Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "rugby-player"

1. The Replacements (2000)

PG-13 | 118 min | Comedy, Sport

During a pro football strike, the owners hire substitute players.

Director: Howard Deutch | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Gene Hackman, Brooke Langton, Orlando Jones

Votes: 69,462 | Gross: $44.74M

2. The Blob (1988)

R | 95 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A deadly entity from space crash-lands near a small town and begins consuming everyone in its path. Panic ensues as shady government scientists try to contain the horrific creature.

Director: Chuck Russell | Stars: Shawnee Smith, Kevin Dillon, Donovan Leitch Jr., Jeffrey DeMunn

Votes: 43,490 | Gross: $8.25M

3. Alive (1993)

R | 128 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller

After crash-landing in the snowswept Andes, a Uruguayan rugby team has no choice but to turn to desperate measures in order to survive.

Director: Frank Marshall | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Vincent Spano, Josh Hamilton, Bruce Ramsay

Votes: 64,412 | Gross: $36.73M

4. Chasing the Sun (2020– )

Documentary, Sport

Chasing the Sun is a powerful SuperSport documentary made in collaboration with the Springboks and tells the rousing tale of their path to redemption and World Cup glory in 2019.

Votes: 447

5. Uproar (2023)

PG-13 | 110 min | Drama

A 17 year-old student is forced to get off the fence he has actively sat on all his life to stand up for himself, his whanau (family) and his future in this heartwarming story of identity.

Directors: Paul Middleditch, Hamish Bennett | Stars: Minnie Driver, Rhys Darby, Julian Dennison, Craig Hall

Votes: 681

6. Invictus (2009)

PG-13 | 134 min | Biography, Drama, History

Nelson Mandela, in his first term as President of South Africa, initiates a unique venture to unite the Apartheid-torn land: enlist the national rugby team on a mission to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup.

Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, Tony Kgoroge, Patrick Mofokeng

Votes: 167,852 | Gross: $37.49M

7. The Hole (2001)

R | 102 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Four teenagers at a British private school secretly uncover and explore the depths of a sealed underground hole created decades ago as a possible bomb shelter.

Director: Nick Hamm | Stars: Thora Birch, Desmond Harrington, Daniel Brocklebank, Laurence Fox

Votes: 48,249

8. Handsome Devil (2016)

TV-MA | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport

Ned and Conor are forced to share a bedroom at their boarding school. The loner and the star athlete at this rugby-mad school form an unlikely friendship until it's tested by the authorities.

Director: John Butler | Stars: Fionn O'Shea, Ardal O'Hanlon, Amy Huberman, Ruairi O'Connor

Votes: 17,051

9. The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)

R | 126 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

Ernesto Guevara de la Serna, popularly known as Che, along with his friend Alberto Granado, decides to take a road trip across South America. His experiences on the journey transform him.

Director: Walter Salles | Stars: Gael García Bernal, Rodrigo de la Serna, Mía Maestro, Mercedes Morán

Votes: 104,764 | Gross: $16.78M

10. Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)

PG | 95 min | Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller

In a small American town, a diabolical circus and its demonic proprietor prey on the townsfolk.

Director: Jack Clayton | Stars: Mary Grace Canfield, Richard Davalos, Jake Dengel, Jack Dodson

Votes: 10,610 | Gross: $8.40M

11. Student Bodies (1981)

R | 86 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery

A serial killer with his signature heavy breathing proceeds to systematically kill the students and teachers of Lamab high school.

Directors: Mickey Rose, Michael Ritchie | Stars: Kristen Riter, Matthew Goldsby, Jerry Belson, Joe Flood

Votes: 5,361 | Gross: $5.17M

12. Shocker (1989)

R | 109 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller

After being sent to the electric chair, a serial killer uses electricity to come back from the dead and carry out his vengeance on the football player who turned him in to the police.

Director: Wes Craven | Stars: Michael Murphy, Mitch Pileggi, John Tesh, Heather Langenkamp

Votes: 17,707 | Gross: $16.55M

13. Slaughterhouse Rulez (2018)

R | 104 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy

An illustrious British boarding school becomes a bloody battleground when a mysterious sinkhole appears at a nearby fracking site, unleashing unspeakable horror.

