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1. Papillon (1973)
R | 151 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A French convict in the 1930s befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence in the South American penal colony on Devil's Island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Jory, Don Gordon
Votes: 138,366 | Gross: $53.27M
2. The Animal (2001)
PG-13 | 84 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
After receiving organ transplants from various animal donors, a man finds himself taking on the traits of those animals.
Director: Luke Greenfield | Stars: Rob Schneider, Colleen Haskell, John C. McGinley, Edward Asner
Votes: 63,713 | Gross: $57.74M
3. The Ringer (2005)
PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Sport
A young guy's only option to erase a really bad debt is to rig the Special Olympics by posing as a contestant.
Director: Barry W. Blaustein | Stars: Johnny Knoxville, Katherine Heigl, Brian Cox, Jed Rees
Votes: 38,826 | Gross: $35.42M
4. Pulse (I) (2006)
PG-13 | 90 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
When their computer hacker friend accidentally channels a mysterious wireless signal, a group of co-eds rally to stop a terrifying evil from taking over the world.
Director: Jim Sonzero | Stars: Kristen Bell, Rick Gonzalez, Christina Milian, Ian Somerhalder
Votes: 30,692 | Gross: $20.26M
5. A Monster in Paris (2011)
PG | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A 3D-animated movie set in Paris in the year 1910 and centered on a monster who lives in a garden and his love for a beautiful, young singer.
Director: Bibo Bergeron | Stars: Matthieu Chedid, Vanessa Paradis, Gad Elmaleh, François Cluzet
Votes: 22,685
6. Before the Fall (2004)
110 min | Drama, Sport, Thriller
Friedrich's boxing skills gets him in an elite Nazi high school in a castle in 1942. He enrolls against his dad's wish as it promises a brighter future. It's not what he expected.
Director: Dennis Gansel | Stars: Max Riemelt, Tom Schilling, Devid Striesow, Jonas Jägermeyr
Votes: 17,126 | Gross: $0.14M
7. The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human (1999)
R | 88 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
An anthropologist from an alien planet provides voice-over commentary for a documentary at human courtship, mating, and reproduction.
Director: Jeff Abugov | Stars: David Hyde Pierce, Mackenzie Astin, Carmen Electra, Markus Redmond
Votes: 6,528
8. Blackbeard's Ghost (1968)
Approved | 106 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
An unassuming track coach accidentally invokes the spirit of a notorious pirate long believed dead, and who must now team up to lay the pirate to rest, and save a local hotel from a mobster.
Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Peter Ustinov, Dean Jones, Suzanne Pleshette, Elsa Lanchester
Votes: 6,754 | Gross: $10.90M
9. Harry & Snowman (2015)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
The story of immigrant Harry DeLeyer and the plow horse he rescued from slaughter.
Director: Ron Davis | Stars: Harry DeLeyer, Harriet DeLeyer, Andre DeLeyer, Marty DeLeyer
Votes: 770 | Gross: $0.56M
10. The World's Greatest Athlete (1973)
G | 93 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
A down on his luck coach travels to Africa where he spots the world's greatest athlete - a white Tarzan-type. The coach brings him back to the U.S. of A. to compete.
Director: Robert Scheerer | Stars: John Amos, Jan-Michael Vincent, Tim Conway, Roscoe Lee Browne
Votes: 1,722 | Gross: $0.13M
11. Krrish (2006)
Not Rated | 154 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Krishna is forced by circumstances to use his superpowers and become the masked superhero Krrish, before getting drawn towards his lost legacy.
Director: Rakesh Roshan | Stars: Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Rekha, Naseeruddin Shah
Votes: 24,040
12. The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz (1968)
Unrated | 113 min | Comedy
A beautiful East German Olympic hopeful pole-vaults over the Berlin Wall to freedom.
Director: George Marshall | Stars: Elke Sommer, Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, Joey Forman
Votes: 302
13. Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations (1938)
Not Rated | 111 min | Documentary, Sport
The document of the 1936 Olympics at Berlin.
