46 Female-Oriented Sports Films
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1. Girlfight (2000)
R | 110 min | Drama, Sport
Diana, without her father knowing it, trains as a boxer and achieves impressive success, blazing new trails for female boxers.
Director: Karyn Kusama | Stars: Michelle Rodriguez, Douglas Santiago, Jamie Tirelli, Paul Calderon
Votes: 11,378 | Gross: $1.52M
2. Million Dollar Baby (2004)
PG-13 | 132 min | Drama, Sport
Frankie, an ill-tempered old coach, reluctantly agrees to train aspiring boxer Maggie. Impressed with her determination and talent, he helps her become the best and the two soon form a close bond.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Hilary Swank, Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Jay Baruchel
Votes: 720,987 | Gross: $100.49M
3. Against the Ropes (2004)
PG-13 | 111 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A fictional story inspired by North America's most famous female boxing promoter, Jackie Kallen. Her struggle to survive and succeed in a male dominated sport.
Director: Charles S. Dutton | Stars: Meg Ryan, Omar Epps, Charles S. Dutton, Tony Shalhoub
Votes: 7,434 | Gross: $5.88M
4. Rigged (2008)
R | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
In the seedy underground of illegal prizefighting, a corrupt boxing promoter is embroiled in a dangerous fight-fixing scheme with his female prizefighter.
Director: Jonathan M. Dillon | Stars: Chad Ortis, Rebecca Neuenswander, Will Fowler, Matt Schroll
Votes: 1,722
5. Mary Kom (2014)
Not Rated | 122 min | Action, Biography, Drama
A chronicle of the life of Indian boxer Mary Kom, who went through several hardships before audaciously accomplishing her ultimate dream.
Director: Omung Kumar | Stars: Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Sunil Thapa, Robin Das, Rajni Basumatary
Votes: 11,393 | Gross: $0.59M
6. Believe in Me (2006)
PG | 131 min | Drama, Sport
In a conservative small town, a young man's wish to coach high school basketball are tweaked by a school board decision that makes him the new coach of the girls' team.
Director: Robert Collector | Stars: Jeffrey Donovan, Samantha Mathis, Doris Hargrave, Bruce Dern
Votes: 1,095 | Gross: $0.21M
7. Love & Basketball (2000)
PG-13 | 124 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
Monica and Quincy love and play basketball together through many life challenges from childhood to adulthood.
Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood | Stars: Sanaa Lathan, Omar Epps, Glenndon Chatman, Jess Willard
Votes: 24,252 | Gross: $27.44M
8. The Mighty Macs (2009)
G | 99 min | Drama, Sport
In the early 70s, Cathy Rush becomes the head basketball coach at a tiny, all-girls Catholic college. Though her team has no gym and no uniforms -- and the school itself is in danger of being sold -- Coach Rush looks to steer her girls to their first national championship.
Director: Tim Chambers | Stars: Carla Gugino, Marley Shelton, Ellen Burstyn, David Boreanaz
Votes: 1,854 | Gross: $1.86M
9. Ice Castles (1978)
PG | 108 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
An inexperienced yet naturally gifted ice skater makes a spectacular debut in the skating world before encountering an event that could possibly derail her hopes and dreams.
Director: Donald Wrye | Stars: Lynn-Holly Johnson, Robby Benson, Colleen Dewhurst, Tom Skerritt
Votes: 4,046 | Gross: $20.71M
10. Ice Castles (2010)
PG | 95 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
Alexis is a young girl who dreams of becoming a champion figure skater. One day, while practicing, Alexis suffers a terrible accident that takes her sight and threatens to destroy her dreams.
Director: Donald Wrye | Stars: Taylor Firth, Rob Mayes, Henry Czerny, Morgan Kelly
Votes: 2,583
11. Ice Princess (2005)
G | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
With the help of her coach, her mom, and the boy who drives the Zamboni machine, nothing can stop Casey (Trachtenberg) from realizing her dream to be a champion figure skater.
