Ten Things To Watch While We Can’t Watch A Game
Don’t worry about being stuck at home this winter with this complete list of the all time best sports movies. Whatever your taste, there’s something for every sports enthusiast to watch in the comfort of home. Whether you’re a hoops fan who wants to follow Michael Jordan’s epic rise to the top in Come Fly With Me, or a motor-head who wants to go behind the scenes of Ayrton Senna’s career in the biopic Senna, we’ve got you covered. Without further adieu and in no particular order:
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1. Magic & Bird A Courtship Of Rivals
Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals is a 2010 television documentary film broadcast on HBO. The film chronicles the rivalry between Earvin Johnson and Larry Bird that began with the 1979 NCAA Basketball Championship Game and lasted throughout their Hall of Fame careers in the NBA.
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2. Hoop Dreams
Hoop Dreams is a 1994 American documentary film directed and produced by Steve James, Frederick Marx, and Peter Gilbert, with Kartemquin Films. It follows the story of two African-American high school students in Chicago and their dream of becoming professional basketball players.
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3. Tyson
A sporting legend for all the wrong reasons, Mike Tyson threw away his reputation as a truly exceptional heavyweight boxer following a series of deplorable incidents both inside and outside of the ring. Equally volatile in his personal life as in the ring, Tyson left a trail of damaged relationships, not to mention his much-publicised disputes with major boxing figures such as Don King.
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4. Spacejam
In a desperate attempt to win a basketball match and earn their freedom, the Looney Tunes seek the aid of retired basketball champion, Michael Jordan. Swackhammer, owner of the amusement park planet Moron Mountain is desperate to get new attractions and he decides that the Looney Tune characters would be perfect.
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5. Michael Jordan’s Playground
Michael Jordan's Playground is the greatest documentary about the Greatest of All Time. The film tells the raw and inspiring story about a young player who struggles with being cut from his high school basketball team the same way Jordan was infamously cut from his own high school varsity team.
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6. Senna
Senna is a 2010 British documentary film that depicts the life and death of Brazilian motor-racing champion Ayrton Senna, from his debut at the 1984 Brazilian Grand Prix to his death, exploring his rivalry with Alain Prost and featuring exclusive footage provided by the Senna family.
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7. Coach Carter
A sports goods store owner accepts the job of basketball coach for his old high school where he was a champion athlete. Dismayed by the attitudes of his players, he sets out to change things.
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8. 30 for 30: Jordan Rides The Bus
Jordan Rides the Bus follows the year or so when he played for a minor league team, the Birmingham Barons. More precisely, Ron Shelton's documentary, premiering 24 August as part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series, shows how Michael Jordan was affected by the brutal death of his father and spurred on to achieve basketball fame.
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9. Michael Jordan Come Fly With Me
Jordan Rides the Bus follows the year or so when he played for a minor league team, the Birmingham Barons. More precisely, Ron Shelton's documentary, premiering 24 August as part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series, shows how Michael Jordan was affected by the brutal death of his father and spurred on to achieve basketball fame.
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10. Remember The Titans
Herman Boone, an African-American, is appointed as the new coach of a high school team. The team is playing as a racially-integrated team for the first time. Troubled by a number of set-backs, the team decides to mount a come-back.