Director: Leni Riefenstahl | Stars: David Albritton, Arvo Askola, Jack Beresford, Erwin Blask
Votes: 5,239
14. Berlin '36 (2009)
100 min | Drama, History, Sport
In the days leading up to the 1936 Olympics, the fate of high jumper Gretel Bergmann hangs in the balance as it is decided whether or not a Jewish athlete can be a part of the German Olympic team.
Director: Kaspar Heidelbach | Stars: Karoline Herfurth, Sebastian Urzendowsky, Axel Prahl, Robert Gallinowski
Votes: 972
15. Revue Starlight the Movie (2021)
120 min | Animation, Action, Drama
Starlight - This is a story of a far off star, a long time ago, and in the distant future. Two young girls, captivated by the glamour of the performance, exchange promises: "We'll become stars." "I'll wait for you on stage."
Director: Tomohiro Furukawa | Stars: Momoyo Koyama, Suzuko Mimori, Haruki Iwata, Aina Aiba
Votes: 197
16. The First Olympics: Athens 1896 (1984)
237 min | Drama, History, Sport
This movie describes the founding of the modern Olympics and concentrates on the creation of the American team and their trials in getting to the Olympics in Athens.
Stars: David Ogden Stiers, Hunt Block, David Caruso, Alex Hyde-White
Votes: 433
17. For You in Full Blossom: Ikemen Paradise (2007–2008)
54 min | Comedy, Drama
Mizuki disguises herself as a boy and transfers to the same all-boys high school her idol, Izumi Sano, a high-jump athlete that gave up on the sport, attends. In between the antics of their classmates, she'll try to get him to jump again.
Stars: Maki Horikita, Shun Oguri, Tôma Ikuta, Ryohei Suzuki
Votes: 2,028
18. Million Dollar Legs (1932)
Passed | 64 min | Comedy, Sport
A small country on the verge of bankruptcy is persuaded to enter the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics as a means of raising money.
Director: Edward F. Cline | Stars: Jack Oakie, W.C. Fields, Andy Clyde, Lyda Roberti
Votes: 1,459
19. College (1927)
Not Rated | 66 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
Ronald's high-school valedictory address praises books and condemns sports. His girlfriend Mary condemns his attitude. Fearing to lose her to rival Jeff, he decides to go to college and pay more attentions to sports.
Directors: James W. Horne, Buster Keaton | Stars: Buster Keaton, Anne Cornwall, Flora Bramley, Harold Goodwin
Votes: 5,472
20. Crossbar (1979 TV Movie)
78 min | Drama, Sport
The story of an Olympic high jumper, played by Brent Carver, who loses his leg and yet doggedly persists in his pursuit of athletic glory. Released a year before Terry Fox's Marathon of ... See full summary »
Director: John Trent | Stars: Brent Carver, Kim Cattrall, John Ireland, Kate Reid
Votes: 99
21. Pembalasan Rambu (1985)
88 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
The Intruder is an Indonesian revenge film inspired by the movie Rambo. It's about man named Rambu, a lone vigilante who goes after a mob that had killed his wife.
Director: Jopi Burnama | Stars: Peter O'Brian, Craig Gavin, Lia Warokka, Dana Christina
Votes: 271
22. Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty (1938)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Sport
The document of the 1936 Olympics at Berlin, orchestrated as Nazi propaganda.
Director: Leni Riefenstahl | Stars: Sheigo Arai, Jack Beresford, Ralf Berzsenyi, Ferenc Csík
Votes: 4,325
23. Hana Kimi (2006–2007)
75 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport
After watching a documentary about "retired" high jumper Tso Yi-Chuan (Chun Wu), Lu Jui-Hsi (Ella Chen) is so determined to meet him that she disguises herself as a boy in order to transfer... See full summary »
Stars: Chun Wu, Ella Chen, Jiro Wang, R. Chord Hsieh
Votes: 195
24. Corniche Kennedy (2016)
94 min | Crime, Drama
A young group of teenagers enjoying their summer on the beach of Marseille France get involved in some drugs trafficking and investigated by police .
