky IV (1985)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.4/10 X

When Apollo Creed is killed in a match against a powerful Soviet boxer, Rocky decides to challenge him himself. (91 mins.)

Director: Sylvester Stallone

Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers

13.

Rocky V (1990)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4.8/10 X

Reluctantly retired from boxing and back from riches to rags, Rocky takes on a new protege who betrays him; As the champ's son must adjust to his family's new life after bankruptcy. (104 mins.)

Director: John G. Avildsen

Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Sage Stallone