Drama, Comedy
When down-on-his-luck part-time high school wrestling coach Mike agrees to become legal guardian to an elderly man, his ward's troubled grandson turns out to be a star grappler, sparking dreams of a big win -- until the boy's mother retrieves him.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Believe in Me
Baby on Board
The Program
12 and Holding
All the Right Moves
Big Night
The Fixer
Mike Bassett: England Manager
Anniyan
Girlfight
Looking for Eric
Facing the Giants
Blue Juice
This Sporting Life
Rumble
Grind
Bull Durham
Summer Storm
Garden State
Bend It Like Beckham
SIMILAR MOVIES
Believe in Me
IMDB 6.7 | Sep , 2006
In a conservative small town, a young man's wish to coach high school basketball are tweaked by a school board decision that makes him the new coach of the girls' team.Baby on Board
IMDB 4.9 | Jun , 2009
The story of Angela, an ambitious, image-conscious businesswoman working for over-demanding boss Mary. When Angela becomes unexpectedly pregnant at the peak of her career, her life with her divorce attorney husband, Curtis, is turned upside-down.The Program
IMDB 6.4 | Sep , 1993
Several players from different backgrounds try to cope with the pressures of playing football at a major university. Each deals with the pressure differently, some turn to drinking, others to drugs, and some to studying.12 and Holding
IMDB 6.9 | Mar , 2006
Three pre-adolescents with virginal and eager-of-signals naivety, hit headlong against monstrous and inhospitable loneliness, in the incandescent fire among the ashes of their own inocence.All the Right Moves
IMDB 5.8 | Oct , 1983
Sensitive study of a headstrong high school football star who dreams of getting out of his small Western Pennsylvania steel town with a football scholarship. His equally ambitious coach aims at a college position, resulting in a clash which could crush the player's dreams.Big Night
IMDB 6.9 | Sep , 1996
Primo and Secondo, two immigrant brothers, pin their hopes on a banquet honoring Louis Prima to save their struggling restaurant.The Fixer
IMDB 3.9 | Mar , 1998
Jack Killoran is a lawyer who can 'fix' any situation for his wealthy clients, usually by bribing or blackmailing corrupt officials. Killoran runs afoul of some of his clients when he has a crisis of conscience after miraculously surviving a riding accident.Mike Bassett: England Manager
IMDB 7.1 | Sep , 2001
After England's football (soccer) manager has a heart attack, Mike Bassett is hired as the new manager and promptly announces the team will win the World Cup.Anniyan
IMDB 7.4 | Jun , 2005
Unable to bear the growing corruption in society and rejection from his love interest, a meek lawyer becomes diagnosed with multiple personality disorder due to which the personalities of a vigilante killer and a metrosexual start existing within him.Girlfight
IMDB 6.3 | May , 2000
Diana Guzman begins to train as a boxer and achieves impressive success, blazing new trails for female boxers, all while keeping it a secret from her father.Looking for Eric
IMDB 6.5 | May , 2009
A man trying to put his life back on track gets some advice from an unexpected benefactor -- the ex-footballer Eric Cantona.Facing the Giants
IMDB 7.5 | Sep , 2006
A losing coach with an underdog football team faces their giants of fear and failure on and off the field to surprising results.Blue Juice
IMDB 4 | Sep , 1995
JC is the hero of the Cornish surfing community. Staring thirty hard in the face, he fears that the wave that has carried him through a prolonged adolescence is heading for the rocks as his girlfriend pressures him for commitment and his friends contemplate growing up.This Sporting Life
IMDB 7 | Feb , 1963
In Northern England in the early 1960s, Frank Machin is mean, tough and ambitious enough to become an immediate star in the rugby league team run by local employer Weaver.Rumble
IMDB 7 | Mar , 2016
A deaf boxer must decide whether to give up the sport he loves in favour of an operation that could allow him to hear for the first time.Grind
IMDB 6 | Aug , 2003
Four skaters follow their idol on his summer tour in an attempt to get noticed, get sponsored, and become stars themselves.Bull Durham
IMDB 6.6 | Jun , 1988
Veteran catcher Crash Davis is brought to the minor league Durham Bulls to help their up and coming pitching prospect, "Nuke" Laloosh. Their relationship gets off to a rocky start and is further complicated when baseball groupie Annie Savoy sets her sights on the two men.Summer Storm
IMDB 6.8 | Sep , 2004
Tobi and Achim, the pride of the local crew club, have been the best of friends for years and are convinced that nothing will ever stand in the way of their friendship. They look forward to the upcoming summer camp and the crew competition. Then the gay team from Berlin arrives and Tobi is totally confused. The evening before the races begin, the storm that breaks out is more than meteor-logical.Garden State
IMDB 7.1 | Jul , 2004
Andrew returns to his hometown for the funeral of his mother, a journey that reconnects him with past friends. The trip coincides with his decision to stop taking his powerful antidepressants. A chance meeting with Sam - a girl also suffering from various maladies - opens up the possibility of rekindling emotional attachments, confronting his psychologist father, and perhaps beginning a new life.Bend It Like Beckham
IMDB 6.3 | Apr , 2002
Jess Bhamra, the daughter of a strict Indian couple in London, is not permitted to play organized soccer, even though she is 18. When Jess is playing for fun one day, her impressive skills are seen by Jules Paxton, who then convinces Jess to play for her semi-pro team. Jess uses elaborate excuses to hide her matches from her family while also dealing with her romantic feelings for her coach, Joe.