Director: Dominique Cabrera | Stars: Aïssa Maïga, Lola Créton, Alain Demaria, Kamel Kadri
Votes: 355
25. Exodus: Tales from the Enchanted Kingdom (2005)
106 min | Action, Fantasy
In a world ravaged by war, mankind's fate rests on the reluctant shoulders of one man. Exodus, a grim and unsmiling mercenary must lead the survivors to the enchanted land.
Director: Erik Matti | Stars: Ramon 'Bong' Revilla Jr., Benjie Paras, Aubrey Miles, Iya Villania-Arellano
Votes: 82
26. Höjdhoppar'n (1981)
95 min | Comedy, Sport
35-year old Erik Engman, aka Pinnen, is the local fool. He picks up garbage and eats at the old people's home. One day he is asked to try the high-jump at the sport's field. He becomes ... See full summary »
Director: Lars Molin | Stars: Asko Sarkola, Tomas Norström, Staffan Hallerstam, Börje Ahlstedt
Votes: 158
27. Letniye vpechatleniya o planete Z (1987)
138 min | Family, Sci-Fi
An alien from outer space Felix, a boy of 12 years, falls in a children's sports camp; they not realizing he was born in a lab. He is helped by an ordinary boy Borya and teacher Alexei, who teach Felix their customs and traditions.
Director: Yevgeni Markovsky | Stars: Arnas Katinas, Giedrius Puskunigis, Sergey Shakurov, Dmitriy Andriyevskiy
Votes: 31
28. Mary & Bill (2010)
39 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
A 90-year-old triathlete and an 83-year-old high jumper work to overcome serious physical injuries in order to compete in their events despite doctor's orders.
Director: Andrew Napier | Stars: Mary Stroebe, Bill Wambach, Hunter Kemper, Harvey Barash
Votes: 20
29. Hitler's Pawn: The Margaret Lambert Story (2004 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 59 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
The life story of Margaret Lambert, a German athlete who wasn't allowed to compete at the 1936 Olympic games because of her religion.
Director: George Roy | Stars: Margaret Lambert, Julius Bendorf, Avery Brundage, Pascal Ferres
Votes: 97
30. The Sporting Irish (1939)
Approved | 10 min | Short, Sport
This short opens with shots of rural Ireland (circa 1939-40)and the sight of the ancient game of street bowling, with the two contestants bowling through the village street, out into a ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Eaton | Star: Ted Husing
31. Olympic Games (1927)
20 min | Comedy, Family, Short
While the world watches the Olympic Games in Stockholm, the Rascals gather at the flats for their own games. Whether it's the shot put, the hurdles, the pole vault, or the high jump, not ... See full summary »
Director: Robert A. McGowan | Stars: Joe Cobb, Jackie Condon, Allen 'Farina' Hoskins, Jannie Hoskins
Votes: 76
32. Finlandia (1922)
121 min | Documentary
This government-run propaganda film introduces the nature, sports, military, agriculture and capital of Finland.
Directors: Erkki Karu, Eero Leväluoma | Stars: Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg, Clas Thunberg, Paavo Nurmi, Armas Taipale
Votes: 33
33. Bolnye nervy (1929)
45 min | Drama, Sport
Director: Noi Galkin | Stars: Sergei Minin, Yelena Yegorova, G. Slatanakh, Gerdta Slatanakh
Votes: 19
35. Columbia World of Sports 1810: West Point Track and Field Events (1949)
Approved | 9 min | Short, Sport
Sportscaster Bill Stern drives north to the U. S. Military Academy (Army) at Westpoint, New York, to take a look at a regional NCAA Outdoor Track and Field meet, featuring athletes from the... See full summary »
Director: Harry Foster | Star: Bill Stern
36. Sports Slants #3 (1931)
9 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
This entry in the Sport Slants series covers three sports. First we see fencing master and coach George Santelli with US amateur sabre champion Norman Cohn. Then we see Kenneth Churchill ... See full summary »
Stars: Ted Husing, Barney Berlinger, Kenneth Churchill, Norman Cohn
Votes: 19
37. Soviet Gymnasts (1953)
18 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
Director: Vladimir Boykov | Stars: Albert Azaryan, Nina Bocharova, Viktor Chukarin, Paulina Danilova
38. Track & Field (1983 Video Game)
Sport
You play an athlete competing in a series of track and field athletic competitions.
