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Sub-titled "The Birth of Extreme", this documetary takes a look at the transformation of skateboarding from its former image as a land-bound pastime for surfers to its status today as an extreme and acrobatic sport in its own right. Starting from the California surf community of Dogtown, the film fo …llows the evolution of modern skateboarding through it's 70's heyday, its decline during the 80's, and its eventual (and highly lucrative) return in the 90's. (Read More)
| Themes: | dysfunctional familydrug usedrunkennessdrinkingmoney |
| Locations: | los angeles californiaurban settingwaterbusswimming poolbeach |
| Characters: | chinese americanstepfather stepson relationshipteenage girllatinoteenage boywriterphotographerpolicemangirlboyfather son relationshipmother son relationshipteenagerpolice |
| Period: | 1960s1970s |
| Story: | venice beach californiaskate parkvenice californiasanta monica californiabeverly hills californiareference to hopalong cassidyreference to dennis rodmanpacific palisadesreference to pearl jamreference to chuck berryx gamesbrain cancerreference to michael jordanreference to mick jaggerconcrete …clubhousereference to muhammad alicementegotistyo yohula hoopreference to led zeppelingymnastskaterpunk musicred carpetskateboarderdroughttrespassingradicalroller skatessurfboardfallingnaivetysurferpierseasideskateboardingplaygroundheavy metalskateboardsurfingswimsuitpop cultureeccentricmagazinefameinjuryathletetwenty somethingpickup trucksingle parentclass differencesgraffitichampionrock 'n' rollsuburbparkunderwater scenecaliforniagangjournalistcompetitionmarijuanadrinkvoice over narrationpartyphotographfemale nuditybare chested maledoginterviewfightnudity (See All) |
A fictionalized take on the group of brilliant young skateboarders raised in the mean streets of Dogtown in Santa Monica, California. The Z-Boys, as they come to be known, perfect their craft in the empty swimming pools of unsuspecting suburban homeowners, pioneering a thrilling new sport and eventu …ally moving into legend. (Read More)
| Themes: | drug usedrunkennessdrinking |
| Locations: | los angeles californiawaterbusswimming poolbeach |
| Characters: | teenage boypolicemanfather son relationshipmother son relationshippoliceteenager |
| Period: | 1970s |
| Story: | venice beach californiaskateboardersurfboardfallingpierskateboardingskateboardsurfingmagazinefamegangcompetitionmarijuanadrinkparty …bare chested malefightdog (See All) |
Nothing gets between Anne Marie and her board. Living in a beach shack with three roommates including her rebellious younger sister, she is up before dawn every morning to conquer the waves and count the days until the Pipe Masters surf competition. Having transplanted herself to Hawaii with no one' …s blessing but her own, Anne Marie finds all she needs in the adrenaline-charged surf scene ... until pro quarterback Matt Tollman comes along. Like it or not, Anne Marie starts losing her balance - and finding it - as she falls for Matt. (Read More)
| Themes: | drinking |
| Locations: | beach |
| Characters: | teenage girlphotographer |
| Story: | skateboardersurfboardsurferskateboardingskateboardsurfingswimsuitinjuryathletetwenty somethingunderwater scenecompetitiondrinkdogfight |
Santiago's father, Hernan Munez, smuggled his penniless Mexican family over the US border to seek a better, albeit modest future in L.A. Eldest son Santiago dreams of more, like native Angelinos, then joining Hernan's gardening firm. His change arrives when a British ex-pro spots him as an exception …al soccer natural and promises he can arrange a real British talent scout to check him out. Although that falls trough and dad forbids it, Santiago accepts grandma's savings to try out with English premier league club Newcastle. Despite his asthma, he gets in and befriends the freshly transferred, desperately undisciplined bad boy star scorer, party animal Gavin Harris, who becomes his bothersome house-mate, a recipe for trouble and yet each's salvation. (Read More)
| Themes: | drinkingmoney |
| Locations: | los angeles californiaswimming poolbeach |
| Characters: | chinese americanlatinoteenage boyphotographerboyfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | injuryathletegangdrinkpartyphotographfight |
A documentary on the life of 'Amy Winehouse' (qv), the immensely talented yet doomed songstress. We see her from her teen years, where she already showed her singing abilities, to her finding success and then her downward spiral into alcoholism and drugs.
