Critically acclaimed Sports Biography movies

Actors : Rob Brown, Robert Ri'chard, 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 : Alan Arkin, Aasif Mandvi, Suraj Sharma, Jon Hamm,
Directors : Craig Gillespie,

A sports agent stages an unconventional recruitment strategy to get talented Indian cricket players to play Major League Baseball.

Actors : Ramiro Rodriguez, Carlos Pratts, Maria Bello, Kevin Costner,
Directors : Niki Caro,

Jim White moves his family after losing his last job as a football coach. He sees that some of the students are worth starting a cross-country team and turns seven students with no hope into one of the best cross-country teams.

Actors : Elisabeth Moss, Liev Schreiber, Naomi Watts, Michael Rapaport,
Directors : Philippe Falardeau,

A drama inspired by the life of heavyweight boxer Chuck Wepner.

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 : Jesse Plemons, Ben Foster, Chris O'Dowd, Guillaume Canet,
Directors : Stephen Frears,

An Irish sports journalist becomes convinced that Lance Armstrong's performances during the Tour de France victories are fueled by banned substances. With this conviction, he starts hunting for evidence that will expose Armstrong.

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 : 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 : Jonny Weston, Abigail Spencer, Elisabeth Shue, Gerard Butler,

When young Jay Moriarity discovers that the mythic Mavericks surf break, one of the biggest waves on Earth, exists just miles from his Santa Cruz home, he enlists the help of local legend Frosty Hesson to train him to survive it.

Actors : Anna Paquin, Ser'Darius Blain, Hayden Zaller, Zachary Levi,

The story of NFL MVP and Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner, who went from stocking shelves at a supermarket to becoming an American Football star.

Actors : Thaddeus J. Mixson, Javien Jackson, James DuMont, Matthew Glave, Jay Reeves, Corinne Foxx,
Directors : Reginald Hudlin,

The story of Ray-Ray McElrathbey, a freshman football player for Clemson University, who secretly raised his younger brother on campus after his home life became too unsteady.

Actors : Sullivan Stapleton, Sam Neill, Brooke Satchwell, Teresa Palmer,
Directors : Rachel Griffiths,

The story of Michelle Payne, the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup.

Actors : Robin Tunney, Sarah Bolger, Aaron Eckhart, Finn Wittrock,
Directors : Angelo Pizzo,

Freddie Steinmark, an underdog on the gridiron, faces the toughest challenge of his life after leading his team to a championship season.

Actors : Denzel Washington, Deborah Kara Unger, Vicellous Shannon, Liev Schreiber,
Directors : Norman Jewison,

The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.

Actors : Dayo Okeniyi, Yetide Badaki, Ral Agada, Uche Agada,
Directors : Akin Omotoso,

Based on the real life story about the family that produced the first trio of brothers to become NBA champions in the history of the league.

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

The inspirational life story of Australian swimmer Tony Fingleton.

Actors : Derek Luke, Jon Voight, Josh Lucas, 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.