Votes: 110
39. Doubling in the Quickies (1932)
19 min | Short, Comedy
Marge Clancy leaves her small town and boyfriend Joe behind to strike it big in Hollywood. The only work she can get is stunt doubling. Joe goes after her and causes many messes in the studio.
Director: Babe Stafford | Stars: Lloyd Hamilton, Marjorie Beebe, Aggie Herring, Ted Stroback
Votes: 26
40. Pravo na pryzhok (1973)
93 min | Drama, Sport
The hero of the film, the world record holder in high-jump, after the car accident at the conclusion of doctors should permanently leave the sport. But despite all the circumstances he is ... See full summary »
Director: Valeri Kremnyov | Stars: Aleksandr Martynov, Tatyana Vasileva, Roman Gromadskiy, Lev Kruglyy
Votes: 12
44.
The Old Fox (1977– )
Episode:
Der Abgrund
(1979)
56 min | Crime, Drama
One night Anselm Kausch has followed a young girl,but nothing serious happened.The Old Fox is preoccupied by attacks of bikers against women and tries to understand why young men attack women.
Director: Theodor Grädler | Stars: Siegfried Lowitz, Michael Ande, Pierre Franckh, Ida Krottendorf
Votes: 33
45.
Dead at 21 (1994)
Episode:
Pilot
(1994)
Action, Adventure, Crime
On his 20th birthday, Ed learns the horrific truth about his condition from his fellow human guinea pig Dan. Mysterious hitman Agent Winston kills Dan and goes after Ed and so does the police. Ed goes on the run with his friend Maria.
Directors: Ralph Hemecker, Robert Jason | Stars: Jack Noseworthy, Lisa Dean Ryan, Whip Hubley, Adam Scott
Votes: 9
46.
The Littlest Hobo (1979–1985)
Episode:
Second Best
(1984)
Adventure, Drama, Family
Hobo lends moral support to a boy in a new school who wants to try out for the track team but is rejected by his new peers.
Director: Alan Simmonds | Stars: London, Shane O'Brien, Barry Flatman, Deborah Grover
Votes: 10
47.
Much Ado About Whatever (2001–2002)
Episode:
Running Free
(2001)
21 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Director: Ron Oliver | Stars: Adam Brody, Adam Frost, Andi Eystad, Kenny Fisher
Votes: 10
48.
America's Got Talent (2006– )
Episode:
Auditions 6
(2020)
TV-PG | Documentary, Family, Game-Show
The auditions continue with Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel, Sofia Vergara, guest Eric Stonestreet and host Terry Crews. The Golden Buzzer is still in play and could send a lucky act directly to the Live Shows to compete for America's vote.
Director: Russell Norman | Stars: Terry Crews, Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel, Sofía Vergara
Votes: 53
49.
Heartstopper (2022– )
Episode:
Boyfriend
(2022)
TV-14 | 33 min | Drama, Romance
As the boys and girls schools meet for a Sports Day, Charlie's on the brink of breaking it all off with Nick while Elle and Tao share a special moment.
Director: Euros Lyn | Stars: Joe Locke, Jenny Walser, William Gao, Tobie Donovan
Votes: 3,911
50.
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992–2014)
Episode:
Episode #20.154
(2012)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Directors: Liz Plonka, Anthony Caleca | Stars: Jay Leno, Rickey Minor, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Brian K Banks