| Themes: | drug usedrunkennessdrinkingmoney |
| Locations: | beach |
| Characters: | stepfather stepson relationshipteenage girlphotographergirlmother son relationship |
| Story: | famerock 'n' rollmarijuanadrinkvoice over narrationphotographbare chested maleinterview |
Film adaptation of street tough Jim Carroll's epistle about his kaleidoscopic free fall into the harrowing world of drug addiction. As a member of a seemingly unbeatable high school basketball squad, Jim's life centers around the basketball court and the court becomes a metaphor for the world in his … mind. A best friend who is dying of leukemia, a coach ("Swifty") who takes unacceptable liberties with the boys on his team, teenage sexual angst, and an unhealthy appetite for heroin -- all of these begin to encroach on young Jim's dream of becoming a basketball star. Soon, the dark streets of New York become a refuge from his mother's mounting concern for her son. He can't go home and his only escape from the reality of the streets is heroin for which he steals, robs and prostitutes himself. Only with the help of Reggie, an older neighborhood friend with whom Jim "picked up a game" now and then, is he able to begin the long journey back to sanity. (Read More)
| Themes: | drug usedrunkennessdrinkingmoney |
| Locations: | urban settingbus |
| Characters: | teenage girllatinoteenage boywriterpolicemanmother son relationshippoliceteenager |
| Story: | athleteparkgangdrinkvoice over narrationphotographfemale nudityfight |
In small-town Texas, high school football is a religion. The head coach is deified, as long as the team is winning and 17-year-old schoolboys carry the hopes of an entire community onto the gridiron every Friday night. In his 35th year as head coach, Bud Kilmer (Jon Voight) is trying to lead his Wes …t Canaan Coyotes to their 23rd division title. When star quarterback Lance Harbor (Paul Walker) suffers an injury, the Coyotes are forced to regroup under the questionable leadership of John Moxon (James Van Der Beek), a second-string quarterback with a slightly irreverent approach to the game. "Varsity Blues" explores our obsession with sports and how teenage athletes respond to the extraordinary pressures places on them. (Read More)
| Themes: | drunkennessdrinking |
| Locations: | bus |
| Characters: | teenage girlteenage boygirlboymother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
| Story: | fameinjurypickup truckdrinkpartyfemale nuditybare chested malenudity |
13 year-old Bethany Hamilton is a champion surfer who was born to be in the water. But after a fun night out night surfing and what should be a fun day in the water, she is attacked by a shark and loses her arm. Rushed to the hospital, she remains calm, and maintains her faith in God. Now she has to … re-learn how to do everything with only one arm - including how to surf. It will take her friends, family, and her Christian faith to get her back into the water, but if that is where she is meant to be, she will find a way to get there. (Read More)
| Locations: | waterbeach |
| Story: | surfboardsurfersurfingchampionbare chested male |
A docudrama that centers on amateur grizzly bear expert Timothy Treadwell. He periodically journeyed to Alaska to study and live with the bears. He was killed, along with his girlfriend, Amie Huguenard, by a rogue bear in October 2003. The films explores Treadwell's compassionate life as he found so …lace among these endangered animals. (Read More)
| Themes: | drug usedrunkennessdrinking |
| Locations: | beach |
| Characters: | photographermother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | eccentriccaliforniamarijuanadrinkfightinterview |
After a fateful mistake costing his career, an ex-soccer player bum meets a shaolin kung fu student trying to spread the word of kung fu. The ex-soccer player helps reconcile with his five brothers, and teaches them soccer, adding shaolin kung fu as a twist.
