Kingpin (1996)
Comedy | Sport
A star bowler whose career was prematurely "cut off" hopes to ride a new prodigy to success and riches.
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Randy Quaid, Vanessa Angel, Bill Murray, Chris Elliott, William Jordan
Director: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
Pelé: Birth of a Legend / Pelé (2016)
Biography | Drama | Sport
The life story of Brazilian football legend, Pele.
Starring: Vincent D'Onofrio, Rodrigo Santoro, Diego Boneta, Colm Meaney, Seu Jorge
Director: Jeff Zimbalist, Michael Zimbalist
Split (2016)
Comedy | Romance | Sport
SPLIT is a peek into the life of Cassie, an over-achiever with a thing for bowlers whose life takes an unexpected turn when she reads a strangely ominous statistic in the local newspaper as her 30th birthday looms. Chronically absent and infamously eccentric, her recently deceased, professional bowler father has left her with not only a freeloading mother on her couch, but an undying notion in her head that in order to live up to her own "above average" standards, she has just under a month to meet and marry the man of her dreams. Despite pleas from her friends, she begins to hatch a plan, but a fateful run in at her local lanes makes her wonder what she really wants – the 7… or the 10?
Starring: Tracy Weiler, Christopher Guetig, Sean C. Keller, Sarah East, Lauren Maxwell, Josh Mendelow, Jou Jou Papailler
Director: Jamie Buckner
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Azhar (2016)
Biography | Drama | Sport
Indian biographical sports film directed by Tony D'Souza based on the life of the former Indian international cricketer, Mohammad Azharuddin. It will star Emraan Hashmi in the lead role alongside Prachi Desai , Nargis Fakhri and Lara Dutta.
Starring: Nausheen Ahmed, Saunvedan Aparanti, Varun Badola, Gurpal Bhogal, Mohit Chhabra, Roy Christian, Prachi Desai, Lara Dutta
Director: Anthony D'Souza
Lionheart / A.W.O.L. (1990)
Action | Drama | Sport
Lyon Gaultier is a deserter in the Foreign Legion arriving in the USA entirely hard up. He finds his brother between life and death and his sister-in-law without the money needed to heal her husband and to maintain her child. To earn the money needed, Gaultier decides to take part in some very dangerous clandestine fights.
Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Ashley Johnson, Brian Thompson, Ash Adams, Jeff Speakman, Scott Spiegel
Director: Sheldon Lettich
Hurricane Season (2009)
Drama | Sport
A year after Hurricane Katrina, Al Collins, a high school basketball coach in Marrero, Louisiana, assembles a team of players who had previously attended five different schools before the disaster and leads them on the path to the state championships.
Starring: Forest Whitaker, Shad Moss, Isaiah Washington, Taraji P. Henson, Khleo Thomas, Bonnie Hunt
Director: Tim Story
Nacho Libre (2006)
Comedy | Family | Sport
Jack Black is at his comic best as Ignacio, a disrespected cook at a Mexican monastery that can barely afford to feed the orphans who live there. Inspired by a local wrestling hero, he decides to moonlight as the not-so-famous Luchador "Nacho Libre" to earn money for the monastery — not to mention the admiration of beautiful nun Sister Encarnacion.
Starring: Jack Black, Héctor Jiménez, Ana de la Reguera, Richard Montoya, Darius Rose, Peter Stormare
Director: Jared Hess
Eddie the Eagle (2016)
Biography | Comedy | Drama | Sport
The story of Great Britain's first ski jumper to enter the Winter Olympics.
Starring: Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman, Christopher Walken, Jo Hartley, Tim McInnerny, Daniel Ings
Director: Dexter Fletcher
Emma's Chance (2016)
Drama | Family | Sport
While volunteering at a horse rescue, Emma forms an unlikely bond with an abused horse that won’t let anyone else ride him. Gaining new skills and confidence, Emma hatches a plan to redeem herself and ultimately save the ranch she’s grown to love.
Starring: Greer Grammer, Joey Lawrence, Missi Pyle, Jennifer Taylor
Director: Anna Elizabeth James
Sumo Do, Sumo Don't / Shiko funjatta (1992)
Comedy | Sport
Yet another tradition in the tradition of "ragtag misfits" in Japanese comedy…Sumo Do, Sumo Don't tells the story of a university sumo club in Japan. In today's Japan, the younger generation is more interested in "Western" sports like baseball and basketball. Professor Anayama, a former university sumo champion, blackmails graduating (and slim) student Shuhei into joining the decimated university team, or he doesn't graduate. Along with a pro wrestler, an unpopular, chubby guy, and a gaijin (white guy), the team begins training for competition, even though none of them cares about sumo at all. Gradually, they develop a love and respect for the traditional sport.
Starring: Masahiro Motoki, Misa Shimizu, Naoto Takenaka, Akira Emoto, Kaori Mizushima, Hiromasa Taguchi, Robert Hoffman
Director: Masayuki Suo
The Phenom (2016)
Drama | Family | Sport
A Major League rookie pitcher loses control over his pitching and is sent down to the minor leagues, where he begins sessions with an unorthodox sports psychologist. In the process, hidden conflicts with his overbearing father are brought to light.
