Best Sports Biography movies

Actors : Jeremy Piven, Kevin Pollak, Everett Osborne, Cary Elwes,
Directors : Martin Guigui,

In the fall of 1950, Nat 'Sweetwater' Clifton makes history in his journey to become the first African American to sign an NBA contract, forever changing the game of basketball.

Actors : Svetlana Ivanova, Vladimir Menshov, Danila Kozlovsky, Oleg Menshikov,
Directors : Nikolay Lebedev,

Biopic of Russian ice hockey legend Valeri Kharlamov from early childhood, rising to the pinnacle of the sport and his untimely death.

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 : Tillotama Shome, Manoj Bajpayee, Gajraj Rao, Mayur Mahendra Patole,
Directors : Soumendra Padhi,

A biopic about Budhia Singh, the world's youngest marathon runner whose story garnered controversy and inspiration around the world.

Actors : Diljit Dosanjh, Tapsee Pannu, Vijay Raaz, Angad Bedi,
Directors : Shaad Ali,

Soorma is the story of the triumph of the human spirit, about a player, who made headlines for his miraculous comeback after facing a near death experience through sheer determination, hard work and unrelenting passion for the sport.

Actors : John Hurt, Josh Helman, Chanel Cresswell, Michael Bisping,
Directors : Ron Scalpello,

The life story of one of Britain's most notorious bare-knuckle fighters, Lenny McLean, also known as "the Guv'nor."

Actors : Selen Öztürk, Yetkin Dikinciler, Hayat Van Eck, Gürkan Uygun,
Directors : Ozer Feyzioglu,

The biography of Turkish weight lifter, and champion of Olympics, Naim Suleymanoglu.

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 : Daniel Auteuil, Marina Hands, Lou de Laâge, Guillaume Canet,
Directors : Christian Duguay,

A horse with amazing courage and a big heart.

Actors : Ernest Borgnine, Lloyd Haynes, John Marley, Muhammad Ali,
Directors : Tom Gries,

Muhammad Ali stars as himself in this dramatised version of his life story up to the late 1970s. It includes his Olympic triumphs as Cassius Clay, his conversion to Islam, his refusal of ...

Actors : Millie Perkins, Nick Benedict, Adam Guier, Murrell Garland,
Directors : Frank C. Schroeder,

Biography of pro basketball player "Pistol" Pete Maravich, who died suddenly in 1988 at age 40 from a heart attack.

Actors : Sandra Kwan Yue Ng, Hoi-Pang Lo, Chung-Hang Leung, Louis Cheung,
Directors : Chi-Man Wan,

Biopic tribute to So Wa Wai, Hong Kong's first Paralympic athlete to win gold. Even if you start at a disadvantage, you can still be first across the finish line.

Actors : Adnan Sarwar, Kiran Chaudhry, Gulab Chandio, Adeel Raees,
Directors : Adnan Sarwar,

SHAH is the biography of great boxer Syed Hussain Shah. This film covers the story of this Legend's journey from homeless child in the streets of Layari,Karachi to become Olympian for his country PAKISTAN.

Actors : Simon Armstrong, Christopher Davies, Eric Colvin, Chris Ayles,
Directors : Simon Rumley,

1968: An inexperienced sailor enters a round the world race which he fears he won't be able to complete yet alone win. In order to save his dignity, he decides to cheat to come last but things don't go according to plan.

Actors : Cynthia Dale, David Naughton, Christopher Plummer, Nicolas Cage,
Directors : Charles Jarrott,

Based on the life of Ned Hanlan, the late-19th century Canadian sculler and world champion. Hanlan was one of the first scullers to successfully utilize the "sliding seat."

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

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

Actors : Nicholas Turturro, Stacey Dash, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, Ving Rhames,
Directors : Robert Townsend,

The fascinating life story of Sonny Liston, the controversial heavyweight boxing champion of the world.

Actors : Velizar Binev, Terry Bird, Harry Anichkin, Nina Antonova,
Directors : Gleb Orlov,

He was a champion among champions. In middle age he defeated young and very strong athletes, and always was a gentleman. But arose up a power that overcome him - that was love.

Actors : Juan Leyrado, Julieta Díaz, Marco Leonardi, Roly Serrano,
Directors : Marco Risi,

The life of the former football player Diego Armando Maradona is recreated in this film, from his childhood up to his first heart attack and his firm decision of recovering himself, passing...