Movie Releases by Genre

Wondrous Oblivion

Wondrous Oblivion

November 3, 2006 | PG
Set in England during the 1960s, this film follows a cricket-obsessed boy who unwittingly gets caught up in racial tensions when he befriends his new Jamaican neighbors. (Palm Pictures)
Metascore:
61
User Score:
8.2
Facing the Giants

Facing the Giants

September 29, 2006 | PG
A new, action-packed, family-friendly drama about a high school football coach who draws up a new game plan for his team… and himself. In his six years of coaching, Grant Taylor has never had a winning season. Even the hope of a new season is squelched when the best player on his Shiloh Eagles decides to transfer schools. After losing their first three games of the season, the coach discovers a group of fathers are plotting to have him fired. Combined with pressures at home, Coach Taylor has lost hope in his battle against fear and failure. However, an unexpected challenge helps him find a purpose bigger than just victories. Daring to trust God to do the impossible, Coach Taylor and the Eagles discover how faith plays out on the field… and off. (Samuel Goldwyn Films)
Metascore:
38
User Score:
4.7
Fearless

Fearless

September 22, 2006 | Unrated
Jet Li's Fearless reunites the actor and marital arts superstar with producer Bill Kong ("Hero") and action choreographer Yuen Wo Ping ("Unleashed") as he portrays martial arts legend Huo Yuanjia, who became the most famous fighter in all of China at the turn of the 20th Century. (Rogue Pictures)
Metascore:
70
User Score:
8.2
Everyone's Hero

Everyone's Hero

September 15, 2006 | G
What if you had one chance to be a hero? Would you take it? Or play it safe? That is the question facing an ordinary boy in Everyone's Hero, a funny and warm tale of a kid who believes he can make a difference if he just hangs in there despite overwhelming odds. (20th Century Fox)
Metascore:
51
User Score:
5.4
Gridiron Gang

Gridiron Gang

September 15, 2006 | PG-13
Gridiron Gang tells the gritty and powerfully emotional story of juvenile detention camp probation officer Sean Porter (The Rock), who, along with another officer, Malcolm Moore (Xzibit), turns a group of hardcore teenage felons into a high school football team in four weeks. Confronted with gang rivalries and bitter hatred between his teammates, Porter teaches some hard lessons (and learns a few himself) as the kids gain a sense of self-respect and responsibility. (Sony)
Metascore:
52
User Score:
7.7
Beer League

Beer League

September 15, 2006 | R
Beer, broads and baseball combine with hilarious results in Artie Lange's Beer League, an over-the-top comedy about a group of misfits whose weekly softball games seem to have a lot more to do with getting into fights for macho dominance than hitting home runs. (Echo Bridge Entertainment, LLC)
Metascore:
40
User Score:
6.3
Crossover

Crossover

September 1, 2006 | PG-13
Crossover is a gripping urban drama set against the thrilling world of streetball. The story follows two young hopefuls, Tech (Mackie) and Cruise (Jonathan), who must bring every move they have to the floor to unseat the reigning champions from the throne they have held for far too long. (Sony)
Metascore:
30
User Score:
2.0
Invincible

Invincible

August 25, 2006 | PG
Invincible is inspired by the true story of Vince Papale (Wahlberg), a man with nothing to lose who ignore the staggering odds and made his dream come true. (Disney)
Metascore:
63
User Score:
7.7
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

August 4, 2006 | PG-13
The team behind "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy" turns their focus to the world of NASCAR.
Metascore:
66
User Score:
6.5
Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos

Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos

July 7, 2006 | PG-13
It was 1977 and one of New York’s most tumultuous and decadent summers. Then, in the midst of blackouts, riots, the Son of Sam serial killer scare and the dawn of Studio 54, came an entirely unexpected moment of inspiration: the rise of the New York Cosmos, America’s first great soccer team, and its larger-than-life superstar, Pelé. Suddenly embraced by a city obsessed with celebrity and flamboyance, the Cosmos kicked off America’s first passionate love affair with the world’s most popular sport & found themselves swept up in a careening path of glory, glamour, debauchery and controversy. (Miramax Films)
Metascore:
67
User Score:
7.2
Nacho Libre

