Sports films based on actual events

The Blind Side

Film Age rating: 9 Year: 2009 IMDB Rating: 7.6

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.

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The Pride of the Yankees

Film Age rating: 3 Year: 1942 IMDB Rating: 7.6

The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.

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Rudy

Film Age rating: 4 Year: 1993 IMDB Rating: 7.5

Rudy grew up in a steel mill town where most people ended up working, but wanted to play football at Notre Dame instead. There were only a couple of problems. His grades were a little low, his athleti...

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I, Tonya

Film Age rating: 14 Year: 2017 IMDB Rating: 7.5

Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the sport is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.

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Blink of an Eye

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 2019 IMDB Rating: 7.5

Based on his book, Michael Waltrip recounts the 2001 Daytona 500 and the lighting-fast transition from elation to mourning - as he took the checkered flag to win while Dale Earnhardt, his friend and t...

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Miracle

Film Age rating: 4 Year: 2004 IMDB Rating: 7.4

When college coach Herb Brooks is hired to helm the 1980 U.S. men's Olympic hockey team, he brings a unique and brash style to the ice. After assembling a team of hot-headed college all-stars, who are...

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The Greatest Game Ever Played

Film Age rating: 3 Year: 2005 IMDB Rating: 7.4

A biopic of 20-year-old Francis Ouimet who defeated his golfing idol and 1900 US Open Champion, Harry Vardon.

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McFarland, USA

Film Age rating: 5 Year: 2015 IMDB Rating: 7.4

A track coach in a small California town transforms a team of athletes into championship contenders.

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Hoosiers

Film Age rating: 4 Year: 1986 IMDB Rating: 7.4

Failed college coach Norman Dale gets a chance at redemption when he is hired to coach a high school basketball team in a tiny Indiana town. After a teacher persuades star player Jimmy Chitwood to qui...

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