Director: Tim Fywell | Stars: Michelle Trachtenberg, Kim Cattrall, Trevor Blumas, Joan Cusack
Votes: 28,892 | Gross: $24.38M
12. Lafangey Parindey (2010)
Not Rated | 126 min | Action, Drama, Music
Set in grungy Mumbai, an edgy love story of a blindfolded street fighter and a blind dancer and their never-say-die spirit to achieve the impossible.
Director: Pradeep Sarkar | Stars: Neil Nitin Mukesh, Deepika Padukone, Viraj Adhav, Samir Chandra
Votes: 2,297
13. Whip It (2009)
PG-13 | 111 min | Drama, Sport
In Bodeen, Texas, an indie-rock-loving misfit finds a way of dealing with small-town misery after discovering a roller-derby league in nearby Austin.
Director: Drew Barrymore | Stars: Elliot Page, Drew Barrymore, Kristen Wiig, Sarah Habel
Votes: 70,140 | Gross: $13.04M
14. Meerabai Not Out (2008)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
A cricket-loving school-teacher faces challenges after agreeing to marry a doctor.
Director: Chandrakant Kulkarni | Stars: Anupam Kher, Mahesh Manjrekar, Mandira Bedi, Eijaz Khan
Votes: 95
15. Dil Bole Hadippa (2009)
Not Rated | 148 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
In a village where girls don't play cricket, Veera puts on a turban and beard and becomes Veer to fulfill her dreams and meets Rohan. And fun begins.
Director: Anurag Singh | Stars: Shahid Kapoor, Rani Mukerji, Anupam Kher, Dalip Tahil
Votes: 4,640
16. A League of Their Own (1992)
PG | 128 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
Two sisters join the first female professional baseball league and struggle to help it succeed amid their own growing rivalry.
Director: Penny Marshall | Stars: Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Lori Petty, Madonna
Votes: 120,869 | Gross: $107.53M
17. National Velvet (1944)
Passed | 123 min | Drama, Family, Sport
A jaded former jockey helps a young girl prepare a wild but gifted horse for England's Grand National Sweepstakes.
Director: Clarence Brown | Stars: Mickey Rooney, Elizabeth Taylor, Donald Crisp, Anne Revere
Votes: 7,993
18. Offside (2006)
PG | 93 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
The struggle of women in a country that excludes them from entering stadiums.
Director: Jafar Panahi | Stars: Sima Mobarak-Shahi, Shayesteh Irani, Ayda Sadeqi, Mohammad Asarian
Votes: 8,601 | Gross: $0.18M
19. Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
PG-13 | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two ambitious girls, despite their parents' wishes, have their hearts set on careers in professional football.
Director: Gurinder Chadha | Stars: Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anupam Kher
Votes: 116,385 | Gross: $32.54M
20. She's the Man (2006)
PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport
When her brother decides to ditch for a couple weeks, Viola heads over to his elite boarding school, disguised as him, and proceeds to fall for his school's star soccer player, and soon learns she's not the only one with romantic troubles.
Director: Andy Fickman | Stars: Amanda Bynes, Laura Ramsey, Channing Tatum, Vinnie Jones
Votes: 175,532 | Gross: $2.34M
21. Gracie (2007)
PG-13 | 95 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
Grace, a football enthusiast, fights an uphill battle to play in the boys' varsity team of her high school and gain support for women's soccer while dealing with the death of her brother.
Director: Davis Guggenheim | Stars: Carly Schroeder, Andrew Shue, Elisabeth Shue, Jesse Lee Soffer
Votes: 4,327 | Gross: $2.96M
22. Her Best Move (2007)
G | 101 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Fifteen year-old soccer prodigy Sara Davis has a chance to join the U.S. national team, but she must juggle high school, romance, sports, and parental pressure while deciding her own priorities.
Director: Norm Hunter | Stars: Daryl Sabara, Leah Pipes, Lisa Darr, Jhoanna Flores
Votes: 2,383
23. Soccer Mom (I) (2008)
PG | 92 min | Comedy, Family, Sport
A warm-hearted comedy about a compulsive soccer mom who masquerades as a famous Italian soccer star hired to coach her daughter's floundering soccer team, then struggles frantically to keep... See full summary »
Director: Gregory McClatchy | Stars: Missi Pyle, Emily Osment, Ellery Sprayberry, Dylan Sprayberry
Votes: 1,261
24. Quarterback Princess (1983 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Sport
Tami, a young girl who has just moved to Oregon, stands up against her coach and the naysayers of her small town to prove that she's capable of being a talented football quarterback despite her gender.
