Sep 14
Plot:
Rannulph Junnah is the best golfer in Savannah. He’s living well and has a girl, Adele Invergordon, who’s the daughter of a wealthy landowner. The First World War starts, though, and Junnah goes to Europe to fight. The only survivor of a dangerous mission, Junnah doesn’t return to Savannah for 15 years. In 1930, he returns, and Adele’s father has already committed suicide during the Depression. Pressured by tax collectors to sell the golf course her father built to pay off debts, Adele, now older, vows to bring to Savannah the greatest match ever played on the greatest golf course, her late father’s. She’s able to round up the 2 greatest golfers of their time, Bobby Jones and Walter Hagen to play for $10,000. The townspeople insist on having “one of their own” compete also, and Rannulph Junnah is rounded up. Junnah now hangs out with bums and is an alcoholic, as he has lost his authentic swing from 15 years ago. At first he turns down the offer. He gets his old clubs and balls and starts practicing. He has lost his ability. Suddenly, Bagger Vance shows up. He offers to be Junnahs’s caddy and help him regain his “authentic swing”. He does, and Junnah agrees to play in the big match.
IMDB rating: 6.30 out of 10.0 (11278 votes) Continue reading »
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1920s,
1930s,
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alcoholism,
amazing-grace-hymn,
americana,
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apology,
atmospheric,
bankruptcy,
barefoot,
based-on-novel,
battle,
bicycle,
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courtroom,
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truck,
underdog,
underwear,
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wwi
Sep 13
Plot:
In the middle of a raging thunderstorm, a traveling circus accidentally leaves behind some very precious cargo—a baby zebra. The gangly little foal is rescued by horse farmer Nolan Walsh, who takes him home to his young daughter Channing. Once a champion thoroughbred trainer, Walsh has given up horse training for a quiet life with Channing on their modest Kentucky farm. The little zebra, or “Stripes,” as Channing calls him, is soon introduced to the farm’s misfit troupe of barnyard residents, led by a cranky Shetland Pony named Tucker and Franny, a wise old goat who keeps the family in line. The group is joined by Goose, a deranged big-city pelican who’s hiding out in the sticks until the heat dies down in Jersey. The un-aptly named bloodhound Lightening keeps a lazy eye on goings-on at the farm - in between naps. The Walsh farm borders the Turfway Racetrack, where highly skilled thoroughbreds compete for horse racing’s top honor, the ultra-prestigious Kentucky Crown. From the first moment Stripes lays eyes on the track, he’s hooked—he knows that if he could just get the chance, he could leave all those other horses in the dust. What he doesn’t know is—he’s not exactly a horse. But with characteristic zeal, he devotes himself to training for the big time, with a little help from Tucker, who has coached a host of champion racehorses in the past.
IMDB rating: 5.30 out of 10.0 (2730 votes) Continue reading »
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bathroom-humor,
boss,
circus,
covered-bridge,
dirt-bike,
dog,
farm,
fart-joke,
father-daughter-relationship,
fly,
goat,
hen,
horse,
horse-racing,
horse-trainer,
kentucky,
kids-and-family,
pelican,
plow,
product-placement,
racehorse,
racetrack,
rooster,
talking-animal,
teenage-girl,
tractor,
truck,
widower,
zebra
Sep 13
Plot:
Frankie Dunn has trained and managed some incredible fighters during a lifetime spent in the ring. The most important lesson he teaches his boxers is the one that rules life: above all, always protect yourself. In the wake of a painful estrangement from his daughter, Frankie has been unwilling to let himself get close to anyone for a very long time. His only friend, Scrap, an ex-boxer who looks after Frankie’s gym, knows that beneath his gruff exterior is a man who has been seeking, for the past 25 years, the forgiveness that somehow continues to elude him. Then Maggie Fitzgerald walks into his gym…
IMDB rating: 8.30 out of 10.0 (64215 votes) Continue reading »
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adrenaline,
ambulance,
amputation,
assisted-suicide,
based-on-short-story,
birthday,
boxer,
boxing,
boxing-gloves,
boxing-gym,
boxing-trainer,
broken-nose,
brother-sister-relationship,
