Soundtrack: Joel Beckerman
The best movies, series, and documentaries with a soundtrack by Joel Beckerman. Enjoy the titles that feature an unforgettable music.
30 for 30 (TV Series)
2009 · Documentary · min. · United States
Direction Jason Hehir · Jonathan Hock · Billy Corben · Jeff Zimbalist
Plot ESPN Films' 30 for 30 is an unprecedented documentary series featuring today's finest storytellers from inside and outside of the sports world. What started as a celebration of ESPN's 30th...
7.8
105 votes
7.8
105 votes
Survive and Advance (Ep)
2013 · Documentary · 101 min. · United States
Direction Jonathan Hock
Plot In 1983, the NC State Wolfpack, coached by Jim Valvano, stayed alive in the post-season through a series of nine overtime and one point games, beating the likes of Michael...
7.8
209 votes
7.8
209 votes
Bad Boys (TV)
2014 · Documentary · 100 min. · United States
Direction Zak Levitt
Cast Isaiah Thomas · Bill Laimbeer · Dennis Rodman · Joe Dumars
Plot The Detroit Pistons of the late 1980s and early '90s seemed willing to do anything to win. That characteristic made them loved -- and hated. It earned them the title:...
7.6
515 votes
7.6
515 votes
Hillsborough (TV)
2014 · Documentary · min. · United States
Direction Daniel Gordon
Plot A look at the events of 15 April 1989 at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, England which led to the death of 96 football supporters, and the legacy of what is...
7.2
45 votes
7.2
45 votes
30 for 30: Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks (TV)
2010 · Documentary · 68 min. · United States
Direction Dan Klores
Cast Reggie Miller · Cheryl Miller · Spike Lee · Patrick Ewing
Plot Reggie Miller single-handedly crushed the hearts of Knick fans multiple times. But it was the 1995 Eastern Conference Semifinals that solidified Miller as Public Enemy #1 in New York City....
7.0
881 votes
7.0
881 votes
The Fab 5 (TV)
2011 · Documentary · 98 min. · United States
Direction Jason Hehir
Plot The 1991 University of Michigan men's basketball recruiting class in which five freshman known as The Fab Five revolutionized college basketball. This film covers the success, cultural changes, scandal, and...
7.0
167 votes
7.0
167 votes
The Price of Gold (TV)
2014 · Documentary · 78 min. · United States
Direction Nanette Burstein
Plot The world couldn't keep its eyes off two athletes at the 1994 Winter Games in Lillehammer - Nancy Kerrigan, the elegant brunette and Tonya Harding, the feisty blonde engulfed in...
6.7
50 votes
6.7
50 votes
30 for 30: Guru of Go (TV)
2010 · Documentary · 52 min. · United States
Direction Bill Couturié
Plot By the mid-1980s Paul Westhead had worn out his welcome in the NBA. The best offer he could find came from an obscure small college with little history of basketball....
6.6
94 votes
6.6
94 votes
Bernie and Ernie (TV)
2013 · Documentary · 50 min. · United States
Direction Jason Hehir
Cast Bernard King · Ernie Grunfeld · Chuck D.
Plot Bernard King arrived to Knoxville, he was only the third African American ever to play for the Vols' varsity team. By the time he left he was a legend. In...
6.5
126 votes
6.5
126 votes
Straight Outta L.A. (TV)
2010 · Documentary · 51 min. · United States
Direction Ice Cube
Plot For rapper-turned-filmmaker Ice Cube the emergence of gangster rap will be forever linked to the Oakland Raiders' move to Los Angeles in 1982. He turns the camera on himself to...
6.5
33 votes
6.5
33 votes
Playing for the Mob (TV)
2014 · Documentary · 80 min. · United States
Direction Cayman Grant · Joe Lavine
Plot The mob, including Jimmy Burke, become the focus of a point shaving controversy at Boston College.
6.5
80 votes
6.5
80 votes
30 for 30: Four Days in October (TV)
2010 · Documentary · 53 min. · United States
Direction Gary Waksman
Plot The Boston Red Sox overcome "The Curse" and defeat the New York Yankees in the 2004 American League Championship Series. In the process, they also become the first team ever...
6.5
33 votes
6.5
33 votes
I Hate Christian Laettner (Ep)
2015 · Documentary · 90 min. · United States
Direction Rory Karpf
Plot He made perhaps the most dramatic shot in the history of the NCAA basketball tournament. He's the only player to start in four consecutive Final Fours, and was instrumental in...
6.5
296 votes
6.5
296 votes
30 for 30: Muhammad and Larry (TV)
2009 · Documentary · 51 min. · United States
Direction Bradley Kaplan · Albert Maysles
Cast Muhammad Ali · Larry Holmes
Plot A look at the October 1980 Muhammad Ali-Larry Holmes fight and its impact on both fighters, featuring fresh interviews with participants and previously unseen lead-up footage from both fighters' camps.
6.4
44 votes
6.4
44 votes
30 for 30: Jordan Rides the Bus (TV)
2010 · Documentary · 51 min. · United States
Direction Ron Shelton
Cast Michael Jordan · Phil Jackson · Terry Francona · David Falk
Plot In the fall of 1993, in his prime and at the summit of the sports world, Michael Jordan walked away from pro basketball. After leading the Dream Team to an...
6.0
657 votes
6.0
657 votes
30 for 30: Soccer Stories: Maradona '86 (TV)
2014 · Documentary · 23 min. · United States
Direction Sam Blair
Plot How the astonishing performances of one man led Argentina to the World Cup title in 1986.
5.9
42 votes
5.9
42 votes
The Dead Zone (TV Series)
2002 · Series · 45 min. · United States
Direction Michael Piller · Shawn Piller · James Head · Michael Robison
Cast Anthony Michael Hall · Nicole de Boer · Chris Bruno · John L. Adams
Plot Johnny Smith has been leading an idyllic small-town life. Employed as a science teacher, Johnny takes great pleasure in showing his young students the wonders of the natural world. He...
5.9
279 votes
5.9
279 votes
The Myth of Garrincha (S)
2014 · Documentary · 23 min. · United States
Direction Marcos Horacio Azevedo
Plot A profile of Brazilian association football icon Mané Garrincha.
5.8
48 votes
5.8
48 votes
30 for 30: No Más (TV)
2013 · Documentary · 77 min. · United States
Direction Eric Drath
Plot In the midst of boxing's contemporary golden age -Â the 1980's -Â stood two fighters who established a captivating rivalry; Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran.
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The House of Steinbrenner (TV)
2010 · Documentary · 52 min. · United States
Direction Barbara Kopple
Plot Love them or hate them, the Yankees remain the most glorified team in American sports history. Led by the Babe, the Iron Horse, the Yankee Clipper and the Mick, they...
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