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Films on the list span a period of 80 years, starting with Sherlock Jr. (1924) directed by Buster Keaton, and finishing with Finding Nemo (2003) directed by Andrew Stanton. Of the 33 films in the list that were released before 1950, only 6 were produced outside Hollywood, and 13 of those 27 American films were directed by men born abroad: [4]
Running: 1979 Drama Marathon Michael Douglas as fictional Olympic distance-running hopeful. Goldengirl: 1979 Sci-fi Sprints A scientifically enhanced girl (Susan Anton) trains for the 1980 Moscow Olympics. A Shining Season: 1979 Biographical Running True story of John Baker, a girls' track coach dying of cancer. Chariots of Fire: 1981 Drama Sprints
Running Brave is a 1983 Canadian biographical sports drama film [1] [2] based on the story of Billy Mills, a member of the Oglala Sioux tribe located in South Dakota.Mills was born on the reservation, and later attended the University of Kansas [3] where he was recruited by the Olympic running team [1] [4] and won the gold medal in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics for the 10,000 meter race. [5]
Lawrence of Arabia (1962). David Lean’s First World War epic about TE Lawrence remains a filmmaking milestone, the movie that Steven Spielberg rewatches before starting each new film.
The Raid 2: Redemption (2014) The Raid was more frenzied, but the sequel (also written and directed by Gareth Evans) got grand, introducing an intricate crime-drama plot. Didn’t matter ...
Directed by Stephen Hopkins and written by Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse, the film stars Stephan James as Owens, and co-stars Jason Sudeikis, Jeremy Irons, William Hurt and Carice van Houten. It is a co-production of Canada , Germany and France .
Running is a 1979 Canadian sports drama film written and directed by Steven Hilliard Stern and starring Michael Douglas and Susan Anspach. It is about the fictional American marathon runner and Olympic hopeful Michael Andropolis and his struggle to compete in the Olympic Games .
Rocky (1976) topped British website Digital Spy's "greatest ever sports movie" online poll in 2012, with 18.7% of the votes. Voters chose from a list of 25 films. [85] It was also voted the best sports movie of all time in a 2020 poll organized by The Athletic. They asked 120 panelists to nominate their favorite sports movies, and then to rate ...