Professional sports are always a huge strain of moral and physical strength, overcoming oneself, striving for a result. Naturally, the success story of a talented athlete is always interesting to the viewer.
Today we offer Top 10 best films about athletes... On the KinoPoisk portal, these pictures have an audience rating of at least 8.
10. Million Dollar Baby
Young Maggie has everything necessary to win in the ring - fortitude, will and skill. These qualities help coach Frank Dunn to believe in his ward and go along with her a difficult path to fame and survive a tragic ending. The role in this film brought Hilary Swank, who played the main role, the second Oscar in her career.
9. Peaceful warrior
The talented gymnast Dan Millman dreams of performing at the Olympics. The guy has fame, friends, reckless parties. But everything changes after meeting with the mysterious Socrates, who opens a new world to Dan.
8. Knockdown
The story of a heavyweight boxer is set in the United States during the Great Depression. To support his family and children, Jim Braddock takes on any job, leaving the ring. But fate gives him a chance to return and win.
7. The invisible side
The film is based on the book by writer Michael Lewis, which tells the real story of football player Michael Oher. The guy was a homeless teenager, but a prosperous and wealthy family, taking him to their house, helped the boy to become an NFL star.
6. Hurricane
The plot of the film is based on real facts from the life of the famous boxer Rubin Carter, nicknamed "Hurricane". After killing three people in a bar in New York, Carter was found guilty and sentenced to three terms of life in prison.
5. Playing by someone else's rules
The film tells about the struggle for the rights of black Americans. In 1966, the coach of the student basketball team recruits black players. This was an unprecedented offense at the time. The team copes with the task brilliantly - it manages to win the prestigious championship.
4. New girl
Soviet film from 1968 tells about the career of gymnast Valia Chernova. The girl comes to the national gymnastics team and is taken under her wing by the team leader Olga Kameneva. The coach decides to replace the eminent Olga with a new one, but she refuses to perform.
3. Prefontein
The film tells the life story of the famous athlete Steve Prefontein, who had no equal in running. On the way to victory, Steve had to overcome the bitterness of defeat and, without losing the will to win, go forward to the gold of the Olympic Games.
2. Jerry Maguire
Despite the fact that the main character of the film is a sports agent played by Tom Cruise, the film tells a lot about overcoming oneself, about pitfalls in the world of professional sports, about how important not only talent, but also teamwork is important.
1. Legend number 17
The Russian film about the career of the legendary hockey player Valery Kharlamov was a resounding success at the box office. The plot tells about the victory of the USSR national team in the opening match of the Super Series against the Canadian national team. In front of the viewer, perseverance and talent help the student of the great Anatoly Tarasov to become a star of world hockey.