Unstoppable (now streaming on Amazon Prime Video) is about as rote as inspirational-sports movie titles get. You know – even ...

The average person might think simply of hockey when the 2004 movie Miracle is brought up in conversation, but others (like ...

“You see a lot of teams that won’t do that.” It wasn’t exactly the stuff of an inspirational sports movie, but it was unusual. So was this Brown’s attempt to help snap the Celtics out of ...

this is a bit of a comfort viewing film in that it checks off all the inspirational sports-movie boxes. We know exactly where this story is going, and we’re happy to come along for the ride.

Jharrel Jerome, second from right, stars as Arizona State wrestler Anthony Robles in 'Unstoppable' (2024). Jharrel Jerome stars as Arizona State wrestler Anthony Robles and Jennifer Lopez plays ...

From inspirational stories about boxing to documentaries highlighting real-life basketball stars, here are some of the ...

It’s an inspirational sports movie about a young athlete with a rough background, beating the odds. So far, so predictable. But “The Fire Inside” is not your typical biopic. It tells the ...

Jharrel Jerome and Jennifer Lopez impress as the teenage wrestler and his supportive mother, but the movie itself is pinned down by cliches.

In fact, the film is closer to Steve James’s nonfiction basketball epic Hoop Dreams than an inspirational sports drama like Ali or Creed. Morrison’s twist on the genre is to show the aftermath as well ...