Sports Movies on Netflix
Last updated April 20, 2025
Blood on the Flat Track: The Rise of the Rat City Roller Girls
2007 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsTracing the rise of the Rat City Roller Girls -- Seattle's fledgling women's roller derby league -- this fast-paced documentary profiles the group's best athletes, bitter rivalries, intense matches and amazing growth. Focusing on the new league's first two seasons, this inside look at the sport's resurgence showcases such colorful skaters as Burnett Down, Kitty Kamikaze, Miss Fortune, Shovey Chase and Dirty Little Secret.
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UFC 120: Bisping vs. Akiyama
2010 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsO2 Arena in London sets the stage for the first UFC event to touch down in England in nearly a year. This 2010 bout has former Cage Warriors champ Michael Bisping taking on fellow middleweight Yoshihiro Akiyama. The main card also features heavyweight Cheick Kongo squaring off against Travis Browne, plus three welterweight bouts: Dan Hardy vs. Carlos Condit, John Hathaway vs. Mike Pyle and James Wilks vs. Claude Patrick.
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Dragonslayer
2011 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsIn this unconventional portrait, filmmaker Tristan Patterson profiles palpably lost twentysomething Josh Sandoval, a drug-dabbling skateboarder trying to make sense of life -- or not -- in suburban Southern California.
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UFC 130: Rampage vs. Hamill
2011 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsThe action's brewing for UFC 130 -- filmed live inside Las Vegas's MGM Grand Garden Arena -- as headliner Quinton "Rampage" Jackson takes on Matt Hamill in a heated battle for the UFC Lightweight Championship.
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Mighty Jerome
2010 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsThis biographical documentary tells the inspiring story of the rise, fall and redemption of Harry Jerome, a legendary track and field star and considered one of Canada's greatest athletes of all time.
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Tomorrow Will Be Better
2012 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsWith camera in hand, Czech rider Libor Podmol charts his own journey from unknown hopeful to Freestyle MX world champion, uniquely documenting the ups and downs of making it in the sport.
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Bang the Drum Slowly
1973 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsBruce Pearson (Robert De Niro) is a dedicated baseball player who's hiding a secret: He has Hodgkin's disease. His only confidante is the team's star pitcher, Henry Wiggin (Michael Moriarty), who covers for him as he faces not only a waning season but a slowly fading life. Vincent Gardenia received an Academy Award nomination for his role as the team's coach in this tearjerker based on Mark Harris's 1950s novel.
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Kicking & Screaming
2005 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsWhen middle-aged family man Phil Weston takes a job coaching his 10-year-old son's talented soccer team, he winds up going head-to-head with his ultra-competitive father, Buck, who coaches an opposing team.
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XXX: State of the Union
2005 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsPresidential addresses to Congress notwithstanding, the state of the union ain't great when Darius Stone (Ice Cube), a new National Security Agency operative, lands in the nation's capital. It seems a rogue military faction (led by Willem Dafoe) plans to topple the U.S. government, and it's up to Stone and veteran Agent Augustus Gibbons (Samuel L. Jackson) to checkmate the bad guys in this action thriller from director Lee Tamahori.
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Calvin Marshall
2009 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsThough he has no athletic ability whatsoever, college student Calvin Marshall (Alex Frost) is so blindly single-minded about making the school baseball team that Coach Little (Steve Zahn) -- a former minor league player -- relents and lets him on the squad. But when he's sidelined by an injury, Calvin has an opportunity to discover his true talent in life. Gary Lundgren directs this charming comedy that co-stars Michelle Lombardo.
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Home of the Giants
2007 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsHigh school basketball star Matt convinces his best friend and aspiring journalist Gar to help him rob a drug dealer. But the job goes sideways, jeopardizing Gar and Matt's friendship and the team's chance at a state title.
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UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop
2010 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsUFC brings the action to Indianapolis's Conseco Fieldhouse for its first-ever event in Indiana, featuring Croatia's Mirko Filipovic -- aka Cro Cop -- taking on Frank Mir in a highly anticipated heavyweight matchup. Other bouts on the main card include Antônio Rogério Nogueira vs. Ryan Bader, Matt Serra vs. Chris Lytle, Sean Sherk vs. Evan Dunham and Melvin Guillard vs. Jeremy Stephens. Heavyweight Mark Hunt also makes his UFC debut.
