Topic: Sport

Direction Martin Scorsese

Cast Robert De Niro · Cathy Moriarty · Joe Pesci · Frank Vincent

Synopsis Raging Bull (1980) tells the turbulent life of Jake LaMotta, a middleweight boxer whose rage and insecurities fuel both his rise in the ring and his downfall outside it. The film explores his volatile relationships, particularly with his wife and...

Direction Jim Podhoretz

Synopsis The rivalry between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers continues, after the 1984 NBA Finals and the likes of Larry Bird and Magic Johnson retired.

Direction Michael Tolajian

Cast Vlade Divac

Synopsis 30 for 30: Once Brothers (TV) (2010) explores the poignant story of Dražen Petrović and Vlade Divac, two basketball stars whose friendship was shattered by the Yugoslav Wars. Once teammates and close friends on the Yugoslav national team, their bond...

Direction Satoshi Nishimura

Synopsis TV Series (2000-2002). 1 season. 75 episodes. Ippo, a timid highschooler, is one day saved from being beaten up by Takamura, a boxer. Enthralled by Takamura's skills Ippo begins to learn boxing, soon finding love for the sport and a...

Direction Jun Shishido

Synopsis TV Series (2009-2009). 1 season. 25 episodes. Ippo Makunouchi continues his boxing career and his goal on knowing the meaning of being strong, and the desire on fighting his idol Ichiro Miyata once again. Along him are pro boxers Takamura,...

Direction Clint Eastwood

Cast Clint Eastwood · Hilary Swank · Morgan Freeman · Anthony Mackie

Synopsis Million Dollar Baby (2004) follows Maggie Fitzgerald, a determined waitress who dreams of becoming a professional boxer. She seeks the mentorship of Frankie Dunn, a grizzled and reluctant trainer with a troubled past. Despite initial resistance, Frankie agrees to train...

Direction Susumu Mitsunaka · Shintaro Itoga · Tomoko Hiramuki · Shintarô Nakazawa

Synopsis TV Series (2014-2020). 3 Seasons. 85 episodes. A chance event triggered Shouyou Hinata's love for volleyball. His club had no members, but somehow persevered and finally made it into its very first and final regular match of middle school, where...

Direction Masaaki Yuasa

Synopsis TV Series (2014). 1 season. 11 episodes. Makoto Tsukimoto (nicknamed Smile) is a quiet high-schooler who's been friends with the loud and energetic Yukata Hoshino (nicknamed Peco) since childhood. They're both in the local table tennis club and both have...

Direction Jun Shishido

Synopsis TV Series (2013). 25 Episodes. Ippo the Japanese Featherweight champion will defend his title against amazing challengers. Takamura fights for the second WBC title in the middleweight class, and Aoki fights for the Lightweight title. This is "Hajime no Ippo:...

Direction Jason Hehir · Jonathan Hock · Billy Corben · Jeff Zimbalist

Synopsis 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 anniversary has come to life as an eclectic and fascinating...

Direction Jonathan Hock

Synopsis 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 Jordan and Sam Perkins. The unlikely squad made it to...

Direction Osamu Dezaki

Synopsis TV series (1970-1981). 2 seasons. 82 episodes. Ashita no Joe tells the tale of a wandering orphan named Joe Yabuki. He falls into one of Tokyo's slums and gets into a fight with a local gang and his street fighting...

Direction Jesús Muñoz · Santi Padró · Xavi Torres

Cast Juan Carlos Unzué

Direction Kenichi Kasai · Riki Fukushima

Synopsis TV Series (2004-2012). 6 Seasons. 157 Episodes. Goro's dream is to become a professional baseball player like his father. As he strives through the path towards the pro league, from infancy to adulthood, his passion for the game galvanizes all...

Direction Robert Wise

Cast Paul Newman · Pier Angeli · Everett Sloane · Eileen Heckart

Synopsis Robert Wise, who directed the classic boxing noir The Set-Up in 1948, also made this 1956 biopic about the life of Rocky Graziano, a one-time juvenile delinquent from New York's back streets who became World Middleweight Champion. Paul Newman, though...

Direction Peter Berg · Jeffrey Reiner · Michael Waxman · Allison Liddi

Cast Kyle Chandler · Connie Britton · Gaius Charles · Zach Gilford

Synopsis TV Series (2006-2011). 5 Seasons. 76 Episodes. Hailed as one of the top ten shows of 2006 by Time magazine and Entertainment Weekly, the critically acclaimed drama "Friday Night Lights" also received 2006 honors from the American Film Institute (AFI)...

Direction Osamu Sekita

Synopsis TV Series (2009-2010). 1 season. 50 episodes. 5th grader Koh Kitamura lives next door to the Tsukishima family, owners of a batting cage and the Clover cafe. His girlfriend, Wakaba, is the 2nd Tsukishima daughter; the 3rd daughter, the baseball...

Direction Mitsuyuki Masuhara

Synopsis TV series (2013-2016). 2 Seasons. 125 Episodes. Follows the life of Eijun Sawamura, a gifted baseball player who have his own extraordinary pitcher's talent. His goal is one, to become the ace of Seidou High School.

Direction Max Borenstein · Jim Hecht · Salli Richardson-Whitfield · Tanya Hamilton

Cast John C. Reilly · Quincy Isaiah · Jason Clarke · Gaby Hoffmann

Synopsis TV Series (2022- ). 2 Seasons. The story of how the Los Angeles Lakers became the most successful professional basketball team in the 1980s.

Direction Mark Robson

Cast Humphrey Bogart · Rod Steiger · Jan Sterling · Mike Lane

Synopsis Jobless sportswriter Eddie Willis is hired by corrupt fight promoter Nick Benko to promote his current protégé, an unknown Argentinian boxer named Toro Moreno. Although Moreno is a hulking giant, his chances for success are hampered by a powder-puff punch...