20th Century Flicks, Bristol

American football has become a very wealthy and powerful den of iniquity. Veteran coach Tony D'Amato has seen it all come to pass, during the many highs and lows of the Miami Sharks, but the corruption, greed and general lack of respect is beginning to wear him out. Oliver Stone's latest offering is powerful and dark, with some grippingly tense scenes on and off the pitch, but it seems strangely lacking in any depth of characterisation, instead plumping for a series of cliched individuals. Any find out more...

BATTLE OF THE SEXES (2017)

Certification12 Our Rating unrated

In the wake of the sexual revolution and the rise of the women's movement, the 1973 tennis match between women's world champion Billie Jean King (Emma Stone) and ex-men's-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs (Steve Carell) was billed as the BATTLE OF THE SEXES and became one of the most watched televised sports events of all time, reaching 90 million viewers around the world. As the rivalry between King and Riggs kicked into high gear, off-court each was fighting more personal and complex bat find out more...

BEAUTIFUL BOXER (2003)

Certification15 Our Rating

Nong Toom has become one of the very best at his particular discipline, the ancient martial art of Muay Thai, but unlike many of his fellow combatants, Nong is in search of more than just fame and fortune. In the perfection of his art Nong hopes to find the financial means by which he can redefine his very sexuality. Based on a true story, Beautiful Boxer is a bone crunching display of its art, though, perhaps, some of the emotional subtleties have been lost in between the stunningly choreograph find out more...

BEN HUR (1959)

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One of the most spectacular epics of all time, even by the standards of Hollywood, the famous twenty minute chariot race alone took three months to shoot, and, along the way, Ben is given a helping hand and converted by Jesus. An unmissable slice of movie history. Won Best Picture at 1959 Academy Awards. find out more...

BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM (2002)

Certification12 Our Rating

Jess is a Sikh teenager with a passion for football, something that her traditionalist parents, who want her to grow up as a nice Asian girl with an arranged marriage and cooking Aloo Gobi, are horrified by. After making friends with white girl Jules she is introduced to the local womens' team, for whom she must play without her parents' knowiledge, and where she develops a forbidden love interest with the coach. Poor girl, her parents find out everything she does, and imagine worse. A witty find out more...

BEST SHOT (1986)

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One of the most rousingly enjoyable sports movies ever made, this small-town drama tells the story of the Hickory Huskers, an underdog basketball team from a tiny Indiana High School trying to make it to the state championship. find out more...

BLACKBALL (2003)

Certification15 Our Rating

Cliff Starkey is one hell of a lawn bowls player and a rebel with a cause. Shunned by his local club Cliff dreams of playing for his country but it's only when smooth talking agent Rick slips into the picture that Cliff's chances of world bowls domination begin to take form. 'Blackball' is classic British farce with a great stand up comedy cast, scripted by a gimp and directed by his 'join the dots' half brother. Silly, verging on stupid, this rather puerile comedy, given the right kind of chemi find out more...

BLEED FOR THIS (2016)

Certification15 Our Rating

The inspirational story of World Champion Boxer Vinny Pazienza who, after a near fatal car crash which left him not knowing if he'd ever walk again, made one of sport's most incredible comebacks.

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BLIND SIDE (2009)

Certification12 Our Rating

The story of Michael Oher (a real life escapee from Precious), a teenage son of a crack addicted mother and a missing father. Adopted and cared for by a rich white family Michael was transformed from no-hoper to an American Football star. This is the story of his success and of the family who worked so hard to give him a life.
Beloved by the public, belittled by critics this paean to loving care and white loveliness has to be watched. find out more...