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- DirectorSteven ZaillianStarsJoe MantegnaBen KingsleyMax PomerancA prepubescent chess prodigy is encouraged to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.
- DirectorJohn Lee HancockStarsQuinton AaronSandra BullockTim McGrawThe 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.
- DirectorNiki CaroStarsKevin CostnerMaria BelloRamiro RodriguezJim White moves his family after losing his last job as a football coach, and at his new school he turns seven disappointing students into one of the best cross-country teams in the region.
- DirectorShinobu YaguchiStarsSatoshi TsumabukiHiroshi TamakiAkifumi MiuraIn a Japanese high school, a class of adolescent geeks joins the new synchronized swimming teacher and takes up the challenge to take part in the competition, in spite of the mockeries of the "real sportsmen".
- DirectorJay BaruchelStarsSeann William ScottAlison PillMarc-André GrondinA hockey player plagued by injuries is confronted with the possibility of retirement when a tough new player challenges his status as the league's top enforcer.
- DirectorRyan LittleStarsSean FarisPenn BadgleyGary ColeA rugby player is put up in a juvenile detention center, where he plays for the Highland Rugby team and ultimately plays against his father in the National Championships.
- DirectorThomas CarterStarsSamuel L. JacksonRick GonzalezRobert Ri'chardControversy surrounds high school basketball coach Ken Carter after he benches his entire team for breaking their academic contract with him.
- DirectorSteve BoyumStarsSteve HoweyMike VogelSophia BushFaced with the suspicious death of their father, two brothers must motivate one another to get back on their bikes and take the Las Vegas Motocross Championships by storm.
- DirectorDoug DearthStarsD.B. SweeneyWilliam MapotherRichard PortnowSet in rural Ohio, the birthplace of football, a small-town high school football team rises to play their cross-town rival, a perennial powerhouse, while standing up for an entire community.
- DirectorJon TurteltaubStarsJohn CandyLeonDoug E. DougWhen a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonored coach to start the first Jamaican Bobsled Team.
- DirectorJonathan JakubowiczStarsEdgar RamírezUsherRobert De NiroThe legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.
- DirectorJessica HynesStarsJessica HynesRhona MitraShaun ParkesDetermined to ditch the dysfunction and beat her inner demons, Tina puts on fighting gloves: stepping into the boxing ring to punch up her self-worth
- DirectorLouis-Pascal CouvelaireStarsSagamore StéveninPeter Youngblood HillsDiane KrugerFearless racer Michel Vaillant attempts to win "24 Hours of Le Mans", the famous highly challenging and prestigious annual endurance race that lasts one whole day.
- DirectorTom McCarthyStarsPaul GiamattiAmy RyanJeffrey TamborA struggling lawyer and volunteer wrestling coach's chicanery comes back to haunt him when the teenage grandson of the client he has double-crossed comes into his life.
- DirectorSteven SoderberghStarsAndré HollandMelvin GreggEddie TavaresDuring a pro basketball lockout, a sports agent pitches a rookie basketball client on an intriguing and controversial business proposition.
- DirectorSean McNamaraStarsHelen HuntErin MoriartyWilliam HurtAfter the tragic death of star volleyball player Caroline "Line" Found, a team of dispirited high school girls must band together under the guidance of their tough-love coach in hopes of winning the state championship.
- DirectorHoward DeutchStarsKeanu ReevesGene HackmanBrooke LangtonDuring a pro football strike, the owners hire substitute players.
- DirectorChris DowlingStarsTanner StineKristoffer PolahaEvan HoferAgainst the backdrop of high-school football and track, two brothers in a small Southern town face escalating problems with two different worldviews, straining--but ultimately strengthening--the bonds of brotherhood.
- DirectorCharles-Olivier MichaudStarsKelly BlatzRichard JenkinsKim BasingerA former track coach decides to train a student with natural athletic talent. Tragedy strikes, forcing the student to confront everything that has been holding him back.
- DirectorCarlos CuarónStarsGael García BernalDiego LunaGuillermo FrancellaTwo siblings are rivals in the world of professional soccer.
- DirectorGeorge ClooneyStarsGeorge ClooneyRenée ZellwegerJohn KrasinskiIn 1925, an enterprising pro football player convinces America's too-good-to-be-true college football hero to play for his team and keep the league from going under.
- DirectorPaul ShapiroStarsYannick BissonPeter MacNeillDean McDermottA plucky seventeen-year-old wants to be a professional hockey player and eventually lands a spot on the Canadian national team.
- DirectorJeff PollackStarsDuane MartinTupac ShakurLeonStory of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships with two brothers, one a drug dealer and the other a former basketball star fallen on hard times and now employed as a security guard.
- DirectorLamont JohnsonStarsRobby BensonAnnette O'TooleG.D. SpradlinA small-town basketball star goes to college and tries to impress his tutor, teammates, and coach.
- DirectorRobert CollectorStarsJeffrey DonovanSamantha MathisDoris HargraveIn a conservative small town, a young man's wish to coach high school basketball are tweaked by a school board decision that makes him the new coach of the girls' team.
- DirectorDuwayne DunhamStarsBeverley MitchellBrie LarsonJon LindstromFact-based drama chronicling the story of two determined sisters who battled the prejudice of a male-dominated sport to become world-class drag racers.
- DirectorDavid MametStarsChiwetel EjioforTim AllenEmily MortimerA fateful event leads to a job in the film business for top mixed-martial arts instructor Mike Terry. Though he refuses to participate in prize bouts, circumstances conspire to force him to consider entering such a competition.
- DirectorBoaz YakinStarsDenzel WashingtonWill PattonWood HarrisIn 1971 Virginia high school football was everything to the people of Alexandria. But when the school board was forced to integrate an all-black school with an all-white one, the very foundation of football's tradition was put to the test.
- DirectorJames GartnerStarsJosh LucasDerek LukeAustin NicholsIn 1966, Texas Western coach Don Haskins led the first all-black starting line-up for a college basketball team to the NCAA national championship.
- DirectorWilliam PhelpsStarsMatt AdlerNia PeeplesGregory HarrisonAfter learning how to surf by using the local wave tanks, Arizona resident Rick uses his winnings from a recent contest to fly to Hawaii and try to make a living for himself as a professional wave rider.
- DirectorDavid O. RussellStarsMark WahlbergChristian BaleAmy AdamsBased on the story of Micky Ward, a fledgling boxer who tries to escape the shadow of his more famous but troubled older boxing brother and get his own shot at greatness.
- DirectorMel DamskiStarsJohn CenaPatricia ClarksonDanny GloverA book-smart teenager joins his school's wrestling team as a way to reunite his surviving family members, who split apart after the death of his father, a college wrestling legend, 10 years ago.
- DirectorEddie O'FlahertyStarsEddie JonesJ.P. DavisChristina ChambersAn aging trainer and a young fighter, both in need of a second chance, team-up to overcome the demons of their past...and chase the dreams of their future.
- DirectorSean CisternaStarsAna GoljaJennifer BealsSarah FisherA young gymnast's Olympic aspirations are crushed after a debilitating accident.