Nacho Libre

June 16, 2006 | PG
Jack Black stars as Ignacio (friends call him Nacho), a cook by day in a Mexican orphanage, who moonlights as a lucha libre wrestler to raise money for the orphans in this comedy from the creators of "Napoleon Dynamite" and the writer of "The School of Rock." (Paramount)
Metascore:
52
User Score:
6.9
Cars

Cars

June 9, 2006 | G
This is a fast-paced comedy adventure set inside the world of cars. Fueled with plenty of humor, action, heartfelt drama and amazing new technical feats, Cars is a high octane delight for moviegoers of all ages. [Disney]
Metascore:
73
User Score:
7.5
The Heart of the Game

The Heart of the Game

June 9, 2006 | PG-13
This documentary focuses on the passion and energy of a girls' high school basketball team.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
7.8
Peaceful Warrior

Peaceful Warrior

June 2, 2006 | PG-13
Dan Millman (Mechlowicz) is a talented college gymnast with Olympic dreams. He has it all: trophies, teammates, fast motorcycles, fast girls and wild parties. Then Dan's world is turned upside down when he meets a mysterious stranger he calls Socrates (Nolte), who holds the power to tap into new worlds of strength and understanding. After a serious injury, with the help of Socrates and an elusive young woman named Joy (Smart), Dan discovers that he has much to learn and even more to leave behind before he can become a peaceful warrior and find his destiny. This moving tale about the power of the human spirit is based on Dan Millman's best-selling autobiographical novel, Way of the Peaceful Warrior. (Lionsgate)
Metascore:
40
User Score:
7.6
Goal! The Dream Begins

Goal! The Dream Begins

May 12, 2006 | PG
How far would you go to live your dream? When Santiago Munez (Becker) is given the chance of a lifetime, he must leave his family, his life in Los Angeles and everything that he knows to travel halfway around the globe to England and into a completely foreign world -- the exciting, fast-paced and glamorous world of international soccer. Goal! takes audiences into the electrifying, heart-pounding action of the world's most popular sport and features cameos from soccer's hottest superstars. (Buena Vista Pictures)
Metascore:
53
User Score:
7.3
Stick It

Stick It

April 28, 2006 | PG-13
The writer of the hit comedy "Bring It On" takes on the world of competitive gymnastics in Stick It. Haley Graham (Peregrym) is a rebellious 17-year-old who is forced to return to the regimented world of gymnastics after a run-in with the law. (Touchstone Pictures)
Metascore:
53
User Score:
7.3
Guys and Balls

Guys and Balls

April 28, 2006 | R
Disgraced and kicked off his homophobic soccer team, Ecki swears revenge against his former teammates. With the help of his sister, he forms a rag-tag, all-gay team to compete in the ultimate grudge match. It's a hilarious journey for Ecki, his family and their entire town in this sweet, sexy and thoroughly surprising comedy. (Regent Releasing)
Metascore:
60
User Score:
tbd
The Benchwarmers

The Benchwarmers

April 7, 2006 | PG-13
The Benchwarmers tells the story of three guys (Schneider, Spade, Heder) who try to make up for their lack of athleticism when they were younger by forming a three-man baseball team to challenge a full squad of elementary school baseballers. They develop a large following of left-out kids as they head into a high-stakes, winner-take-all game with the best team of kids in the state. (Sony Pictures)
Metascore:
25
User Score:
5.3
Evil

Evil

March 10, 2006 | Not Rated
A coming-of –age drama, Evil is a story of cruelty and the way through it -- but also about genuine friendship and the beginnings of love. (Magnolia Pictures)
Metascore:
61
User Score:
7.5
Game 6

Game 6

March 10, 2006 | R
Written by acclaimed writer Don DeLillo, Game 6 is an intelligent, witty, unsettling tale of one man’s encounter with his demons, his passions and his infatuation with failure. (Kindred Media Group)
Metascore:
56
User Score:
7.1
Through the Fire

Through the Fire

February 10, 2006
This documentary follows basketball player Sebastian Telfair through his senior year of high school.
Metascore:
65
User Score:
7.5
Annapolis

Annapolis

January 27, 2006 | PG-13
When he won a coveted admission spot to the Naval Academy at Annapolis, local kid Jake Huard (Franco) thought all his dreams had come true -- but his battle to become the man he wants to be is only just beginning. From critically acclaimed indie director Justin Lim comes this exhilarating comeback story of a courageous young sailor who discovers that some opportunities are worth fighting for. (Touchstone Pictures)
Metascore:
37
User Score:
5.0
Glory Road