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The Official Olympic Series: Golden Moments
2011 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsThe Olympic Series 2012: Golden Moments features a sampling of the greatest and most inspiring moments that capture the true spirit of the Olympic Games from Athens 1896 to Vancouver 2010.
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The Official Olympic Series: Golden Moments
2011 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsEmbracing the Olympics' enduring appeal, this comprehensive collection spotlights some of the most spectacular moments in sports history -- and the superhuman athletes who made them happen.
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Reveal the Path
2012 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsReveal the Path is a genre-defying adventure film that contemplates what it means to live an inspired life using the bicycle as a mechanism to explore, dream and discover.
Reveal the Path is a genre-defying adventure film that contemplates what it means to live an inspired life using the bicycle as a mechanism to explore, dream and discover.
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The Fan
1996 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsDirected by Tony Scott (Enemy of the State), The Fan follows obsessive knife salesman Gil Renard (Robert De Niro), who wants to turn things around for his favorite ballplayer, a slumping, high-priced star for the San Francisco Giants, Bobby Rayburn (Wesley Snipes). De Niro befriends Snipes, but soon after, Snipes must struggle to keep the psychotic De Niro at bay.
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Coach
2010 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsNewly single and without any friends to hang with, trust fund-supported slacker Nick (Hugh Dancy) begins coaching a youth soccer team. As he forges meaningful relationships with his star player and a new girlfriend (Liane Balaban), Nick finally starts learning how to grow up. Set in New York City, this charming romantic comedy about finding direction in life also features Gillian Jacobs, David Zayas and Mamie Gummer.
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The Boxing Girls of Kabul
2012 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsA remarkable group of young Afghan women dream of representing their country as boxers at the 2012 Olympics. This documentary follows them as they embark on a journey of both personal and political transformation.
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Fists of Pride
2013 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsIn a boxing camp on the Thai-Burmese border, young boys -- the children of mostly illegal migrant workers fleeing Burma -- train for prize fights that they hope might change their lives.
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Offside
2006 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsIn director Jafar Panahi's offbeat Iranian tale, several girls find themselves arrested after posing as boys to sneak into a soccer stadium to see a key international qualifying match. It's illegal for Iranian women to attend sports events, so the gate-crashers end up in a holding pen waiting for authorities. But a sympathetic guard watching through a peephole describes the action for the girls, who are eager to know what's happening in the game.
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Leatherheads
2008 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsHard-nosed sports reporter Lexie Littleton finds herself at the center of an acute 1920s love triangle when aging football hero Dodge Connelly and rising college star Carter Rutherford go head-to-head to compete for her affections.
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Balls of Fury
2007 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsFormer table-tennis pro Randy Daytona (Dan Fogler) is down on his luck and down on his game when FBI agent Ernie Rodriguez (George Lopez) recruits him for a mission he can't refuse -- to smoke out his father's killer, the evil Feng (Christopher Walken). With the help of a blind sage (James Hong) and an expert trainer (Maggie Q), Daytona travels to Feng's jungle compound, where he'll face a raft of formidable players en route to the prize.
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Taking the Plunge 2
2009 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsConfident they'll excel at Quebec City's prestigious swimming competition, recent graduates Fred (Jason Roy-Léveillée) and Gaby (Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin) find themselves in love and in high spirits -- until William (David Laurin), a hunky rival swimmer -- and rival suitor -- catches Gaby's eye. Now Fred and Gaby must sort out their feelings for each other as the competition at the championships intensifies.
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200 mph
2011 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsWhen the older brother (Tommy Nash) he idolizes is run off the road by a ruthless drug dealer (Darren Thomas) during a nighttime street race known as Sepulveda Suicide, Rick Merchant (Jaz Martin) channels his grief into getting revenge behind the wheel. But to win, he'll need to modify his trusty 1978 Datsun 280Z -- with help from a pretty mechanic (Hennely Jimenez) -- to get the maximum speed out of its machinery.
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Champions
2008 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsIn the 1930s, China announces its first entry in the Olympics, and thousands nationwide vie for a chance to introduce martial arts to the world. Tension mounts as two very different men take the lead: a nationalistic street thug and a noble dreamer.
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