The 10 best movies about love and sports to watch with your significant other

In sports, passions boil not only at championships and competitions. True love gives strength and hope – it helps to win and set records. We offer to make sure of this on the example of movie heroes. Collected 10 movies about love and sports.

“Ice”, Russia, 2017-2024.

Genre: melodrama.

Director: Oleg Trofim.

Main actors: Aglaya Tarasova, Diana Enakaeva, Maria Aronova, Alexander Petrov, Milos Bikovich.

Age restrictions: 12+

The most romantic sports trilogy. In the first part, viewers followed the love story of Aglaya Tarasova and Alexander Petrov. The second came out in 2020, three years after the successful premiere. In the plot, Sasha Gorin (Petrov) becomes a single father, as Nadia Lapshina (Tarasova) dies in childbirth. In the third movie, which was released this year, Gorin raises his grown-up daughter Nadia. The girl dreams, like her mother, to become a famous figure skater. But, as if repeating the fate of her mother, falls in love with a hockey player, which her father opposes and tries to separate the lovers.

“Lefty”, USA, Hong Kong, 2015.

Genre: drama.

Director: Antoine Fuqua.

Main actors: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams, Forest Whitaker.

Age limit: 18+

Billy Hope is a boxer famous for his famous left hook. He has everything: money, popularity, a beautiful wife and a favorite daughter. But his explosive character and intemperance lead to tragedy – during a quarrel with his rival boxer Billy’s wife dies. Friends and relatives turn away from the athlete, his agent leaves, the guardianship authorities take away his daughter Leila. Finding himself almost at rock bottom, Billy finds the strength to start his life from scratch. The only one who is ready to help him regain his former status and win the love of his family is a former boxer who trains at the local backwoods club.

“Jerry Maguire”, USA, 1996.

Genre: Drama.

Director: Cameron Crowe.

Main actors: Tom Cruise, Renée Zellweger.

Age limit: 18+

Brilliant sports agent Jerry Maguire is out of a job at the country’s largest company. Fired but unbroken, he decides to open his own firm, whose only client is a cocky player named Rod Tidwell (Cube Gooding Jr. won an Oscar for this role). In the success of Jerry no one believes, he throws even his fiancée. But the hero himself, despite the intrigues of former colleagues, the difficulties of communication with Rod and the collapse of his personal life, goes forward.

“Knockdown”, USA, 2005.

Genre: Drama.

Director: Ron Howard.

Main actors: Russell Crowe, Renee Zellweger, Paul Giamatti.

Age limit: 12+

The movie is based on the biography of the famous heavyweight boxer Jim Braddock. As a result of injuries, he was forced to retire from the sport. During the Great Depression, having lost all his savings, Jim worked as an ordinary dockworker. He took any dirty job to feed his wife May and children. But all this time he cherished the hope of returning to the ring. Coincidentally, he’s asked to replace a temporarily retired boxer. And Jim wins. Now he will have to fight for the championship title with Max Bair himself. This heavyweight had a sad reputation – two of his opponents died from injuries.

“Love and Basketball”, USA, 2000.

Genre: melodrama.

Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood.

Main actors: Omar Epps, Sanaa Lathan.

Age limit: 12+

Monica and Quincy have been friends since childhood. As children, they played basketball, and Monica excelled at it. As they grew older, their friendship grew into true love. But Quincy makes his choice – he leaves Monica for a professional career in the NBA. Sport, which once united young people, this time they separate. Years pass, Quincy and Monica accidentally meet. Will the guy be able to return to his former beloved? After all, now he realizes that then he made the wrong choice.

“Wimbledon”, UK, France, USA, 2004.

Genre: melodrama.

Director: Richard Loncraine.

Main actors: Paul Bettany, Kirsten Dunst, Sam Neill.

Age limit: 12+

Tennis player Peter Colt is a former British first racket player. His fame is almost at the end of his career, with the prospect of working as a trainer in a fitness club looming ahead. At last Peter decides to take part in the Wimbledon tournament. He does not expect to win at all, because for his entire career he has never managed to defeat his opponents on the court. But a meeting with a young American tennis star, Lizzie, changes everything. A man in love can make mountains, and Peter proves it. By the way, the movie is based on real events – in 2001, the 125th racket of the world, Croatian athlete Goran Ivanisevic became the winner of Wimbledon, although no one believed in him.

“Tin Cup”, USA, 1996.

Genre: melodrama.

Director: Ron Shelton.

Main actors: Kevin Costner, Rene Russo.

Age limit: 16+

Roy McAvoy, nicknamed Tin Cup, was once a promising golfer. His career was going well and he could have reached the pinnacle of success. But alcohol addiction has led to the fact that Roy now settles for private lessons to the rich. This is his only source of income. One day his client becomes a beautiful psychoanalyst Molly. Roy falls in love with the woman. The situation is complicated by the fact that Molly is not alone – her boyfriend was once Roy’s opponent on the field. Tin Cup decides to give himself another chance – to win the country’s prestigious tournament.

“The Boxer”, Ireland, USA, 1997.

Genre: drama.

Director: Jim Sheridan.

Main actors: Daniel Day-Lewis, Emily Watson, Brian Cox.

Age Limit: 16+

Danny is a former boxer and member of an Irish organization fighting for Northern Ireland’s independence from Great Britain. He spent 14 years in prison. During this time his lover Maggie has married and is raising a son. Finding himself in his hometown, Danny tries to start living peacefully and properly. He opens a small boxing club for teenagers “Holy Family”, trying to save young people from the propaganda and influence of his former associates. Danny dreams of getting Maggie back, but she is married to an associate of his who is in prison. According to the code, Maggie must remain faithful to him forever. But feelings are so strong that the lovers are ready to defy fate.

“She’s a Man”, USA – Canada, 2005.

Genre: romantic comedy.

Director: Andy Fickman.

Main actors: Amanda Bynes, Channing Tatum, Laura Ramsey.

Age limit: 18+

A free interpretation of William Shakespeare’s play Twelfth Night. High school senior Viola Hastings is the captain of the school girls’ soccer team. But, alas, the local coach decides that the field will play only boys, and girls to get to the local championship is not fated. Then Viola and her friends come up with a cunning plan. Viola has a twin brother Sebastian, who for a while went on a trip to Europe. The girl disguises herself in a man’s costume, puts on a wig and under the guise of Sebastian goes to college. Viola quickly passes the selection to the team and becomes a valuable player. Along the way, the girl gets into funny and comical situations – she is pursued by the ex-lover of the guy, falls in love with the first beauty of the college, and Viola herself is partial to the captain of the team. Which, by the way, is played by Channing Tatum – at the time is not yet a Hollywood celebrity, but the star of youth comedies.

“Love Without Involvement”, USA – Canada, 2015

Genre: comedic romantic melodrama.

Director: Terry Ingram.

Main actors: Emily Kinney, John Reardon, Hayley Sayles.

Age limit: 18+

Danny Holland is a famous American soccer player. An injury sustained on the field forces him to give up the game for a while. To prevent the former sports star from getting bored on the bench, he is advised to hire a personal assistant. The assistant’s tasks include not only keeping Danny’s schedule, but also helping him with sports decisions. But coincidentally, the position is given to the charming Laurel. She is an aspiring fashion designer and knows absolutely nothing about sports. Danny is only embarrassed by Laurel’s presence. However, the girl’s unobtrusive naivety, her efforts, which sometimes lead to bad results, and her desire to help an injured athlete gradually charm Danny.