| Themes: | drug usedrunkennessdrinkingmoney |
| Locations: | busswimming pool |
| Characters: | photographer |
| Story: | athletechampionunderwater scenedrinkphotographbare chested malefightnudity |
This story follows a teenage rock hopper penguin named Cody Maverick from his hometown of Shiverpool, Antarctica, where all of the other penguins think he's nothing but a surfing fool, to the "Big Z Memorial Surf Off" on Pen Gu Island. Young Cody is determined to win the most important competition i …n the world of penguin surfing in honor of "Big Z," a deceased surfing legend whom he has idolized since childhood. But the waves in Pen Gu are different than in Shiverpool, and the competition is steep. The current champ, egotistical Tank Evans, isn't just about to let this little penguin knock him from first place without a fight. When Cody wipes out and encounters Geek, a recluse aging former surfer, living in the jungle, he learns some important lessons about life and surfing, and even teaches Geek a thing or two. (Read More)
| Locations: | beach |
| Characters: | mother son relationship |
| Story: | surfboardsurfersurfingcompetitionfight |
Enzo and Jacques have known each other for a long time. Their friendship started in their childhood days in the Mediterranean. They were not real friends in these days, but there was something they both loved and used to do the whole day long: diving. One day Jacques' father, who was a diver too, di …ed in the Mediterranean sea. After that incident Enzo and Jacques lost contact. After several years, Enzo and Jacques had grown up, Johanna, a young clerk in an insurance office, has to go to Peru. There she meets Jacques who is being studied by a group of scientists. He dives for some minutes into ice-cold water and the scientists monitor his physical state that is more like a dolphin than human. Johanna can not believe what she sees and gets very interested in Jacques but she's unable to get acquainted with him. Some weeks later back in her office, she finds out that Jacques will be competing in a diving championship that takes place in Taormina, Sicily. In order to see Jacques again she makes up a story so the firm sends her to Italy for business purposes. In Taormina there is also Enzo, the reigning diving world champion. He knows that only Jacques can challenge and probably beat him. This time Johanna and Jacques get closer, but Jacques, being more a dolphin than man, cannot really commit and his rivalry with Enzo pushes both men into dangerous territory... (Read More)
| Themes: | drunkennessdrinking |
| Locations: | waterswimming pool |
| Characters: | boymother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Period: | 1960s |
| Story: | athletechampionunderwater scenecompetitiondrinkfemale nuditybare chested male |
The story of how an eccentric French shop-keeper and amateur film-maker attempted to locate and befriend Banksy, only to have the artist turn the camera back on its owner. The film contains footage of Banksy, Shephard Fairey, Invader and many of the world's most infamous graffiti artists at work.
| Locations: | los angeles california |
| Story: | eccentricfamegraffitijournalistvoice over narrationinterview |
A romantic comedy set against the backdrop of America's nascent pro-football league in 1925. Dodge Connolly, a charming, brash football hero, is determined to guide his team from bar brawls to packed stadiums. But after the players lose their sponsor and the entire league faces certain collapse, Dod …ge convinces a college football star to join his ragtag ranks. The captain hopes his latest move will help the struggling sport finally capture the country's attention. Welcome to the team Carter Rutherford, America's favorite son. A golden-boy war hero who single-handedly forced multiple German soldiers to surrender in WWI, Carter has dashing good looks and unparalleled speed on the field. This new champ is almost too good to be true, and Lexie Littleton aims to prove that's the case. A cub journalist playing in the big leagues, Lexie is a spitfire newswoman who suspects there are holes in Carter's war story. But while she digs, the two teammates start to become serious off-field rivals for her fickle affections. As the new game of pro-football becomes less like the freewheeling sport he knew and loved, Dodge must both fight to keep his guys together and to get the girl of his dreams. Finding that love and football have a surprisingly similar playbook, however, he has one maneuver he will save just for the fourth quarter... (Read More)
| Themes: | drunkennessdrinking |
| Locations: | swimming pool |
| Characters: | photographergirlboymother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | magazineathletetwenty somethingjournalistdrinkphotographinterviewfight |
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 Americans 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. (Read More)
| Themes: | drunkennessdrinking |
| Locations: | bus |
| Characters: | photographerpolicemanboymother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
| Period: | 1960s1970s |
| Story: | cementegotistchampiondrinkfightinterview |
In the early 1970s, Sixto Rodriguez was a Detroit folksinger who had a short-lived recording career with only two well received but non-selling albums. Unknown to Rodriguez, his musical story continued in South Africa where he became a pop music icon and inspiration for generations. Long rumored the …re to be dead by suicide, a few fans in the 1990s decided to seek out the truth of their hero's fate. What follows is a bizarrely heartening story in which they found far more in their quest than they ever hoped, while a Detroit construction laborer discovered that his lost artistic dreams came true after all. (Read More)
