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

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

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,...

Max

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.

Max

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