Glory Road

January 13, 2006 | PG
Glory Road tells the inspiring story of the underdog Texas Western basketball team, with history's first all African American starting lineup of players, who took the country by storm, surprisingly winning the 1966 NCAA tournament title. Josh Lucas stars as Hall of Famer Don Haskins, the passionately dedicated college basketball coach that changed the history of basketball with his team's victory in this time of innocence. (Disney)
Metascore:
58
User Score:
7.8
Match Point

Match Point

December 28, 2005 | R
Match Point is a drama about ambition and obsession, the seduction of wealth, and the often discordant relationship between love and sexual passion. Perhaps most importantly, however, the story reveals the huge part luck plays in the events of our lives, refuting the comforting misconception that more of life is under our control than really is. (Dream Works Pictures)
Metascore:
72
User Score:
8.4
The Ringer

The Ringer

December 23, 2005 | PG-13
This fearless comedy from producers The Farrelly Brothers asks the question: can a comedy be outlandishly off-the-wall, irreverently indelicate and yet...inspirational? The Ringer spikes the uproarious with the uplifting in a story about an ordinary man who discovers what it truly means to be special when he attempts to "fix" the Special Olympics. (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Metascore:
46
User Score:
6.0
The World's Fastest Indian

The World's Fastest Indian

December 7, 2005 | PG-13
Anthony Hopkins stars as Burt Munro, a man who never let the dreams of youth fade. After a lifetime of perfecting his classic Indian motorcycle, Burt sets off from the bottom of the world to test his bike at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. With all the odds against him, he set a new speed record and captured the spirit of his time. Burt Munro's 1967 world record remains unbroken and his legend lives on today. (Magnolia Pictures)
Metascore:
68
User Score:
8.3
First Descent

First Descent

December 2, 2005 | PG-13
First Descent chronicles the rebellious, inspiring and sometimes controversial rise of snowboarding -- as seen through the eyes of the snowboarders setting the standards and breaking the boundaries of this worldwide phenomenon. (Universal Pictures)
Metascore:
51
User Score:
tbd
Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story

Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story

October 21, 2005 | PG
Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story tells the story of a father who, for the love of his daughter, sacrifices almost everything to save the life of an injured racehorse and bring the promising filly back to her former glory. (DreamWorks)
Metascore:
59
User Score:
6.6
Summer Storm

Summer Storm

October 14, 2005 | R
Summer Storm highlights the emotional confusion of young people at the threshold of adulthood. (Regent Releasing)
Metascore:
51
User Score:
8.2
Two for the Money

Two for the Money

October 7, 2005 | R
Two For the Money is a drama of high stakes set in the adrenalized world of wheeler-dealers whose fortunes are won and lost betting on sports. Matthew McConaughey stars as Brandon Lang, a former college football star whose uncanny ability to predict the outcome of a makes him a prime candidate for recruitment by Walter Abrams (Pacino), the head of one of the biggest sports consulting operations in the country. (Universal)
Metascore:
50
User Score:
2.5
Before the Fall

Before the Fall

October 7, 2005 | Not Rated
As Hitler launches the first major military aggressions of World War II, the strongest and smartest German young men enter exclusive schools known as "Napolas" to train as future leaders of the Third Reich. In 1942, a recruiter from one such Napola sets his sights on Friedrich, a talented adolescent boxer, who sees the training and prestige offered by the Napola as his ticket out of an impoverished family unit run by his anti-Nazi father. (Picture This! Entertainment)
Metascore:
65
User Score:
8.0
The Greatest Game Ever Played

The Greatest Game Ever Played

September 30, 2005 | PG
From the studio that brought you "The Rookie" and "Miracle" and director Bill Paxton, comes a story of courage, passion and of the greatest American sports hero you have probably never heart of. (Disney)
Metascore:
55
User Score:
8.1
Supercross

Supercross

August 17, 2005 | PG-13
Supercross tells the story of two brothers, KC and Trip Carlyle, who, after the mysterious death of their father, are spurred on to overcome a series of emotional and physical obstacles to achieve success in the high octane world of Supercross motorcycle racing. (20th Century Fox)
Metascore:
26
User Score:
4.1
Saint Ralph