| Themes: | drug usemoney |
| Locations: | los angeles californiaurban setting |
| Characters: | stepfather stepson relationship |
| Period: | 1970s |
| Story: | famerock 'n' rollphotographbare chested maleinterview |
Without words, cameras show us the world, with an emphasis not on "where," but on "what's there." It begins with morning, natural landscapes and people at prayer: volcanoes, water falls, veldts, and forests; several hundred monks do a monkey chant. Indigenous peoples apply body paint; whole villages … dance. The film moves to destruction of nature via logging, blasting, and strip mining. Images of poverty, rapid urban life, and factories give way to war, concentration camps, and mass graves. Ancient ruins come into view, and then a sacred river where pilgrims bathe and funeral pyres burn. Prayer and nature return. A monk rings a huge bell; stars wheel across the sky. (Read More)
| Locations: | los angeles californiawater |
| Characters: | teenage girlteenage boygirlboyteenager |
| Story: | californiaphotographfemale nuditybare chested malenuditydog |
For 25 years in Invercargill at the south end of New Zealand, Burt Munro (1899-1978) has been working on increasing the speed of his motorcycle, a 1920 Indian. He dreams of taking it to the Bonneville Salt Flats to see how fast it will go. By the early 1960s, heart disease threatens his life, so he …mortgages his house and takes a boat to Los Angeles, buys an old car, builds a makeshift trailer, gets the Indian through customs, and heads for Utah. Along the way, people he meets are charmed by his open, direct friendliness. If he makes it to Bonneville, will they let an old guy on the flats with makeshift tires, no brakes, and no chute? And will the Indian actually respond? (Read More)
| Themes: | drinkingmoney |
| Locations: | los angeles californiabeach |
| Characters: | girlboyfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Period: | 1960s |
| Story: | eccentricpickup truckcaliforniadrinkparty |
Daniel and his mother move from New Jersey to California. She has a wonderful new job, but Daniel quickly discovers that a dark haired Italian boy with a Jersey accent doesn't fit into the blond surfer crowd. Daniel manages to talk his way out of some fights, but he is finally cornered by several wh …o belong to the same karate school. As Daniel is passing out from the beating he sees Miyagi, the elderly gardener leaps into the fray and save him by outfighting half a dozen teenagers. Miyagi and Daniel soon find out the real motivator behind the boys' violent attitude in the form of their karate teacher. Miyagi promises to teach Daniel karate and arranges a fight at the all-valley tournament some months off. When his training begins, Daniel doesn't understand what he is being shown. Miyagi seems more interested in having Daniel paint fences and wax cars than teaching him Karate. (Read More)
| Themes: | drunkenness |
| Locations: | los angeles californiabeach |
| Characters: | teenage girlteenage boyboymother son relationshipteenager |
| Story: | surferclass differencesmarijuanafight |
Comical goings on at an exclusive golf club. All the members are wealthy and eccentric, and all the staff are poor and slightly less eccentric. The main character is 'Danny'; he's a caddy who will do almost anything to raise money to go to college. There are many subplots, including the assistant gr …een keeper's pursuit of a cute (obviously stuffed) gopher. (Read More)
| Themes: | money |
| Locations: | swimming pool |
| Characters: | teenage girlteenage boyteenager |
| Story: | piereccentricinjuryclass differencesmarijuanafemale nuditybare chested malenudity |
Tells the story of Jesus Shuttlesworth, the most sought after high school basketball prospect in the nation. Jesus and his dream to make it to the big ranks in professional basketball are overshadowed by his father, Jake, who is spending his life in prison for killing Jesus' mother.
| Themes: | money |
| Locations: | urban setting |
| Characters: | teenage boypolicemanfather son relationshipteenager |
| Story: | reference to michael jordanplaygroundathletefemale nudity |
A disillusioned war veteran, Captain Rannulph Junuh, reluctantly agrees to play a game of golf. He finds the game futile until his caddy, Bagger Vance, teaches him the secret of the authentic golf stroke which turns out also to be the secret to mastering any challenge and finding meaning in life.
| Themes: | drunkennessdrinking |
| Locations: | bus |
| Characters: | writerphotographerboyfather son relationship |
| Story: | journalistvoice over narrationphotographfightdog |
Pool hustler Fast Eddie Felson finds the young, promising pool player Vincent in a local bar and he sees in him a younger version of himself. To try and make it as in the old days, Eddie offers to teach Vincent how to be a hustler. After some hesitations Vincent accepts and Eddie takes him and Vince …nt's girlfriend Carmen on a tour through the country to work the pool halls. However, Vincent's tendency to show off his talent and by doing so warning off the players and losing money, soon leads to a confrontation with Eddie. (Read More)
| Themes: | drinkingmoney |
| Locations: | swimming pool |
| Story: | underwater scenecompetitiondrinkvoice over narrationfemale nudityfight |
Zahra's shoes are gone; her older brother Ali lost them. They are poor, there are no shoes for Zahra until they come up with an idea: they will share one pair of shoes, Ali's. School awaits. Will the plan succeed?
