What to watch on quarantine? A selection of movies and TV series about sports

While all world competitions have been canceled or postponed indefinitely, it’s a good time to look at the stories of great athletes. We’ve compiled a selection of movies and TV series so you can make up for the lack of sporting events in your life and maybe learn something new.

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Formula 1: Drive to Survive

Original title: Formula 1: Drive to Survive

Genre: Documentary
Time: 13 hours and 20 minutes (2 seasons)

This is a documentary show from Netflix, which in 11 hours shows the main events of one season of “royal racing”. Everything is filmed in the best traditions of Hollywood: the world of professional sports, intrigue involving team managers along with personal dramas and experiences, as well as the most spectacular moments from the tracks. A large-scale reality show for fans of the main world race and all those who are not indifferent to cars.

Willpower

Original title: Race

Genre: Biographical, Drama
Time: 2 hours 14 minutes

Stephen Hopkins’ biographical sports drama about legendary athlete Jesse Owens, nicknamed “Black Bullet”. At the Olympic Games in 1936 in Berlin, this outstanding American athlete became a four-time champion, winning the distances of 100 and 200 meters, 4×100 meter relay and long jump. The picture tells about the beginning of Owens’ sports career, what he had to go through before becoming a world star. His brilliant victories were preceded by a struggle with his own fears and weaknesses, life circumstances and racial prejudice in the run-up to World War II. The gifted dark-skinned athlete was not afraid to challenge Hitler’s theory of Aryan superiority with his triumphant performance in Berlin.

The Damned United

Original title: The Damned United

Genre: Biographical, Drama
Time: 1 hour 38 minutes

This is a poignant sports drama from Oscar-winning director Tom Hooper about the talented coach Brian Clough. The film shows the path of the coach from the out-of-town “Derby County” from the second division to the legendary “Leeds United”. This movie is about a bright, but not long at all, 44 days, the confrontation of the star team, which to the last resisted and did not go contact with a young and promising coach.

The man who changed everything

Original title: Moneyball

Genre: Biographical, Drama
Time: 2 hours and 13 minutes

In 2012, Bennett Miller’s film received six Oscar nominations, including the most important one for Best Film of the Year.
This fascinating sports drama, based on a true story about a baseball team manager who put on a risky scheme to recruit players. The role of a talented manager of a little-known team, who managed to take his charges to the next level, played by Brad Pitt.

Two for the Money

Original title: Two for the Money

Genre: Drama
Time: 2 hours and 2 minutes

The forward of a successful soccer team had to leave the sport because of an injury. For lack of livelihood, the former athlete is forced to look for other sources of income. And where to go for a man who only knows how to play soccer? The hero Matthew McConaughey, not thinking long, gets a job in a small firm of sports forecasts and begins to predict the results of matches. His knowledge of the peculiarities of the game, professional leagues and players helps him achieve success and attract wealthy clients. After a while, Brandon is noticed by New York businessman Walter Abrams (Al Pacino), who begins to promote him in the betting world. However, not everything is as simple as it may seem at first glance: the heroes find themselves drawn into a dangerous game, where each of their losses is like death.

United. Munich Tragedy

Original title: United

Genre: Drama
Time: 1 hour 34 minutes

The movie is dedicated to the tragedy of 1958, in which members of the legendary Manchester United soccer team, journalists and club staff lost their lives. But despite the terrible airplane crash, the young assistant coach Jimmy Murphy decided to continue the cause of the great team. He managed not just to assemble a new squad, but to make Busby’s Babes the champions of the English Football League.

Liverpool: Flesh and Blood

Original title: Being: Liverpool

Genre: Drama
Time: 6 hours

This is a British reality TV series about one of the most famous soccer teams in the world. “Liverpool” was the first soccer club to let an American TV company in and show the inner workings of the club. The filming starts from the moment of Brendan Rodgers’ appointment as coach of the team, continues during the North American tour and ends on the last day of the summer transfer window. This is the first show of its kind in which the viewer is fully immersed in the lives of the players off the pitch.

Pelé: Birth of a Legend

Original title: Pelé: Birth of a Legend

Genre: Drama
Time: 1 hour 42 minutes

A feature film about the legendary Pelé, the best soccer player of the 20th century according to FIFA and the record holder for the number of World Championships won. Edson Arantis do Nascimento dreamed of soccer from childhood and longed for recognition. He relentlessly pursued his dream, overcoming all obstacles. This is what the sports drama will tell you about: the hard way of a great athlete from the club “Santos” to the national team of Brazil.