The Bad News Bears 1976

The Bad News Bears 1976

The Bad News Bears 1976

The Bad News Bears 1976
1h 42m | Comedy, Drama, Family | 7 April 1976 (USA)

Storyline:

Former minor leaguer Morris Buttermaker is a lazy, beer swilling swimming pool cleaner who takes money to coach the Bears, a bunch of disheveled misfits who have virtually no baseball talent. Realizing his dilemma, Coach Buttermaker brings aboard girl pitching ace Amanda Whurlizer, the daughter of a former girlfriend, and Kelly Leak, a motorcycle punk who happens to be the best player around. Brimming with confidence, the Bears look to sweep into the championship game and avenge an earlier loss to their nemesis, the Yankees.

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Too Far Away 2019

Too Far Away 2019

Too Far Away 2019

Too Far Away 2019
Zu weit weg (original title)
1h 29min | Drama, Family | 11 October 2019 (Germany)

Storyline:

12yo Ben and his family have to leave their village due to the lignite mining in the western region of Germany. Ben has trouble fitting in his new school and equally new soccer club, while his old friends are already moving on. Then Tariq, a young Syrian, is seated next to him in school, and the two teenagers slowly bond over their shared interests – and shared losses.

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The Pack 2020

The Pack 2020

The Pack 2020

The Pack 2020
Smecka (original title)
1h 34min | Drama, Sport | 8 October 2020 (Czech Republic)

Storyline:

David, a talented 16-year-old-goalie freshly diagnosed with diabetes, joins a new ice-hockey team, the Wolves, where he becomes the outsider, bracing the avalanche of bullying that gradually gains speed.

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Hand Off 2020

Hand Off 2020

Hand Off 2020

Hand Off 2020
24min | Short, Drama, Romance | 23 November 2019 (South Africa)

Storyline:

A team rugby player admits to having a crush on his friend/teammate, causing a rift between them. He retreats into a fantasy world, complete with an imaginary glitter friend, as he struggles to fit into the macho world of rugby, and to confront and rebuild the friendship with his friend who has betrayed his confidence to the rest of his teammates.

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12 Mighty Orphans (2021)

12 Mighty Orphans (2021)

12 Mighty Orphans (2021)

12 Mighty Orphans (2021)
1h 58min | History, Sport | 11 June 2021 (USA)

Storyline:

Haunted by his mysterious past, a devoted high school football coach leads a scrawny team of orphans to the state championship during the Great Depression and inspires a broken nation along the way.

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Jo’s Boy (2011)

Jo's Boy (2011)

Jo’s Boy (2011)

Jo’s Boy (2011)
Le fils à Jo (original title)
TV-14 | 1h 37min | Comedy, Drama | 12 January 2011 (France)

Storyline:

Grandson of a rugby legend, son of a rugby legend and himself a rugby legend, Jo Canavaro brings up his 13 year old son, Tom, alone in a small village in the Tarn region of France. To the great shame of Jo, Tom is as excellent at maths as he is useless on the field. For a Canavaro, the legend can’t stop here. He is prepared to create a rugby team for Tom against the will of the entire village and Tom himself.

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