| Locations: | urban settingwater |
| Characters: | photographergirlboymother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | underwater scenecompetitiondog |
When Jake LaMotta steps into a boxing ring and obliterates his opponent, he's a prizefighter. But when he treats his family and friends the same way, he's a ticking time bomb, ready to go off at any moment. Though LaMotta wants his family's love, something always seems to come between them. Perhaps …it's his violent bouts of paranoia and jealousy. This kind of rage helped make him a champ, but in real life, he winds up in the ring alone. (Read More)
| Themes: | dysfunctional familydrunkenness |
| Locations: | swimming pool |
| Characters: | photographerpolice |
| Period: | 1960s |
| Story: | championcompetitionfight |
Three-times MVP baseball player Bobby Rayburn joins the San Francisco 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.
| Locations: | swimming poolbeach |
| Characters: | latinophotographerfather son relationshippolice |
| Story: | reference to mick jaggerathletephotographdog |
A comedy about bending the rules to reach your goal, Bend It Like Beckham explores the world of women's football, from kick-abouts in the park to freekicks in the Final. Set in Hounslow, West London and Hamburg, the film follows two 18 year olds with their hearts set on a future in professional socc …er. Heart-stopping talent doesn't seem to be enough when your parents want you to hang up your football boots, find a nice boyfriend and learn to cook the perfect chapatti. (Read More)
| Themes: | drinking |
| Characters: | teenage girlteenage boymother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | injurytwenty somethingparkdrinkpartyfight |
Three years and 10 successful title defenses after beating Apollo Creed, with whom he has become great friends, a now wealthy Rocky Balboa is considering retirement. Fame and complacency soon cause Balboa to lose his title to Clubber Lang, who inadvertently causes the death of Rocky's trainer Mickey …. Rocky sinks into a depression, and Apollo decides to train Rocky for a rematch against Lang so Rocky can try to win the title back. (Read More)
| Themes: | drunkenness |
| Locations: | los angeles californiaswimming poolbeach |
| Characters: | mother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | famechampioncaliforniaphotographbare chested maleinterviewfight |
In a town near Austin, Bliss Cavendar's strong-willed mom believes Bliss, at 17, can win pageants - the key to a happy life. Bliss isn't the beauty pageant type: she's shy, quiet, and has just one friend, Pash, her fellow waitress at a diner. Things change for Bliss when she discovers a women's roll …er derby league in Austin, tries out, proves to be whip fast, and makes a team. Now she needs to become someone tough on the rink, keep her parents from finding out where she goes twice a week, and do something about a first crush, on a musician she meets at the derby. Meanwhile, mom still sees Bliss as Miss Bluebonnet. Things are on a collision course; will everyone get banged up? (Read More)
| Themes: | drunkenness |
| Locations: | busswimming pool |
| Characters: | teenage girlpolice |
| Story: | trespassingroller skatesathleteunderwater scene |
A devastating two hour documentary based on Lawrence Wright's book of the same name. Scientology is laid bare by a film that skilfully knits together archive footage, testimonials from former high ranking officials and public, and dramatic reconstructions.