Saint Ralph

August 5, 2005 | PG-13
A funny, heartwarming and inspirational tale of a boy who dares to dream big. (Samuel Goldwyn Films)
Metascore:
51
User Score:
6.3
Bad News Bears

Bad News Bears

July 22, 2005 | PG-13
Grizzled former professional baseball player Morris Buttermaker (Thornton) is recruited by a strait-laced lawyer (Harden) to coach the Bears, a woefully inept Little League team. He's got to find a way to drive this gang of 12 misfits to a championship against their hated rivals: the Yankees and their overbearing coach (Kinnear). From the director that brought you "School of Rock" working with the writing team behind "Bad Santa" comes a hilarious 2005 homage to an irreverent 1976 comedy: "Bad News Bears." (Paramount Pictures)
Metascore:
65
User Score:
6.4
Murderball

Murderball

July 8, 2005 | R
Featuring fierce rivalry, stopwatch suspense, and larger-than-life personalities, Murderball is a film about tough, highly competitive quadriplegic rugby players. (ThinkFilm)
Metascore:
87
User Score:
8.4
Rebound

Rebound

July 1, 2005 | PG
Coach Roy (Lawrence) once was college basketball's top mastermind. But when his temper runs amok and he is banned from college ball, his only coaching offer comes from a junior high school. As Roy's coaching magic takes his new team to the winning side he finds something long thought lost: his love of the game. (20th Century Fox)
Metascore:
36
User Score:
5.6
Herbie Fully Loaded

Herbie Fully Loaded

June 22, 2005 | G
Herbie, the most beloved car of them all, is back and Lindsay Lohan's got him in Disney's all new revved-up comedy adventure. (Disney)
Metascore:
47
User Score:
4.9
Cinderella Man

Cinderella Man

June 3, 2005 | PG-13
In the middle of the Great Depression, when an America in the grips of a devastating economic downturn was nearly brought to its knees, there came along a most unlikely hero who had crowds cheering on their feet as he proved just how hard a man would fight to win a second chance for his family and himself. That common-man hero was James J. Braddock, a.k.a. the "Cinderella Man"-who was to become one of the most surprising and inspirational sports legends in history. (Universal Pictures)
Metascore:
69
User Score:
8.7
Lords of Dogtown

Lords of Dogtown

June 3, 2005 | Unrated
From the dangerous waves off a long-forgotten pier to the concrete wasteland of a city slum, Lords of Dogtown brings to cinematic life the rebel beginnings of some unforgettable sports culture stars. (Sony)
Metascore:
56
User Score:
7.7
The Longest Yard

The Longest Yard

May 27, 2005 | PG-13
The Longest Yard is the story of pro quarterback Paul Crewe (Sandler) and former college champion and coach Nate Scarboro (Reynolds) who are doing time in the same prison. Asked to put together a team of inmates to take on the guards, Crewe enlists the help of Scarboro to coach the inmates to victory in a football game "fixed" to turn out quite another way. (Paramount Pictures)
Metascore:
48
User Score:
7.4
A League of Ordinary Gentlemen

A League of Ordinary Gentlemen

May 27, 2005 | Not Rated
In 2000, as the Professional Bowling Association languished near bankruptcy, three ex-Microsoft executives bought the league for five million dollars and set about restoring professional bowling to its former grandeur. This documentary sets out to document the decline and potential revival of pro bowling. (Magnolia Pictures)
Metascore:
66
User Score:
5.9
Kicking & Screaming

Kicking & Screaming

May 13, 2005 | PG
Welcome to that cutthroat, hyper-competitive, do-or-die sport of...little league soccer, a world where kids and their victory-crazed suburban parents find themselves on a high-stakes collision course-all in the name of good, clean, athletic fun. (Universal)
Metascore:
45
User Score:
8.4
Fighting Tommy Riley

Fighting Tommy Riley

May 6, 2005 | Not Rated
With this confident and auspicious step into the boxing film arena, Eddie O'Flaherty has conceived a sophisticated study of first big breaks and emotional last chances. (Freestyle Releasing)
Metascore:
53
User Score:
8.0
The Game of Their Lives