Director: Noel Black | Stars: Don Murray, Barbara Babcock, Dana Elcar, John Stockwell
Votes: 1,115
25. The Bronze (2015)
R | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
A foul-mouthed former gymnastics bronze medalist with local celebrity status reluctantly trains a rising Olympics aspirant.
Director: Bryan Buckley | Stars: Melissa Rauch, Gary Cole, Haley Lu Richardson, Thomas Middleditch
Votes: 13,449 | Gross: $0.62M
26. Nadia (1984 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama, Sport
Story about gymnast Nadia Comaneci from her childhood beginning as a gymnast and how she was discovered by Belya Karolyi. Nadia received 7 perfect 10's in the Montreal Olympics.
Director: Alan Cooke | Stars: Talia Balsam, Jonathan Banks, Joe Bennett, Simone Blue
Votes: 659
27. Soul Surfer (2011)
PG | 112 min | Biography, Drama, Family
Bethany Hamilton, a professional surfer, loses her left arm in a shark attack. Unwilling to pay attention to the gravity of her situation, Bethany decides to get back into the ocean and surf again.
Director: Sean McNamara | Stars: AnnaSophia Robb, Dennis Quaid, Helen Hunt, Carrie Underwood
Votes: 52,840 | Gross: $43.85M
28. Blue Crush (2002)
PG-13 | 104 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
As a hard-core surfer girl prepares for a big competition, she finds herself falling for a football player.
Director: John Stockwell | Stars: Kate Bosworth, Michelle Rodriguez, Matthew Davis, Sanoe Lake
Votes: 32,884 | Gross: $40.39M
29. Blue Crush 2 (2011 Video)
PG-13 | 113 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
Haunted by the memory of her deceased mother, Dana leaves Malibu behind and heads to South Africa to fulfill her mother's dream of surfing Jefferys Bay.
Director: Mike Elliott | Stars: Sasha Jackson, Lizzy Mathis, Ben Milliken, Sharni Vinson
Votes: 3,906
30. Barbie in a Mermaid Tale (2010 Video)
TV-Y | 75 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
Barbie stars as Merliah, a surfer who learns a shocking secret: she's a mermaid! She and her dolphin friend set out for an undersea adventure to rescue her mother, the queen of Oceana.
Director: Adam Wood | Stars: Kelly Sheridan, Kathleen Barr, Tabitha St. Germain, Peter Mel
Votes: 3,899
31. Barbie in a Mermaid Tale 2 (2011 Video)
TV-Y | 73 min | Animation, Family
Merliah, the surf girl and enchanting mermaid princess, gets her ticket to success for the ultimate surfing tournament; however, when her magic necklace gets stolen, Aquellia will be in danger. Will she believe in herself to save the day?
Director: William Lau | Stars: Kelly Sheridan, Ashleigh Ball, Kathleen Barr, Nicole Oliver
Votes: 2,341
32. Queen of Katwe (2016)
PG | 124 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
A Ugandan girl sees her world rapidly change after being introduced to the game of chess.
Director: Mira Nair | Stars: Madina Nalwanga, David Oyelowo, Lupita Nyong'o, Martin Kabanza
Votes: 18,666 | Gross: $8.81M
33. The Next Karate Kid (1994)
PG | 107 min | Action, Drama, Family
Mr. Miyagi is back and he takes a new pupil under his wing: a troubled adolescent girl.
Director: Christopher Cain | Stars: Pat Morita, Hilary Swank, Michael Ironside, Constance Towers
Votes: 33,730 | Gross: $8.91M
34. DOA: Dead or Alive (2006)
PG-13 | 87 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
The world's best fighters are invited to DOA, an invitational martial arts contest. There, four female rival fighters will have to work together to uncover the secret that the organizer of the tournament is trying to hide.
