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1990s Sports Drama Movies

Public list by WPS with 29 movies or TV shows/series

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Rocky V(1990)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 44min | Drama
2.9/5 (with 1,425 votes)

A lifetime of taking shots has ended Rocky’s career, and a crooked accountant has left him broke. Inspired by the memory of his trainer, however, Rocky finds glory in training and takes on an up-and-coming boxer.

Any Given Sunday(1999)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 42min | Drama
3.4/5 (with 727 votes)

A star quarterback gets knocked out of the game and an unknown third stringer is called in to replace him. The unknown gives a stunning performance and forces the ageing coach to reevaluate his game plans and life. A new co-owner/president adds to the pressure of winning. The new owner must prove herself in a male dominated world.

The Basketball Diaries(1995)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 42min | Drama, Crime
3.7/5 (with 839 votes)

A high school basketball player’s life turns upside down after free-falling into the harrowing world of drug addiction.

For Love of the Game(1999)

FSK: 6+ years
| 2h 17min | Drama
3.2/5 (with 185 votes)

A baseball legend almost finished with his distinguished career at the age of forty has one last chance to prove who he is, what he is capable of, and win the heart of the woman he has loved for the past four years.

Days of Thunder(1990)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 47min | Adventure, Action, Drama
3.2/5 (with 628 votes)

Talented but unproven stock car driver Cole Trickle gets a break and with the guidance of veteran Harry Hogge turns heads on the track. The young hotshot develops a rivalry with a fellow racer that threatens his career when the two smash their cars. But with the help of his doctor, Cole just might overcome his injuries-- and his fear.

The Hurricane(1999)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 26min | Drama
3.7/5 (with 604 votes)

The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.

Gladiator(1992)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 41min | Action, Drama
3.8/5 (with 133 votes)

Tommy Riley has moved with his dad to Chicago from a 'nice place'. He keeps to himself, goes to school. However, after a street fight he is noticed and quickly falls into the world of illegal underground boxing - where punches can kill.

He Got Game(1998)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 16min | Drama
3.4/5 (with 299 votes)

A basketball player's father must try to convince him to go to a college so he can get a shorter prison sentence.

Above the Rim(1994)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 36min | Crime
3.5/5 (with 81 votes)

Story of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships with two brothers, one a drug dealer and the other a former basketball star fallen on hard times and now employed as a security guard.

Blue Chips(1994)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 48min | Drama
3.0/5 (with 70 votes)

Pete Bell, a college basketball coach is under a lot of pressure. His team isn't winning and he cannot attract new players. The stars of the future are secretly being paid by boosters. This practice is forbidden in the college game, but Pete is desperate and has pressures from all around.

The Boxer(1997)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 54min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.4/5 (with 114 votes)

Nineteen-year-old Danny Flynn is imprisoned for his involvement with the I.R.A. in Belfast. He leaves behind his family and his sixteen-year-old girlfriend, Maggie Hamill. Fourteen years later, Danny is released from prison and returns to his old working class neighborhood to resume his life as a boxer.

Tyson(1995)

1h 50min | Drama
3.0/5 (with 17 votes)

The story of Mike Tyson. From his early days as a 12 year old amateur with a powerful punch, to the undisputed title of "Heavyweight Champion of the World", and ultimately to his conviction for rape. The story of his turbulent life moves quickly, never focusing for long on anything in particular.

Directed by Uli Edel - With George C. Scott
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K2(1991)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 42min | Thriller, Action, Adventure, Drama
2.9/5 (with 53 votes)

They call it the savage mountain. 27 people have perished trying to reach the summit on K2, the world's second highest peak. A U.S. climbing team, funded by millionaire Clairborne is determined to conquer K2.

Cobb(1994)

FSK: 18+ years
| 2h 8min | Drama
3.1/5 (with 35 votes)

Al Stump is a famous sports-writer chosen by Ty Cobb to co-write his official, authorized 'autobiography' before his death. Cobb, widely feared and despised, feels misunderstood and wants to set the record straight about 'the greatest ball-player ever,' in his words.

Aspen Extreme(1993)

1h 53min | Adventure
2.9/5 (with 12 votes)

T.J. and his friend Dexter quit their jobs in Detroit to become ski-instructors in Aspen. While T.J. advances to the most popular instructor of the school during the season, he has to take care for Dexter, who's future is less bright and who's eventually thinking about jobbing as drug courier - bringing their friendship to a test. Meanwhile the rich business woman Brice supports T.J. in his writing ambitions and invites him to live at her home. But in her absence he falls in love with the stunningly beautiful blond radio moderator Robin.

Directed by Patrick Hasburgh - With Paul Gross, Peter Berg, Finola Hughes, Teri Polo, Martin Kemp, Trevor Eve, ...

