181. Catching Hell
Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Sport
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Alex Gibney
Actors: Steve Bartman, Bill Buckner, Moises Alou, Bob Costas, Alex Gibney, John Kass
Plot: In game six of the 2003 NLCS, the Cubs have a 3-0 against the Marlins when a ball hit into foul territory is falling into the glove of Moises Alou when a fan reaches out and disrupts the play. With Alou fuming, the Marlins go on to win the game, and the NLCS and the entire city turns on Steve Bartman, the fan who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Director Alex Gibney, himself at the game at the time, looks back and examines how one man came to symbolize a curse, comparing him to another sports scapegoat, Bill Buckner.
182. Gladiator
Year of Release: 1992
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Sport
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Rowdy Herrington
Actors: James Marshall, Cuba Gooding Jr., Robert Loggia, T.E. Russell, Jon Seda, Brian Dennehy
Plot: A high school kid, whose father has gambling debts, finds a way to make a living boxing.
183. Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty ( Olympia 2. Teil - Fest der Schönheit )
Year of Release: 1940
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Documentary/Sport
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Leni Riefenstahl
Actors: Rolf Wernicke, Richard Degener, Velma Dunn, Glenn Morris, Elbert Root, Albert van den Weghe
184. Into the Wind
Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Sport
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Steve Nash
Actors: Terry Fox, Betty Fox, Darrell Fox, Rolly Fox, Taylor Kitsch, Douglas Coupland
Plot: Three years after losing his right leg to cancer, Terry Fox set out with a singular vision: the run the equivalent of a marathon each day, until he ran across Canada, with the hope of raising money for cancer. What starts off as an anonymous voyage quickly captures the hearts of a nation, and though he could have sought fame and fortune, all Fox wanted was to bring awareness to cancer research.
185. Screwball: The Ted Whitfield Story
Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Sport
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Tommy Reid
Actors: Ross Patterson, Joey Kern, Christine Lakin, Alanna Ubach, Richard Gant, Edi Patterson
Plot: The year is 1994 and a nation finds itself in the grip of panic as a devastating strike takes MLB off the schedule. Luckily there is a sport to take its place: the time-honored tradition of whiffleball and Ted Whitfield is a star - and he'll break the homerun record, if he can battle his demons and beat his substance abuse problem.
186. The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training
Year of Release: 1977
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Sport
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Michael Pressman
Actors: William Devane, Clifton James, Chris Barnes, Jackie Earle Haley, Erin Blunt, Jimmy Baio
187. The Fan
Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Sport
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Tony Scott
Actors: Robert De Niro, Wesley Snipes, Ellen Barkin, John Leguizamo, Benicio Del Toro, Chris Mulkey
Plot: An all-star baseball player becomes the unhealthy focus of a down-on-his-luck salesman.
188. Winning
Year of Release: 1969
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Sport
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: James Goldstone
Actors: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Robert Wagner, Richard Thomas, David Sheiner, Clu Gulager
189. Semi-Pro
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Sport
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Kent Alterman
Actors: Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson, Andre Benjamin, Maura Tierney, Will Arnett, Andy Richter
Plot: Jackie Moon, owner, promoter and player for the ABA Flint Tropics is ecstatic to learn that the ABA is soon to merged with the NBA, but learns that only the top three teams will be chosen. Not bothered by a lack of talent or fans, Moon will rely on his star player Clarance "Coffee" Brown and ex-NBA champion Monix to get the Tropics to #3.
190. The Longshots
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Sport
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Fred Durst
Actors: Ice Cube, Matt Craven, Keke Palmer, Glenn Plummer, Debby Ryan, Tasha Smith
Plot: A former football star puts his niece in the limelight as he puts her behind the line as the starting quarterback. Based on a true story.
