Exercising during self-isolation helps you stay alert and energetic. And even if you are too lazy to train yourself, then at least you can watch how others do it.
For this, the Russian Ministry of Sports, together with Kinopoisk, has selected the top ten best films about sports. And we present it to your attention.
All these films are available in the Kinopoisk online cinema, and if you have not previously subscribed, you can watch them for free until the end of May using the OSPORT promo code. Further, the regular subscription will operate (it can be disabled).
10. Rocky (1976)
Genre: drama, sports
Kinopoisk rating: 8
IMDb rating: 8.1
Country: USA
Producer: John G. Avildsen
Music: Bill Conti
The top 10 best sports films of 2020 opens with a story that made Sylvester Stallone ideal for many boys who dream of a boxing career. And it served as the beginning for the popular film franchise "Rocky".
The script, written by Stallone in three and a half days, was based on real events - the fight for the title of the undisputed heavyweight champion between Mohammed Ali and Chuck Wepner. Wepner even auditioned for Rocky 2, but turned out to be an openly weak actor and did not get into the second part of the film.
"Rocky" brought Sylvester Stallone not only world fame, but also nominations for the Oscar in 1977 for Best Screenplay and Best Actor. Before him, only Charlie Chaplin and Orson Welles were awarded such an honorable "combo".
9. Pele. The birth of a legend (2015)
Genre: biography, drama, sports
Kinopoisk rating: 7.5
IMDb rating: 7.2
Country: USA
Producer: Jeff Zimbalist, Michael Zimbalist
Music: A.R. Rahman
If you are a fan of Pele, who once scored some of the best goals in football history, be sure to watch this movie. He will tell about the difficult life of the great football player, starting from childhood, his successes and disappointments on the thorny path to the dream.
Pele himself starred in this film in one small episode. We will not spoil more, you will see for yourself.
8. Ronaldo vs. Messi (2017)
Genre: documentary, sports
Kinopoisk rating: 5.8
IMDb rating: 6.1
Country: United Kingdom
Producer: Tara Pirnia
Music: unknown
More than one hundred copies were broken in virtual battles on the theme: "Who is better, Ronaldo or Messi?" So this motion picture, which the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation included in the list of the best sports cinema, is trying to understand this issue.
Experts compare the sports education of the two great footballers, their performance, sports talent and even their activities outside the football field. In this heated debate, devoted fans of both athletes, their colleagues, rivals and sports journalists are involved. Who are you rooting for?
7. More than a game (2008)
Genre: documentary, biography, sports
Kinopoisk rating: 8
IMDb rating: 7.6
Country: USA
Producer: Christopher Belman
Music: Harvey Mason Jr.
True basketball and NBA fans will probably already be familiar with this movie, which follows LeBron James and his teammates.
If, for some reason, you haven't watched More than a Game yet, we recommend catching up. An interesting story of a man will unfold before you, who gradually turned from an eared boy into a two-time Olympic champion and one of highest paid athletes in the world.
6. My name is Mohammed Ali (2019)
Genre: documentary, biography, sports
Kinopoisk rating: 7.8
IMDb rating: 8.4
Country: USA
Producer: Antoine Fuqua
Music: Marcelo Zarvos
The first part of Antoine Fuqua's film depicts a decade-long transformation of 12-year-old boxing rookie Cassius Clay into world heavyweight champion. And then we will be told about the famous fight between Ali and Ernie Terrell, who made a mistake, not taking into account the fact that the opponent changed his name three years before the fight.
When Terrell called Mohammed the old way in anticipation of the fight, he replied sharply: "I'm going to beat him until he says my name."
5. Ice (2017)
Genre: melodrama, drama, sports
Kinopoisk rating: 6.7
IMDb rating: 6.9
Country: Russia
Producer: Oleg Trofim
Music: Anton Belyaev, Dmitry Selipanov
The first, but not the only Russian participant in the selection of the best sports movie in 2020 according to the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation. In the center of the plot is the talented figure skater Nadia, who almost fulfilled all her dreams.
However, a person assumes, and the Heavenly Chancellery has its own plans, so Nadia's life does not go at all along the intended path. And in order to once again feel the splashes of flying ice under the skates, she will have to go through difficult tests.
Although the plot of "Ice" is mostly predictable and is unlikely to surprise fans of melodramas, the elements of the musical bring flavor to it.
4. Legend number 17 (2012)
Genre: sports, drama, biography
Kinopoisk rating: 7.9
IMDb rating: 7.5
Country: Russia
Producer: Nikolay Lebedev
Music: Edward Artemiev
Even those who were not previously familiar with the history of hockey and its living legend Valery Kharlamov like this film. It will acquaint you not only with the life and sporting path of the great hockey player, but also with the legendary period in the history of Soviet hockey.
“Legend No. 17” was filmed with high quality, none of the heroes were slandered or smeared with “black paint”, and the actors tried to play as authentically as possible, so you believe in the characters and worry about them every time you play.
3. Champions (2014)
Genre: sports, drama
Kinopoisk rating: 5.8
IMDb rating: 4.4
Country: Russia
Producer: Alexey Vakulov, Artem Aksenenko and others.
Music: Artashes Andreasyan, Darin Sysoev and others.
In this movie, not one, but as many as five real stories of victories of Russian athletes. They are not related to each other by plot, but each of them will tell about a famous person in modern sports:
- figure skaters Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze,
- snowboarder Ekaterina Ilyukhina,
- speed skater Svetlana Zhurova,
- hockey player Ilya Kovalchuk,
- biathlete Nikolay Kruglov Jr.
If your child loves sports, watch the Champions with him. The film will not only give a charge of sports anger, but also teach you not to stop before difficulties and failures on the way to victory.
2. Trainer (2018)
Genre: drama, sports
Kinopoisk rating: 6.7
IMDb rating: 6.3
Country: Russia
Producer: Danila Kozlovsky
Music: Oleg Karpachev
This sports drama is Danila Kozlovsky's directorial debut (who also starred and wrote the script). At the epicenter of events is football star Yuri Stoleshnikov, who failed to score a penalty in the most important home match, and even received a red card for being rude on the field.
A year of disqualification forced Yuri to leave the team and try himself in a new role - the coach of the Meteor team. Will a player who has lost not only fame and money, but also faith in himself be able to become a worthy mentor for provincial footballers?
1. Lev Yashin. Goalkeeper of my dreams (2019)
Genre: biography, drama, sports
Kinopoisk rating: 6.7
IMDb rating: 6.3
Country: Russia
Producer: Vasily Chiginsky
Music: George kallis
Black Spider, Black Octopus, the only winner of the Ballon d'Or among goalkeepers, the best goalkeeper in the history of football - all this is Lev Yashin.And this biopic is not only about his triumphant victories, but also about his defeat at the World Cup in Chile.
Perhaps it would have broken a less powerful player, but not Yashin. He managed to triumphantly return to the field and become the best in his country and in the whole world.
Vasily Frolov, Yashin's grandson, as well as football players Anton Shunin and Vladimir Pilgui acted as consultants for the film. So you don't have to worry about the authenticity of the scenes shown in the film.