| Themes: | money |
| Locations: | los angeles california |
| Characters: | writerpolicemanmother son relationship |
| Period: | 1960s1970s |
| Story: | reference to michael jordanegotistnaivetyphotographinterview |
In 1999, Ken Carter accepts the job of basketball coach for his old high school in a poor area of Richmond, CA. As much dismayed by the poor attitudes of his players as well as their dismal play performance, Carter sets about to change both. He imposes a strict regime typified in written contracts t …hat demand respectful behavior, a dress code and good grades for players. Any initial resistance is soon dispelled as the team under Carter's tutelage becomes a undefeated competitor. However, when the overconfident team's behavior begins to stray with too many doing poorly in class, Carter takes immediate action. To the outrage of the team, the school and the community, Carter cancels all team activities and locks the court until the team shows acceptable academic improvement. In the ensuing debate, Carter fights to keep his methods, determined to show the boys that they need good values for their futures and eventually finds he has affected them more profoundly than he ever expected. (Read More)
| Locations: | swimming pool |
| Characters: | teenage boymother son relationshipfather son relationshipteenager |
| Story: | athletesuburbcaliforniapartyinterviewfight |
On August 7, 1974, 'Philippe Petit (I)' (qv), a French wire walker, juggler, and street performer days shy of his 25th birthday, spent 45 minutes walking, dancing, kneeling, and lying on a wire he and friends strung between the rooftops of the Twin Towers. Uses contemporary interviews, archival foot …age, and recreations to tell the story of his previous walks between towers of Notre Dame and of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, his passions and friendships, and the details of the night before the walk: getting cable into the towers, hiding from guards, and mounting the wire. It ends with observations of the profound changes the walk's success brought to Philippe and those closest to him. (Read More)
| Themes: | drug use |
| Characters: | policemanpolice |
| Period: | 1970s |
| Story: | trespassingfamephotographfemale nuditybare chested malenudity |
A young FBI agent infiltrates an extraordinary team of extreme sports athletes he suspects of masterminding a string of unprecedented, sophisticated corporate heists. Deep undercover, and with his life in danger, he strives to prove these athletes are the architects of the mind-boggling crimes that …are devastating the world's financial markets. (Read More)
| Themes: | money |
| Characters: | police |
| Story: | surfboardsurfingathleteunderwater scenepartyphotographbare chested malefight |
After his mother (Henson) accepts a job in China, preteen Dre Park (played by Jaden Smith) is forced to move to the new country. He attempts to befriend others, but loses all of them except for Mei Ying (Han), his new girlfriend, after getting attacked by a bully (Cheng). After almost being killed, …he is rescued by his maintenance man, Mr. Han (Jackie Chan), who does much more than maintenance. When Dre is forced to fight his bully, Cheng, in the upcoming tournament; Mr. Han steps in and teaches him Kung-Fu, and now Dre has to take matters into his own hands. (Read More)
| Themes: | drunkenness |
| Characters: | teenage girlboymother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | skateboardsingle parentparkbare chested malefight |
Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast racers, the legendary Lightning McQueen is suddenly pushed out of the sport he loves. To get back in the game, he will need the help of an eager young race technician with her own plan to win, inspiration from the late Fabulous Hudson Hornet, and a few …unexpected turns. Proving that #95 isn't through yet will test the heart of a champion on Piston Cup Racing's biggest stage! (Read More)
| Locations: | waterbusbeach |
| Story: | pierchampioncompetitioninterview |
It's the post-WWI era. Britons Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell are both naturally gifted fast sprinters, but approach running and how it fits into their respective lives differently. The son of a Lithuanian-Jew, Harold, who lives a somewhat privileged life as a student at Cambridge, uses being the …fastest to overcome what he sees as the obstacles he faces in life as a Jew despite that privilege. In his words to paraphrase an old adage, he is often invited to the trough, but isn't allowed to drink. His running prowess does earn him the respect of his classmates, especially his running teammates, and to some extent the school administration, if only he maintains what they consider proper gentlemanly decorum, which isn't always the case in their minds. Born in China the son of Christian missionaries, Eric, a Scot, is a devout member of the Church of Scotland who eventually wants to return to that missionary work. He sees running as a win-win in that the notoriety of being fast gives him an added outlet to spread the word of God, while he sees his speed as being a gift from God, and he wants to run to honor God and that gift. This view does not sit well with his sister, Jennie Liddell, who sees his running as only taking away time from his work to God. Harold and Eric's lives do intersect in national races, but it is the 100 meter track event at the 1924 Paris Olympics which the two men and their supporters most anticipate. Beyond the fact that Americans Charles Paddock and Jack… (Read More)