Starring: Johnny Simmons, Paul Giamatti, Ethan Hawke, Paul Adelstein, Elizabeth Marvel, Marin Ireland
Director: Noah Buschel
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Saala Khadoos (2016)
Action | Drama | Sport
The story of a former boxer who quits boxing following a fallout with the authorities over the underlying politics but goes on to coach a fisherwoman to fulfill his dream through her.
Starring: Madhavan Ritika Singh, Mumtaz Sorcar, Nassar
Director: Sudha Kongara
Bobby (2016)
Biography | Documentary | Sport
A film which marks the 50th anniversary of England's victory in the 1966 World Cup, and uncovers the truth behind the man who led them to it… Bo66y is a powerful, dramatic and deeply personal portrait of a genuine footballing icon. Moore fought many battles besides those witnessed by millions on the football field. Behind the glory lies the story of a man who faced highs and lows with the same strength and bravery. But he died young, cruelly shunned by the game and by the very people who owed him so much. The story is told by his two wives, his friends and fans, including Pele, Sir Geoff Hurst Harry Redknapp, Ray Davies, Ray Winstone and Russell Brand, and more than 30 others, whose words are mixed with as yet unseen archive footage.
Starring: Gordon Banks, Geoff Hurst, Bobby Moore, Pelé, Harry Redknapp
Director: Ron Scalpello
I Am Ali (2014)
Biography | Documentary | Sport
Unprecedented access to Muhammad Ali's personal archive of "audio journals" as well as interviews and testimonials from his inner circle of family and friends are used to tell the legend's life story.
Starring: Muhammad Ali Jnr, Hana Ali, Maryum Ali, Muhammad Ali, Rahaman Ali, Jim Brown
Director: Clare Lewins
Eddie the Eagle (2016)
Biography | Comedy | Drama | Sport
The story of Great Britain's first ski jumper to enter the Winter Olympics.
Starring: Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman, Christopher Walken, Jo Hartley, Tim McInnerny, Daniel Ings
Director: Dexter Fletcher
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Concussion (2015)
Biography | Drama | Sport
A look at how American football players suffer from major head injuries and life-long debilitating problems as a result of repeated concussions and efforts by the National Football League to deny it.
Starring: Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Albert Brooks, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, David Morse, Arliss Howard
Director: Peter Landesman
As One / Korea / Ko-ri-a (2012)
Drama | Sport
"As One" is the cinematic retelling of the first ever post-war Unified Korea sports team, hastily formed to participate in the 41st World Table Tennis Championships in 1991. Following the North Korean mid-air bombing of Korean Air Flight 858 in 1987, a Summit was held between North and South Korea to defuse the extreme tension on the peninsula. The summit ended with the agreement to form a unified Korean sports team; and table tennis, being highly visible and world-class in both countries, was chosen as the symbolic unifier. Summarily, the first-ever unified North-South team under the simple aegis "KOREA" was formed to compete in the 1991 World Table Tennis Championships in Chiba, Japan. "As One" recounts these dramatic events where especially two world-class players who had only ever met across the table as die-hard opponents must suddenly become a true partners and teammates in time for the biggest stage of the World Championships. Putting aside their individual ambitions, these women have to summon every ounce of grit and grace to defeat a dominating Chinese team that is vying for its 9th consecutive World Championship title.
Starring: Ji-won Ha, Doona Bae, Ye-ri Han, Yoon Yeong Choi, Jong-Suk Lee, Cheol-min Park, Eung-soo Kim
Director: Hyeon-seong Moon
Point Break (2015)
Action | Crime | Sport | Thriller
A young undercover FBI agent infiltrates a gang of thieves who share a common interest in extreme sports. A remake of the 1991 film, "Point Break".
Starring: Edgar Ramirez, Luke Bracey, Teresa Palmer, Ray Winstone, Delroy Lindo, James Le Gros
Director: Ericson Core
Miracle on 1st Street / 1 beon-ga-eui gi-jeok (2007)
Comedy | Romance | Sport
1st Street is a curious neighborhood untouched by the aids of modern living like proper plumbing and Internet. Pilje cruises into 1st Street with the intention to drive out its inhabitants and make way for a huge redevelopment project. As soon as he gets there, his plans start to unravel. He meets Myeongnan, a female boxer with the dream of becoming an East Asian boxing champion, and a host of colorful characters who turn his life upside down. Myeongnan works hard to attain her dream, training constantly and doing most of her talking with her fists. Myeongnan and Pilje clash, and he often finds himself on the receiving end of her ferocious punches. Instead of shunning the outsider, Myeongnan and the rest of the villagers warm to him. He is even thought of as Superman by the children of 1st Street after he enables the village's water supply and performs roof repairs. Pilje is drawn to these colorful misfits and begins to rethink his plans to destroy the zany town that they love.
Starring: Chang Jung Lim, Ji-won Ha
Director: JK Youn
Born to Dance (2015)
Action | Sport
Coming of age tale told through the eyes of 'Tu', an ambitious young man from Auckland who dreams of being a professional hip-hop dancer.
Starring: Parris Goebel, Stan Walker, Kherington Payne, Tia Maipi
Director: Tammy Davis
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