Director: Crispian Mills | Stars: Jassa Ahluwalia, Asa Butterfield, Jamie Blackley, Finn Cole

Votes: 16,293 | Gross: $0.00M

14. This Sporting Life (1963)

Not Rated | 134 min | Drama, Sport

Despite success on the field, a rising rugby star senses the emerging emptiness of his life as his inner angst begins to materialize through aggression and brutality, so he attempts to woo his landlady in hopes of finding reason to live.

Director: Lindsay Anderson | Stars: Richard Harris, Rachel Roberts, Alan Badel, William Hartnell

Votes: 7,129

15. The Sum of Us (1994)

R | 100 min | Comedy, Drama

A widowed father has to deal with two complex issues: while he is searching for "Miss Right," his son, who is in his 20s and gay, is searching for "Mr. Right."

Directors: Geoff Burton, Kevin Dowling | Stars: Jack Thompson, Russell Crowe, John Polson, Deborah Kennedy

Votes: 5,824 | Gross: $2.51M

16. The Clan (2015)

R | 108 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

The true story of the Puccio Clan, a family who kidnapped and killed people in the 80s.

Director: Pablo Trapero | Stars: Guillermo Francella, Gastón Cocchiarale, Peter Lanzani, Stefanía Koessl

Votes: 14,301 | Gross: $0.19M

17. Pandemonium (1982)

PG | 82 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery

A former high school student who always wanted to be a cheerleader decides to reopen the cheerleading program at her former high school after years of closure for being targeted by a serial killer.

Director: Alfred Sole | Stars: Tom Smothers, Carol Kane, Tammy Alverson, Pamela Harlow

Votes: 1,512

18. 100 Streets (2016)

TV-MA | 93 min | Crime, Drama

Three people, three extraordinary stories. All lived out within a hundred London streets.

Director: Jim O'Hanlon | Stars: Gemma Arterton, Idris Elba, Jo Martin, Charlie Creed-Miles

Votes: 4,482

19. The Girl with a Pistol (1968)

M | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A Sicilian woman "dishonored" by her lover goes to England with a pistol intending to murder him.

Director: Mario Monicelli | Stars: Monica Vitti, Stanley Baker, Corin Redgrave, Anthony Booth

Votes: 1,727

20. The Beast (2020)

TV-MA | 97 min | Action, Crime, Drama

An unstable veteran tries to rescue his kidnapped daughter and unleashes the beast within himself during his quest. He quickly becomes suspected himself.

Director: Ludovico Di Martino | Stars: Fabrizio Gifuni, Lino Musella, Monica Piseddu, Andrea Pennacchi

Votes: 4,819

21. Secret (2007)

Not Rated | 101 min | Drama, Music, Romance

Ye Xiang Lun, a talented piano player is a new student at the prestigious Tamkang School. On his first day, he meets Lu Xiao Yu, a pretty girl playing a mysterious piece of music.

Director: Jay Chou | Stars: Jay Chou, Gwei Lun-Mei, Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, Ming-Ming Su

Votes: 9,317

22. Six Nations: Full Contact (2024)

TV-MA | 48 min | Documentary, Sport

Round by round, match by match, the best rugby teams in Europe battle it out to take home the trophy in the 2023 Six Nations Championship.

Stars: Ugo Monye, Finn Russell, Ellis Genge, Stuart Hogg

Votes: 828

23. Full Moon High (1981)

PG | 93 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

A popular high school football player becomes a werewolf after a trip to Romania, and struggles to come to terms with his new reality.

Director: Larry Cohen | Stars: Adam Arkin, Roz Kelly, Ed McMahon, Joanne Nail

Votes: 1,620

24. Bootmen (2000)

R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Charismatic tap dancing Sean tries to find a way out of working at the steel mill. When failure brings him home he starts his own dance group wearing hardhats. He must then find inspiration in the steel mill he once tried to escape.

Director: Dein Perry | Stars: Vaughan Sheffield, Christian Patterson, Lisa Perry, Sam Worthington

Votes: 2,478 | Gross: $0.02M

25. Microbe & Gasoline (2015)

R | 105 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Two young friends embark on a road trip across France in a vehicle they built themselves.