| Themes: | drinking |
| Locations: | beach |
| Characters: | photographermother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | pierathletecompetitiondrinkvoice over narrationphotographnudity |
When "The Dude" Lebowski is mistaken for a millionaire Lebowski, two thugs urinate on his rug to coerce him into paying a debt he knows nothing about. While attempting to gain recompense for the ruined rug from his wealthy counterpart, he accepts a one-time job with high pay-off. He enlists the help … of his bowling buddy, Walter, a gun-toting Jewish-convert with anger issues. Deception leads to more trouble, and it soon seems that everyone from porn empire tycoons to nihilists want something from The Dude. (Read More)
| Themes: | drunkennessmoney |
| Locations: | los angeles californiaswimming pool |
| Characters: | police |
| Story: | californiamarijuanadrinkvoice over narrationphotographfemale nuditybare chested malenudityfightdog |
Lyon Gaultier is a deserter in the Foreign Legion arriving in the USA entirely hard up. He finds his brother between life and death and his sister-in-law without the money needed to heal her husband and to maintain her child. To earn the money needed, Gaultier decides to take part in some very dange …rous clandestine fights. (Read More)
| Themes: | money |
| Locations: | los angeles californiaswimming pool |
| Story: | class differencesunderwater scenegangbare chested malefightdog |
In the Kilpatrick juvenile detention center, the supervisor and former football player Sean Porter sees the lack of discipline, self-esteem, union and perspective in the teenage interns and proposes to prepare a football team to play in one league. He is supported by his superiors and his successful … experience changes the lives of many young kids. (Read More)
| Locations: | los angeles california |
| Characters: | mother son relationship |
| Story: | californiagangcompetitionfight |
In late 2007, filmmakers Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost sensed a story unfolding as they began to film the life of Ariel's brother, Nev. They had no idea that their project would lead to the most exhilarating and unsettling months of their lives. A reality thriller that is a shocking product of our …times, Catfish is a riveting story of love, deception and grace within a labyrinth of online intrigue. (Read More)
| Themes: | money |
| Locations: | beach |
| Characters: | photographergirl |
| Story: | naivetyskateboardingswimsuitunderwater scenephotographbare chested male |
Peter Colt, an English tennis player in his thirties whose ranking slipped from 11th to 119th in the world, considers he never really had to fight for anything as his wealthy but all but close family easily put him through studies and allowed him to pursue his tennis ambitions, bravely exchanges jok …es with his German sparring partner Dieter Prohl, in a similar position, but feels it's about time to admit he's getting too old to compete with fitter coming men (or boys) and intends, after a last Wimbledon, to take a job with the prestigious tennis club instead. Just then, by accident, he bumps into Lizzie Bradbury, the American rising star of female tennis, falls in love with her and finds her interest in him changes his entire perception, even gives him the strength to win again. But where will it lead them, especially when her overprotective father-manager Dennis Bradbury proves determined to nip their relationship in the bud, believing it detrimental to her career? (Read More)
| Characters: | photographermother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | fameathletechampioncompetitionvoice over narrationnudityinterviewdogfight |
This comedy film brings Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore, Farrah Fawcett, Dom DeLuise, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and an all-star cast to the starting line of the ultimate auto race, a madcap cross-country scramble that roars full-speed ahead. This action-comedy was inspired by an actual event: the Cann …onball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, an anything goes, all-stops-out - and very much illegal - competition that has grown to legendary proportions within the last ten years. (Read More)
| Locations: | swimming pool |
| Characters: | photographermother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | pickup truckcompetitionfightdog |
Johnny Knoxville and his crazy friends appear on the big screen for the very first time in Jackass: The Movie. They wander around Japan in panda outfits, wreak havoc on a once civilized golf court, they even do stunts involving LIVE alligators, and so on. While Johnny Knoxvile and his pals put their … life at risk, they are entertaining people at the same time. Get ready for Jackass: The Movie!! (Read More)
| Themes: | money |
| Characters: | mother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | skateboardingskateboardinjurypartynudityfight |
An unknown middle-aged batter named Roy Hobbs with a mysterious past appears out of nowhere to take a losing 1930s baseball team to the top of the league in this magical sports fantasy. With the aid of a bat cut from a lightning struck tree, Hobbs lives the fame he should have had earlier when, as a … rising pitcher, he is inexplicably shot by a young woman. (Read More)
| Characters: | photographerfather son relationship |