The Game of Their Lives

April 22, 2005 | PG
From the creators of Rudy and Hoosiers, based on a true story, The Game of Their Lives follows the US National Soccer Team, which shows that with passion and commitment, anything is possible – even the greatest upset in the history of the World Cup. (IFC Films)
Metascore:
47
User Score:
7.5
Madison

Madison

April 22, 2005 | PG
This father-son action/drama is based on the inspiring true story of the tiny, dying town of Madison, Indiana and its legendary, come-from-behind win in the 1971 race for the Gold Cup of hydroplane boat racing. (Addison Street Films)
Metascore:
43
User Score:
5.1
Fever Pitch

Fever Pitch

April 8, 2005 | PG-13
A contemporary romantic comedy about a successful woman (Barrymore) who thinks she's finally met the perfect guy (Fallon). Everything seems ideal until baseball season begins, and she has to compete with his true first love: the Boston Red Sox. (20th Century Fox)
Metascore:
56
User Score:
6.6
Ice Princess

Ice Princess

March 18, 2005 | G
Brainy Casey Carlyle (Trachtenberg) is caught between her fantasy of becoming a championship figure skater and her strong-willed mother (Cusack), who has her on the fast track to Harvard. (Disney)
Metascore:
55
User Score:
6.5
Swimming Upstream

Swimming Upstream

February 4, 2005 | PG-13
Swimming Upstream tells the compelling and inspirational true story of Tony Fingleton, a young man form a troubled family who found the inner strength to become a champion swimmer. (MGM)
Metascore:
58
User Score:
7.7
Watermarks

Watermarks

January 21, 2005 | Unrated
Watermarks is the story of the champion women swimmers of the legendary Jewish sports club, Hakoah Vienna. Hakoah ("The Strength" in Hebrew) was founded in 1909 in response to the notorious Aryan Paragraph, which forbade Austrian sports clubs from accepting Jewish athletes. Told by the swimmers, now in their eighties, Watermarks is about a group of young girls with a passion to be the best. It is the saga of seven outstanding athletes who still swim daily as they age with grace. (Kino International)
Metascore:
67
User Score:
4.6
Coach Carter

Coach Carter

January 14, 2005 | PG-13
Inspired by a true-life story, Coach Carter is an inspirational account of a controversial high school basketball coach, who received both high praise and staunch criticism when he made national news in 1999 for benching his entire undefeated basketball team for poor academic performance. (Paramount)
Metascore:
57
User Score:
7.7
Racing Stripes

Racing Stripes

January 14, 2005 | PG
When a baby zebra is accidentally abandoned by a traveling circus, he is rescued by a local horse farmer and his young daughter. So begins his surprising journey into the world of elite athletes, intense competition and enormous stakes as he strives for a place in the ultra-prestigious Kentucky Open. (Warner Bros.)
Metascore:
43
User Score:
6.1
Million Dollar Baby

Million Dollar Baby

December 15, 2004 | PG-13
Two retired boxers who run a Los Angeles gym are caught off guard when a woman approaches them with her dream of stepping into the ring.
Metascore:
86
User Score:
7.5
Friday Night Lights

Friday Night Lights

October 8, 2004 | PG-13
A true American story of a group of young athletes, their town and their dreams. (Universal)
Metascore:
70
User Score:
7.2
Wimbledon

Wimbledon

September 17, 2004 | PG-13
A sweet and funny tale of romance across the net between an unlucky wild card player (Bettany) and an American star (Dunst) at Wimbledon. (Universal)
Metascore:
59
User Score:
7.8
Mr 3000

Mr 3000

September 17, 2004 | PG-13
Bernie Mac stars as an over-the-hill ballplayer who learns there's more to the game than individual stats and a Hall-of-Fame plaque. (Touchstone Pictures)
Metascore:
57
User Score:
7.3
This Old Cub

This Old Cub

July 23, 2004 | Not Rated
This documentary profiles former All-Star third baseman, broadcaster and Chicago Cubs legend Ron Santo and his lifelong battle with diabetes. (Emerging Pictures)
Metascore:
53
User Score:
8.0
Riding Giants

Riding Giants

July 9, 2004 | PG-13
This documentary takes viewers along surfing's timeline, highlighting the group of extraordinary adventurers that emerged: surfers who, not satisfied with the mere recreational and social aspects of the sport, began searching for bigger and bigger waves, pushing the boundaries of performance to explore the "unridden realm." (Sony Pictures Classics)
Metascore:
80
User Score:
tbd
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story