Director: Michel Gondry | Stars: Ange Dargent, Théophile Baquet, Diane Besnier, Audrey Tautou

Votes: 3,075 | Gross: $0.06M

26. Stranded (2007)

Unrated | 130 min | Documentary

For the first time ever, survivors of the famous 1972 Andes plane crash tell in their own words their harrowing story of survival.

Director: Gonzalo Arijon | Stars: Jose Algorta, Roberto Canessa, Alfredo Delgado, Daniel Fernandez

Votes: 1,477 | Gross: $0.09M

27. Up 'n' Under (1998)

99 min | Comedy, Sport

A former professional rugby player trains a group of underachievers to compete against the dominant local team in a rugby sevens tournament, with the assistance of an attractive woman, after making a bet with his boss.

Director: John Godber | Stars: Gary Olsen, Richard Ridings, Samantha Womack, Ralph Brown

Votes: 968

28. Revenge of the Nerds (1991 TV Movie)

24 min | Comedy

Unaired pilot based on the movie of the same name.

Director: Peter Baldwin | Stars: Rob Stone, Lightfield Lewis, Grant Gelt, Robbie Rist

Votes: 331

29. Alpha Delta Zatan (2017)

Unrated | 72 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

In a frat house where no one can be trusted, a new brother becomes the target of a masked killer.

Director: Art Arutyunyan | Stars: Jeremy Winter, Jake Kidwell, Connor Field, Drake Malone

Votes: 83

30. Bonhomme (2020)

19 min | Short

A dare led a rugby player to kiss his receptive waiter, which led to his first intimate night with a man. He woke with the possibility of a meaningful romance, but circumstances may not be as he thought.

Director: Thomas Raoul | Stars: Camille Bechon, François Chatbi, Hugo Manchon, Vinicius Timmerman

Votes: 89

31. Teen Vamp (1989)

85 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

Murphy is a horny high-school boy. He has a crush on the cute blonde Conny Sutton, but she just laughs into his face. So he decides to call on the services of a prostitute. Unfortunately he... See full summary »

Director: Samuel Bradford | Stars: Clu Gulager, Karen Carlson, Beau Bishop, Angie Brown

Votes: 245

32. A Lucky Man (I) (2017)

TV-MA | 13 min | Short, Drama

When the star quarterback of the college football team can't remember what happened the night before, he goes on an unexpected journey of introversion and rage.

Director: Anna Gutto | Stars: Colin Bates, Chloe Williamson, Xavier Scott Evans, Joseph Adams

Votes: 37

33. Prep School (2015)

Not Rated | 85 min | Drama, Mystery, Sport

When the star player of an elite prep school rugby team suffers an emotional collapse, his friends and teammates respond in their own ways, ranging from heroic to horrifying.

Director: Sean Nichols Lynch | Stars: Carly Schroeder, Taylor Lambert, Ben Bellamy, Austin Scott

Votes: 563

34. Rassie: The Official Film (2022)

81 min | Documentary

It is an enthralling and comprehensive documentary that delves deep into the life and career of one of rugby's most iconic figures, Rassie Erasmus.

Votes: 10

35. Building Jerusalem (2015)

90 min | Documentary, Sport

ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, World Cup Final, 2003. With two minutes of extra time left to win, Jonny Wilkinson goes for his trademark drop goal. This time, he's shooting for a place in sporting history.

Director: James Erskine | Stars: Matt Dawson, George Gregan, Martin Johnson, Jonny Wilkinson

Votes: 456

36. Mercenary (I) (2016)

103 min | Drama, Sport

A young man of Wallisian origin in New Caledonia defies his father to go and play rugby in France. Living on his own on the other side of the world, he learns there is a price to pay to find success.

Director: Sacha Wolff | Stars: Toki Pilioko, Iliana Zabeth, Mikaele Tuugahala, Laurent Pakihivatau

Votes: 771

37. Hunters' Sense of Touch (1995)

65 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery

A police detective investigating a vicious string of homosexual murders discovers that the latest victim appears to be the married executive who was his college lover ten years before.

Director: Hisayasu Satô | Stars: Naoto Yoshimoto, Takeshi Itô, Yôji Tanaka, Kiyomi Itô

Votes: 53

38. Bakgat! II (2010)

98 min | Comedy

Wimpie Koekemoer enters the challenging world of university rugby, where dreams seem unreachable and the chosen legends of tomorrow are shaped.

