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True Story Sports Movies

Name: True Story Sports Movies
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Sports movies based on real athletes and teams who made history.

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Title↕	Year↕	Director↕	IMDB Rating↕	Genre↕	Country↕	Runtime (min)↕	Overview↕
Coach Carter	2005	Thomas Carter	7.6	Drama, History	Germany	136	Based on a true story, in which Richmond High School head basketball coach Ken Carter made headlines in 1999 for benching his undefeated team due to poor academic results.
Remember the Titans	2000	Boaz Yakin	7.6	Drama	United States of America	113	After leading his football team to 15 winning seasons, coach Bill Yoast is demoted and replaced by Herman Boone – tough, opinionated and as different from the beloved Yoast as he could be. The two men learn to overcome their differences and turn a group of hostile young men into champions.
King Richard	2021	Reinaldo Marcus Green	7.6	Drama, History	United States of America	144	The story of how Richard Williams served as a coach to his daughters Venus and Serena, who will soon become two of the most legendary tennis players in history.
I, Tonya	2017	Craig Gillespie	7.5	Drama, Comedy	United States of America	120	Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the sport is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.
The Iron Claw	2023	Sean Durkin	7.5	History, Drama	United Kingdom	132	The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of their domineering father and coach, the brothers seek larger-than-life immortality on the bigges...
Moneyball	2011	Bennett Miller	7.3	Drama	United States of America	134	The story of Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball team on a budget, by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players.
Air	2023	Ben Affleck	7.3	Drama, History	United States of America	112	Discover the game-changing partnership between a then undiscovered Michael Jordan and Nike's fledgling basketball division which revolutionized the world of sports and culture with the Air Jordan brand.
Invictus	2009	Clint Eastwood	7.2	Drama, History	United States of America	134	Newly elected President Nelson Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africa's rugby union team as they make their historic run to the 19...
Eddie the Eagle	2016	Dexter Fletcher	7.2	Comedy, Drama, History, Adventure	United Kingdom	106	The feel-good story of Michael 'Eddie' Edwards, an unlikely but courageous British ski-jumper who never stopped believing in himself—even as an entire nation was counting him out. With the help of a rebellious and charismatic coach, Eddie takes on the establishment and wins the hearts of sports f...
Cool Runnings	1993	Jon Turteltaub	7	Comedy, Adventure, Drama	United States of America	98	When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonored coach to start the first Jamaican bobsled team.
Invincible	2006	Ericson Core	7	Drama, History	United States of America	105	Inspired by the true story of Vince Papale, a man with nothing to lose who ignored the staggering odds and made his dream come true. When the coach of Papale's beloved hometown football team hosted an unprecedented open tryout, the public consensus was that it was a waste of time – no one good en...

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