June 18, 2004 | Unrated
A group of friends from Average Joe's agrees to compete in a high-stakes dodgeball competition in Las Vegas in an attempt to save their gym from takeover by the national chain Globo Gym.
Metascore:
55
User Score:
4.7
Off the Lip

Off the Lip

May 7, 2004 | R
A wicked satire, an exotic mystery, and a spiritual odyssey wrapped up in one off the wall film you don't have to be a surfer to enjoy. (Abandon Pictures)
Metascore:
30
User Score:
tbd
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius

Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius

April 30, 2004 | PG
For some athletes, the ultimate win comes through a stroke of luck, but for Robert Tyre Jones, Jr., "Bobby Jones," it was truly a stroke of genius. His natural skill and uncanny passion for the game of golf earned him the title of "The Best Golfer in the World." But it was his style that set him apart. A dashing smile. Impeccable integrity. Unrivaled intensity. Legendary wit and intelligence. An epic passion for life, born out of adversity. For a brief moment in time, this incredible man became an American hero. Bobby Jones, Stroke of Genius tells the story of that man. (Bobby Jones Film Company)
Metascore:
45
User Score:
5.7
Against the Ropes

Against the Ropes

February 20, 2004 | PG-13
Meg Ryan stars as Jackie Kallen, the most successful female manager in boxing history. A smart, gutsy woman who wants to break out of a dead-end job, Kallen gets her chance when she sees Luther Shaw (Epps) in a brawl and knows he is a champion in the raw. (Paramount Pictures)
Metascore:
36
User Score:
1.3
Miracle

Miracle

February 6, 2004 | PG
The inspiring story of the team that transcended its sport and united a nation with a new feeling of hope. Based on the exciting true story of one of the greatest moments in modern history, the film captures a time and place where differences could be settled by games and a cold war could be put on ice.
Metascore:
68
User Score:
7.9
You Got Served

You Got Served

January 30, 2004 | PG-13
A new fable for the hip hop age, where the best street dancers pit their moves and their passion for a chance to turn their talent into their dreams. (Screen Gems)
Metascore:
37
User Score:
6.4
Touching the Void

Touching the Void

January 23, 2004 | R
This documentary follows the climbers Joe Simpson and Simon Yates as they set out to climb the west face of the Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
8.4
Billabong Odyssey

Billabong Odyssey

November 7, 2003 | PG
This documentary follows the dramatic life-or-death adventures of a team of surfer/explorers who search the seven seas on the quest to find and ride the biggest wave on the planet.
Metascore:
50
User Score:
6.7
Radio

Radio

October 24, 2003 | PG
A dramatic and moving story inspired by events in the life of "Radio," a man who made an enduring impact on the lives of those around him. The film focuses on the mentoring relationship between a high school football coach (Harris) and Radio (Gooding) and how their unique friendship ultimately transforms the conservative attitudes of a small South Caroling town. (Sony)
Metascore:
38
User Score:
8.1
Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator

Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator

August 22, 2003 | R
This documentary explores the rise and fall of 80's skateboard legend Mark "Gator" Rogowski.
Metascore:
69
User Score:
7.8
Grind

Grind

August 15, 2003 | PG-13
While the rest of his high school graduating class is heading to the same old grind of college, skateboarder Eric Rivers (Vogel) and his best friends, Dustin (Brody), a goal-oriented workaholic, and misfit slacker Matt (Vieluf) have one last summer roadtrip together to follow their dream of getting noticed by the professional skateboarding world - and getting paid to skate. (Warner Bros.)
Metascore:
30
User Score:
8.1
Shaolin Soccer

Shaolin Soccer

August 15, 2003 | Unrated
At Kung Fu, they're masters. But when it comes to soccer, they're total disasters. Now, the only way to win...is to believe in Shaolin. [Miramax Films]
Metascore:
68
User Score:
8.4
Step Into Liquid

Step Into Liquid

August 8, 2003 | PG
This documentary examines today's global surf culture.
Metascore:
72
User Score:
8.1
Seabiscuit

Seabiscuit

July 25, 2003 | PG-13
The tale of a down-and-out racehorse that took the entire nation on the ride of a lifetime. (Universal Pictures)
Metascore:
72
User Score:
7.1
Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee

Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee

April 11, 2003
A historical and a cultural icon is captured in the making in this full-blown portrait -- its footage has been mined for countless other Ali documentaries -- of the out-of-the-ring but never off-stage Ali, pre- and during world fame. (Film Forum)
Metascore:
77
User Score:
tbd
Bend It Like Beckham

Bend It Like Beckham

March 12, 2003 | PG-13
A British film about a teenage girl named Jess (Nagra) living in London who must make a choice between following the traditions of her Indian family or pursuing her dream of becoming a soccer sensation. (Fox Searchlight)
Metascore:
66
User Score:
7.5
The Slaughter Rule

The Slaughter Rule

January 8, 2003 | TV-MA
A bittersweet drama about lonely people dealing with loss and vulnerability.
Metascore:
65
User Score:
7.9
Naqoyqatsi

Naqoyqatsi

October 18, 2002 | PG
This film merges the power of image and music to plunge into the heart of the hyperaccelerated, globally wired 21st century. Mesmerizing images plucked from everyday reality, then visually altered with state-of-the-art digital techniques, stream across the screen in synch with a hypnotic score by Philip Glass, featuring the passionate cello work of Yo-Yo Ma. (Miramax Films)
Metascore:
59
User Score:
6.0
Undisputed

Undisputed

August 23, 2002 | R
The story of an undefeated world champion prize fighter (Rhames) who is convicted of rape and sent to prison, where he must confront and ultimately fight the reigning prison boxing champion (Snipes). (Miramax)
Metascore:
58
User Score:
6.4
Blue Crush

Blue Crush

August 16, 2002 | PG-13
Life for Anne Marie (Bosworth) has been one long Pipe dream. She's about to make that dream a reality in the Pipe Masters surf competition -- that is if she can keep from drowning in her own fear. (Universal Pictures)
Metascore:
61
User Score:
4.5
Like Mike

Like Mike

July 3, 2002 | PG
Hip Hop star Lil Bow Wow stars as Calvin, a fourteen year old with the dream of becoming a famous basketball star. However, his relatively diminutive stature and limited ability make his goal a far-off fantasy. That is until he laces up a mysterious pair of old sneakers inscribed with the faded initials "MJ," and he makes the leap to NBA superstardom.
Metascore:
47
User Score:
5.9
Pumpkin

Pumpkin

June 28, 2002 | TV-MA
A satirical comedy about a college sorority girl (Ricci) who finds herself drawn into a relationship with a young disabled man (Harris).
Metascore:
46
User Score:
7.2
Juwanna Mann

Juwanna Mann

June 21, 2002 | PG-13
The story of a professional basketball player who blows his career but gets a chance to bounce back by trading his jock strap for a sports bra. (Warner Bros.)
Metascore:
24
User Score:
4.8
Ultimate X: The Movie

Ultimate X: The Movie

May 10, 2002 | PG
All the excitement and explosive drama of action sports is displayed on the exhilarating giant screen in "Ultimate X," a look into ESPN's massively popular Summer X Games. (ESPN)
Metascore:
60
User Score:
5.1
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

May 8, 2002 | PG
The year is 1893 when Britain's Queen Victoria was the unsympathetic ruler of India. This is an inspiring story of a battle without bloodshed fought by a group of unlikely heroes. (Sony Pictures Classics)
Metascore:
84
User Score:
7.9
A Shot at Glory

A Shot at Glory

May 3, 2002 | R
Gordon McLeod (Duvall) is the manager of a second tier Scottish football team. Faced with pressure from his American owner (Keaton), he is forced to bring on a marquee player to improve the fortunes of the team and prevents its being moved from the fiercely loyal town it's been for a century. (Revere Pictures)
Metascore:
66
User Score:
7.5
Dogtown and Z-Boys

Dogtown and Z-Boys

April 26, 2002 | PG-13
This documentary tells the true story of how kids living in Santa Monica, CA in the 1970's brought their surfing styles into skateboarding and revolutionized the sport.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
8.0
The Rookie

The Rookie

March 29, 2002 | G
The extraordinary real-life story of Jim Morris (Quaid), who, twelve years after dropping out of minor league baseball because of an injury to his pitching arm, is inspired by the young men on the championship-winning high school team he coaches to fulfill his own dream and try out for a professional team.
Metascore:
72
User Score:
7.7
Jim Brown: All American

