Great Sporting Films And Documentaries (13 titles)

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Raging Bull

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• Raging Bull on DVD (1980)
  Starring: Robert De Niro,  Cathy Moriarty,  Joe Pesci
  Director: Martin Scorsese
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  With RAGING BULL, Martin Scorsese's personal approach to filmmaking is taken to a whole new level. Shooting in a crisp black and white, Scorsese tells the story of middleweight boxer Jake La Motta, played with incredible intensity by Robert De Niro, in an Oscar-winning performance. As La Motta ..read more »
  
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The Wrestler

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• The Wrestler on DVD (2008)
  Starring: Mickey Rourke,  Ernest Miller,  Marisa Tomei
  Director: Darren Aronofsky
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  The wrestler is the story of retired professional wrestler, Randy "The Ram" Robinson, making his way through the independent circuit, trying to get back in the game for one final showdown with his former rival.
  
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One Day In September

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• One Day In September on DVD (1999)
  Starring: Michael Douglas
  Director: Kevin Macdonald
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  One Day In September is the incredible, shocking story about the brutal massacre of Israeli athletes by a team of extremist Palestinian terrorists during the 1972 Munich Olympics. Finally, the unbelievable truth is revealed: how eight terrorists easily snuck into the Olympic Village and took 11 ..read more »
  
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Baseball - 1846 To 2000

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• Baseball - 1846 To 2000 (4 discs) on DVD (1994)
  Director: Ken Burns
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  Includes the first three episodes of the documentary series tracing the history of baseball. Covers the origins of baseball in 1846 up to the White Sox scandal of 1919.
  
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This Sporting Life

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• This Sporting Life (1963)
  Starring: Richard Harris,  Rachel Roberts,  Alan Badel
  Director: Lindsay Anderson
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  Adapted from David Storey's novel of the same title, THIS SPORTING LIFE is a gritty, unblinking look at life in the coal mining region of Northern England as seen through the eyes of Frank Machin. Richard Harris gives a remarkable performance as Machin, a proud man who wants to quit his job as a ..read more »
  
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Riding Giants

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• Riding Giants on DVD (2004)
  Starring: Darrick Doerner,  Laird John Hamilton,  Dave Kalama
  Director: Stacy Peralta
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  Documentary detailing the origins and history of surf culture.
  
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The Natural

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• The Natural on DVD (1984)
  Starring: Robert Redford,  Robert Duvall,  Glenn Close
  Director: Barry Levinson
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  Farm boy Roy Hobbs (Robert Redford) is the best baseball player anyone has ever seen. His bat, handmade from the wood of a tree felled by lightning following the death of his father, is magic in his hands. But before his career can start, the mysterious Harriet Bird (Barbara Hershey) inexplicably ..read more »
  
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Friday Night Lights

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• Friday Night Lights on DVD (2004)
  Starring: Billy Bob Thorton,  Lucas Black,  Garrett Hedlund
  Director: Peter Berg
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  Based on H.G. Bissinger's book, which profiled the economically depressed town of Odessa, Texas and their heroic high school football team, The Permian High Panthers.
  
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Eight Men Out

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• Eight Men Out on DVD (1988)
  Starring: Charlie Sheen,  D.B. Sweeney,  Christopher Lloyd
  Director: John Sayles
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  Unlike other nostalgic baseball films (THE NATURAL, FIELD OF DREAMS), director John Sayles's EIGHT MEN OUT explores one of the darkest moments in the history of the sport--1919's infamous Black Sox scandal, when eight players on the heavily favoured Chicago White Sox agreed to throw the World ..read more »
  
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Bull Durham

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• Bull Durham on DVD (1988)
  Starring: Kevin Costner,  Susan Sarandon,  Tim Robbins
  Director: Ron Shelton
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  The Durham Bulls are in a slump and have spent a hefty sum of money acquiring an untested young pitcher in the hopes of reversing their standings. Crash Davis, a 12-year veteran ballplayer who has spent most of his time bumming around as a minor league catcher, is assigned to mature the rookie ..read more »
  
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