Spectacular Sports Movies to Save Your 2012 Olympics
In this digitally connected era, avoiding Olympic spoilers has become a Herculean feat in its own right. Rather than have the internet continue to soil your Olympic experience, lay off the facebook and twitter and dive into our list of Spectacular Sports Movies.
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- DirectorDoug DearthHaving faced the confines of the American health care system, a forty year old stroke patient travels to Tianjin, China in search of the rehabilitation he needs.9,000 NEEDLES
Having faced the confines of the American health care system, a forty year old stroke patient travels to Tianjin, China in search of the rehabilitation he needs.
Watch 9,000 Needles - DirectorMartin KhodabakhshianStarsWilliam TrubridgeMartin Khodabakhshian (9-Time Emmy Award-winning ESPN producer) directs and produces this fascinating documentary that truly goes to new depths in the search for man's physical and mental limits. Breathe follows New Zealander, William Trubridge as he attempts to break his own world record in the extreme sport of Freediving. William attempts to dive completely unaided to a depth of 300ft, almost to the bottom of the deepest blue hole in the world - "Dean's Blue Hole" in the Bahamas.BREATHE
Attempting to break his own world record in the sport of Freediving, New Zealander William Trubridge attempts to dive completely unaided to the bottom of the deepest blue hole in the world. - DirectorYung ChangStarsMoxiang QiYunfei MiaoZongli HeA documentary on rural teenagers in southwestern China who are recruited as their country's next Olympic hopefuls, with a focus on the coach Qi Moxiang.CHINA HEAVYWEIGHT
China Heavyweight follows the charismatic Qi Moxiang, a former boxing star and coach who recruits young boxing talent from poor farms and villages across Sichuan province. The best are sent to national training centers to become the next Olympians. - DirectorTristan PattersonStarsSid RocketJosh 'Skreech' SandovalJosh 'Skreech' Sandoval, a local skate legend and new father in Fullerton, California, has to come to terms with the fact that it's time to grow up and be responsible for his son and family.DRAGONSLAYER
SoCal skateboarder Josh “Skreech” Sandoval wanders the decaying suburban landscape of Southern California in search of love, booze, drugs and empty swimming pools in this brilliantly crafted documentary.
Watch Dragonslayer - DirectorIan PalmerStarsJames Quinn McDonaghPaddy Quinn McDonaghMichael Quinn McDonaghAn epic 12-year journey into the brutal and secretive world of Irish Traveler bare-knuckle fighting. This film follows a history of violent feuding between rival clans.KNUCKLE
Documentary examining the savage world of bare-knuckle boxing and how the brutal fighting style is employed by members of Irish Traveller Clans to settle disputes.
Watch Knuckle - DirectorLuke BoughenRebekah FergussonGwendolyn OxenhamAway from the bright lights and manicured fields, there's another side of soccer. Two players, twenty-five countries, one game.PELADA
Pelada a documentary about the game of soccer and what it means in each country. Two graduates travel around the world to engage in the sport of pick-up soccer and expierence life along the way.
WATCH PELADA - DirectorMarshall CurryStarsAnnabeth BarnesJosh HobsonBrandon WarrenThese kids are racing to make their NASCAR dreams a reality.RACING DREAMS
Documentary following three young racers as they compete in the World Karting Association's National Pavement Series. Clocking speeds up to 70 mph, these kids chase the National Championship title and take one step closer toward their dream...NASCAR. - DirectorAsif KapadiaStarsAyrton SennaReginaldo LemeJohn BisignanoA documentary on Brazilian Formula One racing driver Ayrton Senna, who won the F1 world championship three times before his death at age 34.SENNA
This award-winning documentary covers the life and career of Ayrton Senna, the Brazilian Formula One race car driver who died tragically in 1994 at the San Marino Grand Prix.
Watch Senna - DirectorRichard De AraguesStarsGuy MartinIan HutchinsonJohn McGuinnessMotorcycle racers reveal their motivation to participate each year in the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy, the most dangerous and deadliest event in the sport.TT3D: CLOSER TO THE EDGE
Shot in 3D, see why drivers continue to risk their lives in one of the most dangerous races on the planet in this blood pumping documentary. - DirectorDaniel LindsayT.J. MartinStarsBill CourtneyO.C. BrownMontrail 'Money' BrownChronicles three underprivileged students from inner-city Memphis and their volunteer coach who tries to help them beat the odds on and off the field.UNDEFEATED
History has not been kind to the Manassas Tigers. For over 110 years, the Tigers had been fodder to more privileged high schools and the Memphis based football team lacked a single playoff win in their school’s entire history. However, history never met coach Bill Courtney. - DirectorAnthony GeffenStarsConrad AnkerSusan RobertsonRobert MacfarlaneUses astonishing visuals to tell the intersecting stories of George Mallory, the first man to attempt a summit of Mount Everest, and Conrad Anker, the mountaineer who finds Mallory's frozen remains 75 years later.THE WILDEST DREAM: The Conquest of Everest
Biography of George Mallory, the first man to attempt a summit of Mount Everest, and Conrad Anker, the mountaineer who discovered Mallory's frozen remains on Everest 75 years later.
Watch The Wildest Dream: The Conquest of Everest - DirectorTom McCarthyStarsPaul GiamattiAmy RyanJeffrey TamborA struggling lawyer and volunteer wrestling coach's chicanery comes back to haunt him when the teenage grandson of the client he has double-crossed comes into his life.WIN WIN
Win Win Trailer: Struggling lawyer and part time high school wrestling coach Mike Flaherty (Paul Giamatti) crosses paths with a star athlete under sketchy circumstances in this comedy.