Best Sports Biography movies

Actors : Tommy Lee Jones, Ned Bellamy, Robert Wuhl, Lolita Davidovich,
Directors : Ron Shelton,

A reporter hired to write the 'official' biography of Ty Cobb discovers just how dark the baseball legend's real story is.

Actors : Ganesh Deshmukh, Jerico Robert, Babu Kshatriya, Abhinay Raj Singh, Ankush Gedam, Amitabh Bachchan, Vicky Kadian,
Directors : Nagraj Manjule,

Based on the life of Vijay Barse, a retired sports teacher who founded an NGO called Slum Soccer. He managed to rehabilitate street kids by keeping them off drugs and crime by turning them into soccer players and building a whole team.

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

The inspirational life story of Australian swimmer Tony Fingleton.

Actors : Anupam Kher, Sushant Singh Rajput, Disha Patani, Kiara Advani,
Directors : Neeraj Pandey,

The untold story of Mahendra Singh Dhoni's journey from ticket collector to trophy collector - the world-cup-winning captain of the Indian Cricket Team.

Actors : Jeremy Sisto, Billy Crudup, Donald Sutherland, Monica Potter,
Directors : Robert Towne,

The film follows the life of famous 1970s runner Steve Prefontaine from his youth days in Oregon to the University of Oregon where he worked with the legendary coach Bill Bowerman, later to...

Actors : Christopher Severio, Neal McDonough, Michael Parks, Leslie Easterbrook,
Directors : David Hunt,

The story of Brandon Burlsworth, possibly the greatest walk-on in the history of college football.

Actors : Angie Cepeda, Alinne Moraes, Rodrigo Santoro, Marcelo Adnet,
Directors : José Henrique Fonseca,

A biography of the tragic life of one of Brazil's greatest soccer players, Heleno de Freitas.

Actors : Mark O'Brien, Éric Bruneau, Kevin Pollak, Georgina Reilly,
Directors : Adriana Maggs,

Biopic of the life of legendary NHL goaltender Terry Sawchuk.

Actors : Zachary Coffin, Priyanka Chopra, Rajni Basumatary, Robin Das,
Directors : Omung Kumar,

A chronicle of the life of Indian boxer Mary Kom, who went through several hardships before audaciously accomplishing her ultimate dream.

Actors : James Rebhorn, Stephen Baldwin, Cameron Finley, Luke Perry,
Directors : John G. Avildsen,

This film chronicles the life of Lane Frost, 1987 PRCA Bull Riding World Champion, his marriage and his friendships with Tuff Hedeman (three-time World Champion) and Cody Lambert.

Actors : Philip Craig, Julie LeBreton, Roy Dupuis, 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 : Prachi Desai, Lara Dutta, Nargis Fakhri, Emraan Hashmi,
Directors : Anthony D'Souza,

Biographical sports drama based on the life of former Indian international cricketer, Mohammad Azharuddin.

Actors : Trini Alvarado, John Goodman, Kelly McGillis, Bruce Boxleitner,
Directors : Arthur Hiller,

Babe Ruth becomes a baseball legend but is unheroic to those who know him.

Actors : Arif Zakaria, Asif Ali, Shreyas Talpade, Parambrata Chattopadhyay,
Directors : Jayprad Desai,

An indian cricketer who shows persistence and hardwork to achieve his ultimate goal of playing a Ranji Trophy. At the penultimate stage of the career at a age when it is believed people's career ends, he starts a new chapter of his life.

Actors : Amit Ashar, Rohan Apte, Olga Anand, Mukesh Agrohari,
Directors : Amole Gupte,

The story of Saina Nehwal, a professional badminton player who ranked number 1 in the sport.

Actors : Thomas Trabacchi, Andrea Arcangeli, Andrea Pennacchi, Valentina Bellè,
Directors : Letizia Lamartire,

Biographical film about Italian footballer Roberto Baggio, a man who inspired entire generations to play football. A unique footballer, capable of thrilling fans all over the world.

Actors : Taapsee Pannu, Asad Ali Palijo, Vijay Raaz, Tahir Anand,
Directors : Srijit Mukherji,

A biopic based on the life and struggles of Mithali Raj, Indian Cricketer, and captain of the Indian National Cricket team.

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.