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see all genres ›Sport films can range from heroic dramas to gripping documentaries to slapstick comedies. As both a physical spectacle and a significant cultural phenomenon, sporting competitions offer great visual and storytelling possibilities. The underdogs. The come-from-behind triumph. All essential to the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat, of course!
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Genres / Sport
SUB-GENRES · American Football · Association Football · Baseball · Basketball · Boxing · Hockey · Kickboxing · Racing · Rugby · Tennis · Wrestling
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American Pluck
A princess visiting the US is saved from being arrested in an illegal speakeasy by a prizefighter. They fall in love, but she must go back to her nation to become queen, and can't marry a commoner. Complications ensue in this Chadwick Pictures comedic melodrama from 1925. Please excuse the poor source quality of this film....Start your free trial to watch
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Athlete with Wand
A gymnast for the Newark Turnverein performed for Thomas Edison's camera, almost certainly as a test in preparation for the filming of Eugen Sandow (which took place a short time later). Scenes of somersaulting athletes were filmed at about this time as well. Why is the dog in the frame? We'll never know.Start your free trial to watch
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Battling Butler
The greatest box-office success of all his independent comedies, BATTLING BUTLER is a rarely-seen gem that mingles Buster Keaton's deadpan demeanor and awesome physical agility with a particularly dramatic storyline. Keaton stars as Alfred Butler, a fragile young man whose father sends him into the country where he hopes...Start your free trial to watch
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Be Yourself
Comic chanteuse Fannie Brice stars as a nightclub singer in love with a thick-witted boxer (Robert Armstrong) in this delightful musical from the dawn of the talkies. Highlighted by five musical numbers co-written by Billy Rose (including "When a Woman Loves a Man"), BE YOURSELF showcases the unique blend of sophisticated...Start your free trial to watch
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Billy Edwards and the Unknown
The only surviving round of a five-round contest (with each round a separate film lasting about 20 seconds). Billy Edwards was a middle-aged boxing instructor in 1895. Because the boxer "Warwick" bears a striking resemblance to Edwards, this film has often been identified (incorrectly) as a Glenroy...Start your free trial to watch
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Blood Equity
Three-time Super Bowl Champion Roman Phifer produced this film that focuses on the issues facing former NFL Players following their retirement. The film features interviews with guys who were once the face of this league, Hall of Famers and some lessor known players who share heartfelt and personal testimonies of living their...Start your free trial to watch
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Breakdown
There is action and drama in and out of the ring when an ex-convict (William Bishop) becomes a rising heavyweight fighter and a championship contender. Then, on the eve of the big fight, he finds the man who can prove that he was framed for the crime for which he served time.Start your free trial to watch
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Casey at the Bat
Things were different in the early days of baseball. Or were they? In this fragment from 1899, the titular Casey gets a bad call from the umpire and the batter decides that fisticuffs are necessary (or, put differently, the batsman decides to batter the umpire).Start your free trial to watch
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Cerro Pelado
Though lesser known than Leni Riefenstahl’s OLYMPIA or Kon Ichikawa’s TOKYO OLYMPIAD, Santiago Alvarez’s tribute to Cuba’s sporting triumphs is no less breathtaking. A ship of athletes training on the rough seas becomes a symbol of Castro’s Cuba, the games projected on the backdrop of political struggle: “This is the story of...Start your free trial to watch
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Champion Joe
Joe Yabuki is a troubled orphan who ran away from the orphanage. While wandering in the Tokyo slums, he met Danpei, a former boxer who saw the potential in Joe and trained him to become a superb fighter. It’s only a matter of time before Joe faces his greatest rival, Tohru Rikiishi.Start your free trial to watch
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Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph
Although prize fighting was illegal in every state in the Union, boxing was a national obsession. James J. Corbett, the heavyweight champion who had defeated the great John L. Sullivan, was not only a sports hero but a stage star (and, for women, a matinee idol). The Corbett-Courtney fight was far and away...Start your free trial to watch
