Movie Releases by Genre
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Phar Lap
August 10, 1984
The life of the 1930s Australian champion race horse who dies mysteriously in California.
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The Karate Kid
June 22, 1984
A martial arts master agrees to teach karate to a bullied teenager.
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The Natural
May 11, 1984
An unknown comes out of seemingly nowhere to become a legendary player with almost divine talent.
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Hot Dog... The Movie
January 13, 1984
Harkin Banks heads to skiing championships in California. A teen runaway tags along as he parties and competes with friends and foes.
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All the Right Moves
October 21, 1983
A football star (Cruise) looking for a scholarship to escape his small Pennsylvania steel town butts heads with his coach (Nelson).
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Stroker Ace
July 1, 1983
Stroker Ace (Burt Reynolds), a popular NASCAR driver, clashes with the fried-chicken mogul that sponsors his racing team.
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Heart Like a Wheel
April 1, 1983
Shirley Muldowney is determined to be a top-fuel drag racer, although no woman has ever raced them before. Despite the high risks of this kind of racing and the burden it places on her family life, she perseveres in her dream.
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Six Pack
July 16, 1982
Stopping briefly in a small Texas town, an itinerant race car driver finds that his stock car, on a trailer behind his motor home, has just been quickly and expertly stripped. He chases down the miscreants, who turn out to be six orphan children. He has no recourse to the law, for the corrupt local Sheriff takes most of the proceeds of their thievery in exchange for not putting them in an orphanage. They are charming rogues, who are in turn charmed by him. Disliking their arrangement with the Sheriff, they stow away with him, and he finds himself becoming a reluctant father figure. Thanks to their enthusiasm and incredible mechanical know-how, he begins to make a name for himself on the racing circuit. But the Sheriff doesn't take kindly to losing his extra income.
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Rocky III
May 28, 1982
As Rocky Balboa fights his way into the hearts of millions, life couldn't be better. He scores ten consecutive wins, lands lucrative endorsement contracts and becomes famous throughout the world. But when Clubber Lang KOs Rocky in a humiliating defeat, it becomes apparent that the "Italian Stallion" has lost his edge. Considering hanging up his gloves, Rocky receives encouragement from an unlikely ally: his old nemesis, Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers). With Creed's help, Rocky strives to regain the "eye of the tiger" before confronting Lang in a grueling rematch for the world heavyweight championship. [MGM]
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Chariots of Fire
April 9, 1982
Two British track athletes, one a determined Jew and the other a devout Christian, compete in the 1924 Olympics.
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Personal Best
February 5, 1982
The intertwined lives and loves of three highly-ranked athletes striving for the national team; Chris bounces between the beds of male coach Terry and her female friend, competitor, and role model Tory.
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Victory
July 31, 1981
As allied POWs prepare for a soccer game against the German National Team to be played in Nazi-occupied Paris, the French Resistance and British officers are making plans for the team's escape.
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The Cannonball Run
June 19, 1981
A motley crew of eccentric competitors participate in a frenetic and illegal cross-country road race. However, the entrants will do anything to win the road race, including low-down, dirty tricks.
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Inside Moves
December 19, 1980
After a failed suicide attempt leaves him partially crippled, Roary begins spending a lot of time at a neighborhood bar full of interesting misfits. When Jerry the bartender suddenly finds himself playing basketball for the Golden State Warriors, Roary and the rest of the bar regulars hope his success will provide a lift to their sagging spirits. Will Jerry forget his friends? What about his junkie hooker girlfriend and her pimp?
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Raging Bull
November 14, 1980
Scorcese recounts the gritty life self-destructive boxer Jake LaMotta (De Niro) who never backs down from a fight on his way to a middleweight title shot.
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Caddyshack
July 25, 1980
What happens when the snobs at Bushwood Country Club, led by Ted Knight's Judge Smails are invaded by a brash businessman (Dangerfield), a gopher-hunting greens-keeper (Murray) and a horny caddy (O'Keefe)?
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The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
November 6, 1979
The Pittsburgh basketball team is hopeless. Maybe with the aid of an astrologer, and some new astrologically compatible players, they can become winners.
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The Black Stallion
October 13, 1979
A boy forges a special friendship with a wild stallion after both are shipwrecked on a deserted island. (MGM)
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Fast Company
August 17, 1979
After his sponsor replaces him with his arch rival, a race-car driver decides to steal the car and race it himself.
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North Dallas Forty
August 3, 1979
A semi-fictional account of life as a professional football player. Loosely based on the Dallas Cowboys team of the early 1970s.
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Breaking Away
July 20, 1979
A small-town boy obsessed with the Italian cycling team vies for the affections of a college girl.
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Rocky II
June 15, 1979
After club fighter Rocky Balboa goes the distance with the world heavyweight champion, boxing fans clamor for a re-match. But Rocky, having sustained massive injuries in the bout, announces his retirement. Though he tries to make a new life for himself, Rocky realizes that he can't escape his true calling. The ring beckons once more, and the "Italian Stallion" must prepare for the fight of his life. [MGM]
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The Champ
April 4, 1979
A former boxer discovers that his biggest battle of all is going to be with his ex-wife, Annie, who returns after abandoning their young son seven years prior.
