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1. 42 (2013)

PG-13 | 128 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

In 1947, Jackie Robinson becomes the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era when he was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers and faces considerable racism in the process.

Director: Brian Helgeland | Stars: Chadwick Boseman, T.R. Knight, Harrison Ford, Nicole Beharie

Votes: 102,934 | Gross: $95.00M

2. Mighty Aphrodite (1995)

R | 95 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

When he discovers his adopted son is a genius, a New York sportswriter seeks out the boy's birth mother: a ditzy porn star and prostitute.

Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Woody Allen, Mira Sorvino, Pamela Blair, Rene Ceballos

Votes: 42,871 | Gross: $6.70M

3. Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)

PG | 109 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

A prepubescent chess prodigy is encouraged to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.

Director: Steven Zaillian | Stars: Joe Mantegna, Ben Kingsley, Max Pomeranc, Joan Allen

Votes: 42,467 | Gross: $7.27M

4. The Slap Maxwell Story (1987–1988)

30 min | Comedy, Sport

An insensitive sportswriter draws lawsuits.

Stars: Dabney Coleman, Brian Smiar, Megan Gallagher, Bill Cobbs

Votes: 148

5. My Boys (2006–2010)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Romance

A female sports columnist in Chicago deals with the men in her life including her brother, her best friend and a sportswriter for a rival publication.

Stars: Jordana Spiro, Kyle Howard, Reid Scott, Michael Bunin

Votes: 5,306

6. Resurrecting the Champ (2007)

PG-13 | 112 min | Drama, Sport

Up-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man ("Champ") only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect Champ's story and escape the shadow of his father's success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious reporter reexamines his own life and his relationship with his family.

Director: Rod Lurie | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Josh Hartnett, Kathryn Morris, Dakota Goyo

Votes: 21,338 | Gross: $3.17M

7. A Little Help (2010)

R | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A woman gets entangled in a series of bizarre lies in order to take care of herself and her 12-year-old son.

Director: Michael J. Weithorn | Stars: Jenna Fischer, Jay Klaitz, Daniel Yelsky, Brooke Smith

Votes: 3,565 | Gross: $0.09M

8. Woman of the Year (1942)

Passed | 114 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Rival reporters Sam and Tess fall in love and get married, only to find their relationship strained when Sam comes to resent Tess' hectic lifestyle.

Director: George Stevens | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Fay Bainter, Reginald Owen

Votes: 11,031

9. The Last Hurrah (1958)

Approved | 121 min | Drama

Frank Skeffington is an old Irish-American political boss, running for re-election as mayor of a U.S. town for the last time.

Director: John Ford | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Jeffrey Hunter, Dianne Foster, Pat O'Brien

Votes: 4,166

10. The Boxer (1972)

R | 83 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

When boxer Teddy Wilcox is framed for murdering his crooked manager Nick, he escapes police custody and goes after the real killer in order to clear his name.

Director: Francesco Prosperi | Stars: Robert Blake, Catherine Spaak, Ernest Borgnine, Gabriele Ferzetti

Votes: 192

11. Her Life as a Man (1984 TV Movie)

93 min | Comedy, Drama

To land a sportswriting job on a national magazine run by a chauvinistic editor, an aspiring female reporter convincingly disguises herself as a man to get the inside story.

Director: Robert Ellis Miller | Stars: Robyn Douglass, Marc Singer, Laraine Newman, Miriam Flynn

Votes: 113

12. Not Just a Game (2010 Video)

62 min | Documentary, History, Sport

This critique of U.S. sports culture shows how 20th-century sports has consistently reflected the hegemonic political discourse of the day, specifically, elite narratives about nationalism, war, gender, race, homosexuality and capitalism.

Director: Jeremy Earp | Star: Dave Zirin

Votes: 89

13. The Payoff (1935)

Approved | 64 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Joe is a reporter who is looking for his big break and he gets it when he takes over George Gorman's sports column. Marty is a hood who would fix any sporting event he could and Joe keeps ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Florey | Stars: James Dunn, Claire Dodd, Patricia Ellis, Alan Dinehart

Votes: 162

14. Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle (1950)

Approved | 63 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Joe is witness to a mob killing. Two of the killers are after him. He is drugged before the big fight which is watched on TV by his manager Knobby and the thugs who are holding Knobby hostage.

Director: Reginald Le Borg | Stars: Joe Kirkwood Jr., James Gleason, Lois Hall, Edgar Barrier

Votes: 38

15. Various Shifts (1931)

Passed | 10 min | Short, Sport

Filmed before Knute Rockne died in an airplane crash in Kansas in March, 1931, Sportscaster Christy Walsh visits the famed coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team in South Bend... See full summary »

Director: Albert H. Kelley | Stars: Christy Walsh, Knute Rockne

16. Blue Grass Kings (1931)

Passed | 11 min | Documentary, Short, Sport

One of the many, many Grantland Rice Sport Pictorial sports shorts, all written by and narrated by and featuring sportswriter Grantland Rice, and all produced by the Van Beuren Studios for ... See full summary »

Director: Jack Eaton | Stars: Grantland Rice, C.V. Whitney

17. Screen Directors Playhouse (1955–1956)
Episode: Rookie of the Year (1955)

30 min | Drama

A small town sportswriter attending the World Series recognizes a young ballplayer as the son of former baseball hero who was banned for throwing a game.

Director: John Ford | Stars: John Wayne, Vera Miles, Ward Bond, Patrick Wayne

Votes: 229

18. Knight Rider (1982–1986)
Episode: Redemption of a Champion (1986)

TV-PG | 49 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Michael investigates the murder of a deaf sportswriter who wanted to stop an ex boxing champ from coming out of retirement.

Director: Charles Bail | Stars: David Hasselhoff, Edward Mulhare, Patricia McPherson, Peter Parros

Votes: 225

19. My Boys (2006–2010)
Episode: Pilot (2006)

TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Romance

Into female sports columnist PJ's close all-male circle of serious baseball fan friends comes Bobby, a rival columnist who fits right in. Stephanie (PJ's only female friend) delights in tomboyish PJ considering him for romance.

Director: Barnet Kellman | Stars: Jordana Spiro, Kyle Howard, Reid Scott, Michael Bunin

Votes: 76

20. Person to Person (1953–1961)
Episode: Episode #1.31 (1954)

Documentary, News, Talk-Show

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Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Edward R. Murrow, Bill Corum, Heller Halliday, Mary Martin

21. Frontline (1983– )
Episode: Football High (2011)

TV-PG | 54 min | Documentary, News

From PBS and Frontline - High school football has never had a higher profile, with nationally televised games, corporate sponsorships and minute-by-minute coverage on sports websites. In ... See full summary »

Director: Rachel Dretzin | Stars: Robin Beach, Eric Capp, Douglas Casa, Brooks Coatney

Votes: 22

22. Moyers & Company (2012–2015)
Episode: The Collision of Sports and Politics (2013)

TV-G | 57 min | News, Talk-Show

The collision of sports and politics.

Stars: Martin Luther King, Ann McKee, Bill Moyers, Chris Nowinski