Inspirational Women's History Sports Biopics
Each March in the USA, we recognize female achievements during Women's History Month. Biographical movies are a great way to educate the public about landmark events in the struggle for gender equality. At the same time, these movies honor and celebrate each woman's achievement with the star power they deserve. Bios Source: Wikipedia.com
Which of these select groundbreaking competitive sportswoman, female athlete or coach* inspires you the most, or alternatively their biopic does? * Competitive Sportswomen, Athletes, Coaches, Etc.
Women's History Month Companion Polls Leader Biopics : Trailblazer Biopics : Humanitarian Biopics : Sports Biopics : Writer Biopics : Singer/Musician Biopics : Visual Artist Biopics : Performance Artist Biopics
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Which of these select groundbreaking competitive sportswoman, female athlete or coach* inspires you the most, or alternatively their biopic does? * Competitive Sportswomen, Athletes, Coaches, Etc.
Women's History Month Companion Polls Leader Biopics : Trailblazer Biopics : Humanitarian Biopics : Sports Biopics : Writer Biopics : Singer/Musician Biopics : Visual Artist Biopics : Performance Artist Biopics
Discuss the topic here.
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- DirectorSean McNamaraStarsAnnaSophia RobbDennis QuaidHelen HuntBethany 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.Bethany Hamilton: Surfer
- DirectorMira NairStarsMadina NalwangaDavid OyelowoLupita Nyong'oA Ugandan girl sees her world rapidly change after being introduced to the game of chess.Phiona Mutesi: Chess Grandmaster Candidate
- DirectorJonathan DaytonValerie FarisStarsEmma StoneSteve CarellAndrea RiseboroughThe true story of the 1973 tennis match between World number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs.Billie Jean King: Tennis
Alternate Biopics: When Billie Beat Bobby (2001), The Battle of the Sexes (2013) - DirectorRandall WallaceStarsDiane LaneJohn MalkovichMargo MartindalePenny Chenery Tweedy and colleagues guide her long-shot but precocious stallion to set, in 1973, the unbeaten record for winning the Triple Crown.Penny Chenery Tweedy: Horse Racing
- DirectorAaron SorkinStarsJessica ChastainIdris ElbaKevin CostnerThe true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who ran the world's most exclusive high-stakes poker game and became an FBI target.Molly Bloom: World-Class Skier and High Stakes Poker Game Owner
- DirectorCraig GillespieStarsMargot RobbieSebastian StanAllison JanneyCompetitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the activity is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.Toyna Harding: Figure Skater
- DirectorPenny MarshallStarsTom HanksGeena DavisLori PettyTwo sisters join the first female professional baseball league and struggle to help it succeed amid their own growing rivalry.All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: Baseball Players *fictionalized Hollywood story inspired by real AAPBL players.
- DirectorNitesh TiwariStarsAamir KhanSakshi TanwarFatima Sana ShaikhFormer wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat and his two wrestler daughters struggle towards glory at the Commonwealth Games in the face of societal oppression.Phogat sisters: Wrestlers *semi-fictional Bollywood story inspired by real life Phogat sisters and events
- DirectorOmung KumarStarsPriyanka Chopra JonasSunil ThapaRobin DasA chronicle of the life of Indian boxer Mary Kom, who went through several hardships before audaciously accomplishing her ultimate dream.Mary Kom: Boxer
- DirectorCharles S. DuttonStarsMeg RyanOmar EppsCharles S. DuttonA 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.Jackie Kallen: Boxing Promoter *fictionalized Hollywood story inspired by female boxing promoter, Jackie Kallen
- DirectorDavis GuggenheimStarsCarly SchroederAndrew ShueElisabeth ShueGrace, 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.Gracie Bowen: Football aka Soccer Player
- DirectorFred DurstStarsIce CubeKeke PalmerTasha SmithThe true story of Jasmine Plummer who, at the age of eleven, became the first female to play in Pop Warner football tournament in its 56-year history.Jasmine Plummer: American Football Player