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Ice Castles
December 31, 1978
A young girl is on top of the world until a tragic accident dashes her hopes and dreams of becoming a world-class figure skater. Only with the help of those who love her can she prove to the world -- and herself -- that she still has the potential to realize her dreams.
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The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
June 30, 1978
In this third film of the Bad News Bears series, Tony Curtis plays a small time promoter/hustler who takes the pint-sized baseball team to Japan for a match against the country's best little league baseball team which sparks off a series of adventures and mishaps the boys come into.
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Heaven Can Wait
June 28, 1978
A Los Angeles Rams quarterback, accidentally taken away from his body by an overanxious angel before he was meant to die, returns to life in the body of a recently murdered millionaire.
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Big Wednesday
May 26, 1978
The lives of some California surfers from the early 1960s to the 1970s.
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Deathsport
April 1, 1978
Futuristic Science Fiction about a sport to the death, using "destructocycles".
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Semi-Tough
November 18, 1977
A three-way friendship between two free-spirited professional football players and the owner's daughter becomes compromised when two of them become romantically involved.
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The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training
July 8, 1977
A troubled, rebellious teen drives his rambunctious baseball team out to Houston where they play an exhibition game and the boy meets his estranged father, and hires him as the teams coach.
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Greased Lightning
July 1, 1977
The true life story of Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing driver to win an upper tier NASCAR race.
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Slap Shot
February 25, 1977
A failing ice hockey team finds success using constant fighting and violence during games.
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Pumping Iron
January 18, 1977
Pumping Iron is a docudrama about the world of professional bodybuilding, with a focus on the 1975 IFBB Mr. Universe and 1975 Mr. Olympia competitions.
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Rocky
December 3, 1976
Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) is a Philadelphia club fighter who seems to be going nowhere. But when a stroke of fate puts him in the ring with a world heavyweight champion, Rocky knows that it's his one shot at the big time; a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go the distance and come out a winner! [MGM]
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Gus
July 7, 1976
The California Atoms are in last place with no hope of moving up. But by switching the mule from team mascot to team member, (He can kick 100 yard field goals!) they start winning, and move up in the rankings, Hurrah! The competition isn't so happy.
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The Bad News Bears
April 7, 1976
An aging, drunk, ex-minor leaguer (Matthau) reluctantly agrees to coach a team of misfit kids in an ultra-competitive California little league.
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Hard Times
October 8, 1975
The adventures of a drifter turned illegal prize-fighter during the Depression Era in New Orleans.
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Rollerball
June 25, 1975
In a corporate-controlled future, an ultra-violent sport known as Rollerball represents the world, and one of its powerful athletes is out to defy those who want him out of the game.
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Death Race 2000
April 27, 1975
In a dystopian future, a cross country car race compels contestants to run down innocent pedestrians to earn points that are tallied based on each kill's brutality.
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The Longest Yard
August 30, 1974
A sadistic warden asks a former pro quarterback, now serving time in his prison, to put together a team of inmates to take on (and get pummeled by) the guards.
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Bang the Drum Slowly
August 26, 1973
The story of the friendship between a star pitcher, wise to the world, and a half-wit catcher, as they cope with the catcher's terminal illness through a baseball season.
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The Last American Hero
July 27, 1973
A young hellraiser quits his moonshine business to try to become the best NASCAR racer the south has ever seen.
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Fat City
July 26, 1972
Two men, working as professional boxers, come to blows when their careers each begin to take opposite momentum.
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Brian's Song
November 30, 1971
Based on the real-life relationship between teammates Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers and the bond established when Piccolo discovers that he is dying.
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On Any Sunday
July 28, 1971
Documentary on motorcycle racing featuring stars of the sport, including film star Steve McQueen, a racer in his own right.
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Le Mans
June 23, 1971
Almost in breadth and depth of a documentary, this movie depicts an auto race during the 70s on the world's hardest endurance course: Le Mans in France. The race goes over 24 hours on 14.5 kilometers of cordoned country road. Every few hours the two drivers per car alternate - but it's still a challenge for concentration and material. In the focus is the duel between the German Stahler in Ferrari 512LM and the American Delaney in Gulf Team Porsche 917. Delaney is under extraordinary pressure, because the year before he caused a severe accident, in which his friend Lisa's husband was killed.
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The Great White Hope
October 16, 1970
A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down.
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Downhill Racer
November 7, 1969
Quietly cocky David Chappellet (Robert Redford) joins the U.S. ski team as downhill racer and clashes with the team's coach, played by Gene Hackman.
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Winning
May 22, 1969
Frank Capua is a rising star on the race circuit who dreams of winning the big one--the Indianapolis 500. But to get there he runs the risk of losing his wife Elora to his rival, Luther Erding, and strains the relationship with his stepson.
