Topic: Olympic Games
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Rising Phoenix
2020 · Documentary · 106 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Ian Bonhôte · Peter Ettedgui
Cast Tatyana McFadden · Jonnie Peacock · Bebe Vio Beatrice · Jean Baptiste Alaize
Plot The history and current standing of the Paralympic Games, which has grown to become the world's third largest sporting event.
7.8
324 votes
7.8
324 votes
Olympia
1938 · Documentary · 225 min. · Germany
Direction Leni Riefenstahl
Plot Riefenstahl's film of the 11th Olympic Games which took place in Berlin from August 1st to August 16th, 1936, has won numerous awards and is widely considered by film critics...
7.8
2K votes
7.8
2K votes
The Dream Team (TV)
2012 · Documentary · 69 min. · United States
Direction Zak Levitt
Cast Michael Jordan · Charles Barkley · Larry Bird · Clyde Drexler
Plot 60-minute documentary about "The Dream Team". Branded as one of the greatest teams ever assembled in sports history, the 1992 USA Olympic basketball team celebrates their 20th anniversary by sharing...
7.5
519 votes
7.5
519 votes
Aigua, infern, cel (TV)
2012 · Documentary · 52 min. · Spain
Direction Joan Soler
Cast Manel Estiarte · Jesús Rollán · Micky Oca · Pedro García
7.5
46 votes
7.5
46 votes
London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder (TV)
2012 · Documentary · 352 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Danny Boyle
Cast Darius Alexander
Plot The world's best all-round sporting event returns in 2012, this time in London, and England's capital has a lot in store.
7.3
92 votes
7.3
92 votes
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
2013 · Movie · 188 min. · India
Direction Rakesh Omprakash Mehra
Cast Farhan Akhtar · Sonam Kapoor · Rebecca Breeds · Pavan Malhotra
Plot The true story of the "Flying Sikh" - world champion runner and Olympian Milkha Singh -- who overcame the massacre of his family, civil war during the India-Pakistan partition, and...
7.2
110 votes
7.2
110 votes
Richard Jewell
2019 · Movie · 131 min. · United States
Direction Clint Eastwood
Cast Paul Walter Hauser · Sam Rockwell · Kathy Bates · Jon Hamm
Plot Richard Jewell was an American police officer and security guard. While working as a security guard for AT&T, he became known in connection with the Centennial Olympic Park bombing at...
7.1
13K votes
7.1
13K votes
Munich
2005 · Movie · 164 min. · United States
Direction Steven Spielberg
Cast Eric Bana · Daniel Craig · Ciarán Hinds · Mathieu Kassovitz
Plot A gripping suspense thriller set in the aftermath of the massacre of 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics. This dramatic exploration inspired by true events follows a secret...
7.1
54K votes
7.1
54K votes
Beijing 2008 Olympics Games Opening Ceremony (TV)
2008 · Documentary · 245 min. · China
Direction Zhang Yimou
Cast Jan Peter Balkenende · Barbara Bush · George W. Bush · George Bush
Plot Coverage of the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing.
7.1
61 votes
7.1
61 votes
Chariots of Fire
1981 · Movie · 123 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Hugh Hudson
Cast Ben Cross · Ian Charleson · Nigel Havers · Cheryl Campbell
Plot This is the true story of two British track athletes competing in the 1924 Summer Olympics. One is a devout Scottish missionary who runs for God, the other is a...
7.1
30K votes
7.1
30K votes
Black September: Munich Olympics '72 - The Attack
2006 · Documentary · 90 min. · Germany
Direction Sebastian Dehnhardt · Uli Weidenbach · Manfred Oldenburg
7.0
23 votes
7.0
23 votes
One Day in September
1999 · Documentary · 94 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Kevin Macdonald
Plot The 1972 Munich Olympics were interrupted by Palestinian terrorists taking Israeli athletes hostage. Besides footage taken at the time, we see interviews with the surviving terrorist, Jamal Al Gashey, and...
7.0
222 votes
7.0
222 votes
The Koumiko Mystery
1965 · Documentary · 54 min. · France
Direction Chris Marker
Plot The 1964 Olympic games in Japan are seen through the eyes of the beautiful Muroaka Koumiko in this documentary from Chris Marker. She gives her opinions of life, love, men,...
7.0
191 votes
7.0
191 votes
Tokyo Olympiad
1965 · Documentary · 170 min. · Japan
Direction Kon Ichikawa
Cast Abebe Bikila
Plot Ichikawa's cameras follow the 1964 Summer Olympics from opening to closing ceremonies. Sometimes he focuses on spectators, as athletes pass in a blur; sometimes he isolates a competitor; other times,...
7.0
153 votes
7.0
153 votes
Shaun the Sheep Championsheeps (TV Series)
2012 · Series · 1 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Nick Park · Lee Wilton · Richard Starzak
Plot TV Series (2012). 21 Episodes. Twenty-one minute long sports-themed shorts made to coincide with the London 2012 Olympics celebrations.
6.8
76 votes
6.8
76 votes
Zero to Hero
2021 · Movie · 102 min. · Hong Kong
Direction Jimmy Wan
Cast Louis Cheung · Chin Siu-Ho · Chung-Hang Leung · Lo Hoi-Pang
Plot This film is based on the story of So Wa Wai, the medal-winning Paralympic athlete. It teaches audiences that even people who “lose on the starting line” can achieve victory...
6.7
27 votes
6.7
27 votes
J.O. de Berlin 36, La grande illusion
2015 · Documentary · 52 min. · France
Direction Frank Cassenti
6.7
29 votes
6.7
29 votes
Olimpiada en México (Olimpiadas de México)
1969 · Documentary · 240 min. · Mexico
Direction Alberto Isaac
Plot Documentary about the Olympic Games in Mexico City.
6.7
35 votes
6.7
35 votes
The Swimmers
2022 · Movie · 134 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Sally El Hosaini
Cast Manal Issa · Nathalie Issa · Matthias Schweighöfer · Ali Suliman
Plot A story of the miraculous journey made by swimming sisters Yusra and Sarah Mardini who fled as refugees from war-torn Syria all the way to the 2016 Rio Olympics.
6.6
3K votes
6.6
3K votes
Why Do Jamaicans Run so Fast?
2009 · Documentary · 61 min. · Spain
Direction Miquel Galofré
Cast Usain Bolt
6.6
138 votes
6.6
138 votes