- DirectorEkachai UekrongthamStarsAsanee SuwanSorapong ChatreeOrn Anong PanyawongBiopic of transgender Muay Thai boxer Parinya Charoenphol who pursued the sport to pay for her gender reassignment surgery.Parinya Charoenphol: Muay Thai Boxer
- DirectorDuwayne DunhamStarsPoppi MonroeAnnie McElwainTeal RedmannTwo sisters become world-famous basketball players.Heidi and Heather Burge: Basketball Players
- DirectorMervyn LeRoyStarsEsther WilliamsVictor MatureWalter PidgeonBiopic of Australian swimming champ and entertainer Annette Kellerman. After overcoming polio, Kellerman achieves fame and creates a scandal when her one-piece bathing suit is considered indecent.Annette Kellerman: Swimmer
- DirectorSean CisternaStarsAna GoljaJennifer BealsSarah FisherA young gymnast's Olympic aspirations are crushed after a debilitating accident.Ariana Berlin: Gymnast
- DirectorJonathan KaplanStarsBonnie BedeliaBeau BridgesDiane DelanoShirley Muldowney is determined to be a top-fuel drag racer, although no woman has ever raced them before. Despite the high risks of this kind of racing and the burden it places on her family life, she perseveres in her dream.Shirley Muldowney: Drag Racer
- DirectorLarry PeerceStarsMarilyn HassettBeau BridgesBelinda MontgomeryYoung ski champion Jill Kinmont is left paralyzed after a tragic skiing accident. Her best friend suffers the same fate after contracting polio. Jill must slowly put her life back together again with the help of those close to her.Jill Kinmont: Slalom Skier
- DirectorStephen MerchantStarsDwayne JohnsonLena HeadeyVince VaughnA former wrestler and his family make a living performing at small venues around the country while his kids dream of joining World Wrestling Entertainment.Saraya-Jade “Paige” Bevis: Wresler
- DirectorAnne SewitskyStarsIne Marie WilmannValene KaneEldar SkarThe story of Sonja Henie, one of the world's greatest athletes and the inventor of modern figure skating, who decides to go to Hollywood in 1936 to become a movie star.Sonja Henie: Ice Figure Skater
- DirectorRachel GriffithsStarsTeresa PalmerSam NeillBrooke SatchwellThe story of Michelle Payne, the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup.Michelle Payne: Horse Jockey
- DirectorConor AllynStarsSpencer LockeMissi PyleBailey ChaseA courageous teenager is determined to resume competitive rodeo months after her paralyzing spinal cord injury.Amberley Snyder: Rodeo Barrel Racer
Added 15 August 2019 - DirectorReinaldo Marcus GreenStarsWill SmithAunjanue Ellis-TaylorJon BernthalA look at how tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams became who they are after the coaching from their father Richard.Venus William and her sister Serena Williams: World-Class Tennis Players
Added 08 February 2022 - DirectorSally El HosainiStarsMatthias SchweighöferAli SulimanAhmed MalekFrom war-torn Syria to the 2016 Rio Olympics, two young sisters embark on a harrowing journey as refugees, putting both their hearts and champion swimming skills to heroic use.Syrian refugees, Yusra Mardini and her sister Sarah Mardini: competive swimmers
Added 30 January 2023 - DirectorSarah SpillaneStarsAlyla BrowneTeagan CroftCliff CurtisThe story of Australian teenager, Jessica Watson, the youngest person ever to sail solo nonstop around the world.Jessica Watson: Sailor
Note: The youngest person ever to sail solo, non-stop around the world. [* completed at age 16 y.o.a., uncertified record]
Added 05 February 2023 - DirectorJimmy ChinElizabeth Chai VasarhelyiStarsAnnette BeningJodie FosterAnne Marie KempfThe remarkable true story of athlete Diana Nyad who, at the age of 60 and with the help of her best friend and coach, commits to achieving her life-long dream: a 110-mile open ocean swim from Cuba to Florida.Diana Nyad: Open Water Distance Swimmer
Note: Only person ever to swim the Florida Straits without a shark cage, no rest breaks and no physical contact assistance. [* completed on her 5th attempt from Havana, Cuba to Key West, U.S.A. (110 miles) at age 64 y.o.a., uncertified record]
Added 30 October 2023