Jim Brown: All American

March 22, 2002 | Not Rated
Spike Lee directs this moving portrait of a complicated, charismatic man, one who has spent his life in the spotlight, first making football history as one of the 20th century's greatest athletes, and later as the star of numerous Hollywood features, where he pioneered a new kind of African-American hero. (Film Forum)
Metascore:
51
User Score:
5.3
Mean Machine

Mean Machine

February 22, 2002 | R
This British remake of 1974's "The Longest Yard" is set in a rough-and-tumble British prison, where murderers, thieves and assorted madmen are locked away. One inmate is about to lead them all in the ultimate battle of their degenerate lives -- but no one could have guessed it would be a soccer match! (Paramount Classics)
Metascore:
45
User Score:
7.9
Rollerball

Rollerball

February 8, 2002 | R
Set in 2005, this update of the classic 1975 film directed by Norman Jewison, focuses on the deadly sport that combines roller derby and basketball and packs arenas around the world.
Metascore:
14
User Score:
1.9
Snow Dogs

Snow Dogs

January 18, 2002 | PG
When Miami dentist (Gooding, Jr.) finds out that he's been named in a will, he travels to Alaska thinking he's going to be rich. Soon, his dream of wealth turns to mush when he finds out he has been left a team of racing dogs. As Ted's life goes to the dogs, he vows to learn to mush, no matter what it takes. (Walt Disney Pictures)
Metascore:
29
User Score:
6.4
Ali

Ali

December 25, 2001 | R
Will Smith and director/writer Michael Mann take you into the heart and life of the boxer, the legend and, more importantly, the man, Muhammad Ali. [Columbia Pictures]
Metascore:
65
User Score:
6.8
Out Cold

Out Cold

November 21, 2001 | PG-13
An ensemble comedy about snowboarders working in an Alaskan resort.
Metascore:
22
User Score:
7.4
Extreme Days

Extreme Days

September 28, 2001 | PG
Four life-long friends with a love for extreme sports set off on one last "road trip" adventure before settling down into adulthood. (Providence Entertainment)
Metascore:
17
User Score:
7.5
Go Tigers!

Go Tigers!

September 21, 2001 | R
A rare behind-the-scenes chronicling of a remarkable season for the Massillon Tiger's high school football team, played out in a small town that draws its identity from football. (IFC Films)
Metascore:
69
User Score:
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Hard Ball

Hard Ball

September 14, 2001 | R
Reeves portrays Conor O'Neill -- an underachiever who is both inspired and redeemed by the unlikeliest group of people he could ever have imagined. In order to pay off a gambling debt, O'Neill is thrust into molding underprivileged kids into a cohesive unit in one of the toughest parts of Chicago. (Paramount Pictures)
Metascore:
48
User Score:
4.5
Summer Catch

Summer Catch

August 24, 2001 | PG-13
While pursuing his dream of becoming a major league baseball player, a working class boy (Prinze) falls for a wealthy girl (Biel) vacationing with her parents on Cape Cod.
Metascore:
21
User Score:
3.1
Driven

Driven

April 27, 2001 | PG-13
A high-tech action drama set in the dangerous, exhilarating world of open-wheel racing, Driven centers on the lives and careers of four drivers chasing the ultimate adrenaline rush. (Warner Brothers)
Metascore:
29
User Score:
5.5
One Day in September

One Day in September

November 17, 2000 | R
This documentary examines the events surrounding the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany, where eleven Israeli athletes were kidnapped and massacred by Palestinian terrorists.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
6.0
The Legend of Bagger Vance

The Legend of Bagger Vance

November 3, 2000 | PG-13
Set against the backdrop of a golf tournament in 1930's Georgia, this is the classic joumey of a hero (Damon) who falls into darkness through some disconnect with his soul, and then of his coming back into the light with the help of a spiritual guide (Smith). (DreamWorks)
Metascore:
47
User Score:
7.9
MVP: Most Valuable Primate

MVP: Most Valuable Primate

October 20, 2000 | PG
Jack is chimpanzee who loves to play hockey. MVP chronicles his hilarious rookie year.
Metascore:
43
User Score:
5.2
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