Based on an unlikely true story, Coach Carter recounts the hugely controversial decision by a basketball coach to lock his undefeated high school team out of the gymnasium because of their poor academic performance. Ken Carter was determined that his team should have a future that extended beyond the blip of gang brotherhood and perhaps brief sporting fame, a difficult choice to make when all around you are only thinking of the here and now. Coach Carter is a powerful sporting drama, convincingl find out more...

A factionalised account of how the 1919 baseball world series was thrown by the heavily favoured Chicago White Sox. They made a deal with gangsters to get back at their stingy boss and make a packet on the side. This was a scandal that shocked a nation and is an excellent film. find out more...

When wealthy John du Pont invites Olympic wrestler Mark Schultz to move to his estate and help form a wrestling team for the 1988 Seoul Olympics, Mark sees a way to step out of the shadow of his charismatic and revered find out more...

Based on a true story; from the small town of Odessa The Permian High Panthers of 1988 were the most successful high school American football team in Texas history. This thoughtful tale depicts the immense pressure these young lads and their coach found themselves under in a town with nothing else to aspire to; like a "Springfield" devoid of wit, irony or indeed hope. 'Friday Night Lights' is a powerful, gripping drama with excellent performances and a refreshing lack of sporting schmaltz. find out more...

The trials and tribulations of small town Texas football players, their friends, family, and coaching staff.
DISC 5: I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE SEX, EXTENDED FAMILIES, CH-CH-CH-CH-CHANGES.

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Garry Kasparov was, and indeed still is, one of the world's greatest chess players, but in 1997 he reached his nadir with the match against IBM's supercomputer, Deep Blue. Game Over is a fascinating insight into the mind of a troubled genius, and a gripping story in its own right, drawing you in regardless of your knowledge of the game. find out more...

Don Haskins is the basketball coach for a small Texas University, but he's also a man with a dream and that is to win the National Championship. Based, if somewhat inaccurately, on a true story that took place in the 1960s, Glory Road is a remarkable, if familiar, tale of the underdog, in this instance a predominantly black team, coming from nowhere to powerhouse through the field and face the overwhelming favourites in a final that everyone only thought they'd witness as spectators. An inspirin find out more...

'Gridiron Gang' tells the story of a juvenile detention camp probation officer who firmly believes in discipline, teamwork and full contact sport as the cure for hard core teenage felons. Despite gang rivalries and bitter hatred he moulds his reprobates into a football (American style) side and, as the kids journey towards a greater sense of self-respect and responsibility, teaches some hard lessons and learns a few himself. Based on a true story. find out more...

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A true story that records the determination, anguish and hopes of two guys whose driving desire is to make it into the basketball bigtime, an extraordinarily powerful film and what a real life dramatic finale! Awesome! find out more...