Director: Henk Pretorius | Stars: Ivan Botha, Cherie van der Merwe, Altus Theart, Andrew Thompson

Votes: 137

39. The Orator (2011)

110 min | Drama

Saili, a little person and taro farmer, has his life turned upside-down when he is denied his father's chiefly status and his family plantation is threatened.

Director: Tusi Tamasese | Stars: Fa'afiaula Sanote, Tausili Pushparaj, Salamasina Mataia, Ioata Tanielu

Votes: 447

40. Pacific Warriors (2015)

Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary, Sport

Pacific Warriors is a unique, humorous and personal insight into two very contrasting worlds, all united in their passion for one sport.

Director: James Marquand | Stars: Serge Betsen, Bakkies Botha, Brian Cox, Ranulph Fiennes

Votes: 217

41. Dieux du stade: Le making of du calendrier 2009 (2008 Video)

Unrated | 113 min | Documentary

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Stars: Alexandre Albouy, Julien Arias, Brahim Asloum, Thomas Bartolini

Votes: 18

42. BBC Super League Show (1999– )

30 min | Sport

All the latest action, news and stories from rugby league's Super League.

Stars: Leeds Rhinos, Wigan Warriors Rugby League Football Club, St Helens R.L.F.C., Catalans Dragons

Votes: 20

43. En El Mismo Equipo (2014)

22 min | Short, Drama

En El Mismo Equipo (On the Same Team, in English) is about the mixed feelings of a young rugby player. He tries to keep in the secret that he is gay, due to conformity mostly, but he ... See full summary »

Directors: Carlos Vilaró Nadal, Bonzo Villegas | Stars: Pablo Delgado, Emiliano Monteros, Santiago Gallo, Juan María Juárez

Votes: 109

44. La crime (1983)

103 min | Crime, Romance, Thriller

A well-known business lawyer is shot dead in the courthouse. A commissioner of the Criminal Brigade is in charge of the investigation and is helped by a journalist.

Director: Philippe Labro | Stars: Claude Brasseur, Jean-Claude Brialy, Gabrielle Lazure, Jean-Louis Trintignant

Votes: 290

45. Oceans Apart: Greed, Betrayal and Pacific Island Rugby (2020)

59 min | Documentary, Sport

Presented by former Samoa rugby player Dan Leo, who sacrificed his own career to confront corruption in his national union, Oceans Apart looks at the bond between the Pacific and modern Rugby and reveals the darker side of the sport.

Directors: Callum Drummond, Axel Haudiquet | Stars: Dan Leo, Inoke Afeaki, Ben Atiga, Frank Bunce

Votes: 496

46. Gareth Thomas v Homophobia: Hate in the Beautiful Game (2017 TV Movie)

60 min | Documentary, Sport

Former Wales and Lions rugby union captain Gareth Thomas, one of the most famous gay international sports stars, takes a hard-hitting, personal look at what he sees as the last bastion of homophobia in sport - professional football.

Director: Jody Cusack | Stars: Eve Myles, Gareth Thomas

Votes: 14

47. Try Time: The Making of 'Footy Legends' (2006 Video)

20 min | Documentary, Short, Sport

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Director: Khoa Do | Stars: Anh Do, Khoa Do, Tristian Fereti, Claudia Karvan

48. Same Difference (2002)

11 min | Short, Drama, Romance

Leon and Noel are twin brothers. When Leon becomes interested in Abi and Abi becomes interested in Noel a love triangle is formed until Noel makes a declaration of his own.

Director: Harry Richards | Stars: Bianca Bonomi, Jonathon Natynczyk, Chris Piper, Nigel Shipp

Votes: 126

49. IWA Mid South: Extreme Heaven 2001 (2001 Video)

Sport

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Stars: Abdullah the Butcher, Trent Baker, Jacob Boyer, Phil Brooks

Votes: 11

50. Legalize Gay (2011)

62 min | Documentary

A new generation of activists takes up the campaign for gay and lesbian equality.

Director: Christopher Hines | Stars: Robin Brand, Claire Buffie, Ben Cohen, Beverly Guy-Sheftall

Votes: 19