Best Sports Biography movies of 2000s

Actors : Amy Adams, Christian Bale, Mark Wahlberg, Melissa Leo,
Directors : David O. Russell,

A look at the early years of boxer "Irish" Micky Ward and his brother who helped train him before going pro in the mid 1980s.

Actors : Craig Bierko, Renée Zellweger, Paul Giamatti, Russell Crowe,
Directors : Ron Howard,

The story of James Braddock, a supposedly washed-up boxer who came back to become a champion and an inspiration in the 1930s.

Actors : Henry Goodman, David Roper, Jimmy Reddington, Colm Meaney,
Directors : Tom Hooper,

The story of the controversial Brian Clough's 44-day reign as the coach of the English football club Leeds United.

Actors : Mario Van Peebles, Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, Jon Voight,
Directors : Michael Mann,

A biography of sports legend Muhammad Ali, focusing on his triumphs and controversies between 1964 and 1974.

Actors : Quinton Aaron, Tim McGraw, Sandra Bullock, Jae Head,
Directors : John Lee Hancock,

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.

Actors : Iain Rea, Tessa Mitchell, Anthony Hopkins, Diane Ladd,
Directors : Roger Donaldson,

The story of New Zealander Burt Munro, who spent years rebuilding a 1920 Indian motorcycle, which helped him set the land speed world record at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats in 1967.

Actors : Robert Ri'chard, Rob Brown, Samuel L. Jackson, Rick Gonzalez,
Directors : Thomas Carter,

Controversy surrounds high school basketball coach Ken Carter after he benches his entire team for breaking their academic contract with him.

Actors : Greg Kinnear, Mark Wahlberg, Kevin Conway, Elizabeth Banks,
Directors : Ericson Core,

Based on the story of Vince Papale, a 30-year-old bartender from South Philadelphia who overcame long odds to play for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles in 1976.

Actors : Wood Harris, Ryan Hurst, Denzel Washington, Will Patton,
Directors : Boaz Yakin,

The true story of a newly appointed African-American coach and his high school team on their first season as a racially integrated unit.

Actors : Heath Ledger, Emile Hirsch, Victor Rasuk, Johnny Knoxville,
Directors : Catherine Hardwicke,

The film follows the surf and skateboarding trends that originated in Venice, California during the 1970's.

Actors : Ed Harris, Debra Winger, S. Epatha Merkerson, Cuba Gooding Jr.,
Directors : Michael Tollin,

The story of a high school coach and the developmentally challenged man who he took under his wing.

Actors : Carly Schroeder, Andrew Shue, Jesse Lee Soffer, Elisabeth Shue,
Directors : Davis Guggenheim,

A teenager faces an uphill battle when she fights to give women the opportunity to play competitive soccer.

Actors : Derek Luke, Josh Lucas, Jon Voight, Austin Nichols,
Directors : James Gartner,

In 1966, Texas Western coach Don Haskins led the first all-black starting line-up for a college basketball team to the NCAA national championship.

Actors : Rob Brown, Clancy Brown, Darrin Dewitt Henson, Dennis Quaid,
Directors : Gary Fleder,

A drama based on the life of college football hero Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy.

Actors : Tim Draxl, Judy Davis, Geoffrey Rush, Jesse Spencer,
Directors : Russell Mulcahy,

The inspirational life story of Australian swimmer Tony Fingleton.

Actors : Philip Craig, Roy Dupuis, Julie LeBreton, Stephen McHattie,
Directors : Charles Binamé,

A story about Quebec's most famous hockey player, Maurice "The Rocket" Richard, focusing on the struggles of a French Canadian in the National Hockey League dominated by Anglophones.

Actors : Andie MacDowell, Anessa Ramsey, Ryan Merriman, Aidan Quinn,
Directors : Rick Bieber,

Driven by the tragic and fatal car crash that took the life of his fifteen year old brother Luke, and wearing Luke's number 5 jersey, Jon Abbate helps to lead the Wake Forest Demon Deacons to the most successful season in school history.

Actors : Seung-woo Cho, Mi-suk Kim, Gi-yeong Lee, Sung-Hyun Baek,
Directors : Yoon-chul Chung,

An autistic boy discovers he has a talent for running and with the help of the mother participates in a major marathon.

Actors : Shoshannah Stern, Raymond J. Barry, Russell Harvard, Michael Anthony Spady,
Directors : Oren Kaplan,

A coming of age drama following the life of Matt Hamill, the first deaf wrestler to win a National Collegiate Wrestling Championship.

Actors : Henry Maske, Heino Ferch, Vladimir Weigl, Susanne Wuest,
Directors : Uwe Boll,

Max Schmeling's fights against Joe Louis are listed in the best 10 ten fights of all times.