Professional sport is always a huge strain of moral and physical strength, overcoming oneself, striving for results. Naturally, the success story of a talented athlete is always interesting to the viewer.
Today we offer Top 10 best films about athletes. On the KinoPoisk portal, these paintings have a viewer rating of at least 8.
10. Million Dollar Baby
Young Maggie has everything necessary for victory in the ring - fortitude, will and skill. These qualities help coach Frank Dunn to believe in his ward and, along with her, go through a difficult path to fame and survive the tragic ending. The role in this film was brought by Hilary Swank, who played the main role, the second Oscar in her career.
9. Peaceful warrior
Talented gymnast Dan Millman dreams of performing at the Olympics. The guy has fame, friends, reckless parties. But everything changes after meeting with the mysterious Socrates, who opens Dan a new world.
8. Knockdown
The story of a heavyweight boxer unfolds in the United States during the Great Depression. To feed his family and children, Jim Braddock takes on any job, leaving the ring. But fate gives him a chance to return and win.
7. The invisible side
The film is based on the book by writer Michael Lewis, which tells the real story of football player Michael Oer. The guy was a homeless teenager, but a prosperous and wealthy family, taking him to his house, helped the boy turn into an NFL star.
6. Hurricane
The plot of the film is based on real facts from the life of the famous boxer Rubin Carter, who was nicknamed “Hurricane”. After killing three people in one of the bars in New York, Carter was found guilty and sentenced to three terms of life imprisonment.
5. Game by the rules of others
The film tells about the struggle for the rights of black Americans. In 1966, the student basketball coach recruited black players. For that time it was an unprecedented misconduct. The team copes brilliantly with the task - it manages to win the prestigious championship.
4. New
The 1968 Soviet film tells about the career of gymnast Vali Chernova. The girl comes to the union gymnastics team and is taken under her care by team leader Olga Kameneva. The coach decides to replace the famous Olga with a brand new one, but she refuses to speak.
3. Prefontaine
The film tells the life story of the famous athlete Steve Prefontein, who had no equal in running. On the way to victory, Steve came to overcome the bitterness of defeat and, without losing the will to win, go forward to the gold of the Olympic Games.
2. Jerry Maguire
Despite the fact that the main character of the film is a sports agent performed by Tom Cruise, the picture tells a lot about overcoming himself, about the pitfalls in the world of professional sports, about how important not only talent, but also the teamwork.
1. Legend No. 17
The Russian film about the career of the legendary hockey player Valery Kharlamov was a resounding success at the box office. The plot tells about the victory of the USSR national team in the opening match of the Super Series against the national team of Canada. In the eyes of the viewer, perseverance and talent help the student of the great Anatoly Tarasov to become a world hockey star.
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