TwentyFourSeven(1997)

1h 36min | Drama
3.0/5 (with 12 votes)

In a typical English working-class town, the juveniles have nothing more to do than hang around in gangs. One day, Alan Darcy, a highly motivated man with the same kind of youth experience, starts trying to get the young people off the street and into doing something they can believe in: Boxing. Darcy opens a boxing club, aiming to bring the rival gangs together.

Directed by Shane Meadows - With Bob Hoskins, Bruce Jones, Frank Harper, Danny Nussbaum, James Hooton, Darren Campbell, ...

City of the Rising Sun(1999)

1h 48min | Drama
3.5/5 (with 7 votes)

This is about two young men who want to find the meaning of their lives. Do-chul is a boxer who never wins a game. While trying to make some money, he gets involved with Hong-gi, a small-time crook. They somehow make friends and hang around together, but their views toward life and the world are almost opposite. Do-chul despises Hong-gi's blind materialism. Hong-gi mocks Do-chul's obsession with good-for-nothing boxing career.

True Blue(1996)

1h 58min | Drama
3.0/5 (with 3 votes)

The story of the year the Oxford and Cambridge boat race changed from a gentleman's race to one where winning was everything.

Pastime(1990)

1h 34min | Drama
2.9/5 (with 2 votes)

A veteran minor league pitcher in 1957 tutors a young phenomenon.

Directed by Robin B. Armstrong - With William Russ

Soul of the Game(1996)

1h 34min | History, Drama
2.7/5 (with 3 votes)

Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson are the greatest players in the Colored leagues, and everyone expects that one of them will make the leap to the Major Leagues, now that there is talk of integration. But, unexpectedly, it's the rookie with the army record, Jackie Robinson, that gets tapped to be the first.

Net Worth(1995)

2h | Drama
2.8/5 (with 2 votes)

The story of the NHL's early years, focusing on the battle between the players, led by Hall of Famer Ted Lindsay, and the owners, over issues of benefits, pensions and the like.

Directed by Jerry Ciccoritti - With Aidan Devine

Body and Soul(2000)

1h 35min | Drama
1.0/5 (with 1 vote)

Charlie Davis, an ambitious small-town boxer with dreams of making it as a professional, travels to Reno with his unwavering friend Tiny. On his climb to the top, he loses himself and the people he cares for most.

Directed by Sam Henry Kass

The Last Home Run(1996)

1h 30min
1.0/5 (with 1 vote)

Dying doctor Jonathan Lyle's last wish is granted, to be young again and play baseball, but only for five days.

Directed by Bob Gosse

Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story(1994)

1h 35min | Drama, TV Movie

Based on the true story of Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan, rivals for the USA Olympic Ice Skating team. When Kerrigan is savagely attacked, people begin to wonder if the intense rivalry between the two was motivation for someone.

Directed by Larry Shaw - With Alexandra Powers

The Amateur(1999)

1h 34min | Comedy
2.9/5 (with 2 votes)

On the outskirts of a provincial town, Pajaro is determined to enter the Guinness Book of Records by breaking the longest bike-ride record. He rides around the fountain in the square with the help of his friend, Lopecito. He is willing to face many challenges, in attaining this new record. Will this race open the path to love for him, and for his redemption?

Passing Glory(1999)

1h 40min | Drama
2.9/5 (with 2 votes)

A true story of a priest (Andre Braugher) in New Orleans who formed a group of black players and challenged an all-white prep school basketball team in the 1960's. Eventually events like these signaled the pivotal turn in the games' history leading to the integration in today's sport. Directed by Steve James (Hoop Dreams), these basketball players didn't just make shots, they made history.

The St. Tammany Miracle(1994)

1h 30min | Drama, Kids & Family
2.0/5 (with 1 vote)

The St. Tammany Miracle is an inspiring story which shows how a determined coach can bring a handful of individuals from the failure of a dark and dusty gym into the glaring light of a state championship!

Rowing Through(1996)

1h 55min | Drama

Based on the real-life story of American rower Tiff Wood (Colin Ferguson), an athlete determined to realize his goal of winning gold at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. Wood's dream is shattered when the U.S. boycotts the games, and he must refocus his life towards making the team four years later, with the odds against him.

Directed by Masato Harada

Operación Fangio(2000)

1h 45min
2.0/5 (with 1 vote)

Cuba, February 24, 1958. The second Grand Prix International Automobile City of Havana is scheduled for this date. The great Argentinean driver Juan Manuel Fangio, five times world champion, is expected with open arms by all Cubans and the Batista government, the event organizer. But Fidel's revolutionary group "July 26" has other plans for Fangio, not exactly fly. The group's intention is that Fangio boycott a government that has very little time in power.

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