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...

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The true story of champion boxer Jake La Motta brought to the screen by De Niro and Scorcese - probably the greatest partnership of the 1980s. De Niro watched innumerable boxing videos and gained 2 stone to put in a performance that won him an Oscar. Voted Best Film of the '80s by the critics. find out more...

Joe Simpson, the climber whose tenacious, indeed, superhuman will to survive was the subject of ‘Touching the Void' tells the story of one of mountaineering's most epic tragedies; that of Toni Kurtz, a brilliant young climber, who, along with partner Andreas Hinterstoisser and two Austrian climbers, attempted an ascent of the then unclimbed Eiger's North Face in 1936. Like ‘Touching the Void', 'The Beckoning Silence' is a haunting combination of retrospective monologue and grippingly real dramat find out more...

Dubbed 'The greatest English manager never to manage the England team' Brian Clough, arguably the most charismatic, certainly the most controversial, football manager the country has ever seen, took a down and out Derby County all the way to the top of the then First Division and soon moved on to an infamously short 44 days as manager of Leeds United. find out more...

Struggling boxer Micky Ward has long been overshadowed by his older bother and trainer, Dicky, a local legend who is now spectacularly failing to battle his many demons. The explosive relationship of these two men threatens to destroy any hope for both, and in-particular the morally uncorrupted Micky who is offered one final jab at greatness. Based on a true story ‘The Fighter’ is a powerful, intense and ultimately uplifting human drama; impressively acted by all, but with an Osca find out more...