| Story: | fameinjuryathletecompetitionphotograph |
The story of the monumental life and tragic death of legendary Brazilian motor-racing Champion, Ayrton Senna. Spanning the decade from his arrival in Formula One in the mid 80's, the film follows Senna's struggles both on track against his nemesis, French World Champion Alain Prost, and off it, agai …nst the politics which infest the sport. Sublime, spiritual yet, on occasion, ruthless - Senna conquers and transcends Formula One to become a global superstar. Privately, he is humble, almost shy, and fiercely patriotic, donating millions to his native Brasil and contemplating a life beyond motor-racing. Yet he is struck down in his prime on the blackest weekend in the history of the sport, watched live on television by 300 million people. Years on he is revered in Formula One as the greatest motor racing driver of all time - and in Brasil as a Saint. (Read More)
| Locations: | beach |
| Characters: | mother son relationship |
| Story: | fameathletechampioncompetitionvoice over narrationbare chested maleinterview |
When rivalry between the world's best men's figure skaters - sex addicted, improvisational Chazz Michael Michaels and germophobic, precise Jimmy MacElroy - breaks into a fight on the awards platform, they're banned from the event for life. Three years later, desire for a gold medal and a careful rea …ding of the rules lead them to compete as skating's first male-male pair. Can they overcome mutual dislike, limited time to prepare, their coach's secret past, and the dirty tricks of their main opponents, the Van Waldenberg siblings? The key to victory or defeat may lie in the attraction of the virginal Jimmy toward Katie, the Van Waldenbergs' little sister. (Read More)
| Themes: | drunkennessdrinking |
| Characters: | girlboy |
| Story: | athletechampioncompetitiondrinkfight |
"Fast" Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive attitude. His bravado causes him to challenge the legendary "Minnesota Fats" to a high-stakes match, but he loses in a heartbreaking marathon. Now broke and without his long-time manager, Felson faces an uph …ill battle to regain his confidence and his game. It isn't until he hits rock bottom that he agrees to join up with ruthless and cutthroat manager Bert Gordon. Gordon agrees to take him on the road to learn the ropes. But Felson soon realizes that making it to the top could cost him his soul, and perhaps his girlfriend. Will he decide that this is too steep a price to pay in time to save himself? (Read More)
| Themes: | drunkennessdrinkingmoney |
| Locations: | bus |
| Characters: | photographerpoliceman |
| Story: | drinkparty |
Not to be confused with Luc Besson's film of the same title from the same year. Documentarian Andrew Horn's second narrative feature.
| Themes: | drunkennessdrinking |
| Locations: | waterswimming pool |
| Characters: | boymother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Period: | 1960s |
| Story: | athleteunderwater scenecompetitionfemale nuditybare chested malenudity |
During the Great Depression, a common-man hero, James J. Braddock--a.k.a. the Cinderella Man--was to become one of the most surprising sports legends in history. By the early 1930s, the impoverished ex-prizefighter was seemingly as broken-down, beaten-up and out-of-luck as much of the rest of the Am …erican populace who had hit rock bottom. His career appeared to be finished, he was unable to pay the bills, the only thing that mattered to him--his family--was in danger, and he was even forced to go on Public Relief. But deep inside, Jim Braddock never relinquished his determination. Driven by love, honor and an incredible dose the ones who are do of grit, he willed an impossible dream to come true. In a last-chance bid to help his family, Braddock returned to the ring. No one thought he had a shot. However Braddock, fueled by something beyond mere competition, kept winning. Suddenly, the ordinary working man became the mythic athlete. Carrying the hopes and dreams of the disenfranchised on his shoulders, Braddock rocketed through the ranks, until this underdog chose to do the unthinkable: take on the heavyweight champ of the world, the unstoppable Max Baer, renowned for having killed two men in the ring. (Read More)
| Themes: | drinkingmoney |
| Characters: | photographergirlboymother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | athletecompetitiondrinkphotograph |
In the mid-80's two young climbers attempted to reach the summit of Siula Grande in Peru; a feat that had previously been attempted but never achieved. With an extra man looking after base camp, Simon and Joe set off to scale the mount in one long push over several days. The peak is reached within t …hree days, however on the descent Joe falls and breaks his leg. Despite what it means, the two continue with Simon letting Joe out on a rope for 300 meters, then descending to join him and so on. However when Joe goes out over an overhang with no way of climbing back up, Simon makes the decision to cut the rope. Joe falls into a crevasse and Simon, assuming him dead, continues back down. Joe however survives the fall and was lucky to hit a ledge in the crevasse. This is the story of how he got back down. (Read More)
| Themes: | drinking |
| Locations: | water |
| Story: | fallinginjurytwenty somethingvoice over narrationinterview |
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