brutality,
california,
catholic,
catholic-church,
death-of-hero,
death-of-protagonist,
diner,
directed-by-star,
disneyland,
england,
euthanasia,
family-betrayal,
family-conflict,
family-disapproval,
father-daughter-relationship,
female-athlete,
female-boxer,
gas-station,
gift,
glass-eye,
guilt,
hospital,
irish-american,
janitor,
las-vegas-nevada,
lawyer,
los-angeles-california,
loser,
missouri,
mother-daughter-relationship,
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new-house,
nickname,
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priest,
profanity,
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racial-slur,
restroom,
ridicule,
robe,
sister-sister-relationship,
spoiler-in-keywords,
suicide-attempt,
tragedy,
voice-over,
waitress,
welfare,
white-trash
Sep 13
Plot:
In 1964, a brash new pro boxer, fresh from his olympic gold medal victory, explodes on to the scene, Cassius Clay. Bold and outspoken, he cuts an entirely new image for African American’s in sport with his proud public self confidence with his unapologetic belief that he is the greatest boxer of all time. To his credit, he sets out to prove that with his highly agile and forceful style soon making him a formidable boxer who soon claims the heavyweight championship. His personal life is no less noteworthy with his allegiance to the Nation of Islam, his friendship with the controversial Malcolm X and his abandonment of his slave name in favour of Muhammad Ali stirring up controversy. Yet, at the top of his game, both Ali’s personal and professional lives face the ultimate test with the military draft rules are changed, making him eligible for military induction during the Vietnam War. Despite the fact that he could easily agree to a sweetheart deal that would have meant an easy tour of duty for himself, Ali refuses to submit on principle to cooperate in an unjust war for a racist nation that treated his people so poorly. The cost of that stand is high as he finds himself unable to legally box in his own country while his case is contested in court. What follows is a battle for a man who would sacrifice so much for what he believes in and a comeback that would cement his legend as one of the great sports figures of all time.
IMDB rating: 6.40 out of 10.0 (15492 votes) Continue reading »
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1960s,
1970s,
adultery,
africa,
african-american,
boxer,
boxing,
character-name-in-title,
comeback,
conscientious-objection,
conscientious-objector,
conscription,
draft-evasion,
draft-refuser,
draftee,
heavyweight-champion,
infidelity,
islam,
malcolm-x,
martin-luther-king,
military-draft,
moslem,
nation-of-islam,
racial-slur,
shot-in-the-chest,
title-spoken-by-character,
zaire
Sep 13
Plot:
Professional daredevil and white-suited hero, The Great Leslie, convinces turn-of-the-century auto makers that a race from New York to Paris (westward across America, the Bering Straight and Russia) will help to promote automobile sales. Leslie’s arch-rival, the mustached and black-attired Professor Fate vows to beat Leslie to the finish line in a car of Fate’s own invention. The Blake Edwards style of slapstick and song originated with this movie. A dedication to Laurel and Hardy appears at the beginning of the film. Edwards’ tribute to Stan and Ollie can be seen most clearly in the interaction between Professor Fate and his cohort Max, as well as in the operatic Pottsdorf pie fight.
IMDB rating: 7.00 out of 10.0 (2615 votes) Continue reading »
Tags:
1900s,
actor-playing-multiple-roles,
around-the-world,
automobile,
automobile-racing,
bach-toccata-and-fugue,
balloon,
bar,
bar-fight,
based-on-true-story,
beach,
bird,
blockbuster,
camera,
car-accident,
cheating,
cigar,
desert,
dog,
drunk-scene,
face-slap,
handcuffs,
hot-air-balloon,
jealousy,
kidnapping,
kiss,
love,
mayor,
motor-car-on-floating-ice,
new-york,
newspaper,
organ,
outlaw,
paris-france,
pie-fight,
polar-bear,
prince,
racing,
reporter,
river,
road,
saloon-singer,
satire,
sheriff,
submarine,
swimming,
sword-fight,
title-spoken-by-character,
train,
unwanted-kiss,
wife,
woman,
woman-smoking-cigar
Sep 13
Plot:
Disgraced ex-England captain (Danny ‘Mean Machine’ Meehan) is thrown in jail for assaulting two police officers. Whilst in jail, he doesn’t recieve any favours because of his celebrity status in the outside world. He is out numbered and many prisoners constantly barrage him with insults for letting down his country in a crucial World Cup game. He keeps his head down and has the opportunity to forget everything and change the lives of the prisoners. These prisoners have the chance to put one over the evil guards. The prisoners are lead by Danny and the whole of the prison, guards aside, are behind them. Game on……
