Whether you’re a sports fan or simply looking for a dose of inspiration, Netflix offers a nice range of films capturing the competitive spirit, triumphs and challenges of athletes. From basketball to combat sports, passing through less conventional disciplines, our selection of the best sports films on Netflix will take you on a compelling journey where perseverance and determination are the key words.
Fight Club, by David Fincher
The narrator, without a precise identity, lives alone, works alone, sleeps alone, eats his trays alone for a person like many other lonely people who experience human, moral and sexual misery.
For this reason he will become a member of the Fight Club, a clandestine place where he can rediscover his virility, exchange and communication.
This club is led by Tyler Durden, a sort of anarchist between guru and philosopher who preaches love for others.
David Fincher’s masterpiece released in 1999, Fight club is one of the films that best explores the twisted connections between sport, suffering, discipline and illness. A fresco psychological supercharged whose end is never guessed…
Murdered, by Halle Berry
First film by Halle Berrywho is both in front of and behind the camera, Wound immerses us in the epic tale of a former MMA champion.
The latter takes her last chance to redeem herself in the cage, when the son he left behind comes back into his life. Lesbian and brought by a 55 year old character, the film is much deeper than it seems at first glance. This is one of the best sports surprises on Netflix.
The Blind Side, by John Lee Hancock
Directed by John Lee Hancock, The blind side is the true story of Michael Oher, a young homeless man, who finds a new home with the Tuohys, a wealthy family. The film explores his journey to success as an American football player, with Sandra Bullock as Leigh Anne Tuohy, who offers him more than just hospitality.
For her performance, Sandra Bullock won numerous prestigious awards including the Oscar for Best Actress and the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama. Although not released theatrically in France, the film was also nominated among the best films at the Oscars. Movie feel good par excellence, the film is among the most appreciated by the platform’s subscribers.
The Swimmers, by Sally El Hosaini
Do you know the story? extraordinary, (but very real) by the Mardini sisters ? The Welsh-Egyptian director Sally El Hosaini dedicated a biopic to them.
Originally from Damascus in Syria, Yusra and Sarah have been swimming since they were little. In 2016, as the country is consumed war and death threatens on every street corner, the two young women are forced to undertake a dangerous journeyduring which they do so heroic use of one’s abilities. At just 17 years old, Yusra has a goal: swimming at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
To embody this extraordinary story, what could be better than the sisters? Les Nageuses is brought to perfection by two sister actresses Franco-Lebanese, Nathalie and Manal Issa. To devour the film immediately, go to Netflix!
The Strategist, by Bennett Miller
In this Oscar-nominated film we follow the true story of Billy Beane, a promising former baseball player who, despite not having success on the field, decides to try his luck leading a team like no one has ever done before…
As the 2002 season approaches, Billy Beane, general manager of the Oakland Athletics, finds himself facing a difficult situation: his small team has once again lost its best players, attracted by the big clubs and their big salaries. Determined to win despite everything, look for solutions that cost nothing and that no one would have thought of before… He will rely on statistical theories and involve Peter Brand, a Yale economist who loves numbers.
Together, against all principles, they reconsider the value of each player on the basis statistics and bring together a group of people overlooked and forgotten by the baseball establishment. Too strange, too old, hurt or with too many problems, all these players have in common underestimated capabilities. With their methods and their broken-armed teamBeane and Brand attract ridicule and hostility from the old guard, the media and the fans, until the first results fall… Without knowing it, Beane is revolutionizing the entire practice of one of the most popular sports in the world.
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