Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "sporting-comeback"

1. Southpaw (2015)

R | 124 min | Action, Drama, Sport

After a fatal incident sends him on a rampant path of destruction, a champion boxer fights to get custody of his daughter and revive his professional career.

Director: Antoine Fuqua | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams, Oona Laurence, Forest Whitaker

Votes: 258,749 | Gross: $52.42M

2. Real Steel (2011)

PG-13 | 127 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

In the near future, robot boxing is a top sport. A struggling ex-boxer feels he's found a champion in a discarded robot.

Director: Shawn Levy | Stars: Hugh Jackman, Evangeline Lilly, Dakota Goyo, Anthony Mackie

Votes: 356,088 | Gross: $85.47M

3. Creed III (2023)

PG-13 | 116 min | Action, Drama, Sport

Adonis has been thriving in both his career and family life, but when a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy resurfaces, the face-off is more than just a fight.

Director: Michael B. Jordan | Stars: Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, Jonathan Majors, Wood Harris

Votes: 93,224

4. Big George Foreman (2023)

PG-13 | 129 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

Fueled by an impoverished childhood, George Foreman channeled his anger into becoming an Olympic Gold medalist and World Heavyweight Champion, followed by a near-death experience that took him from the boxing ring to the pulpit.

Director: George Tillman Jr. | Stars: Khris Davis, Jasmine Mathews, Sullivan Jones, Lawrence Gilliard Jr.

Votes: 8,831

5. Fever Pitch (2005)

PG-13 | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Lindsay is stuck in the middle of her relationship with Ben and his passion for the Boston Red Sox.

Directors: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly | Stars: Drew Barrymore, Jimmy Fallon, Jason Spevack, Jack Kehler

Votes: 47,800 | Gross: $42.07M

6. Above the Shadows (2019)

TV-14 | 111 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

A young woman who has faded to the point of becoming invisible must find her way back with the help of the one man who can see her.

Director: Claudia Myers | Stars: Olivia Thirlby, Alan Ritchson, Jim Gaffigan, Patricia Pinto

Votes: 4,686

7. The Program (II) (2015)

R | 99 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

An Irish sports journalist becomes convinced that Lance Armstrong's performances during the Tour de France victories are fueled by banned substances. With this conviction, he starts hunting for evidence that will expose Armstrong.

Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Ben Foster, Chris O'Dowd, Guillaume Canet, Jesse Plemons

Votes: 19,428

8. Mr. 3000 (2004)

PG-13 | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Aging baseball star who goes by the nickname, Mr. 3000, finds out many years after retirement that he didn't quite reach 3,000 hits. Now at age 47 he's back to try and reach that goal.

Director: Charles Stone III | Stars: Bernie Mac, Angela Bassett, Michael Rispoli, Brian White

Votes: 15,133 | Gross: $21.80M

9. The Armstrong Lie (2013)

R | 124 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport

A documentary chronicling sports legend Lance Armstrong's improbable rise and ultimate fall from grace.

Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Lance Armstrong, Reed Albergotti, Betsy Andreu, Frankie Andreu

Votes: 7,903 | Gross: $0.38M

10. Two for the Win (2021 TV Movie)

TV-G | 85 min | Drama, Romance

A world champion ski racer and local ski instructor find romance on the slopes as he returns home and prepares for the biggest race of his life.

Director: Jerry Ciccoritti | Stars: Charlotte Sullivan, Trevor Donovan, Siobhan Murphy, John Ralston

Votes: 946

11. Foreman (2017)

PG-13 | 84 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport

A retrospective look at the boxing career of George Foreman.

Director: Chris Perkel | Stars: George Foreman Jr., Ralph Cooper, George Foreman, Jim Brown

Votes: 551

12. Tyson Fury: The Gypsy King (2020)

Reality-TV, Sport

Behind-the-scenes reality series featuring one of sports most flamboyant and controversial characters and his larger-than-life family.

Stars: Ben Davison, Gareth A. Davies, Philip Glenister, Steve Bunce

Votes: 157

13. Boy s tenyu 3. Posledniy raund (2011)

125 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A famous boxing champion is now retired and became a coach. But after a newcomer mutilates his ward, he decides to solve the riddle of his power.

Director: Aleksey Sidorov | Stars: Stephen Au, Olga Dibtseva, Michael Gor, Gump Gumpanart

Votes: 785

14. The Protagonist (I)

103 min | Documentary, Sport | Post-production

David Haye. Unified world cruiserweight champion at twenty-eight, heavyweight champion at twenty-nine - on course to join the pantheon of boxing greats before injury and defeat in the ring ... See full summary »

Director: Dael Poulter | Stars: Tony Bellew, Wladimir Klitschko, Nikolay Valuev, Vitali Klitschko

15. The Trilogy (2022 TV Movie)

Documentary, Sport

BT Sport boxing documentary looking back at the heavyweight trilogy between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder.

Stars: Steve Bunce, Ben Davison, Paul Dempsey, John Fury

16. The Last Round (2012)

9 min | Short, Drama

A retired boxer is forced to make a comeback for the sake of his daughter.

Director: Conor Dwane | Stars: Rebecca Allman, Conor Dwane, Stevie Greaney, Tony Hegarty

17. Welcome to Wrexham (2022– )
Episode: Worst Team in the League (2022)

TV-MA | 23 min | Documentary, Sport

Roster changes threaten Wrexham's momentum as they prepare to face the worst team in the league.

Stars: Wrexham A.F.C., Gemma Bamford, Christian Dibble, Tyler French

Votes: 582