IMDB rating: 6.10 out of 10.0 (5413 votes) Continue reading »
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betting,
bookie,
british-penal-system,
british-soccer,
cigarette-smoking,
coach,
con-artist,
eyebrow,
fistfight,
fixed-soccer-match,
funeral,
gambling-debt,
goal,
goalkeeper,
head-butt,
humiliation,
inmate,
karate,
male-bonding,
nose-bleed,
prison,
prison-cell,
prison-gang,
prison-guard,
prison-life,
prison-warden,
pub,
pub-brawl,
racism,
referee,
remake,
sadistic-prison-guard,
shower-scene,
soccer,
soccer-coach,
soccer-football,
soccer-match,
soccer-player,
soccer-star,
swearing,
tattoo,
title-spoken-by-character,
victory
Sep 13
Plot:
A Jewish woman from Detroit who became a boxing manager, guiding several major careers. This film focuses on her relationship with one boxer (Epps), who’s reportedly a composite of several including Toney, McKart and Hearns. Kallen eventually left her husband of 30 years, and moved to Los Angeles, becoming the commissioner of the International Female Boxers Association…
IMDB rating: 5.20 out of 10.0 (2115 votes) Continue reading »
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based-on-true-story,
boxing,
boxing-manager,
drugs,
interracial-friendship,
jumprope,
love-story
Sep 12
Plot:
American football coach Chuck Dichter has worked wonders with the Buffalo Bills, and is even confident to crown his career with a Super Bowl victory, but before the play-offs an oyster food-poisoning wipes out his first team for a month. Dan Heller, an insurance salesman and former college quarterback, who was hired -relactantly, but his wife twisted his arm- just for practice, now has to captain and train a bunch of rookies and old-timers against the hardest adversaries. Dichter decides to sign up triple Super Bowl-winner Tommy Baker in Dan’s place…
IMDB rating: 5.60 out of 10.0 (264 votes) Continue reading »
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american-football
Sep 12
Plot:
Three-times MVP baseball player Bobby Rayburn joins San Fransisco Giants, and obsessive fan, whose profession is selling hunting knives, Gil Renard is excited over that. But Rayburn plays the worst season of his career and Renard tries to do everything to help him, but goes too far.
IMDB rating: 5.40 out of 10.0 (11251 votes) Continue reading »
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baseball,
baseball-bat,
baseball-fan,
baseball-field,
baseball-game,
baseball-glove,
baseball-pitcher,
baseball-player,
based-on-book,
based-on-novel,
beach,
binoculars,
celebrity,
child,
disturbing,
dog,
fan,
fanatic,
father-son-relationship,
helicopter,
kidnap,
kidnapping,
knife,
murder,
obsessed-fan,
obsession,
polaroid,
police,
psycho-thriller,
psychological-thriller,
psychotic-fan,
radio,
rain,
rescue,
restraining-order,
rival,
san-francisco-california,
Sport,
stalker,
star-spangled-banner,
steam-room,
swimming-pool
Sep 12
Plot:
Swackhammer, owner of the amusement park planet Moron Mountain is desperate get new attractions and he decides that the Looney Tune characters would be perfect. He sends his diminutive underlings to get them to him, whether Bugs Bunny & Co. want to go or not. Well armed for their size, Bugs Bunny is forced to trick them into agreeing to a competition to determine their freedom. Taking advantage of their puny and stubby legged foes, the gang selects basketball for the surest chance of winning. However, the Nerdlucks turn the tables and steal the talents of leading professional basketball stars to become massive basketball bruisers known as the Monstars. In desperation, Bugs Bunny calls on the aid of Micheal Jordan, the Babe Ruth of Basketball, to help them have a chance at winning their freedom.
IMDB rating: 5.20 out of 10.0 (9464 votes) Continue reading »
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alien,
amusement-park,
baseball,
based-on-commercial,
basketball,
blockbuster,
bugs-bunny,
cartoon,
cartoon-reality-crossover,
daffy-duck,
elmer-fudd,
foghorn-leghorn,
golf,
kids-and-family,
lola-bunny,
looney-tunes,
martial-arts,
monster,
part-animated,
part-computer-animation,
pepe-le-pew,
porky-pig,
product-placement,
rabbit,
road-runner-coyote,
semi-autobiographical,
speedy-gonzales,
sylvester,
tasmanian-devil,
yosemite-sam