We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we love. Promise. Back in 2015, Sports Heroines on Film author Viridiana Lieberman summed up the state of sports movies ...

Stories about athletes striving for greatness have always made for compelling cinematic experiences. So it goes with all sports films, which — at their worst — can be conventional and formulaic ...

“Chariots of Fire” is a sports movie that was so well-received that it won Best Picture at the Oscars. That’s impressive, but from a “sports movie” perspective it lacks a bit. After all, it’s a ...

Why do some people sign up to get punched in the face for a living? The most common answer is money although it’s not always the most compelling reason. Mark Kerr, the subject of the recent Dwayne ...

A look at six standout women-led sports films and where Sydney Sweeney’s Christy fits within today’s shifting sports-cinema ...

Back in 2015, Sports Heroines on Film author Viridiana Lieberman summed up the state of sports movies best: “It’s truly a disservice how few female-driven sports films there are.” She wasn’t wrong.

Sports movies often tell stories of inspiration, triumph, and exhilarating underdog victories. From Remember the Titans to Cool Runnings and Rudy, these great films about sports offer audiences a ...

Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn also discuss national identity and masculinity in their movie about a 2002 pre-World Cup showdown between the Irish soccer captain and his English coach, which is ...

In the pantheon of silent screen comedy legends, Harold Lloyd rests somewhere between the two reigning kings, Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton. While never quite achieving the artistic or commercial ...

Justin Tipping's nightmarish cult movie Him accomplishes the rare feat of combining traditional sports movie themes with outright horror, which calls into question why that mash-up doesn't happen more ...