Director: Corey Yuen | Stars: Jaime Pressly, Devon Aoki, Sarah Carter, Holly Valance
Votes: 46,289 | Gross: $0.48M
35. Hard, Fast and Beautiful! (1951)
Passed | 78 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
Tennis prodigy Florence Farley is torn between romance and her mother's ambitions.
Director: Ida Lupino | Stars: Claire Trevor, Sally Forrest, Carleton G. Young, Robert Clarke
Votes: 666
36. Chalet Girl (2011)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport
Former skateboard champion Kim wants to make more money after her mother's tragic death. She joins the elite posh servicing company, which sends her off to Austria.
Director: Phil Traill | Stars: Felicity Jones, Ed Westwick, Bill Nighy, Brooke Shields
Votes: 26,934 | Gross: $0.00M
37. Chak De! India (2007)
Not Rated | 153 min | Drama, Family, Sport
Kabir Khan, the coach of the Indian Women's National Hockey Team, dreams of making his all-girls team emerge victorious against all odds.
Director: Shimit Amin | Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Vidya Malvade, Sagarika Ghatge, Shilpa Shukla
Votes: 84,898 | Gross: $1.11M
38. Forever the Moment (2008)
124 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
Once a professional Korean handball player, Mi-Sook (Moon So-Ri) is now working in a grocery store after her team disbanded. Hae-Kyung (Kim Jung-Eun), now a coach for a handball team in ... See full summary »
Director: Soon-rye Yim | Stars: Moon So-ri, Kim Jeong-eun, Lee Bong-gyu, Natallia Bulynia
Votes: 431
39. Wild Child (2008)
PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy
A rebellious Malibu princess is shipped off to a strict English boarding school by her father.
Director: Nick Moore | Stars: Emma Roberts, Aidan Quinn, Natasha Richardson, Lexi Ainsworth
Votes: 63,898 | Gross: $0.02M
40. Fast Girls (2012)
Not Rated | 91 min | Drama, Sport
A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete.
Director: Regan Hall | Stars: Lenora Crichlow, Phil Davis, Jamie Howard, Jahvel Hall
Votes: 3,873
41. Sarah Prefers to Run (2013)
Unrated | 97 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
The film is about the pursuit of a goal and tackles the anxieties of a young athlete who lives only for the race.
Director: Chloé Robichaud | Stars: Sophie Desmarais, Jean-Sébastien Courchesne, Geneviève Boivin-Roussy, Hélène Florent
Votes: 1,017
42. Karingunnam 6's (2016)
144 min | Drama, Sport
Vandana and Aby are outstanding volleyball players. An accident changed Aby's life forever. Aby is so disheartened that his dream will never come true. Vandana sets off to Central Jail to select efficient players to fulfill Aby's wish.
Director: Deepu Karunakaran | Stars: Manju Warrier, Anoop Menon, Babu Antony, Sudheer Karamana
Votes: 389
43. Pat and Mike (1952)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport
Pat is a women's sports sensation unless her fiancé is around. Her new shady manager Mike keeps them apart and develops feelings for her.
Director: George Cukor | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Aldo Ray, William Ching
Votes: 6,144
44. Brittany Runs a Marathon (2019)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Drama
A young woman decides to make positive changes in her life by training for the New York City Marathon.
Director: Paul Downs Colaizzo | Stars: Jillian Bell, Jennifer Dundas, Patch Darragh, Alice Lee
Votes: 22,191 | Gross: $0.22M
45. Ride Like a Girl (2019)
PG | 98 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
The story of Michelle Payne, the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup.
Director: Rachel Griffiths | Stars: Teresa Palmer, Sam Neill, Brooke Satchwell, Anneliese Apps
Votes: 4,670
46. Bruised (2020)
R | 129 min | Drama, Sport
A disgraced MMA fighter finds redemption in the cage and the courage to face her demons when the son she had given up as an infant unexpectedly reenters her life.
Director: Halle Berry | Stars: Halle Berry, Adan Canto, Sheila Atim, Adriane Lenox
Votes: 15,985
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