Comedy, Drama, History
Geneva, Switzerland 1935. The first European Basketball Championship is about to take place. Basketball is still an unknown sport in Europe, and the national teams are meeting for the first time. Each wants the honour of being the first champion. Meanwhile in Latvia, coach Baumanis is convinced that he can assemble a team and take it to Geneva. He quickly learns however, that triumph and defeat are also part of the game. Coach Baumanis faces many difficulties, as well as unexpected help from those closest to him.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Sweetwater
Army of Thieves
The Ring
The Minis
Chihayafuru: Part III
Dear Basketball
Junior Majeur
The Winning Season
After the Verdict
Skating to New York
Défendu
Gold
Harvard Beats Yale 29-29
Extreme Days
The Air Up There
Sube y baja
Redbelt
Speed Zone
Fighting
Escape to Victory
SIMILAR MOVIES
Sweetwater
IMDB 7 | Apr , 2023
In 1990 Chicago, a taxi driver recounts to his passenger, a sportswriter, his life story. He reveals himself to be Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton, one of the first African Americans to play in the NBA.Army of Thieves
IMDB 6.8 | Oct , 2021
A mysterious woman recruits bank teller Ludwig Dieter to lead a group of aspiring thieves on a top-secret heist during the early stages of the zombie apocalypse.The Ring
IMDB 4.7 | Sep , 1952
A young Mexican/American learns about life both inside and out of the ring when he takes up boxing.The Minis
IMDB 2.2 | Apr , 2009
A talented team of basketball players made up of little people enters a tournament to help a teammate's son go to college.Chihayafuru: Part III
IMDB 8.4 | Mar , 2018
Story takes place 2 years after "Chihayafuru Part 2" and Chihaya is now a high school senior.Dear Basketball
IMDB 7.2 | Apr , 2017
An animated telling of Kobe Bryant's titular poem, signaling his retirement from the sport that made his name.Junior Majeur
IMDB 6.9 | Nov , 2017
Five years after winning the Quebec Pee-Wee tournament with his team, 18-year-old hockey prodigy Janeau Trudel is playing for the Chicoutimi Saguenéens in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.The Winning Season
IMDB 6.4 | Jan , 2009
A comedy centered on a has-been coach who is given a shot at redemption when he's asked to run his local high school's girls basketball teamAfter the Verdict
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1929
A British-German silent drama film directed by Henrik GaleenSkating to New York
IMDB 5.9 | Nov , 2013
The coming-of-age journey of 5 teenage boys who leave their small, Canadian town behind and risk skating across Lake Ontario to New York on the coldest day of the year.Défendu
IMDB 0 | Jul , 2025
The life of Raphaël, a young footballer, is based on a lie: apart from himself, nobody knows that he is homosexual. Those closest to him have no idea. Not even his girlfriend, let alone the team he plays with every day. Unable to express his feelings, Raphaël juggles the work his sport demands with his efforts to keep his secret.Gold
IMDB 7.1 | Aug , 2018
Set in 1948, the historic story of India's first Olympic medal post their independence.Harvard Beats Yale 29-29
IMDB 6.8 | Nov , 2008
Filmmaker and author Kevin Rafferty takes viewers back to 1968 to witness a legendary college football game and meet the people involved, interweaving game footage with players' reflections. The names may be familiar, but their views on the game's place in the turbulent history of the 1960s college scene add an unexpected dimension.Extreme Days
IMDB 5 | Sep , 2001
As four lifelong friends, Will, Bryan, Matt, and Corey, are on the road trip they've been planning their whole lives, Corey's beloved grandfather unexpectedly dies. When going to claim Corey's inheritance, the gang meets Matt's beautiful cousin Jessie and embark on a hilarious, extreme sports-filled adventure.The Air Up There
IMDB 6.1 | Jan , 1994
Jimmy Dolan is a college basketball coach who wants a big promotion. To get it, he needs to make a dramatic find. He ends up deep in Africa, hoping to recruit Saleh, a huge basketball prodigy Jimmy glimpsed in a home movie. But Saleh is the chief's son and has responsibilities at home, since the tribe's land is threatened by a mining company with its own hotshot basketball team.Sube y baja
IMDB 8.1 | Jan , 1959
It is the story of a sportsman who is a little bit dumber than most people but nevertheless he succeeds in getting a job at a sports article saler's. Having this job is the beginning of a lot of funny problems he causes due to his dumbness.Redbelt
IMDB 6.5 | Apr , 2008
Is there room for principle in Los Angeles? Mike Terry teaches jujitsu and barely makes ends meet. His Brazilian wife, whose family promotes fights, wants to see Mike in the ring making money, but to him competition is degrading. A woman sideswipes Mike's car and then, after an odd sequence of events, shoots out the studio's window. Later that evening, Mike rescues an action movie star in a fistfight at a bar. In return, the actor befriends Mike, gives him a gift, offers him work on his newest film, and introduces Mike's wife to his own - the women initiate business dealings. Then, things go sour all at once, Mike's debts mount, and going into the ring may be his only option.Speed Zone
IMDB 4.5 | Apr , 1989
An illegal race that takes place over the United States and nothing will stop this bunch of racers except for the occasional cop or a damsel in distress. Jackie Chan's car is not in this one, but many new cars make up for that. Who will win? Who will crash? Who will not even finish? Sit down and buckle up for the ride of your life.Fighting
IMDB 6 | Apr , 2009
Small-town boy Shawn MacArthur has come to New York City with nothing. Barely earning a living selling counterfeit goods on the streets, his luck changes when scam artist Harvey Boarden sees that he has a natural talent for streetfighting. When Harvey offers Shawn help at making the real cash, the two form an uneasy partnership.Escape to Victory
IMDB 6.9 | Jun , 1981
A group of POWs in a German prison camp during World War II play the German National Soccer Team in this powerful film depicting the role of prisoners during wartime.