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The Love Bug
March 13, 1969
A race car driver becomes a champion with a Volkswagen Beetle (Herbie) with a mind of its own.
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Grand Prix
December 21, 1966
American Grand Prix driver Pete Aron is fired by his Jordan-BRM racing team after a crash at Monaco that injures his British teammate, Scott Stoddard. While Stoddard struggles to recover, Aron begins to drive for the Japanese Yamura team, and becomes romantically involved with Stoddard's estranged wife.
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The Endless Summer
June 15, 1966
The crown jewel to ten years of Bruce Brown surfing documentaries. Brown follows two young surfers around the world in search of the perfect wave, and ends up finding quite a few in addition to some colorful local characters.
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The Great Race
July 1, 1965
In the early 20th century, two rivals, the heroic Leslie and the despicable Professor Fate, engage in an epic automobile race from New York to Paris.
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The Hustler
September 25, 1961
An up-and-coming pool player plays a long-time champion in a single high-stakes match.
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The Absent Minded Professor
March 16, 1961
A college professor invents an anti-gravity substance which a corrupt businessman wants for himself.
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The Harder They Fall
March 31, 1956
An ex-sportswriter is hired by a shady fight promoter to promote his latest find, an unknown but easily exploitable rising star from Argentina.
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The Caddy
August 10, 1953
Although gifted golfer Harvey Miller is too nervous to golf in public tournaments, he acts as coach and caddy for friend Joe Anthony.
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Million Dollar Mermaid
December 4, 1952
Biopic of Australian swimming champ and entertainer Annette Kellerman. After overcoming polio, Kellerman achieves fame and creates a scandal when her one-piece bathing suit is considered indecent.
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Pat and Mike
June 13, 1952
Pat is a women's sports sensation unless her fiancé is around. Her new shady manager Mike keeps them apart and develops feelings for her.
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Angels in the Outfield
October 19, 1951
The brash and abusive manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team receives the help of an angel to win games and to become a better person in the process.
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Neptune's Daughter
June 1, 1949
A swimsuit fashion designer is determined to protect her scatterbrained sister from a South American heartbreaker, but a case of mistaken identity complicates matters.
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The Set-Up
April 2, 1949
Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.
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Take Me Out to the Ball Game
April 1, 1949
Two turn-of-the-century baseball players, who work in vaudeville during the off-season, run into trouble with their team's new female owner and a gambler who doesn't want them to win the pennant.
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Good News
December 26, 1947
Golden Globe winner June Allyson and Peter Lawford star in this enjoyable musical about a football hero who falls in love with his French tutor.
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National Velvet
January 26, 1945
A jaded former jockey (Mickey Rooney) helps a young girl (Elizabeth Taylor) prepare a wild but gifted horse for England's Grand National Sweepstakes.
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Woman of the Year
January 14, 1942
Rival reporters Sam and Tess fall in love and get married, only to find their relationship strained when Sam comes to resent Tess' hectic lifestyle.
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Kid Galahad
May 29, 1937
Fight promoter Nick Donati grooms a bellhop as a future champ, but has second thoughts after the now-named Kid Galahad falls for his sister.
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Horse Feathers
August 19, 1932
Quincy Adams Wagstaff, the new president of Huxley University, accidentally hires bumblers Baravelli and Pinky to help his school win the big football game against the rival Darwin University.
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The Ring
October 1, 1927
Two boxers compete for the love of a woman.
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Tigers
TBA
The true story of teenage football talent Martin Bengtsson's life-and-death journey through a modern-day football industry where everything, and everyone, has a price tag.
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Underdogs
TBA
Jake (Matthew Morrison) is a shy, but talented, foosball player. His passion for the game is rivaled only by his love for free-spirited Laura (Ariana Grande). With her encouragement, he beats the town bully, Ace (Nicholas Hoult), in a foosball game. But everything changes when Ace becomes the world’s best soccer player and returns years later to turn their village into a new sports stadium. He starts to destroy everything and kidnaps Laura in the process. Just when it looks like all hope is lost, the toy figures from Jake’s foosball table come to life. He and the players embark on a wild adventure to save Laura and reclaim their village. With the help of his team, his town, and a little bit of magic, Jake will try to save the day.
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Icarus: The Aftermath
TBA
The second chapter of the 2018 Academy Award-winning feature documentary, ICARUS.
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Journeyman
TBA
Boxer Matty Burton suffers a serious head injury during a fight. It is about the impact this has on his marriage, his life and and his family.
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Small, Slow But Steady
TBA
A hearing-impaired woman with dreams of becoming a professional boxer due to the pandemic is threatened closure of her boxing club and the illness of its ageing president, who has been her biggest supporter, push her to the limit.
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The Balloonists
TBA
Follows the improbable team of Piccard and Jones, who competed against the world's finest pilots and extremely wealthy adventurers in 1999 to become the first individuals to fly a hot air balloon around the globe nonstop.
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Coming Soon
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The Longest Game
- Runtime: 69 min
Journeyman
- Runtime: 92 min
A Shot in the Dark
- Runtime: 86 min
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