12 Mighty Orphans

Movie · 7.2 / 10 · 18 Jun 2021 · English

Haunted by his mysterious past, a devoted high school football coach leads a scrawny team of orphans to the state championship during the Great Depression and inspires a broken nation along the way.

Touchback

Movie · 6.6 / 10 · 13 Apr 2011 · English

A former high-school football star loses his shot at a college scholarship due to a devastating gridiron injury, but gets a second chance at living his dream.

Where Hope Grows

Movie · 7.6 / 10 · 6 Apr 2014 · English

Calvin Campbell is a former professional baseball player sent to an early retirement due to his panic attacks at the plate. Even though he had all the talent for the big leagues, he struggles with the curveballs life has thrown him. Today, he mindlessly sleepwalks through his days and the challenge of raising his teenager daughter. His life is in a slow downward spiral when it is suddenly awakened and invigorated by the most unlikely person – Produce, a young-man with Down syndrome who works at the local grocery store.

Ray

Movie · 7.5 / 10 · 29 Oct 2004 · English

Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered coupling gospel and country together.

Blindness

Movie · 6.5 / 10 · 14 May 2008 · English

When a sudden plague of blindness devastates a city, a small group of the afflicted band together to triumphantly overcome the horrific conditions of their imposed quarantine.

Gridiron Gang

Movie · 7.1 / 10 · 15 Sept 2006 · English

Under the leadership of their counselor, teenagers at a juvenile detention center gain self-esteem by playing football together. Based on a true story.

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

Movie · 6.0 / 10 · 10 Nov 2016 · English

19-year-old Billy Lynn is brought home for a victory tour after a harrowing Iraq battle. Through flashbacks the film shows what really happened to his squad – contrasting the realities of war with America's perceptions.

Gracie

Movie · 6.2 / 10 · 1 Jun 2007 · English

A teenager faces an uphill battle when she fights to give women the opportunity to play competitive soccer.

School Ties

Movie · 6.5 / 10 · 18 Sept 1992 · English

When David Greene receives a football scholarship to a prestigious prep school in the 1950s, he feels pressure to hide the fact that he is Jewish from his classmates and teachers, fearing that they may be anti-Semitic. He quickly becomes the big man on campus thanks to his football skills, but when his Jewish background is discovered, his worst fears are realized and his friends turn on him with violent threats and public ridicule.

The Basketball Diaries

Movie · 7.4 / 10 · 21 Apr 1995 · English

A high school basketball player’s life turns upside down after free-falling into the harrowing world of drug addiction.

Triumph

Movie · 6.7 / 10 · 30 Apr 2021 · English

A bright and determined teen who has mild cerebral palsy strives to be a wrestler on his high school's team and to win over the heart of a classmate, the girl of his dreams.

Joe Bell

Movie · 6.5 / 10 · 14 Sept 2020 · English

The true story of a small town, working class father who embarks on a solo walk across the U.S. to crusade against bullying after his son is tormented in high school for being gay.